February 2017 News Archive - The Sims Online Mania

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Monday February 27, 2017
Version content/beta-13 and /beta-14

Two versions were rolled out today.

In version 13 you have:

Reset code should actually run now for deleting things out of avatar's hands (restaurant)
Add liveness check to close and log issues with lots that get stuck somehow (close after 90 seconds of no response)
Optimise lot state serialization -> compression so that concurrent lot join doesn't freeze the lots for 5 seconds or more. (threads were fighting over locks and lots were getting closed because of it)
Updater should actually update
Actually add fullscreen toggle (from windowed mode)

In version 14 you have:

Objects cannot recursively reset. (Reset within a Reset)
Objects cannot delete themselves while they are being deleted.)

Posted by: TheMarshmallowBear

Sunday February 26, 2017
Version content/update-12 in Sunrise Crater

A quick fix was released for the game.

ALT+ENTER works to enter Fullscreen mode.
Laptops no longer disappear

As always, if you need to manually update the game use the link here.

Posted by: TheMarshmallowBear

Sunday February 26, 2017
Version content/update-11 in Sunrise Crater

Another day, another update!

This patch sees the return of Door Permissions, allowing you to lock doors, charge for them, or set numerical codes to enter through. It also implements Volume Controls so you can finally mute music and the game without using the Windows Mixer!

It also fixes a number of other bugs and glitches optimizing the game even more.

The patch notes are as follows.

Implement Volume Controls (via options menu)
Implement Door Permissions EOD (permissions, code, fee)
Optimise smooth zoom.
Actually purge old entries from Lot Visits table
Optimise monetary transactions slightly
Right control and shift keys work across the board (unified modifiers)
Drag-to-resize windowed mode. Maximise and windows snap-to-side also work.
Backend work for dynamic resizing
Server url in debug options
Fix Binding crash (on logout)
Fix restaurant plates stacking out of world, in such a way that they created an infinite stack
Stop any stackable objects creating infinite stacks in general

If your update fails, manually update by downloading and extracting http://dl.freeso.ml/dist.zip

If you're getting the exception when starting the game after this update, replace the config file in /FreeSO/Content with this one and remove any shortcut properties you've added related to resolution.

Posted by: TheMarshmallowBear

Friday February 24, 2017
Version content/update-10 in Sunrise Crater

A new update was rolled out earlier today. This fixes a number of bugs relating stability of the game, lots and servers.

Delete out of world objects as part of cleanup stage (stops 1400 plates getting stuck out-of-world in big lots)
Fix memory leak (server can now stay on for longer than 12 hours lol)
All existing EODs now close correctly on lot leave and interaction cancel (looking at you, clothes rack)
If routing fails 3 times on a job lot due to another sim, that sim just loses collision for the duration of their route. Makes restaurant bearable.
Deleting an object held by a sim causes them and the object they are using to be reset. (Restaurant and TS1 fix)
Maid ignores objects that are Out-Of-World

If you encounter any issues with the update, try manually downloading it from http://dl.freeso.ml/dist.zip and extracting it over your FreeSO files. An updater fix is still pending to stop this from happening.

Posted by: TheMarshmallowBear

Tuesday February 21, 2017
Job Contest!

Want to impress your friends by winning a rare object? Get a job!

Players have until 11:59 PM UTC on March 5th to get a job at the Robot Factory or Restaurant and be promoted to level 7 to win one of the following prizes:

Restaurant Waiters: A Cannon
Factory Technicians : Ten Conveyor Belt Pieces

You better get to work now, because time is running out! Don't forget to check out our Robot Factory and Restaurant guides for tips and tricks on being successful. Also, keep your eye on our job countdown clock to the right so you are never late for a shift!

Want to check out the prizes? Visit Home of Rewards in Sunrise Crater.

Posted by: Matt

Wednesday February 15, 2017
Version content/update-9 in Sunrise Crater

A new update is about to roll out.

This is the first balance pass and it focuses on payouts from jobs and money objects.

Game balance is being changed to better correlate the effort put into making money with the amount of money you will receive. For example, while staying at home playing pizza is still viable, going to another lot and dedicating 10 minutes to a round of interaction filled gameplay constitutes more work and must receive a higher pay. They're also pretty fun, and the low pay is deterring people from playing them.

Here's the basic philosophy for balancing:
All Jobs > All Group Objs > All Solo Objs

Robot Factory:

Money per robot has been gradually scaled by roughly 2.5x.
from 10/15/20/25/25/30/30/35/40/45/50
to 30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130

Restaurant:

Base money per meal was increased three times.
from 10/20/30
to 30/60/90

Pizzamaker:

Base Pizza Payout has been generally lowered and rescaled.

from 60 for small, 120 for medium and 170 for large,
to 50 for small, 85 for medium and 150 for large.

Bonus Pizza Payout was rescaled down by about half.

from 120 for small, 240 for medium, 380 for large,
to 100 for small, 170 for medium, and 350 for large,

Skill Bonus Factor was reduced from 20 down to 15 (with a max skill bonus being 300).

Posted by: TheMarshmallowBear

Tuesday February 14, 2017
Version content/update-8 in Sunrise Crater

A new update has rolled out. This one focuses mostly on behind the scenes fixes.

SimAntics exception dialogs limited to 16 stack frames (fix blue
screen from pool exception, bug itself still to be fixed)
Fix lot not being buildable on first join or after move
Handle move putting objects out of bounds correctly
All dataservice bindings now released when relogging sims. (fix some lag, property filters duplication)
Lot Load fail no longer attempts to empty your lot, it just crashes and boots you.
Cleaned up lot clear mode

Posted by: TheMarshmallowBear

Monday February 13, 2017
Version content/update-7 in Sunrise Crater

Today's update brings us the return of property filters on the gizmo, which will make finding lots to visit much easier.

Property Filters on Gizmo: Data service mutation causes state change, results set is sent back to mutator
LotPage now points to target lot
Fix pizza not returning ingredients to deck after players leave
BCON viewer/editor for Volcanic (incomplete)
TRCN (BCON debug labels) support
Remove friends tuning cheat

Posted by: Matt

Saturday February 11, 2017
Version content/update-6 in Sunrise Crater

Today's update will bring several bug fixes and the addition of store discounts. Expect the update to be available early Saturday morning.

Store lots now give a discount on repeat purchases of objects (See our Store Guide)
Services lots have a 1.5x motive gain boost
Client UI shows avatar age
Fix client UI for admit mode 4
Fix Wake Up interaction
Force wake up when leaving lot
Disallow joining a lot before your previous avatar has left
Far zoom crash fix for Direct X
Lot categories can now only be changed once a week
Added logging for lot load fail exceptions
Fixed carpools not driving away, not calling workers to them
Fixed phone pie menu items missing or being incorrect

Posted by: Matt

Wednesday February 8, 2017
FreeSO Test Server Now Open

The official FreeSO Test Server is now open to the public! At last, you will be able to create an account and join other Sims in Sunrise Crater.

Create a FreeSO Test Server Account

After creating your account, you will be sent a confirmation email and a link to download the FreeSO client. If you had previously installed the FreeSO client, run the installer again to update the client to the latest version. You can safely skip downloading The Sims Online files again.

One thing that is important to keep in mind is, this is a test server. At times, registration and the game server may be unavailable while updates are performed and bugs are worked out. If you encounter this situation, please be patient and try again later.

If you need assistance with the account registration or installation process, join the FreeSO server on Discord, or submit a support ticket.

We hope to see you in game!

For a little glimpse of FreeSO in action, take a look at this launch trailer created by community member Whion:

Posted by: Matt

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