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  • 0x7FA412A9 - Some early How To Play text, with amusing commentary, and lots of translation notes. Lots to cover though.

Text associated with dialogue bubbles on the top right, or on menus in general.

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Earlier lines that don't exist in Hebrew language;

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0x7F0CD143 (Headmaster/Big Boss Scenario)#

The strings appear to be entirely adapted from the scrapped Big Boss scenario, where it points evidence towards that being reworked as the Headmaster Scenario rather than as a secondary one.

The UK English strings appear to be adapted from a later version of the scenario.

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Strings related to the scrapped Skill teaching feature. Some of the strings were translated into other languages.

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0x7F10E2FF (Headmaster Rant...?)#

Two unused and rather threatening messages from the headmaster if the children's grades are low at school. The second string is oddly translated into Russian.

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An early phone base message, with a typo. The first string is blank.

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Strangely, 0x0002 points towards having to buy another fridge to hold more food. The message never shows if a Sim attempts to order them, but rather the amount of food in the fridge on the lot.

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Newspaper test messages. They're blank in English, UK English, Russian and Hungarian, but identical in all other languages.

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A couple of unusual blank strings from 0x0001 to 0x0004...

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Final strings were given more of a comedic tone.

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0x7F4B1557 (Sims 1 Skill Point leftovers)#

Obivous Sims 1 leftovers, with slightly updated Translation notes. Strangely they were translated.

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Oddly a lot of these strings appear to be left over from the Party Scenario.

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A handful of the strings were changed to avoid referring to the fourth wall.

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An added gendered response.

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It seemed that this points evidence towards the cut Hospital Pregnancy feature.

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You don't know anyone to call. You'll need to meet some people before you can call them on the phone!

I don't know anyone to call. I need to meet somebody before I can call them on the phone!

Sims2 - Needs Translation - batch19

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Hi. This is $neighbor’s answering machine. I’m not home right now, so try calling again later. Thanks.

Hi. You've reached $neighbor's answering machine. I'm not home right now, so try calling again later. Thanks.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19 English changed slightly, keeping consistent.

Objects/objects.package

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Calling in the middle of the night is totally uncool. I’m going back to sleep.

Calling in the middle of the night for any reason except to tell me that my house is on fire is not cool. I'm going back to sleep.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19 English changed slightly, keeping consistent.

Objects/objects.package

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$neighbor is at work, duh!

$neighborlocal:0 is at work . . . working.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19 Was "$Neighborlocal is at work . .. Duh!'

Earlier string was taken from The Sims.

Objects/objects.package

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You should try calling back when $neighbor isn’t at work.

You should try calling back when $neighborlocal isn’t at work.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19 Variable changed.

Objects/objects.package

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$neighbor is out working, unlike SOMEBODY I know. Try later.

$neighborlocal is out working, unlike SOMEBODY I know. Try later.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch19 Variable changed to NeighborLocal:0

Objects/objects.package

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Yeah…um, I’m making a Baked Alaska right now. Just can’t tear myself away.

Yeah...um, I'm making a Baked Alaska right now. Couldn't possibly tear myself away.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch18 minor English grammar change after this went out for translation.

Small grammar change.

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I can’t leave the house – I’m waiting for the phone repairman. Sorry!

I can't leave the house, I'm waiting for the . . . phone repairman. Sorry.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch18 English grammar edit.

Sentence slightly changed to include a hint of sarcasm.

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I'd rather play Maishuno with a pack of llamas.

I'd rather play Myshuno with a pack of llamas.

The Sims 2 - Needs Translation - Batch18 5/24: Fixed English typos. No need to scrub translation.

Myshuno wasn't originally spelled as Maishuno in the earlier string, according to the description.

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Unused strings for handling cakes, part of the cut Cake Delivery feature.

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Strings pointing towards cut Phonebooks for separate Sims, likely cut due to being too complex and rather redundant.

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0x7FD90EDB (Sims 1 Leftovers?)#

Lots of strings copied and pasted from The Sims, that all go unused but have slight variances in the dialogue compared to that. They were even translated!

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Strings of inviting the Big Boss over to dinner.

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Unused strings where Sims don't have surfaces to place their Bills. In the final, they place them on the ground next to the Mailbox if there are no open surfaces.

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0x7FF05BAF (More Sims 1 Leftovers?)#

String leftovers from The Sims with slight variance in wording.

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0x7FF37E31 (Scrapped Scenarios)#

There are three cut scenarios relating to Engagement, Pregnancy and Grandchild. The first may have worked in a similar method in Bustin' Out.

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0x7FF41B0C (Lost Friend)#

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