CAS.package

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Early strings associated with Create-A-Sim. Additionally, there's a blank file called CASStep2, instanced as 0x0000086.

Household Name (0x0000080)#

Rest of the strings are the same, but the earlier Family Tree-related strings (0x0007-0x0011) are missing.

Early Create-A-Sim Steps (0x0000081)#

Strings 0x0006-0x0009 are blank.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x0000	Step 1: Name, Age, Gender,Skin Tone, Fitness	Step 1: Name, Age, GenderSkin Tone, Fitness	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10 - added comma to fix 8682
0x0003	Step 4: Makeup, Facial Hair & Glasses	Step 4: Face Accessories	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch16 Updated - Makeup, Facial Hair, and Glasses	Description was expanded in the final string.
0x0005	Step 6: Personality & Aspiration	Step 6: Personality	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13	Aspiration isn't mentioned in the early string.

Household Name (0x0000082)#

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x0000	Enter Household Name	Enter Family Name	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13	Families were originally called "households".
0x0001	Enter First Name	Enter First Name	Sims2 - Need Translation Batch19

0x0000083#

The strings appear to have been reordered from their earlier counterparts.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x0000	Accept Sim	Accept Sim	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10	Families were originally called "households".
0x0001	Cancel Sim	Cancel Sim	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x0002	Accept Household	Accept Family	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13
0x0003	Cancel Household	Cancel Family	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13
0x0004	Family Biography	Family Bio	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13
0x0005	Random Sim	Randomize	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x0006	Sim Biography	Sim Bio	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13
0x0007	Previous	Previous	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x0008	Next	Next	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x0009		Accept Changes	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x000A		Cancel Changes	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x000B		Accept Name	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10
0x000C		Delete Sim	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch15
0x000D		Cancel this Sim and lose all changes?	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19
0x000E		Are you sure you want to delete this Sim?	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19
0x000F		Delete %s	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch22 This String appears in the Sim Bin as a tooltip for the button to delete a Sim. Goes with set 128, string 15, Edit %s. The %s variable is the Sim's name.
0x0010		Edit Sim	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch22 This string added for consistency for tooltip on SimBin button in Create A Sim, if we decide not to use the Sim's name in the tooltip. Goes with set 131, string 12, Delete Sim

0x0000085#

The first few strings detailing Life Stages and Genders are the same, but the rest are different.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)
0x0007	Pale	Skin Tone	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch9
0x0008	Light	Skin Tone	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch9
0x0009	Medium	Skin Tone	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch9
0x000A	Dark	Skin Tone	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch9
0x000B	Thin	Fitness	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13
0x000C	Fat	Fitness	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch13
0x000D		Custom Skins	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch16 Note: Title for Skin Tone dialog.
0x000E		-- Give your Sim a first name (Step 1)	! Sims 2 - NOT READY TO TRANSLATE

0x0000087#

Strings that detail facial details. Oddly, strings 0x0006, 0x0008, 0x000A, 0x0011, 0x0012, 0x0014 and 0x0016 are missing.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x0005	Custom	Custom Content	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19	Was likely rewritten to apply to custom hairstyles rather than hair colors.
0x0018		Remove Selection	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19

0x0000088#

Strings 0x0004 to 0x000B are missing from their Earlier counterpart.

0x0000089#

Strings 0x0000-0x0002 and 0x0008-0x0009 are identical, but string 0x0003 is missing in both variations.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)
0x0004	Every Day	Everyday	The Sims2 - Needs Translation - Batch9 Translators: This is a reference to "Everyday Wear".
0x0005	Formal	Formal	The Sims2 - Needs Translation - Batch9 Translators: This is a reference to "Everyday Wear".
0x0006	Underwear	Undies	The Sims2 - Needs Translation - Batch9 Translators: This is an informal term that means "underwear".
0x0007	Sleepwear	PJs	The Sims2 - Needs Translation - Batch9 Translators: This is an informal term for "pajamas".

0x000008A#

The Signs (0x0000 to 0x000B) are the same as final and all have the same description;

"The Sims2 - Needs Translation - Batch9

NOTE: Astrological Sign used in Create A Sim

The strings for Personality descriptions are missing their early counterparts, as well as Grouchy (0x0016).

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x0015	Stern	Serious	The Sims2 - Needs Translation - Batch10 Translators: Personality trait used in Create-A-Sim.

0x000008B#

Strings associated with Aspirations in Create-A-Sim. They go unused in favor of reusing the strings from Text/Live.package, thus later but not finalized ones are included.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x000A	Family focused Sims desire to strengthen and expand their relationships with members of their household and with other families in the neighborhood. Building those high relationships will fulfill this aspiration.	Sims with the Family Aspiration long to be part of a big, happy family. They need "Quality Time" with family members, and lots of meaningful interactions with all the branches of their family tree. Keep their Aspiration Meters overflowing with familial bliss, and they'll live long and "fruitful" lives.	! No longer being used here. - scrub
0x000B	A Sim desiring to build a reputation strives to be well known. A large amount of high or low relationships with non-family Sims will lead to the renown, or perhaps infamy, they crave.	Sims with the Popularity Aspiration desire flocks of friends and killer parties, so if they aren't on the phone, practicing politics, or dancin' the night away, they probably should be. Their Aspiration Meters will fill with every friend, fair-weather or not, and allow them to live long and famous lives.	No longer being used here. - scrub	Reputation is the early name for Popularity.
0x000C	Sims aspiring to wealth wish to accumulate lots of money. To realize their ambitions of riches, a Sim must earn large amounts of money on their own.	Sims with the Fortune Aspiration crave money, rising to the top of their careers, and just plain expensive stuff. They'll need all of these things in spades to keep their Aspiration Meters full and their fiscally minded lives long and happy.	No longer being used here. - scrub	Wealth is the early name for Fortune.
0x000D	A motivated Sim seeking knowledge will want to learn as much as possible about anything and everything. Building high skill levels in all areas is a necessity when striving to fulfill this goal.	Sims with the Knowledge Aspiration want to know everything there is to know about anything. Make sure they have the time to study and explore every nook and cranny. Their lives are a simple equation: the more Knowledge, the higher the Aspiration Meter, and the longer and brainier the life.	No longer being used here. - scrub
0x000E	Romance Aspiration\|Romantic Sims desire intense and abundant romantic contact with lots of other Sims, one is never enough. Fulfillment of this desire is based upon the number of other Sims this Sim can romantically interact with.	Sims with the Romance Aspiration crave lots of lovin' with as many different Sims as they can find, so setting aside the time for them to chase those hot prospects is key. Fill their Aspiration Meters with hot steamy nights and lust-filled days in order to keep Romance Sims' lives long and exciting.	No longer being used here. - scrub
0x0006	Power Excellent performance and career success is of the highest importance to a power seeking Sim whose professional accomplishments are essential to fulfilling this dream.	All Sims have the Grow Up Aspiration when they're young, and they all need the same thing: love, time and attention from their family. See to it the other Sims around them make the time to teach these young'uns what they need to learn, and you'll give them a great head start on life.	No longer being used here. - scrub	The scrapped Power Aspiration, evidently the Grow Up aspiration was to be used by teens as well, as opposed to only being used by toddlers and children.

0x0000008C (Error/Confirmation messages)#

Lots of near-different text. Strings 0x0001A-0x0001F lack earlier equivalents while the first three strings are identical to the final. Some of the early strings appear to be formatted differently.

String Number	Early String	Final String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
0x0003	Family Issues	Family Changes	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0005	-- Add an Adult or Elder to your family.	Please add an Adult or Elder to your family.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0006	-- Give your Family a name	Please give your family a name.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0007	-- Give your Sim a name (Step 1)	Please give your Sim a first name.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0008	-- Go to Family Relationships and make sure all Toddlers, Children and Teens are related to an Adult or Elder Sim.	Please go to Family Relationships and make sure all Toddlers, Children and Teens are related to an Adult Sim.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19	It seems that Sims below the Adult Life Stage could be related to Elders but the feature cannot be done in the final, likely due to the unpredictable death of the Elder Life State.
0x0009		Please create an Adult Sim.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x000A	You have unused Personality Essence. Please add the rest to your Sim. (Step 6)	Your Sim has unused Personality points. Please add the remaining points before continuing.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19	Personality points were originally called "Personality Essence".
0x000B	-- Remove these characters from your Sim's first name: \/:*<>I? (Step 1)	Please remove any of the following characters from your Sim's first name: \/:*<>I?,;	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19	It seems that commas and semicolons could be added to Sims names earlier in development.
0x000C	-- Remove these characters from your Family name: \/:*<>I?	Please remove any of the following characters from your Family's name: \/:*<>I?,;	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0010			The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0011	-- Give your Sim a first name (Step 1)	Please give your Sim a first name.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch19
0x0018		Please create an Adult or Elder Sim.	The Sims 2 - Need Translation - Batch 22 Added 3/18/04 per 19146. This is the same meaning as string 5, which is used to add onto a text dialog.	It seems earlier in development, Sims below the Adult Life Stage didn't need to be added to households. Funnily enough, this is the first mention of a string date, which is March 18, 2004.

Jewelry#

Found In	Instance Number	String Number	String	Description (As found in the files)	Notes
Text/CAS.package		0x0001	Jewelry	The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch10	Related to the cut Jewelry option in Create-A-Sim, which would return in Bon Voyage.

Later Aspiration (0x000008B)#

Strings associated with Aspirations in Create-A-Sim, which go unused in favor or reusing the strings from Text/Live.package hence the Descriptions. Many strings appear in a slightly finalized form.

Found In	Instance Number	Later String	Final String	Notes
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0002	Fortune	! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0003	Grow Up	! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0004	Reputation	! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0005	Family	! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0006	Romance	! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0007	Knowledge	! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x000A		! No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x000B		No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x000C		No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x000D		No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x000E		No longer being used here. - scrub
Text/CAS.package	0x0000008B	0x0006		No longer being used here. - scrub