Be Sure to Activate Your Subscription

One of the key features we deployed on January 1, 2005 is non-subscriber downloads. This new feature allows you to create and fund your SimsHost account, and download things without committing to a continuing subscription. Instead, your account is charged a premium for each download.

Non-subscriber downloads are a good solution if you only want to download a couple of things a month, but if you expect to download much more than that, you will want to activate your subscription. Subscribers are only charged the incredibly low bandwidth fee for their downloads, which is still only a few pennies for even the largest files.

So if you expect to download more than a couple of things each month, be sure to activate your subscription. Just click on the link to Maintain Your Account at the left. If your subscription is inactive you will find a note about it near the top of the page and a link where you can activate it.

The Sims Forever

We have been highlighting the sites that have downloads for The Sims 2 ever since the new game came out, but now with the majority of the artists concentrating mostly on The Sims 2 we are encountering a frequently asked question, Is anyone supporting The Sims 1 any more?

What the artists create is entirely up to them, but it turns out that the answer is most assuredly YES!

It might be easy to overlook them among the incredible volume of goodies for The Sims 2, but in almost every week's Chronicle you will find more new items for The Sims 1 than the high-priced sites offer in a month. Don't miss the Art Deco Living Room from It's Simply Similicious in this week's issue.

Here are few more updates for The Sims 1 that you will want to know about if you didn't catch them as they went by in previous issues of The SimsHost Chronicle.

Undoubtedly the largest single update for The Sims 1 in recent times was the opening of Sim Snobs Themes, announced in Chronicle #113.

Then there was Dincer Hepguler's Neoclassic Bedroom Set at the SimsHost Exchange in Chronicle #104. Just one small set that alone is worth the cost of a SimsHost subscription.

And finally, Norma Jean's Roadside Diner from Artistic Habitats has more than two hundred objects for The Sims 1. The set includes many hacked objects including celebrity NPC's with their own custom animations that will have you in stitches! It was announced in Chronicle #107 and it makes it worth your while to start up the original game again, even if you have become a dedicated fan of The Sims 2!

Saturday, January 1, 2005

The Big Brick House

We now have a large selection of blue wall paints to complement the decor of your sims' Big Brick House! HAPPY NEW YEAR and Happy Downloading!

Blue Painted Walls by The Big Brick House

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has updated today with four new teen formal dresses for The Sims 2. We also added several new floor tiles.

Teen Formal Dresses by The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic updates again today with then new walls for The Sims 2! They are on page 3 of the Walls section.

More Walls by The Sim Republic

The Big Brick House

Seven new shades of red paint to get just the perfect match for that special room in your Sims 2 home.

Red Painted Walls by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

We added even more options for your walls with our colletion of Orange and Yellow paints!

Orange & Yellow Painted Walls by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

Get back to nature with these lovely shades of green paint for the walls of your Sims 2 homes!

Green Painted Walls by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

From lilac to lavendar to the deep purple that falls over your sleepy garden walls!

Purple Painted Walls by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

A first for The Big Brick House! Wooden Garage doors for your Sims 2 homes!

Garage Doors by The Big Brick House

Sunday, January 2, 2005

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has updated today with four new sets of flooring: one hardwood set, two plush pastel carpet sets, and 1 monochrome carpet set. All are on page 2 of the Floors section.

Flooring Sets by The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has a huge floor update today -- 12 new ceramic tile floor sets! They are on page 2 of the Floors section!

Ceramic Tile Floor Sets by The Sim Republic

The Big Brick House

Three more wooden garage doors for your Sims 2 homes!

More Garage Doors by The Big Brick House

Monday, January 3, 2005

The Big Brick House

Sometimes you want your decorative drama to go from the ground up, so we added a nice assortment of tile floors to grace your Sims 2 homes.

Tile Floors by The Big Brick House

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has expanded its floors section even further! Five new floor sets were added today, including the hardwood floors shown here!

Hardwood Floors for The Sims 2 by The Sim Republic

Tuesday, January 4, 2005

It's Simply Similicious

Today's update is a special one for Sims 1 fans. It is an Art Deco living room created around the Art Deco bookcase in my Freebies section. It can be found by clicking on the Objects button on the main page, then clicking on the Living Room button on the objects page.

Sims 1 Art Deco Living Room by It's Simply Similicious

Wednesday, January 5, 2005

The Sim City Gallery for Sims2

New walls and floors for The Sims 2 continue to arrive at the Gallery! There is also a new girl's skirt in Girl's Everyday and a collection of matching swimsuits for every member of the family in Collections->Skins.

Walls and Floors by The Sim City Gallery for Sims2

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has added its first addition of furniture! A Cream Leather Sofa for The Sims 2!

Republic Cream Leather Sofa by The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has updated today with many new recolored items for you! A sofa, microwave, piano, bedding, training potty, bookcase, TV, curtains, paintings, and a door! Enjoy them!

Bedding and Lots More by The Sim Republic

The Big Brick House

We have added a blue wall with cork board, dalmatian picture, and an RSD ribbon!

Blue Wall with Cork Board by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

Liven up your childen's rooms with our Spongebob Square Pants walls.

Spongebob Square Pants Walls by The Big Brick House

Thursday, January 6, 2005

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has updated today with NASCAR bedding, two new paintings, and a FREE Spongebob bed!

NASCAR Bedding by The Sim Republic

The Big Brick House

The dramatic skyline of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can now grace the walls of your Sims 2 homes!

Pittsburgh Walls by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

Here's something for footballs fans! Pittsburgh Steelers walls!

Pittsburgh Steelers Walls by The Big Brick House

The Big Brick House

We added a large selection of bordered walls!

Bordered Walls for The Sims 2 by The Big Brick House

Friday, January 7, 2005

The Sim City Gallery for Sims 2

The Gallery now has paintings arriving for Sims 2! Come browse our selection. These paintings require the Color Options Enabler file from the creator of SimPE, which you can download for free from from The Sims 2 at SimsHost, (Click here to download it) or from the SimPE site (not a SimsHost site). The paintings appear as a color change option of the base painting.

Paintings for The Sims 2 by The Sim City Gallery for Sims 2

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has updated today with an exercise machine, desk set, easel, computer, toddler boys potty, a recliner, and a new bed.

Desks for The Sims 2 by The Sim Republic

Sims Investment Properties

We have added a modern day palace. The Babylong Estate has two throne rooms, a large dining room, and two master suites which connect through each's bathroom. Check it out! Also check our site for some free downloads that will be available soon!

Babylon Estate by Sims Investment Properties

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has added many new computers that now work with the patch, a recliner set to match one of the beds I made, along with a matching shower curtain. There are also a new coffee pot and two new bedroom sets! The sets include the bed, wall, and curtains!

Bedroom Sets by The Sim Republic

Seasonal Sims 2

Seasonal Sims 2 adds this beautiful new home in the classic French country provincial style, created by Manon.

Country Home by Seasonal Sims 2

Sims Lady

Today I updated with my very first sets of Sims 2 skins. There are items for toddlers, boys, male and female teens, and female adults. More coming soon!

Black Lace Dress by Sims Lady

Saturday, January 8, 2005

The Sim Republic

I have added a grill, sofa set, and a color-coordindated bedroom set which I LOVE! I hope you all enjoy them:)

Bedroom Set by The Sim Republic

Sunday, January 9, 2005

The Big Brick House

Now fairies can watch over your toddlers with these Tinkerbell painted walls from The Big Brick House!

Tinkerbell Walls by The Big Brick House

The Sim Republic

The Sim Republic has added a set of glass for your doors!

Glass Doors by The Sim Republic

What You See Isn't All You Get!

We intend the images shown in the SimsHost Chronicle to be representative of the updates being announced, but often there are a lot more things in each update! Visit the sites to see all the goodies!

Looking for Downloads for The Sims 2?

All these sites have things for The Sims 2, and your one SimsHost subscription gets you access to all of them, plus all of the sites for The Sims and other games! SimsHost does not require a separate subscription for The Sims 2 or for downloads from any of the other games we host! With your one subscription, you can access it all!

At these sites you will find Sims 2 genetics, clothing, characters, houses, lots, custom neighborhoods, and now objects for the game!

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With your one SimsHost account, you support the hosting costs for all the sites we host and enjoy new additions that continue to surpass all the stand-alone subscription sites combined with your one low-cost subscription to SimsHost! That's why we created SimsHost in June 2002 when we ran out resources to host sites for free on the Moon Sims server, and it's working great!

More than two years ago we opened with two dozen founding sites. On that day, SimsHost instantaneously became by far the largest Sims site in the world offering the best value in subscription sites.

Today we host more than seventy fantastic sites, the sites are bigger, and the service just keeps getting better! Taken collectively, the SimsHosted sites are still the largest site the The Sims in the world, yet we continue to be able to bring all these sites to you at a cost that's half what you have to pay for the least expensive stand-alone sites.

Our heartfelt thanks to all our subscribers, webmasters, and artists for making 2004 such a wonderful year! We will continue to endeavor to make the next year even better for you!

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