The Sims 3, LAN

CryMax · 02-11-2009, 10:45 PM

Howdy,

I'm sure some people are sick and tired of this question and what not, but anyway..

Will there ever be an option for The Sims 3 on LAN, please don't mistake LAN with ONLINE, I'm sure many member of the community would agree with me, but I would love to be able to play with my girlfriend in the same neighbourhood. I know people are opposed to online play, but this is LAN so you won't get strangers, only those you know.. .. .. ..

LordSim · 02-11-2009, 11:09 PM

Not plausible, Unless you want to reverse engineer the code, And Rewrite it from scratch. (Just think of all the legal implications

)
Nice Idea though.

Black_Eagle99 · 03-11-2009, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LordSim

Not plausible, Unless you want to reverse engineer the code, And Rewrite it from scratch. (Just think of all the legal implications

)
Nice Idea though.

Ah? WHAT?! I like teh Online idea thouhg, not LAN

FangedFreak · 03-11-2009, 10:25 AM

Maybe thats an idea for Sims 4... playing with your friends, and their sims from different computers.. now that would be pretty awesome =P

LordSim · 03-11-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Eagle99

Ah? WHAT?! I like teh Online idea thouhg, not LAN

Basically, Make the game over again but adding Lan or Internet Play

.

CryMax · 03-11-2009, 08:15 PM

Well, I think they should remake it and impliment LAN, maybe have it as an add-on thingy!

The Sims 3 - LAN and resell it, I wouldn't mind paying an extra £20 for LAN availablity, They have most the game there, sure they might need to reprogram it, but they can then just use like almost everything they already have in it, so it shouldn't be toooooo hard. And they could make lots of money!

FangedFreak · 03-11-2009, 08:27 PM

But i suppose it would be difficult to do an LAN version of the game because.. for example.. X and Y both had the LAN game.. player X might have built this awesome house.. and player Y might have built a community lot on the same plot of land as player X has in their game.. so there would be conflictions that way.

And as for speeding the game up etc.. both games would have to run at the same speed to work properly.. well.. sensibly.. cant have one family be on speed 3 for ages whilst the other family has been on speed 1.. the days would differ.. would be too complex for that kind of game

CryMax · 04-11-2009, 11:23 PM

As true as all that might be, you will know, and be able to plan for all of that because well.... they're family, so you will be able to communicate and be like "Speed 3?" "Sure" Ooorrr something, I played Bustin Out with my buddy many years ago, and that was easily worked around.

Rohannnn · 05-11-2009, 12:40 AM

I think EA'd be unlikely to add this just because it's not a popular feature, they could better spend money elsewhere. I guess if they ever make an online version it might get added to that.

Simsluver_92 · 05-11-2009, 12:27 PM

Another online version of The Sims would be awsome.

Ashleighx · 05-11-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FangedFreak

Maybe thats an idea for Sims 4... playing with your friends, and their sims from different computers.. now that would be pretty awesome =P

It would be hehe ^^

Black_Eagle99 · 05-11-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FangedFreak

Maybe thats an idea for Sims 4... playing with your friends, and their sims from different computers.. now that would be pretty awesome =P

YOU stole my IDEA! You theft!!

Look at all my old posts about TS4, I suggested that Idea, don't take credit for it you cheat!

He672 · 07-11-2009, 04:07 PM

I really think EA need to consider online play for the next generation sims game. Online play is the future! But of course their will still be single player etc.

BlackGarden87 · 07-11-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Eagle99

YOU stole my IDEA! You theft!!

Look at all my old posts about TS4, I suggested that Idea, don't take credit for it [Removed]!

Don't you think that's a slight overreaction? The idea of playing with friends online has been around since The Sims Online, which unfortunately died. I'm pretty sure nobody on this forum invented the idea

I do like the idea of LAN play, maybe I'm controlling one family here and my fiancé's controlling another family over there in this neighbourhood, but it does raise more questions. What happens if I play the neighbourhood when my fiancé isn't playing? Is his family not there or do they control themselves? And if they control themselves, what if they do something he doesn't like?

I think it's a really nice idea but just too complicated to implement. There are so many possible areas for things to go wrong.

What would be cool though, is for one of the more console-like versions of the game to be playable online (in fact, some of the console games are playable as local multiplayer games on the same console). Something like Life Stories could be an online game, if each scenario has two main characters instead of one.

He672 · 08-11-2009, 03:50 PM

The Sims Online was fun - I was able to play the game with friends that never played the original sims before. The only let down was the subscription fees. It's also a shame that the PS2's multiplayer servers for The Sims Bustin' Out were shut down. Barely anyone had the hardware for the PS2 to go online, and now there's PS3's (The backwards compatible ones) which allow you to go online with PS2 games. Oh well, I hope to see the sims back online in the future

02-11-2009, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
CryMax Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	The Sims 3, LAN Howdy, I'm sure some people are sick and tired of this question and what not, but anyway.. Will there ever be an option for The Sims 3 on LAN, please don't mistake LAN with ONLINE, I'm sure many member of the community would agree with me, but I would love to be able to play with my girlfriend in the same neighbourhood. I know people are opposed to online play, but this is LAN so you won't get strangers, only those you know.. .. .. ..

03-11-2009, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
FangedFreak Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Under your desk Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 210	Maybe thats an idea for Sims 4... playing with your friends, and their sims from different computers.. now that would be pretty awesome =P __________________

03-11-2009, 08:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
FangedFreak Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Under your desk Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 210	But i suppose it would be difficult to do an LAN version of the game because.. for example.. X and Y both had the LAN game.. player X might have built this awesome house.. and player Y might have built a community lot on the same plot of land as player X has in their game.. so there would be conflictions that way. And as for speeding the game up etc.. both games would have to run at the same speed to work properly.. well.. sensibly.. cant have one family be on speed 3 for ages whilst the other family has been on speed 1.. the days would differ.. would be too complex for that kind of game __________________

05-11-2009, 12:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Simsluver_92 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hidden Posts: 138	Another online version of The Sims would be awsome. __________________ My Rig Cpu: AMD Athlon X2 6000+ Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 Ram: 4GB Kingston DDR2 800 Gpu: Nvidia 9800GTX+ 512MB

07-11-2009, 04:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
He672 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Strangetown :-) Age: 17 Gender: Male Posts: 253	I really think EA need to consider online play for the next generation sims game. Online play is the future! But of course their will still be single player etc. __________________ - Jonny Missing Studios

02-11-2009, 11:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
LordSim Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 34	Not plausible, Unless you want to reverse engineer the code, And Rewrite it from scratch. (Just think of all the legal implications ) Nice Idea though.

03-11-2009, 08:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
CryMax Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Well, I think they should remake it and impliment LAN, maybe have it as an add-on thingy! The Sims 3 - LAN and resell it, I wouldn't mind paying an extra £20 for LAN availablity, They have most the game there, sure they might need to reprogram it, but they can then just use like almost everything they already have in it, so it shouldn't be toooooo hard. And they could make lots of money!

04-11-2009, 11:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
CryMax Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	As true as all that might be, you will know, and be able to plan for all of that because well.... they're family, so you will be able to communicate and be like "Speed 3?" "Sure" Ooorrr something, I played Bustin Out with my buddy many years ago, and that was easily worked around.

05-11-2009, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Rohannnn Forum Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Surrey UK Posts: 4,025	I think EA'd be unlikely to add this just because it's not a popular feature, they could better spend money elsewhere. I guess if they ever make an online version it might get added to that.

08-11-2009, 03:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
He672 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Strangetown :-) Age: 17 Gender: Male Posts: 253	The Sims Online was fun - I was able to play the game with friends that never played the original sims before. The only let down was the subscription fees. It's also a shame that the PS2's multiplayer servers for The Sims Bustin' Out were shut down. Barely anyone had the hardware for the PS2 to go online, and now there's PS3's (The backwards compatible ones) which allow you to go online with PS2 games. Oh well, I hope to see the sims back online in the future __________________ - Jonny Missing Studios