Origin of Round and Round Model Train Set#
During the development of The Sims 2: FreeTime, the Round and Round Model Train Set object was cloned from another gaming asset. Inspection of the game's internal files using SimPE reveals several leftovers, including unused menu interactions and sound/visual effect references from other objects.
Pie Menu Strings#
In the Ukrainian locale data, the object retains leftover pie menu strings from a generic gaming object base:
# |
String |
Description |
|---|---|---|
0x0000 |
Play |
The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch15 |
0x0001 |
Join |
|
0x0002 |
*test |
Sims 2 EP13 - Needs Translation |
Effect References#
While the English locale contains updated sound and particle effect strings for the train model and its pond, non-English localization tables retain unused effect strings inherited from the "Election Day" Retro Space-Age Action Pinball Machine as well as the TraumaTime "Incision Precision" Surgical Training Statio, Medical career reward:
Found In |
Name |
Type |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|
Objects/objects.package |
effects |
STR# |
0x7F2AECEB |
# |
String |
Associated Object / Origin |
|---|---|---|
0x0001 |
fxSurgRedSiren |
TraumaTime "Incision Precision" Surgical Training Station |
0x0002 |
fxPinballStartBtn |
"Election Day" Retro Space-Age Action Pinball |
0x0003 |
fxPinballTable |
"Election Day" Retro Space-Age Action Pinball |
0x0004 |
fxPinballScoreBoardUFO |
"Election Day" Retro Space-Age Action Pinball |
====Developer Notes & Hidden DetailsFrom pre-rendered sprites to polygons: Michael Long on making The Sims 2 train table (and its hidden easter eggs!) - r/thesims
==== According to object developer Michael Long:
- Fire Hazard Oversight: The Train Table accidentally inherited the ability to catch fire because it was cloned from an existing functional asset (likely a gaming or appliance object) that included fire-hazard behaviors.
- Easter Eggs: The miniature houses featured on the table layout include references to the Simpsons house and the Family Guy house.