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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" Pigs!
Pig Price:  §30 each
Pig Slop (Food) 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:

Add more realism to your Sim farm!  Much like our COL ("Cycle of Life") Chickens, just buy some pigs and pig slop (food) 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.  For Fun points, you can hand-feed the animals too or for Social points you can "talk" with them.  Impregnated pigs will produce baby piglets which will soon grow into healthy adult pigs.  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.  Just like with our chickens, one-click statistical info for all your animals is available here too.  A lot of fun new surprises were also added too that we know you'll enjoy.  :)  If you enjoyed our TS1 COL chickens, we believe the advancements in this TS2 COL animals will thrill you!  Nine (9) 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 pig model/texture for our animals here!  Check out more of his cool looking objects on his website here:  http://users.tpg.com.au/mickyss/

Updated 8/13/06:  If you downloaded prior to this date, reinstall the "7Simslice-TS2-COLpig-Piglet.package" file.  The Food code was not proper, and he ended up eating from the chicken feed instead of the pig slop.  It has been corrected.

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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 Pig Slop.  If none is available (or edible), an alert will warn you to restock their feed supply.

Value for the animals increase daily, just after midnight.  Pregnant animals are worth a little more $ while pregnant.  Once they give birth, their value goes back to it's normal (but still increases daily as always).  Baby animals 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 animal food.

Click "Info" on the baby animals to see their gender and other statistics, such as when they will grow up.

Male pigs are slightly darker in color than female pigs to make them more easily distinguishable.  Click "info" on them for stats, such as gender, name, etc.

Pregnancy happens if male and female animal 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).  Some fences in the game don't separate the animals, and some do.  It's just they way Maxis made the fences.  So choose your fences wisely.  Pregnancy won't occur if males and females are separated... but that's pretty much a no-brainer, right?....

Pig on Counter - can't eat?  If "Consume" doesn't work in this instance, just put the carcass 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 animals - 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 piggies...

Ray gun - you can use it to humanely (and efficiently) "process" the pigs into a hearty meal, or to "de-evolve" certain "visitors" back into their original egg state...... what does that last part mean?.....  ;)

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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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