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==Walls==
  
==Preface==
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Technical information on Homecrafter-made files in The Sims 2.
  
This section contains tutorials designed to help you create various types of terrain for your Lots  Some of the tutorials use cheats while others do not.  The tutorials will vary in complexity dependent upon the finished design goal. Open the tutorial to see which requirements are needed in order to finish the tutorial successfully.
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==Walls==
 
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If you need clarification about a specific step, above each tutorial page you will find a discussion tab.  Please ask your questions within the discussion tab associated with the tutorial. Someone will come along and either answer your questions or revise the tutorial.
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Note: Document revisions will not happen immediately. If you have an urgent problem you may try the MTS2 forum.
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==Overview==
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Normally, HCP wallpaper files consists of:
 
Normally, HCP wallpaper files consists of:
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 object xml file
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Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "Wallpaperpool" type which is for caustic animation.
 
Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "Wallpaperpool" type which is for caustic animation.
  
==Tutorials==
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===More Information on Walls===
 
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===Wallpaper===
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* [http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost.php?p=1278636&postcount=23 Settings for bump-mapping]
 
* [http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost.php?p=1278636&postcount=23 Settings for bump-mapping]
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==Floors==
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Normally, HCP floor tile files consists of:
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: 1 object xml file
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: 1 texture image (txtr) file
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: 1 text lists file
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There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
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However, in-game floor tile files can have:
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: 1 object xml file
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: >=1 texture image (txtr) file
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: 1 text lists file
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The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map.
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The txmt file type is "floor" for all HCP floor tiles and for most in-game floor tiles.
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Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "floorpool" type which is for caustic animation.
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There're some other rare types of floor tiles such as swim-pool surface floor tiles, swim-pool depth floor tiles, neighbourhood water floor tiles, road floor tiles, etc...
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===More Information on Floors===
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Special effects:
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* [[Tutorials:Transparency in Floor Tiles]] - Tutorial #1
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* [[Tutorials:Transparent Floor tiles]] - Tutorial #2
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* [[Tutorials:Modding - Floor Tile]] - a multi-purposed thread.
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==Terrain Paint==
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Normally, HCP terrain paint files consists of:
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: 1 floor xml files
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: 2 texture image (txtr) files
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: 1 text lists file
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There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
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However, an in-game terrain paint can have bump-map(s).
  
 
==Related Pages==
 
==Related Pages==
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[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Homecrafter Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Homecrafter Tutorials]]
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[[Category:Modding]]

Revision as of 10:59, 18 April 2007

Contents

Walls

Technical information on Homecrafter-made files in The Sims 2.

Walls

Normally, HCP wallpaper files consists of:

1 object xml file
1 texture image (txtr) file
1 text lists file

There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
However, in-game wallpaper files can have:

1 object xml file
>=1 texture image (txtr) file
1 text lists file

The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map.
The txmt file type is "wallpaperbump" for all HCP wallpaper files and for most in-game wallpaper files. Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "Wallpaperpool" type which is for caustic animation.

More Information on Walls

Floors

Normally, HCP floor tile files consists of:

1 object xml file
1 texture image (txtr) file
1 text lists file

There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
However, in-game floor tile files can have:

1 object xml file
>=1 texture image (txtr) file
1 text lists file

The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map.
The txmt file type is "floor" for all HCP floor tiles and for most in-game floor tiles. Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "floorpool" type which is for caustic animation.

There're some other rare types of floor tiles such as swim-pool surface floor tiles, swim-pool depth floor tiles, neighbourhood water floor tiles, road floor tiles, etc...

More Information on Floors

Special effects:

Terrain Paint

Normally, HCP terrain paint files consists of:

1 floor xml files
2 texture image (txtr) files
1 text lists file

There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.

However, an in-game terrain paint can have bump-map(s).

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