User:HMan526

Quick Bio of the HMan
HMan526 has been a fan of The Sims series long before the game was even released. A fan of games such as SimCity and SimAnt while reading a PC game magizine he found out about a new nameless game coming out from Maxis. The description of the game raised his intrest so he began to follow it, searching for any articles on the game he could find. These efforts were doubled when the name of the game (The Sims) was finally released to the public. HMan not only preordered the game but on the day of it's release played it from about 5:30 PM till about 6:00 AM.

The Sims games owned
While the list of Maxis games owned is too long to remember HMan has The Sims for PS2 The Sims and all expansion packs for PC. He also has The Sims: Bustin Out for the Gamecube and The Sims 2 with all expansion and stuff packs up to Family Fun Stuff.

Favorite Neighborhood to Play in
While in The Sims 2 the HMan has created several neighborhoods his 2 favorites are Driftwood and Challenge Canyon. These are both custom neighborhoods, the earlier one is for HMan's Free Play families while Challenge Canyon contains Familes that are being used in challenges.

Gameplay Rules
HMan plays The Sims 2 under a set of his own gameplay rules...they are...

For Free Play Neighborhoods

 * 1) No cheats (Except for moveobjects to handle bugs)
 * 2) Sims start on small lots.  They go to the next size up every 3 jobs (They go to Meduim Lots on job 3 Large Lots on job 6 and Huge lots on job 9).
 * 3) Sims start out with the cheapest item in every room of the house from every section in buy mode (except misc.).  Promotions allow the Sim to upgrade one room of the house by one step for each item (The first upgrade also allows the cheapest item in the Misc. catagory to be bought.)
 * 4) A Community Lot is added every 3 familes that move in to the neighborhood.  When a new lot is added all older lots are improved (more expensive flooring, items etc).
 * 5) Sub-Neighborhoods are brought in as needed
 * 6) University is brought in once the first Teenage Sim is 2 days away from becoming an Adult (so they can become a Young Adult and atend.)
 * 7) Downtown is added once the main neighborhood is filled to the brim.  Pleasure Aspirtation Sims can move here full time.
 * 8) The Business District is also added when the main neighborhood is full...Wealth Aspirtation Sims can move here full time.

For Challenge Neighborhoods

 * 1) Rules for the challenge are enforced and will be followed.
 * 2) If a rule for a challenge and HMan's standard way of playing are in conflict (example: The challenge tells him to use a cheat during the challenge.) then the challenge rule wins (like in a TCG when what the card says and the TCG's rules are in conflic the card wins).
 * 3) Families who complete their challenge remain in the neighborhood as live in neighbors.  Those that don't are deleted.
 * 4) Community lots are built as needed for the challenges.
 * 5) Sub Neighborhoods are added as required to complete challenges.

Notes about his The Sims Wik Writing
HMan may use the following Intials in his Wiki Writings


 * PS means Player (or playable) Sim. It is a Sim that can be controlled by the player


 * CS means Controlled (or or controlable) Sim. Like PS It is a Sim that can be controlled by the player.


 * NPS means Non-Player (or non-playable) Sim It is a Sim that is controlled by the game


 * NCS means Non-Controlled (or non-controlable) Sim. Like NPS It is a Sim that is controlled by the game.

HMan considered these to be interchangeable with PC and NPC.

Life Outside of SimNation-The Fun Stuff...
HMan is currently married to his wife Debbie, and has been so for 3 years now. When not playing The Sims he is either spending time with his wife, their cat, or both. HMan is also an avid gamer be they PC or console (He has no real prefrence.). He is also in E-Wrestling. He is also an up and coming Stand up Comic who specializes in voices and a parody song writer.

...and the not so fun stuff
HMan also helps his father set up a stand at a nearby farmer's market known as Roots and does a newsletter for a non-profit group called Halcyon.