#repository wizard

[picknmixsims]

Sims2Tools Apps - Other Updates

Various changes that have been delayed as I really didn't want to rebuild all my apps just for the sake of it, but as I'm getting more and more reports of my apps failing due to errors introduced by other apps into .package files …

BHAV Finder V2.6

DBPF Viewer V2.2

HCDU Plus V4.6

Log Watcher V2.5

Repository Wizard V2.10

What Caused This V2.3

More forgiving when encountering compressed data with an incorrect header.

Added a feature to delete the application’s registry keys via Shift-Control-Exit

For apps using the game thumbnail caches

Implemented background thumbnail caches, no longer matters if you delete the cigen.package file and the Thumbnails sub-folder

Apps using the thumbnail caches will now open with game running (as not trying to open the locked game thumbnail caches - may still fail for other locked game files, eg, objects.package)

Added a Caching menu with option to remove thumbnail caches

Fix for checking for updates - see here

[cornyregans]

Okay, I'm confused. So I began working on a new default replacement, one that uses a file that has been put through @picknmixsims's repository wizard. The standalone files using the adult mesh, as well as the combined ages file, both work perfectly. The only problem is that the individual teen file didn't show up in bodyshop. While this might not be a huge deal in this case, as I could just not upload the files for teen sims this time, I worry that this might become a problem in the future if I create a default that only uses one of the repo'd ages (i.e., a default for either teens or elders that relies on the adult files to work).

I attempted to reverse-engineer my default using the repository wizard, and tried to do the same with the original custom file. Unfortunately, my default attempt resulted in all replacements using the exact same texture, whereas the wizard couldn't recognize the DBPFs in the custom attempt. At this point, I'm wondering if I need to copy the custom file's resources into a new package, make said package standalone using the wizard, then redo the parts that were messed up? Idk, I downloaded the DBPF viewer just in case, so hopefully I can figure out why I'm driving the struggle bus on this one.

[creesims]

Repo Wizard Clothes - How to Tell What is What

The Repository Wizard makes it super easy to create batches of clothes on another mesh but that means you also have to do batch naming. So how can you tell which files are repo'd to which originals?

Open an original in SimPE and click on the Binary Index. The second to last line is sortindex, that number will be the same in any clothes that the Repo Wizard made for this master file. Just open your add-ons in SimPE and check the sortindex until you find the matching number and then you can change the filename to show which original it's repo'd to

[picknmixsims]

Sims2Tools Thumbnail Transparency

I've finally found out how to decode the alpha channel Maxis embeds into their JPEG thumbnails.

The following apps will now display thumbnails on a transparent background

BSOK Editor

Object Relocator

Outfit Organiser

Repository Wizard

(The background colour can be configured via the "ThumbnailBackground" property.)

Additionally, for Object Relocator and Outfit Organiser, when replacing a thumbnail with a .png image, the alpha channel will be correctly encoded.

[picknmixsims]

Repository Wizard - QoL Update

Repository Wizard V2.9

Fixed drop-down width for subsets with long names

Thanks to gummi for bringing this to my attention.

[picknmixsims]

Repository Wizard - Updated

Repository Wizard V2.7

Added Designable and Non-Designable tabs (advanced mode only)

Added SIX non-designable subset mappings, for those of you that really want to go to town reducing the number of TXMT/TXTR resources in a repositoried/slaved package!

Setting a non-designable subset to an empty value will delete that subset from the SHPE

Selected folder in the tree view retains highlight when selecting packages within the folder

Picking an unsupported version of SimPe in the Config Dialog now displays a link to this post

[picknmixsims]

Sims2Tools - All Apps Updated

As mentioned previously, all apps have now been updated

HCDU Plus

What Caused This

Log Watcher

Object Relocator

Outfit Organiser

Repository Wizard

SceneGraph Checker

Hood Exporter

BHAV Finder

BSOK Editor

DBPF Viewer

The configuration dialog now checks the three paths. Invalid paths are highlighted and the OK button disabled.

[picknmixsims]

Repository Wizard - Updated

Repository Wizard V2.6

Fixed a bug when opening objects.package from the Object sub-wizard

With nothing open, you can drag-and-drop a folder from Windows Explorer onto the tree view to open it.

"Delete Local Orphans" is now on the Options menu

"Clothing", "Object" and "Standalone Clothing" are now on the Wizard menu

Ctrl-click on an age or category checkbox will uncheck all others in the group and check just that one