COLL

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Short name:	COLL
Long name:	Collection

Introduction

The Collection resource is one of many resources found in a collection file. The collection file holds information about objects and groups them together, they are folders found in game via Collections. This page covers not only the COLL resource, but all the parts that make up a collection file.

• 3IDR
• BINX
• COLL
• IMG
• STR#

Binary Index (BINX)

Name	Type	Use	Value
creatorid	dtstring	00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000000	unknown
flags	dtUInteger	0x00000002	unknown
iconidx	dtUInteger	0x00000000	unknown
sortindex	dtUInteger	varies	Order it appears in game in collections
stringindex	dtUInteger	0x00000000	unknown
stringsetidx	dtUInteger	0x00000001	unknown
type	dtString	collection, communitylotcollection, *lotcollection	Residential collection, Community collection, or both collection

*lotcollection is only available for Pets EP and later

jpg/tga/png Image (IMG)

This is the image that shows in collections.

Changing collection Icon image:

• Right Click
• Extract
• Save As...<filename.tga>

Be sure to change file extension to .tga for alpha channel!

Text Lists (STR#)

This is the text that displays when hovering over the collection in game.