() The filename is different, so you MUST REMOVE THE ORIGINAL if you want to use this one. No idea why Sandy would take the time to update stuff for Pets and FT, but not Uni.ĮTA: I fixed it. It's not game breaking, but even the one updated for FT doesn't work at Uni. To bring this back on topic, I found that ATS' laptop from the 2008 Advent resets YAs. At least try to narrow it down to one set, and check by removing everything else. It's kind of people to want to let others know of issues, but if you haven't tracked it down to one or a few files, you shouldn't post until you find the time to test it properly. The thread is becoming more like a rumour mill of what might be bad CC. It could be really useful, but as it is half the posts are vague (like blaming everything from one creator), from people who didn't check EP compatibilities, or conflict with other CC or hacks. I wish the mods would watch this thread more closely. It's getting frustrating to see incorrect information or rumours posted as fact in a place where others have reason to believe that the information is going to be correct and worth acting on. Please please PLEASE check your information with an original source (like the thread or site in question) before you post that things are broken or gone. *My gawd you just wanna kill something when it doesn't, though. :D I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it's hugely random and most files do work.* I even have maybe half of the entire ATS site in there. I honestly have more than 15,000 files in my game, even more I've used and discarded, but never had a mesh that wouldn't work just because I was on a mac. Thanks to Pooklet, at least now we know why some hair meshes are bork on macs. This isn't strictly a mac issue, but it doesn't seem to affect everyone the same. I think though, that the cleaning process isn't perfect and sometimes files from the booty end up corrupt, while the originals aren't. All the files that go into the booty are automatically cleaned to protect the donors. If either of those tards gets their hands on a shared file, they can track it back to the member who first downloaded it and ban them. TSR puts some bits of malware into all their files to track the (often paying) member who originally downloaded the file. Post by: Greymanticore on October 04, 2008, 06:43:25 AM It makes me wonder if there's been any change in the TSR tracking code that the booty cleaning tool is just not able to handle. There have been other sets that I've run into this problem with, as welll. The new Cyclonesue neon lights worked great when installed the version I got Soulglory, but the booty version causes crashes - I'm not sure which file, because I didn't care enough about keeping them in to test the pieces individually. I'm glad I found the problem, but it's very disappointing - I had used them successfully up until installing AL, and now my ponds are ugly again :(Īlso, I am finding that there are some booty items that crash the game when the, er, unclean versions do not. I had a pondwater hack and a hottub water hack by Targa and taking those out fixed that problem. If you have AL and it crashes the end of the deco catalog and/or when you click on the new, giant aquarium (and maybe other aquariums?) you need to make sure that you don't have any water-tint-related hacks. Title: Re: A thread for really bad CC that WILL break your game. The Club Crimsyn versions work fine though. I was so sad when I found out that their stuff made my game go boom. But furniture? Pshew.Īnd I agree on the booty versions of Aiikea's and Geldyth's stuff. The weird thing is: I can download all the hacks I want, no problems there. As for now, the only furniture that works for me is (and that's weird) the 4ESF stuff and the stuff from Sims in Paris. And does anyone remember the "underneath the stairs" bed thingie? I loved it, downloaded it, booted up my game and. Meaning that The nice blue loading bar on the title screen will only fill like 70 per cent, then abort the action.īack when I was still downloading furniture, Reflexsims donationsets were mostly the cause. I must say I stopped downloading furniture, lots and careers long ago since my game is a hypochondriac and whenever even the tiniest CC is somehow borked, it will not load right from the start.
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They have been purchased from Argentina from a member of the International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA). Only about 5% of meteorites found on Earth are iron, and the Campo del Cielo material is highly collectable. Daraufhin wurde eine Expedition gestartet, die mehrere der Bruchstücke zurückbrachten. Dies berichten einheimische Indianer, wonach Eisen vom Himmel gefallen sei. Scientists believe that - like other iron meteorites - the Campo del Cielo mass originated within the Asteroid Belt located between Mars and Jupiter, and probably formed around the same time as the earth: some 4.5 billion years ago. Stücke des Campo del Cielo Meteorit wurden im Jahre 1576 von einem spanischen Gouverneur entdeckt. Certificate of authenticity (COA) includedĬampo del Cielo translates to "Field of Heaven." 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This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Chaco, Argentina (plus 1 impact crater) Strewnfield: Click here to view 21 members Statistics: Material: Course Octahedrite Product Type: Meteorite Region: Argentina Era: 1500s bellablue26-2009 99. The Campo strewnfield is roughly 18 km (11 miles) in length and includes at least 25 distinct craters. Condition: Used: Seller notes: You are purchasing 1 (One) 'Campo Del Cielo' meteorite Pendant That is randomly selected and is between 5 and 10 grams, found in 1576 and is supplied with and information certificate. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability) Description The Campo del Cielo impact is believed to have occurred approximately 5,000 years ago. Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites: 33, Moscow (1965) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. So far, 26 craters have been found and around 100 tons of meteorite. 24, Moscow (1962) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. Campo del Cielo occurred around 4,000 years ago, scattering a huge number of iron-rich meteorites over a large area. Search for this meteorite in the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide database (Siena, Italy): Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.): Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.): Campo del Cielo is an iron-based meteorite and the iron in it helps to align your energy points as well as help bring your Chakras into balance, while also. Entry for Campo del Cielo, volume 2, page 373.The following entries were found for Campo del Cielo in Buchwald (1975) Hinterberger of the Max-Planck-Institut, Mainz, Germany, has weighed «El Taco» and found its mass to be 1998 kg. Schall (Pittsburgh, USA), Apreports that «The weight of «El Taco» is in units of kilograms, not grams (Met. 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