TOURNAMENT RULE CHANGE: ALIEN TECHNOLOGY, INTO THE FUTURE METHOD
We've decided that while lifting Alien Technology via Into the Future, you may ignore the 3 item inventory restriction in the future even if you haven't lifted Athletic. You must reduce down to 3 items or less before returning to the present unless you've lifted Athletic.
Basically, we don't see any point in needless tedium to assemble objects like the spaceship key.
http://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Alien+Technology
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
TOURNAMENT CLARIFICATION: PRESTIGE PLANTS
In order to be able to lift a restriction, a Sim must either be able to trace their family tree back through heirs to the founder, or be married to one of the heirs. With Plant Sims, whoever picks the plant becomes the parent, so it must be the heir that picks the children, and not the spouse or some other household member.
http://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Supernatural+Sims
In order to be able to lift a restriction, a Sim must either be able to trace their family tree back through heirs to the founder, or be married to one of the heirs. With Plant Sims, whoever picks the plant becomes the parent, so it must be the heir that picks the children, and not the spouse or some other household member.
http://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Supernatural+Sims
Friday, June 26, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
TOURNAMENT UPDATE: ALIEN TECHNOLOGY BASE METHOD
It's come to our attention that the spreadsheet method (giant space rock + pink diamond + rainbow gem + palladium + plutonium) is different from the wiki (16 space rocks). The wiki version is considerably easier, but if you've already been pursuing the spreadsheet version, we're going to allow that too.
It also says you have to tour the medical centre. This is actually impossible; that option doesn't exist, and it has been removed.
http://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Alien+Technology
It's come to our attention that the spreadsheet method (giant space rock + pink diamond + rainbow gem + palladium + plutonium) is different from the wiki (16 space rocks). The wiki version is considerably easier, but if you've already been pursuing the spreadsheet version, we're going to allow that too.
It also says you have to tour the medical centre. This is actually impossible; that option doesn't exist, and it has been removed.
http://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Alien+Technology
Friday, June 12, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
TOURNAMENT CLARIFICATION: LATE FOR WORK
The rules for exactly what counts as being "late for work" have been clarified. You're late as soon as the carpool leaves while you're still at home. If you're worried, you can always leave for work manually as soon as you get the 2 hour warning; that should be sufficient to avoid many such situations.
We're also permitting an exception if you WOULD have made it, but your Sim then gets queue stomped to go scold all the teenagers for skipping school.
Finally, there are some clarifications about how this applies to the Promotion After Midnight bug.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Master+Thief
The rules for exactly what counts as being "late for work" have been clarified. You're late as soon as the carpool leaves while you're still at home. If you're worried, you can always leave for work manually as soon as you get the 2 hour warning; that should be sufficient to avoid many such situations.
We're also permitting an exception if you WOULD have made it, but your Sim then gets queue stomped to go scold all the teenagers for skipping school.
Finally, there are some clarifications about how this applies to the Promotion After Midnight bug.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Master+Thief
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
TOURNAMENT UPDATE: PERFECT SCORES
A quick calculation revealed that it would have been impossible for anyone that used an Easy Uni Start or Hard Uni Start to get a perfect score. Prestige options are supposed to be "bonuses" not "required"; we have therefore lowered the maximum perfect score to 220, so it is within the reach of all participants (not necessarily easy, but possible) regardless of starting conditions.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Tournaments
A quick calculation revealed that it would have been impossible for anyone that used an Easy Uni Start or Hard Uni Start to get a perfect score. Prestige options are supposed to be "bonuses" not "required"; we have therefore lowered the maximum perfect score to 220, so it is within the reach of all participants (not necessarily easy, but possible) regardless of starting conditions.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Tournaments
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
TOURNAMENT UPDATE: BONUS POINTS
It was pointed out that the bonus point maximum was only 160, not 220 as the tournament page assumed. As this meant that a perfect score would be very difficult to achieve (impossible for base game players), we have altered the bonus points so they do indeed have a 220 point maximum now. Remember that a perfect score is 255; we may take into account extra points for the purposes of tie breaking though.
TL;DR version: You now get 1 point per collectible to a maximum of 60 points (instead of 1 point per 3 to a maximum of 20), and you can now count as many as 40 skill challenges rather than only 20.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Bonus+Points
It was pointed out that the bonus point maximum was only 160, not 220 as the tournament page assumed. As this meant that a perfect score would be very difficult to achieve (impossible for base game players), we have altered the bonus points so they do indeed have a 220 point maximum now. Remember that a perfect score is 255; we may take into account extra points for the purposes of tie breaking though.
TL;DR version: You now get 1 point per collectible to a maximum of 60 points (instead of 1 point per 3 to a maximum of 20), and you can now count as many as 40 skill challenges rather than only 20.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Bonus+Points
TOURNAMENT CLARIFICATION: Athletic Equipment, Electric Boogaloo
We have decided that Business should be the determiner of "how many".
- NOTHING LIFTED: You can have a single radio AND/OR a single chin-up bar. (You may now have one of each. Go nuts).
- BUSINESS LIFTED ONLY: You can have as many radios AND/OR chin-up bars as you can eat. :)
- ATHLETICS LIFTED ONLY: You may add a single treadmill AND/OR a single bench press. (Again, both, if you want to - and you can keep your radio and chin-up bar as well).
- ATHLETICS AND BUSINESS LIFTED: You have no restrictions on how many or what athletic equipment you can have. (Barring price; Architect not being lifted still means it has to be $1000 or less).
We have also clarified Science. Until you have lifted Science, you can only have a single computer and a single phone, but Science does not restrict how many radios you can have. If you lift Science and not Business, you can have as many computers (and phones, if you're still buying those - WEIRDO!) as you want, but still only one radio.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Athletic
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Business
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Science
We have decided that Business should be the determiner of "how many".
- NOTHING LIFTED: You can have a single radio AND/OR a single chin-up bar. (You may now have one of each. Go nuts).
- BUSINESS LIFTED ONLY: You can have as many radios AND/OR chin-up bars as you can eat. :)
- ATHLETICS LIFTED ONLY: You may add a single treadmill AND/OR a single bench press. (Again, both, if you want to - and you can keep your radio and chin-up bar as well).
- ATHLETICS AND BUSINESS LIFTED: You have no restrictions on how many or what athletic equipment you can have. (Barring price; Architect not being lifted still means it has to be $1000 or less).
We have also clarified Science. Until you have lifted Science, you can only have a single computer and a single phone, but Science does not restrict how many radios you can have. If you lift Science and not Business, you can have as many computers (and phones, if you're still buying those - WEIRDO!) as you want, but still only one radio.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Athletic
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Business
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Science
TOURNAMENT CLARIFICATION: Athletic Equipment
There was an incorrect reference to Science being required to use treadmills or bench presses in Business. This has been corrected. The restrictions, summarised, are:
- NOTHING LIFTED: You can have a single radio or a single chin-up bar. (Note: chin-up bar builds Athletic faster. Radio can be used by multiple Sims at once and can be tuned to Kids channel for twins. Choose accordingly. If you don't have University, no choice will be required).
- BUSINESS LIFTED ONLY: You can have as many radios or chin-up bars as you like.
- ATHLETICS LIFTED ONLY: You may have, in addition to radio or chin-up bar, either a treadmill or a bench press.
- BOTH ATHLETICS AND BUSINESS LIFTED: You may have as much athletic equipment as you wish.
The point is that Science does not restrict any athletic equipment.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Athletic
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Business
There was an incorrect reference to Science being required to use treadmills or bench presses in Business. This has been corrected. The restrictions, summarised, are:
- NOTHING LIFTED: You can have a single radio or a single chin-up bar. (Note: chin-up bar builds Athletic faster. Radio can be used by multiple Sims at once and can be tuned to Kids channel for twins. Choose accordingly. If you don't have University, no choice will be required).
- BUSINESS LIFTED ONLY: You can have as many radios or chin-up bars as you like.
- ATHLETICS LIFTED ONLY: You may have, in addition to radio or chin-up bar, either a treadmill or a bench press.
- BOTH ATHLETICS AND BUSINESS LIFTED: You may have as much athletic equipment as you wish.
The point is that Science does not restrict any athletic equipment.
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Athletic
https://ts3ac.wikispaces.com/Business
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