Is HCDU Working For Anyone Lately?

Zirconia Wolf · 04-11-2008, 09:35 PM

I just tried to run the HCDU & it starts but just sits there.

After a couple minutes I have to close it out which gives me a "program not responding" message, blah, blah, blah.

I tried re-downloading it & still no dice.

This utility used to work just spiffy for me, so I was wondering if it's been acting up for anyone else recently?

-ZW

Greg · 04-11-2008, 11:28 PM

Try as I might, I am unable to parse "HCDU." What is it?

Miros1 · 04-11-2008, 11:57 PM

SimWardrobe's Hack Conflict Detector Utility.

Just ran it with no problems, but I don't have BV, Teen Stuff, or FT. I also didn't write protect my Downloads folder.

Zirconia Wolf · 04-12-2008, 12:06 AM

Strange.

It was working just spiffy as of February!

I see that someone else just downloaded it & is also having problems with it, as per a post on the HCDU forum. (Right now, I'm still on an OFB install & my current Downloads folder is rather small & not write protected...)

Hmmmm...

-ZW

***UPDATE***

Curiouser & curiouser!

The darn thing decided to work today with no problems whatsoever.

grr......

OT: Miros, if memory serves you are an ACR user. I'm looking into an alternative to my beloved InTeen & was wondering if ACR allows for "risky" woohoo, or is "Try For Baby" the only way it will allow for pregnancies?

homerette · 04-13-2008, 06:27 AM

I tried the HCDU and it worked fine for me. I have all the EP's and etc.

I'm also an ACR user, and there is a risky pregnancy function. The default setting is 5%, but you can adjust it higher or down to nothing.

Miros1 · 04-13-2008, 05:17 PM

Teens and older can woohoo autonomously, but only adults get pregger. Yes, as Homerette sez, all woohoo involving a male and an adult female is risky, and configurable, both on a individual and neighborhood basis. You can even turn on a dialog, so you can see the % chance and the random number. I only use Try for Baby when my Sims get near "change of life" without kids.

Zirconia Wolf · 04-13-2008, 07:38 PM

Hmm. Sounds like a contender. I really like a "surprise" pregnancy element in my game!

If I understand the documentation correctly, I can set the "autonomous" levels on Hood-wide, Lot-wide or a Sim-by-Sim basis, right? (Just want to make sure I can have some element of control! I don't want all my Hoods to turn into brothels just yet!)

I was considering just using SyperSpunk's Risky WooHoo (which I used before InTeen) but have to admit it might be nice if I didn't have to dictate all the romance for every Sim...

-ZW

Kaylyn · 04-13-2008, 08:14 PM

I use both ACR and Inteen, and I believe you can adjust the level of autonomy per Sim. Certain Sims will want to Woohoo more often than others (such as Romance Sims, and Family Sims aren't far behind I think), and there is also a Try For Baby percentage (Family Sims autonomously Try for Baby more often than others).

Miros1 · 04-14-2008, 12:10 AM

Exactly, Zirconia!

There's quite a bit of documentation with the mod, and you should at least skim it.

rdanner3 · 04-23-2008, 04:39 AM

At the extreme risk of sounding utterly the idiot, where does one download this ACR thing?

InSimenator I have. I have little interest in InTeen (or whatever it's called) though.

However, HCDU does sound useful, especially if it helps one correct detected conflicts.

Miros1 · 04-23-2008, 11:35 AM

ACR is available at TwoJeffs' new site. I believe the link is in a thread entitled "Changing of the guard at InTeen." I have important stuff in my clipboard at the moment or I'd look it up for you!

HCDU is available from SimWardrobe.

Greg · 04-23-2008, 12:06 PM

Yeah, you definitely want HDCU. It tells you when two or more hacks are modifying the same script in the game. This does not always mean that there is a conflict but unless the hacks came from the same author, it's probably a problem.

04-11-2008, 09:35 PM	#1
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Is HCDU Working For Anyone Lately? I just tried to run the HCDU & it starts but just sits there. After a couple minutes I have to close it out which gives me a "program not responding" message, blah, blah, blah. I tried re-downloading it & still no dice. This utility used to work just spiffy for me, so I was wondering if it's been acting up for anyone else recently? -ZW __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

04-11-2008, 11:28 PM	#2
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Try as I might, I am unable to parse "HCDU." What is it? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

04-12-2008, 12:06 AM	#4
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Strange. It was working just spiffy as of February! I see that someone else just downloaded it & is also having problems with it, as per a post on the HCDU forum. (Right now, I'm still on an OFB install & my current Downloads folder is rather small & not write protected...) Hmmmm... -ZW *UPDATE* Curiouser & curiouser! The darn thing decided to work today with no problems whatsoever. grr...... OT: Miros, if memory serves you are an ACR user. I'm looking into an alternative to my beloved InTeen & was wondering if ACR allows for "risky" woohoo, or is "Try For Baby" the only way it will allow for pregnancies? __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution! Last edited by Zirconia Wolf : 04-13-2008 at 12:39 AM.

04-13-2008, 06:27 AM	#5
homerette Day late & a dollar short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central VA Posts: 206	I tried the HCDU and it worked fine for me. I have all the EP's and etc. I'm also an ACR user, and there is a risky pregnancy function. The default setting is 5%, but you can adjust it higher or down to nothing. __________________ May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

04-13-2008, 07:38 PM	#7
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Hmm. Sounds like a contender. I really like a "surprise" pregnancy element in my game! If I understand the documentation correctly, I can set the "autonomous" levels on Hood-wide, Lot-wide or a Sim-by-Sim basis, right? (Just want to make sure I can have some element of control! I don't want all my Hoods to turn into brothels just yet!) I was considering just using SyperSpunk's Risky WooHoo (which I used before InTeen) but have to admit it might be nice if I didn't have to dictate all the romance for every Sim... -ZW __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

04-11-2008, 11:57 PM	#3
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	SimWardrobe's Hack Conflict Detector Utility. Just ran it with no problems, but I don't have BV, Teen Stuff, or FT. I also didn't write protect my Downloads folder.

04-13-2008, 05:17 PM	#6
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Teens and older can woohoo autonomously, but only adults get pregger. Yes, as Homerette sez, all woohoo involving a male and an adult female is risky, and configurable, both on a individual and neighborhood basis. You can even turn on a dialog, so you can see the % chance and the random number. I only use Try for Baby when my Sims get near "change of life" without kids.

04-13-2008, 08:14 PM	#8
Kaylyn Rescuer of Kittens Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Shreveport/Bossier City, LA Posts: 125	I use both ACR and Inteen, and I believe you can adjust the level of autonomy per Sim. Certain Sims will want to Woohoo more often than others (such as Romance Sims, and Family Sims aren't far behind I think), and there is also a Try For Baby percentage (Family Sims autonomously Try for Baby more often than others).

04-14-2008, 12:10 AM	#9
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Exactly, Zirconia! There's quite a bit of documentation with the mod, and you should at least skim it.

04-23-2008, 04:39 AM	#10
rdanner3 Herald of the Dawn Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Alabama, US Posts: 53	At the extreme risk of sounding stupid... At the extreme risk of sounding utterly the idiot, where does one download this ACR thing? InSimenator I have. I have little interest in InTeen (or whatever it's called) though. However, HCDU does sound useful, especially if it helps one correct detected conflicts.

04-23-2008, 11:35 AM	#11
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	ACR is available at TwoJeffs' new site. I believe the link is in a thread entitled "Changing of the guard at InTeen." I have important stuff in my clipboard at the moment or I'd look it up for you! HCDU is available from SimWardrobe.

04-23-2008, 12:06 PM	#12
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Yeah, you definitely want HDCU. It tells you when two or more hacks are modifying the same script in the game. This does not always mean that there is a conflict but unless the hacks came from the same author, it's probably a problem. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?