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Please do not copy, clone, hack, sell, distribute to others or post on other sites.  If you have questions about anything, or if you obtained this from somewhere other than Simslice, please send an email to service@simslice.com.  Thanks, and enjoy! :)

NOTE:  Sims 2 content is not compatible with the previous The Sims "1" game.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Unzip and put all files ending in ".package" into this folder: 
C:\..\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
Or if you are a frequent downloader, it might help you organize your downloads better if you created a new folder and named it "Simslice", like this:
C:\..\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\Simslice

(Note:  The "Downloads" folder is not created when the game is installed, but only when the auto-installer from the game is first used.  So if you don't have this "Downloads" folder or if you are new to downloading, simply create the folder in that location (spelled exactly the same - use the capital "D"))

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DESCRIPTION:

"Cycle of Life" Chickens!
Chicken/Rooster Price:  §30 each
Chicken Feed Price:  §10
Buy Mode Category:  Miscellaneous
Statistics:  Fun 4; Social 3; Hunger 10

Enabled for use at-home and on all away-from-home lots
Requirements:  None - Made to work with any version of The Sims 2 game.

Object Description:

Finally have a realistic Sim farm!  Or use these chickens to provide food, wealth and fellowship for your entire family all from the comforts of your own home!  Chickens and roosters move around the lot much like our original TS1 version, but this TS2 version has many more features that you'll really enjoy!  Buy some chickens, roosters and chicken feed to start.  If you take care of your animals, they will prosper and increase in value, but if you don't they will go hungry and die.  Care is easy - just keep some feed on the lot and they will self-feed.  If you forget, you will be alerted when you need to re-feed.  For Fun points, you can hand-feed the animals too or for Social points you can "talk" with them.  Impregnated chickens will lay fresh eggs which you can either cook & eat, or leave alone to hatch into a baby chick!  Little baby chicks will soon grow into healthy adult chickens or roosters.  Like all life, these animals can't live forever but they will provide your Sims with food, money and fellowship for generations.  A variety of additional fun interactions are included.  In addition, a large amount of statistical information is available at your fingertips to help managing your farm easy - such as knowing exactly how hungry or pregnant all your chickens are, or how depleted your food is, or how soon your chicks will grow up... plus much much more, all available with just a single click.  A lot of fun new surprises were also added too that we know you'll enjoy (...and no snakes this time, don't worry).  :)  If you enjoyed our TS1 COL chickens, we believe the advancements in this TS2 version will thrill you!  Twelve (12) separate files included and plenty of additional details are in the enclosed "readme" file.  Enjoy! 

Special thanks to Mickyss for allowing us to use his chicken model/texture as a base to make our animals here!
Micyss site:  http://users.tpg.com.au/mickyss/

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GAME PLAY INFO:

The file "7Simslice-TS2-ServingPlatter.package" was also included in our Food Replicator download.  It is used for some of the meals in this download too.  If you already have it, you don't have to overwrite it with this one because they are the exact same file.  But it won't hurt if you do either.

"Feed For $" option goes away when the animal is full.  It will come back when the animal is less full, but not necessarily hungry.  When the animal is hungry (Hunger Points < 10), they will self-feed on the Chicken Feed.  If none is available (or edible), an alert will warn you to restock their feed supply.

Unlike the TS1 version, there are no hyper-proliferous snakes in this game.  The fast breeding was actually unintentional (at least to the degree some reported), but we went a different direction with the suprises on this one, and we're sure you'll like them.  :)

Value for chickens and roosters increase daily, just after midnight.  Pregnant chickens are worth a little more $ but only while pregnant.  Once they lay their egg, their value goes back to it's previous (but still increases daily).  Baby chicks will not increase in value until they grow up, but you can sell them for $1 if you reeeeeeeeaally need the simoleans that badly.  Dead animals have no simolean value whatsoever.  Same goes for depleted or spoiled chicken feed.

Chicks can grow up to be either Chickens or Roosters (click "Info" on them to see their gender and other details).

Chicken eggs hatch in about six hours.  If you want more eggs to hatch, you have to buy more chickens (more info below).  If you get more eggs than you want, On the Chicken Feed pile there is a "Delete All Eggs" option so you don't have to waste time disposing them one by one.

Pregnancy happens if rooster and chicken are in the same "room", be it wall or fence enclosure (or free range outside, which is also considered the same "room" by the game).  Pregnancy won't if they are separated... but that's pretty much a no-brainer....

You can eat a chicken or rooster for a good hearty meal for yourself.  But if you cook an egg, they are soooooo hearty, you can make a plate full of omelets to feed your family.

Egg on Counter - can't eat?  If "Consume" doesn't work in this instance, just put the egg on a table or the floor and retry and it will work.  It is a routing issue, one that might have come in the original Maxis food file.

Movement patterns of chickens - if they seem like they are "wearing out the carpet" in only one area, give them either a "free range" or a larger uncluttered enclosure and that should do it.  Like any animals, you will have to experiment to get your farm and barnyard animals to your liking.  They may also move one direction, while looking another directions.  Silly chickens.

Ray gun - you can use it to "process" the chickens or roosters for a hearty dinner, or to "de-evolve" certain "visitors" back into their original egg state...... ;)

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NEED MORE HELP?:

If you have any questions about downloading, unzipping and installing, please visit our FAQ page which has very detailed instructions at http://www.simslice.com/faq.htm 

Any problems with crashes, freezes or objects not showing up are 99.9% of the time related to either "requirements" not being met, OR a fluke in the downloading/installing process... but it's NOT because of the actual object coding itself.  Check our FAQ page for a very detailed list of these issues and resolutions you can do to resolve them.  Typically the fix is to double check the requirements, and if you meet them, then delete and redownload the item.  Do NOT use Simzip to unzip them.  Further information as previously stated, is detailed on our FAQ page at http://www.simslice.com/faq.htm.  If you still need help after consulting our FAQ page, please contact us and we'll try to help further.

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