Difference between revisions of "Sims 3:Catalog Resource"

Revision as of 04:20, 17 June 2010

Overview

The following resource types are used for catalog entries.

Format

Common

This block appears in all Catalog Resources. The name and description GUIDs can be looked up in the STBL.

DWORD Version // 0x0000000c except for a few 0x0000000d in EP1
QWORD Name GUID //from STBL
QWORD Desc GUID //from STBL
7BITSTR // Catalog Name entry
7BITSTR // Catalog Desc entry
FLOAT price
FLOAT //always 1.0
4BYTE //binary zeros
BYTE
QWORD I64 of PNG icon //usually 0
--if Version >= 0x0000000D
	BYTE
--if Version >= 0x0000000E
	BYTE
--if Version >= 0x0000000F
	DWORD

Material List

ObjectMaterialList

This section is only present in Objects, Fences (EP1+), Railings (EP1+) and Wall/Floor Patterns; it differs slightly for Wall/Floor Patterns, as annotated below.

Purpose

This is a list of all preset color options that a Catalog Resource has. Each preset has different settings for patterns used and colors applied. They are listed in the order that they appear in game. You can safely delete them. (The screen shot shows how they are presented in s3pe.)

Common Values

Not all values are present in all catalog resources.

Notes

• [1] Walls - Changing to 0x00 - Entire wall disappears from catalog with all presets
• [2] Present for Walls/Floors
• [3] Values must be non-zero and unique. Changing the value does not re-order them in catalog but walls will show the thumb/catalog in new order but does not move the actual wall preset order.

Format

DWORD Count1
--repetition Count1 Material:
	BYTE type
	if (type != 1) DWORD
	DWORD offset		// from here to after TGI Block List
	WORD
	DWORD tgi offset	// see Sims 3:Key table
	DWORD tgi size		// see Sims 3:Key table
	--insert Material Block
	--insert TGI Block List	// see Sims 3:Key table
	DWORD
	--if Wall/Floor Style:
		DWORD
		DWORD
		DWORD

Material Block

This block holds the variables used in the complate to render a texture, equivalent to the preset XML used for CAS parts. TGI Block List indexes refer to the TGI Block List following this Material Block.

BYTE index			// TGI Block List entry for Complate XML to which these variables should be applied
--insert data for typecode 0x01 // see below
--insert data for typecode 0x01 // see below
DWORD count1
--repetition count1 Type Code List:
	BYTE controlCode
	--if controlCode is 0x40:
		BYTE[]		// padding with 0x40 bytes, does not count as a list entry
	--else if controlCode is 0x2F:
		--insert data for typecode 0x2F	// see below
	--else
		BYTE
		BYTE typecode
		--insert data for typecode	// see below
DWORD count2
--repeat(count2)
	Material Block		// sub-blocks used for pattern definitions

Complate Variables

Complate variables are referenced by the same strings as they are in the complate XML. All the standard complate elements are indexed via the string table so are not typically included as a literal string.

Typecodes

If (flags & 0x40 set) - read a byte; else use (flags & 0x3F); call this "index"
If (flags & 0x80 set) - a string, length is "index"
If (flags & 0x80 clear) - a string from the string table, identified by "index"