_______ _ _____ _ ___ |__ __| | / ____(_) |__ \ | | | |__ ___ | (___ _ _ __ ___ ___ ) | ______ | | | '_ \ / _ \ \___ \| | '_ ` _ \/ __| / / |______| | | | | | | __/ ____) | | | | | | \__ \ / /_ |_| |_| |_|\___| |_____/|_|_| |_| |_|___/ |____| _____ _ _ _ _____ _ / ____| | (_) | | | __ \ | | | | | |__ _ __ _ ___| |_ _ __ ___ __ _ ___ | |__) |_ _ _ __| |_ _ _ | | | '_ \| '__| / __| __| '_ ` _ \ / _` / __| | ___/ _` | '__| __| | | | | |____| | | | | | \__ \ |_| | | | | | (_| \__ \ | | | (_| | | | |_| |_| | \_____|_| |_|_| |_|___/\__|_| |_| |_|\__,_|___/ |_| \__,_|_| \__|\__, | __/ | |___/ Author: Warfreak Version: 0.4 Date Started 30/12/05 NOTE: The Christmas Holiday Pack is not available for download nor are the items from the exchange. You can still buy it online I think. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents [1] Introduction, the start, not the end [1.01] Differences in Christmas Party Pack [1.02] Version History [2] Food, that you eat, not poison [2.01] Santa Cookies [2.02] Holiday Roast [3] Clothes, that you actually wear [3.01] Santa Klaus [3.02] Mrs. Klaus [3.03] Father Time [3.04] Toddler New Year [3.05] Hats and Beards [4] Items, what and what not to do with them [4.01] DinCo "Box O' Blasts" [4.02] DinCo "Sparks N' Stuff" [4.03] DinCo "Box A' Noise" [4.04] DinCo's Fountain of Fiery Jubilations [4.05] DinCo's Crackers [4.06] A Touch of Autumn Cornucopia [4.07] Super Stuffer Mantle Warners [4.08] Gingerbread House [4.09] Christmas Tree [4.10] Funky the Snowman [4.11] The Rest [5] Summoning Santa, and no, he does not burn his but [5.01] Summoning Santa [5.02] Giving Gifts [5.03] Coal [6] New Years Bash, where no one gets hurt (hopefully) [6.01] New Years [6.02] Others [7] Misc, where things go if it can't go anywhere else [7.01] Poking Fire [7.02] Calling [-] Questions [--.01] Questions [A] Contact Information [B] Webmaster Information [C] Credits [D] Sites FAQ is on [E] Copyright ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1.01] Differences in Christmas Party Pack When Maxis and EA decided to release this party pack, they actually released two versions. Well, I think you should all know that much by now. Anyway, when they released it, the two editions both have the same content but they cost different. Okay, the Christmas Version has well, The Sims 2 base game and the Christmas Verison already added onto it. That means, you do not have to have The Sims 2 (TS2) to play it because the base game (TS2) is already in it so there. The other version is the Holiday Party Pack. This pack is for those who ALREADY and I repeat, ALREADY have The Sims 2 and want to buy the Christmas stuff without having to buy the base game as well. As far as pricing is concerned, The Christmas Version, having the Christmas stuff and the base game will be MORE expensive as it contains the base game. Also, for those who want an easier approach, the Christmas Version is in WHITE and the Holiday Pack is in GREEN. Before you start, if you live in America, you can easily obtain your game. In Europe, you also can get the game. But for those who live in my country, Australia, there are ways for you to obtain the game. Check the K-Mart stores because I got mine there. You can also pay the money online at the EA website and you can download the installation files there. It is about 78 megabytes I think. Also, wherever you live, you can get this game Online from any good online retailer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1.02] Version History Version 0.1 [30/12/05] This time last year, I started my first FAQ, The Sims 2. I'll start another one same time so here. Version 0.2 [5/1/06] New Year! Update! Added a fair chunk to the guide. Version 0.3 [14/1/06] Another update. Version 0.4 [8/2/06] Another Update. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2.01] Santa Cookies Okay, everyone likes cookies right? Well, with one cooking skill point, anyone can make them. These cookies are easy to make with only one skill point in cooking and from a 3D angle, they look kind of yummy to eat as well. The plate consists of Green Christma Tree cookies, snowmen cookies and some white Christmas tree cookies. Okay, there are several things that make these cookies very unique. First of all, they last a lot longer than regular food. Most of the regular food will start to get some files after about four or more hours while these cookies will last at least 6 hours. The precise time I do not know because I have better things to do than to time how long the cookie takes to start getting files over them. Next important things about the cookies is that they can summom Santa to your house. I'll explain this later okay? Anyway, the final thing about this cookie is that they can be served at ANY time of the day. This includes the morning and at lunch. I figured this out when my Sim checked the fridge at 8:28am in the morning and found the dessert option. Then I clicked it and there is was, Santa Cookies. For those who have 10 cooking skill points and Nightlife Expansion Pack, there will now be about 5 desserts you can cook. Gelation, Layer Cake and Baked Alaska from the original base game, Crepe Suzette from Nightlife and now Santa Cookies. Yummy! And sidenote, after you eat a serving, it starts to look like Santa's legs! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2.02] Holiday Roast Now, many people will find it hard to make the holiday roast. Even those with 10 cooking points cannot cook it. Why? Because, for the first time, you actually need an item to cook a holiday roast. The tricky producers at Maxis and EA decided to give the gamers a little more than just a easy meal, they decided to make the whole thing so confusing that they could laugh at us. Now you ask, what item do I need to cook this. Well, you need to have *drumroll* "A Touch of Autumn Cornucopia" Where is it? Under the decorations section but more on that later. Anyway, the Holiday Roast, is a roast so, like a turkey, you cannot make a single serving of it because that would be a waste so you have to serve it. For the low, low price of 7 cooking points, you can easily serve this wonderful meal. Unlike the cookies, this roast can only be served at dinner. Well, it has to be dinner because you are not exactly going to eat a whole holiday roast during breakfast are you? The holiday roast looks like a sack, no don't laugh, because it actually does. It looks like a meat sack with some carrots, mushrooms and something else (garlic perhaps?) on the side. When you serve it, it is actually 3 large chunks of meat and some vegetables on the side. Have fun eating it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3.01] Santa Klaus Look every bit like the jolly old man while wearing the santa suit. This suit is only available to males (ever heard of a female Santa? No? You're right) and can be found in the everyday section of the clothing department. Note that you can only wear it if you are an adult. Maxis also released a hat and a beard to match the suit and make you look like the full Santa. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3.02] Mrs. Klaus Now, you can look like santa's wife with this santa outside for the females. This suit is availble to females (because males don't have Mrs. as a title) and is under the everyday section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3.03] Father Time You can now look old like father time, with his new outfit, the father time outfit. Only available to males, for obvious reasons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3.04] Toddler New Year Toddlers can wear a new outfit, the same outfit that Toddler New Year wears, and it is a formal suit. Nice eh? For safety reasons, the toddler outfit will only be available to toddlers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3.05] Hats and Beards The holiday pack included several beards, long beards so that you can re-enact Santa Klaus and Father Time. And there are Santa Hats that you can wear so that you can have the full Santa suit. Beard and all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.01] DinCo "Box O' Blasts" Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Pop pop popper poppin' pops! DinCo makes your party tops! Pop one and two and three and four! Pop just once and pop some more! Pop pop popper poppin' pops! A DinCo party never stops!!!" Cost: §150 Motive: Fun 2 Skill Increased: None The start of a company monopoly in the Sims 2. DinCo has started making a market in the party industry. The first of them is the Box O' Blasts which cost a tidy §150. The box of blasts is basically a box of crackers, which, when opened, will unleash a hail of confetti and stars along of a large amount of sparks. There are three flavours of sparks to choose from. You have the Christmas Popper, New Year Popper and Party Popper. All the popper have a use. Party popper to celebrate all partys. Christmas Poppers to add that Christmas touch to celebrations and the New Year Popper that gives that special new years touch. Of course, if you are just home alone and you are very undecided to choose which one, just pick the random popper option for randomly goodness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.02] DinCo "Sparks N' Stuff" Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "New from DinCo! Sparks N' Stuff holiday sparkers! Just light one up and presto - instant sparkles! AMAZING! Kids love to experiment with danger! Moms love 'em because they keep kids out of the kitchen! Dads will enjoy the schadenfreude of toasted adolescent fingers fumbling with underserved, obligatory, high-tech gifts. Perfect for the entire family!" Cost: §199 Motive: Fun 3 Skill Increased: None Another item from DinCo. Ever played with sparklers? Well, now your Sims can enjoy that pleasure with this new item from DinCo. Lights up and have a great time. Great option for those who like some burnt fingers and sizzled thumbs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.03] DinCo "Box A' Noise" Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Originally sold for the Jewish Purim Festival as traditional noisemakers, DinCo now offers there "aduio accessories" to the general public for all holidays. Try making an enjoying rattle during Christmas Eve dinner. Or how about some noise during Easter or Ramadan prayers? You can even spin and rattle these things at a funeral or wake to spice things up. Literally endless fun in a box, for a low, low price." Cost: §99 Motive: Fun 1 Skill Increased: None What flavour of noise do you like. There is the traditional flavour of the Horn, which is like a horn, the one you play at a party or a new year or a birthday, whatever. There is the noisemaker, a small contrapion that allows you to make endless noise all for the price of this box. And of course, for the undecided, there is the random option, for that great surprise. Turn on your speakers and you will see. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.04] DinCo's Fountain of Fiery Jubilations Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Keep the party popping with DinCo's Fountain of Fiery Jubilations. DinCo's, makers of fine china and quality explosives, provides only the very best to ensure your family minutes of boundless entertainment! Let DinCo's shower your loved ones in fiery brillance. Warning: Do Not Eat" Cost: §75 Motive: Fun 5 Skill Increased: None Ever seen a bottle light up with a flair. Well, now you can. This bottle actually allows you to unleash a party, all in a bottle. For those who want a brief rundown, it is like a fireworks display, all in a single bottle. What great value is that. Excellent value! It is possible to blow this bottle up and boom with your Sim with it. It will basically, destroy your hygiene bar and give your Sim some nice burns. Too bad Maxis didn't decide to pack some more powerful explosives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.05] DinCo's Crackers Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Crack! Pop! Bang! DinCo's crackers are a surefire way to blast life into your dying party! DinCo's the makers of fine china and quality explosives, want only the very best for your families entertainment needs. Let DinCo's explode into your lives! Cost: §50 Motive: Fun 5 Skill Increased: None Ever seen Chinese crackers on a Chinese New Year, well, these are exactly it. They stick to the ceiling and await for your Sim to light it up. When you do, there are two results. One, your Sim, the one lighting it up will go, light it and run away like mad. Then, the Crackers ignite and kaboom!, crackle here and there and turn up the sound. The second alternative is, well, more dangerous. Since your Sim is running up with a gas lighter, the same gas lighter used in the sprinker prank from Sims 2 University, a little too much fire might not work well with *clears throat* EXPLOSIVES. Guess what happens? Sure, it ignites, the whole lot of it and your Sim with it. What happens would be that your Sim ends up with a lots of singed clothing and a drop in all motives. Have fun, and try not to blow it up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.06] A Touch of Autumn Cornucopia Available on the Exchange on 11 November 2004 "In Greek mythology, the cornucopia is the horn of Amalthaea, the she-goat nymph who nursed the infant Zeus. It is said that the cornucopia would continuously fill with fruit, meat, or whatever its owner requested. Also known as The Horn of Plenty, the cornucopia is the traditional symbol of an abundant harvest. Crafted in high density industrial wax, our version lets you experience A Touch of Autumn any time of the year. Cost: §73 Motive: Environment 1 Skill Increased: None This is the item needed to get the ability to make a holiday roast. That is the sole reason that I actually bothered to list it. Other than that, the object looks like a shoe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.07] Super Stuffer Mantle Warmers Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 13 "Are you tired of the high prices you are forced to endure for simple ornaments each holiday season? Are the holidays spent in loneliness and isolation? Cheer up the place with these affordably priced, pre-stuffed faux stockings. Nylon shell resists dust while epoxy strip on underside keeps stockings in place. All the memories and warmth- without the hassle. Cost: §30 Motive: Environment 1 Skill Increased: None Like the cornucopia, this item is only listed because that you need it to summon Santa I think. These items have to be placed on a fireplace so the word Mantle actually has a purpose. There are 4 stockings, great for the ideal nuclear family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.08] Gingerbread House Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 1 "Sugar, almonds, ginger, nutmeg, tiny silver balls that crack your teeth ... its just doesn't feel like the holidays without them does it? Yet just a few hundred years ago these spices were unknown to Europeans until Medieval Crusaders brought them back from their "travels." Catholic monks created elaborately craved and spiced "cookie boards" depicting saints at Christmas. Ironically, the modern gingerbread "house" instead of "saint" was invented by the Puritians, who rejected traditional Christmas images." Cost: §60 Motive: Environment 1 Skill Increased: None Yum, gingerbread. Anyway, you can't really eat this, because of health issues issued by the SimCity Board of Health. Looks good to eat though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.09] Christmas Tree Available on the Exchange on 16 December 2004 "Since Roman times, trees have been decorated with lights to honor the gods of harvest and light. Northern Europeans later adapted these ritual to fancy, new Eastern religions. Made even more popular in 19th century Germany, some contend the tree is a really a throwback to the mythlogical Norse tree named Yggdrasil." Cost: §295 Motive: Environment 2 Skill Increased: None Another items that really serves no purpose. Available in traditional green or with snow white. You choose. If you turn this thing on for too long, it will go on fire. Be sure only to leave it on for a short while. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.10] Funky the Snowman Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Raise the roof (and a few hollow chuckles) with this cleverly animated, holiday decoration. Sure, its gyrating belly taunted you at the drugstore - but that's nothing compared to the joy it will bring you at home. Especially jovial in multiples, uniquely popular with children and "kidults" Cost: §99 Motive: None Skill Increased: None All it does is play some Christmas tunes, nothing more besides that. Have fun with the snowman stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [4.11] The Rest This is the list of the remaining items I haven't covered. FestiValue "HoliDine" Table Small Cost: §405 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack FestiValue "HoliDine" Table Cost: §815 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 14 FestiValue "HoliDine" Large Table Cost: §855 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Magic Mistletoe Cost: §80 Motive: Social due to Holiday Kiss under Mistletoe Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 20 "Poinsettia Gift Pack" from the All Seasons Nursery and Logging Camp Cost: §95 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on November 22 Holiday Wreath Cost: §15 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Ring a' Ding Earthquake Decection System Holiday Special Cost: §40 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Share the Bounty" Nutcracker Cost: §45 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Mr. Sanblovian Cost: §50 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack The Little Frock Tree Cost: §80 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on November 17 Mystery Presents Cost: §275 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 15 Berge the Proliferating Reindeer Cost: §300 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 6 Corporal Filbert Cost: §450 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on December 8 COPG Garland Cost: §8 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on November 24 Sled Track Wall Lights by XtremeHoliday Sporting Cost: §10 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Sled Track White Lights by XtremeHoliday Sporting Cost: §20 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on November 29 Sled Track Holiday Wall Lights by XtremeHoliday Sporting Cost: §10 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Holiday Bow Cost: §15 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Scared Star Cost: §18 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack The "Classic" Wreath Cost: §20 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available in Great Holiday Giveaway on November 15 ValueSpite Funny Bunny Cost: §40 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Downhill Snowmanning" Cost: §130 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack "Santa Skating" Cost: §415 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Exclusive to the Holiday Pack Snowman Construction Kit Cost: §10 - 15 depending on piece. Available in four pieces. Exchange version is only one piece whereas the holiday pack included four pieces. Motive: Fun 2 Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 26 January 2005 Kwanzaa Kinara Cost: §91 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 21 December 2004 Chanukah Menorah Cost: §91 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 3 December 2004 Cat-A-Strophic Luminous Lawn Ornament Cost: §99 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 27 October 2004 Four Dead Guys Luminous Lawn Ornament Cost: §99 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 27 October 2004 Jack-O-Hattern Luminous Lawn Ornament Cost: §99 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 27 October 2004 Li'L Chimera's Plush Bunny-Bear Cost: §49 Motive: None Skill Increased: None Availability: Available on the Exchange on 18 March 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [5.01] Summoning Santa The main point in this game is summoning santa. Santa can be summoned in one simple way. Between 7pm and 10pm, every night, you have to bake some Santa Cookies. Buy baking santa cookies, between that time, you enable the ability to summon santa. But theres more. You also need a Christmas tree, and there is much debate whether you need some stockings and the fireplace or not. But, have the cookies done and before 10pm, make sure that every member of the household is in bed. When do, Santa will warp back to the tree and go and eat some Santa cookies. I don't think that he actually eats it the cookies but he makes sure that he will only get the finest of cookies. If the cookies are burnt or have the green cloud over them, do not even think about getting a present, all you get is a lump of coal. But more on that later. Anyway, Santa will come from the tree, test the cookies, head back to the tree and dump you a present if the cookies are of a good quality. Presents depend but more on that topic later. When he dumps you a present, he will leave. He normally leaves through the tree, as in warping, but there are times that he will walk out of the premises and walk away completely. There are reports that when Santa goes back to the tree to dump the present, between dropping the present and going home, his path is blocked, making him a very unwelcome guest. Because when he cannot leave, he will sit down, use your toilets (a lot more than what is needed, how much milk did he have on his way?), eat basically all of your Santa cookies and worst of all, he will keep booming "Ho Ho Ho", not very nice when he is basically that worst housemate of all (wonder how Mrs. Klaus handles him.) And note that Santa is Santa Klaus not Santa Claus which is the real spelling. Most of the time, he will sooner or later walk off your premises but if he doesn't, be prepared to use the moveObjects on cheat to get rid of the old man. I don't know about the consequences of using the cheat though, it might end up becoming the time where you cannot vampire Mrs Crumplebottom from the Sims 2 Nightlife due to the error that she is not actually a person but an object in the game database. And there you go, the whole sequence of summoning Santa. Santa will not come eariler than 10pm however and I, myself have never seen him come after midnight so bake the cookies in the evening before 10pm and make sure everyone is in bed. Then he will come. Apparently, it is more likely that he will turn up if the Christmas tree and the Santa cookies are in the same room. Don't know if it is true or not but even though my tree and cookies are not in the same room, or on the same level for that matter, I can still successfully summon this fat man. You can be best friends with Santa, and even get a memory from it. Its like making a normal family friend, just a helluva of a lot of conservations. However, you cannot call him or WooHoo him for that matter but if you decide to kill him, it has been confirmed that your game will most likely freeze or crash. If it does, don't say I didn't warn you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [5.02] Giving Gifts When Santa come along and gives you your presents, he will give one present for the entire household (stingy old man). That gift depends on several factors. The gift will only be for the base game, so do not think for a second that you are going to get a University or Nightlife gift, espically for those who don't have the expansion packs. Its like giving a person a AAA battery for a Gameboy which requires AA batteries, doesn't work. The gift will be ranged on the amount of daily and lifelong relationship points GAINED in that day. Basically, it is like a score. Daily points are worth less than Lifetime Relationship points. Any loss in relationship points are also counted and deducted. So basically, as a summury, Dailys are worth 1, Lifetime 2, losing a Daily is -1 and losing a Lifetime is 2. Simple? Should be. If you don't understand what lifetime and daily relationship points are, two options. Read the manual, or go and buy the game and then read the manual. That is basically how Santa give out his gifts. The more relationship points gained, the better the gift. The more relationship points lost, the crappier the gift in essence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [5.03] Coal When Santa arrives, he expects his daily meal of Santa Cookies to get him through the night. If you don't feed him his cookies, he gets very upset and gets nasty. Thats where the coal comes in. When Santa arrives, there are several ways to get coal, and it all has to do with the Santa Cookies. If you burnt the cookies, leave it there and Santa gets the burnt cookies, he didn't like that and that will earn you coal. If they are old batches of cookies, ones with green eh cloud over it and flies, which takes a very long time, you will get cookies if you give that to him. If he arrives and you gratefully dispose the cookies before he can get it, he will give you coal for your kindness. If hungry family members eat the cookies before he does, he will give you coal for your greediness. When he finds out that the bunch of cookies are a fraud, he will go to the tree and leave a lump of coal behind, with a message. "I must be dealing with some rookies Given the lack of decent cookies, Whip up another batch of batter, You might not get some old plant matter." Great warning eh? Of course, the coal is disposable or you can view it. How you can find coal interesting, beats me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [6.01] New Years In this party pack, there is a new holiday party option. You now have the ability to throw a New Year's Bash. Unlike normal parties, there are two guidelines, opposing the usual one, time. You can only throw the party in the hours of 9am and 8pm inclusive. Second, the party does not start immediately, unlike regular parties like the toga party, sports party, house party, etc. The party will only start AFTER, and I repeat AFTER, 8pm. I'll highlight the fact that you do not need an item to start the party, unlike obtaining the holiday roast. When your guests arrive, they will make a fair amount of noise, which is normal, since normal humans celebrate new year with a BANG! While in the party, an old man will arrive, standing with a long, white beard, shaggy white clothes and a belt. He will arrive at about 10pm with the name of Father Time. You have the option of talking to him or calling him over. And he does not have any hair, he is bald. At about 11:30, he will pull out an hourglass and shake it. At midnight, the old man will change into a toddler, well, actually disappear and gets replaced by a toddler, Toddler New Year. He will start dancing and will wear a black top hat, a white sash and a diaper. He will disappear later on, you can't expect him to stay forever. Other than that, it is a regular party, with the party score and timer. When the old Father Time changes into the toddler, everyone will come and watch. Remarkable really. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [6.02] Others People claim to have hosted Christmas Parties. You can only host Christmas Parties if you have a regular party and pretend it is a Christmas party. Although there are Halloween and Easter Items, you cannot celebrate those parties, just to clarify that up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [7.01] Poking Fire Okay, I'm not sure about these two. If they were included in Nightlife, the Holiday Pack, Sims 2 Base or University, I'm not sure. But for safety reasons, they belong here. When you light a fire at the fireplace, you can interact with the fire. Of course, you can view the fire, but you can also poke the fire, for no real reason, or you can warm self where essentally, you point your rear end at the fire to warm yourself. Meh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [7.02] Calling Another one I'm not so sure of. When you serve, you can call to meal. You can have the selection of Guests, Household or Everyone. Guests will call only guests in the house to dinner. Household will be everyone that you can play in the house. Everyone is everyone. I know for sure that you need a guest in the house, to get the option guests. Others, I'm not so sure of. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [--.01] Questions Q. 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