Objects

This is a sub-page of The Sims (Windows)/Unused Text.

Unused strings associated with objects that are not characters.

Baby.iff#

3#

Unused as, once the baby's asleep, all of the pie menu interactions associated with them are inaccessible.

Bars.iff#

0-1#

• The same string ID's can be seen in the file for the stove objects (yet it isn't used in any way), suggesting that the programming of the beverage bars started off as raw duplicates of the stoves' resources.
• These are some of the few strings that are referenced in the unused global Primitive show string other than dialog, indicating these are extremely early leftovers.

Computers.iff#

1#

The final line makes it a bit more clear that the child Sims' inertia towards studying is more of a sign that their motives need to be taken care of other than some light demotivation.

Counters.iff#

0#

This humorous and cryptic string is seen multiple times in different objects' strings data, most notable the file dedicated to the kitchen counters. If anything, it just proves the bathroom/kitchen counters have been first programmed into the game as raw duplicates of a cabinet object the final build has no remnants of.

Easel.iff#

3-4#

Early wording for the string called at the moment a Sim increases their Creativity score:

Fridges.iff#

0-1#

• While the game lets you know when objects can not be reached, it's done via icons, not text.
• These are some of the few strings that are referenced in the unused global Primitive show string other than dialog.

HotTub.iff#

0-1#

Judging by its string set ID, these most likely were meant to be early/placeholder pie menu items for the hot tub.

MailBox.iff#

0-2#

The strings below describe a situation when Sims grab bills from the mail box, yet struggle to bring them in because the house has no empty surfaces to put them on. The texts, in reality, are referenced in the unused scripting tree for the mail box object old get mail, which is a leftover code for the Get Mail interaction. Sims in the final, instead, are allowed to loosely drop their bills on the floor, in case they can not otherwise detect any free surfaces.

Newspaper.iff#

4#

Quite an unusual ad-like approach for a job offer! The final job opportunities are made out of the same string template, whose key words are way more generically worded, changed to accommodate the offered job.

phones.iff#

1#

A generic line intended for when Sims hire a service or order a pizza yet are unable to afford it. The former scenario is impossible to be reproduced as domestic services can be hired regardless of the household's funds.

2-50#

At some point in development the phones also signified random calls with...interesting scientific contribution opportunities for some extra cash, or even land purchasing offers — be it an actually scrapped feature or some pure developer's tongue-in-cheekness.

6#

A service line specifically written for when a Sim finishes hiring the gardening services. The final game uses a different, more generic ID that suits all the other kinds of services.

8#

The early KSIM reward has not dramatically changed over development, except one punctuation change, and the use of Dollar as currency.

9-11#

In the base game, Sims could only use phones to invite Sims over. The strings below suggest that dialing the neighbors' home to "Just Chat" was something the developers intended since the base game. This type of interaction took a little while until it became usable in game: first as an official add-on available on the game's website, later as a permanent feature from the Hot Date expansion pack build onward.

12-34#

In the final game, the responses towards one Sim's invitations are always in first-person, except if the neighbor is out at work. Most of the messages suffered a major real-life references purge, as the wording has been neutralized so they could be said by Sims of all tempers.

39#

Once the Maid is hired, the phone object's pie menu choice associated with her is disabled.

42#

Intended for when Sims call the cleaning services. The only major difference here is that, unlike its final counterpart, it does not specify the service's cost.

61-63#

Oddly generic responses to a Sim inviting a neighbor over the phone, notably lacking the humorous touch of their final equivalents.

64#

Possibly a "title" string intended for pop-up windows with prank calls. The final windows only contain an indexed _BMP image, the "dialog" text of the prank, and an "OK" button label.

140-159#

Phone.iff has a total of 20 variants of this placeholder text, saying exactly the same message, remnants of a scrapped system based on investing in goods through random offers over the phone (in the final game, random calls immediately reward Sims a certain amount of money). It is unknown how exactly it would affect gameplay.

ShowerC.iff#

0#

While the game tells you what prevents your Sim from completing their trajectory, it's done via icons, not texts. These potentially are leftovers from a very early build.

Shutters.iff#

This object contains art and code resources for a scrapped concept for windows shutters.

0#

It is unknown what this elusive text was intended for, as it seems wholly out of context given the object it is associated with.

SocialInteractions.iff#

0-20#

20 was originally purposed for when guest Sims are invited to move in houses with over 7 family members. However, in these scenarios, the Move In Sim-to-Sim interaction is always hidden by default, so players shouldn't experience it. It doesn't have translated equivalents.

Social2.iff#

Sims rejecting Move In proposals by odd reasons including one directly associated with the size of the proposer's house. It is somewhat similar to other unused lines where guests leave a house because of its "poor layout", whatever it could possibly mean in practice.

0-20#

Stoves.iff#

0-2#

All stoves (even ones introduced in later expansions!) contain strings for a help system related to fires: