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==Walls==
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==HomecrafterPlus and In-game Counterpart Files==
  
Technical information on Homecrafter-made files in The Sims 2.
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Technical information on HomecrafterPlus-made (HCP) and in-game files in The Sims 2: walls, floors, and ground cover/terrain paints.
  
 
==Walls==
 
==Walls==
Normally, HCP wallpaper files consists of:
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* HCP wallpaper files consists of:
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 texture image (txtr) file
 
: 1 texture image (txtr) file
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There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
 
There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
 
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However, in-game wallpaper files can have:
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* In-game wallpaper files can have:
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: >=1 texture image (txtr) file
 
: >=1 texture image (txtr) file
 
: 1 text lists file
 
: 1 text lists file
The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map.
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The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map, an environment map, etc.
 
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The txmt file type is "wallpaperbump" for all HCP wallpaper files and for most in-game wallpaper files.
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The txmt file type for all HCP wallpaper files and for most in-game wallpaper files is "wallpaperbump".
Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "Wallpaperpool" type which is for caustic animation.
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Only a few Wallpapers have txmt files of the "Wallpaperpool" type which is for caustic animation.
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Wallmasks are actually a type of wallpaper.
  
 
===More Information on Walls===
 
===More Information on Walls===
* [http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost.php?p=1278636&postcount=23 Settings for bump-mapping]
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* [http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost.php?p=1278636&postcount=23 Settings for bump-mapping on HCP Wallpapers and Floor Tiles]
  
 
==Floors==
 
==Floors==
  
Normally, HCP floor tile files consists of:
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HCP floor tile files consists of:
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 texture image (txtr) file
 
: 1 texture image (txtr) file
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There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
 
There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
 
<br>
 
<br>
However, in-game floor tile files can have:
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* in-game floor tile files can have:
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: 1 object xml file
 
: >=1 texture image (txtr) file
 
: >=1 texture image (txtr) file
 
: 1 text lists file
 
: 1 text lists file
The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map.
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The extra txtr file(s) can be a bump-map, an environment map, etc.
 
<br>
 
<br>
The txmt file type is "floor" for all HCP floor tiles and for most in-game floor tiles.
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The txmt file type for all HCP floor tiles and for most in-game floor tiles is "floor".
Only a few floor tiles have txmt files of the "floorpool" type which is for caustic animation.
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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...
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There are 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, grid tiles, etc...
  
 
===More Information on Floors===
 
===More Information on Floors===
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* [[Tutorials:Transparent Floor tiles]] - Tutorial #2
 
* [[Tutorials:Transparent Floor tiles]] - Tutorial #2
 
* [[Tutorials:Modding - Floor Tile]] - a multi-purposed thread.
 
* [[Tutorials:Modding - Floor Tile]] - a multi-purposed thread.
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* [http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost.php?p=1278636&postcount=23 Settings for bump-mapping on HCP Wallpapers and Floor Tiles]
  
 
==Terrain Paint==
 
==Terrain Paint==
  
Normally, HCP terrain paint files consists of:
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* HCP terrain paint files consists of:
 
: 1 floor xml files
 
: 1 floor xml files
 
: 2 texture image (txtr) files
 
: 2 texture image (txtr) files
 
: 1 text lists file
 
: 1 text lists file
There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compessed.
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There may be a directory of compressed files when at least one file is compressed.
  
 
However, an in-game terrain paint can have bump-map(s).
 
However, an in-game terrain paint can have bump-map(s).
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[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
[[Category:Homecrafter Tutorials]]
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[[Category:Sims 2 Modding]]
[[Category:Modding]]
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 17 September 2012

Contents

[edit] HomecrafterPlus and In-game Counterpart Files

Technical information on HomecrafterPlus-made (HCP) and in-game files in The Sims 2: walls, floors, and ground cover/terrain paints.

[edit] Walls

  • 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.

  • 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, an environment map, etc.
The txmt file type for all HCP wallpaper files and for most in-game wallpaper files is "wallpaperbump". Only a few Wallpapers have txmt files of the "Wallpaperpool" type which is for caustic animation. Wallmasks are actually a type of wallpaper.

[edit] More Information on Walls

[edit] Floors

  • 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.

  • 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, an environment map, etc.
The txmt file type for all HCP floor tiles and for most in-game floor tiles is "floor". Only a few Floor Tiles have txmt files of the "floorpool" type which is for caustic animation.

There are 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, grid tiles, etc...

[edit] More Information on Floors

Special effects:

[edit] Terrain Paint

  • 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 compressed.

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

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