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tenyka
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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Feb 17, 2016 0:43:54 GMT -5

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Post by tenyka on Feb 17, 2016 0:43:54 GMT -5

Hey there! I'm new to modding and creating custom content and I really want to add additional paintings to my sim's easel-created painting pool/painting skill creations. I have found many lovely tutorials on replacing textures for buyable paintings but have not found anything about painted paintings.

So my question is do you wonderful people know how I might go about doing that? I'm well-versed in photoshop, have the .dds plugin, now have the S4S and can't find the files to replace in the program. Thank you for any advice you can give!

EDIT: After trying to find out more, I am coming up nearly empty-handed except that it seems like I have to use S4pe. I have used that to open up "replacement paintings" packages from MTS and could seemingly use these to create the replacements I would want, but I have no idea how to just create additional painting options and am still figuring out how to take the images from s4pe into photoshop to rework. If someone could tell me if this is a possibility or does that require extensive script editing? I do see that awakening forums from near dead is frowned upon but this was the closest chat I found to what I would like to know. I also realize this is a forum for S4S and not S4pe, but I hoped that I might find someone who would like to help a prospective modder. Thanks again.

Last Edit: Feb 18, 2016 11:35:29 GMT -5 by tenyka

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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Feb 28, 2016 11:26:09 GMT -5 tenyka likes this

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Post by orangemittens on Feb 28, 2016 11:26:09 GMT -5

Hi tenyka, welcome to Studio forums. I apologize for having missed your post when you posted it. I do not recommend using s4pe for Sims 4 modding. It is not well supported, it has a very spotty update history, and it has a history of bugs and it is unclear whether they have been addressed. Sims 4 Studio's Warehouse tab gives you access to all the resources in the .package and there really isn't anything s4pe can do for you that Studio's Warehouse cannot do.

If you open one of these replacement .packages using Sims 4 Studio what you will find is that they contain nothing other than default override images that replace the original image in the game. You don't need to use anyone else's mod to override these yourself. If you prefer to use the override that is already made you can import your own image to replace the existing one by clicking the import button on the right hand side in the Warehouse. Also, you don't need to use .dds if you don't want to...Studio is able to import .png images for this as well as .dds. If you prefer .png you can use that instead. Changing the default EA image to an image you choose is a very simple task

If you're interested in creating additional images for the Sim's easel this would require an override with scripting. While Studio is able to make mods like this that type of mod is complicated and a discussion of how to make one is well outside the scope of this tutorial.

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cpaulkemp New Member Posts: 1	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Mar 5, 2016 9:59:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cpaulkemp on Mar 5, 2016 9:59:23 GMT -5 Hi! Really stupid question but when I click on create 3D mesh, Object and enter my creator name - no objects show like they have in your tutorial?

annadenise1 New Member Posts: 8	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Mar 11, 2016 13:50:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by annadenise1 on Mar 11, 2016 13:50:20 GMT -5 Thank you so much!! In Sims3, I loved being able to take pics and make in game wall art or photos to hang in game. I can now do this again with S4Studio. Thank you so much.

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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Mar 11, 2016 16:02:57 GMT -5

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Post by orangemittens on Mar 11, 2016 16:02:57 GMT -5

Hi cpaulkemp, welcome to Studio forums. Please make sure Studio is pointing at your full game and not at a demo version of the game. If it is pointing at your full game delete your Documents/Sims 4 Studio folder and then restart Studio. Let Studio fully complete indexing before doing anything else with Studio.

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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Apr 12, 2016 12:13:18 GMT -5

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Post by parsimoniouskate on Apr 12, 2016 12:13:18 GMT -5

Can some kind person please help me? I'm trying to find instructions on how to create a recolor for an EA object that adds a swatch to an existing object in the catalog and not an a separate object or a default override (so a Sims2 style non-standalone recolor). Thanks!

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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Apr 12, 2016 13:53:56 GMT -5 Mathcope and BrazenLotus like this

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Post by orangemittens on Apr 12, 2016 13:53:56 GMT -5

Currently there are two ways of getting your recolor to appear in the same catalog entry as the original EA item. The first is a default override. The problem with that, of course, is that anyone else who makes a similar default override will create an item that conflicts with yours. The second way is to change the prototype ID (found in the Warehouse/Object Catalog) so that it matches the prototype ID of the EA item you want it to share a catalog entry with. The problem with going that route is that this causes the in-game design tool to not work properly. If the player has an original EA swatch selected when they place the item they will be able to use the design tool to select any EA swatches it has. If they try to select a swatch you added to the catalog entry they will get a script call failed message and vice versa.

The reason objects have this issue is due to object.package structure. Unlike Sims 2 the diffuse image is referenced from within the LOD and Model resources that also contain the mesh. When the game goes to switch swatches it must get the reference from inside that resource. Your recolor, unless it is a default override, has a different mesh instance number than the original so the game is not looking in the right place to find your swatch. After it looks and fails to find the swatch it needs it gives the script call fail message because it called for something that, from its perspective, does not exist. There was a suggestion that EA had updated .package construction to improve this situation but in my experience there has been no such improvement and, when I asked about it at EA forums, their representative denied any such update.

If this issue doesn't bother you there is a tutorial in the Deprecated Tutorials section HERE that shows how to do it.

Last Edit: Apr 12, 2016 13:55:08 GMT -5 by orangemittens

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parsimoniouskate New Member Posts: 4	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Apr 14, 2016 6:35:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by parsimoniouskate on Apr 14, 2016 6:35:24 GMT -5 Thank you Orangemittens - I appreciate your response and understand what you are saying although it is a shame! Thanks for making our lives difficult again EA!

orangemittens Administrator Posts: 12,297	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio Apr 14, 2016 7:52:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by orangemittens on Apr 14, 2016 7:52:10 GMT -5 You're welcome. It really is too bad. There's a lot of catalog cleanup, even just merging some of EA's own duplicates, that could be done if this situation with .package structure wasn't so awkward.
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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio May 14, 2016 20:45:57 GMT -5

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Post by rinipan on May 14, 2016 20:45:57 GMT -5

Hi when i tried to create a recolor this popped up
The Sims 4 Studio - Version 2.6.1.0
System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.Exception: Unknown version of AuralProperties detected.
at S4Studio.Data.IO.BuyBuild.AuralProperties.Read(Stream stream, IReferenceList resources) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\IO\BuyBuild\ObjectCatalogResource.cs:line 127
at S4Studio.Data.IO.BuyBuild.ObjectCatalogResource.Read(Stream stream, IReferenceList resources) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\IO\BuyBuild\ObjectCatalogResource.cs:line 399
at S4Studio.Data.IO.Package.DBPFPackage.FetchResource[T](DBPFResourcePointer index) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\IO\Package\DBPFPackage.cs:line 383
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.FiletableResourceProvider.FetchResourceData[TResource](IResourceHandle resourceHandle, Boolean useDefault) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\FiletableResourceProvider.cs:line 58
at S4Studio.Data.ResourceProvider.GetResourceData[TResource](IResourceHandle resourceHandle, Boolean useDefault) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\ResourceProvider.cs:line 67
at S4Studio.Data.ResourceHandle.Data[TResource]() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\ResourceHandle.cs:line 61
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.Sims4FileTable.InitializeMetadata[TResource,TMetadata](Func`2 extra_func) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\Sims4FileTable.cs:line 372
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.Sims4FileTable.InitObjects() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\Sims4FileTable.cs:line 456
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.Sims4FileTable.get_ObjectItems() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\Sims4FileTable.cs:line 247
at S4Studio.MainWindow.<CloneOBJChoicePage_OnLoaded>b__10f() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio\UI\MainWindow.xaml.cs:line 3397
at S4Studio.LoadingScreen.<>c__DisplayClass2.<Show>b__0() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio\UI\LoadingScreen.xaml.cs:line 67
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
---> (Inner Exception #0) System.Exception: Unknown version of AuralProperties detected.
at S4Studio.Data.IO.BuyBuild.AuralProperties.Read(Stream stream, IReferenceList resources) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\IO\BuyBuild\ObjectCatalogResource.cs:line 127
at S4Studio.Data.IO.BuyBuild.ObjectCatalogResource.Read(Stream stream, IReferenceList resources) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\IO\BuyBuild\ObjectCatalogResource.cs:line 399
at S4Studio.Data.IO.Package.DBPFPackage.FetchResource[T](DBPFResourcePointer index) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\IO\Package\DBPFPackage.cs:line 383
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.FiletableResourceProvider.FetchResourceData[TResource](IResourceHandle resourceHandle, Boolean useDefault) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\FiletableResourceProvider.cs:line 58
at S4Studio.Data.ResourceProvider.GetResourceData[TResource](IResourceHandle resourceHandle, Boolean useDefault) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\ResourceProvider.cs:line 67
at S4Studio.Data.ResourceHandle.Data[TResource]() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\ResourceHandle.cs:line 61
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.Sims4FileTable.InitializeMetadata[TResource,TMetadata](Func`2 extra_func) in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\Sims4FileTable.cs:line 372
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.Sims4FileTable.InitObjects() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\Sims4FileTable.cs:line 456
at S4Studio.Data.FileDb.Sims4FileTable.get_ObjectItems() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio.Data\FileDb\Sims4FileTable.cs:line 247
at S4Studio.MainWindow.<CloneOBJChoicePage_OnLoaded>b__10f() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio\UI\MainWindow.xaml.cs:line 3397
at S4Studio.LoadingScreen.<>c__DisplayClass2.<Show>b__0() in c:\Workspace\Sims4Studio\TheS4Studio\S4Studio\UI\LoadingScreen.xaml.cs:line 67
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()<---
and i have another problem when i tried to recolor a poster this happened
file:///C:/Users/RINI/Documents/Electronic%20Arts/The%20Sims%204/Screenshots/05-14-16_9-45-18%C2%A0PM.png

file:///C:/Users/RINI/Documents/Electronic%20Arts/The%20Sims%204/Screenshots/05-14-16_9-45-18%C2%A0PM.png

orangemittens Administrator Posts: 12,297	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio May 15, 2016 6:39:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by orangemittens on May 15, 2016 6:39:57 GMT -5 Hi rinipan, please update to the current version of Studio. The version you have was outdated by an EA patch.
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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio May 28, 2016 9:58:47 GMT -5

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Post by anska on May 28, 2016 9:58:47 GMT -5

Thank you for the tutorial it worked perfectly for me. While I am sure it has been asked before, what are the benefits of saving the diffuse image as a dds over saving it as a png? From googling I would guess that pngs aren't too great for the game's performance, because they don't generate mipmaps - but are there other benefits in dds files?

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Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio May 28, 2016 10:35:27 GMT -5 menaceman44 likes this

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Post by orangemittens on May 28, 2016 10:35:27 GMT -5

Hi anska, there is no technical benefit to saving the diffuse image as a .dds vs saving it as a .png. The game absolutely requires .dds images. Studio can convert your .png to .dds for you or you can import a .dds yourself.

Most people prefer to work with .png because it does not require a plugin, it's less clunky, the image version they have in their files should they need it later is a lossless .png instead of a lossy .dds, and Studio's .png--->.dds converter is better in many cases than that of their 3D editor's plugin.

For all of these reasons, I recommend saving your image as a .png and using that .png for import back to Studio. I do not recommend the use of .dds for this purpose in most cases.

Last Edit: May 28, 2016 10:36:22 GMT -5 by orangemittens

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anska Studio Member Posts: 329	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio May 29, 2016 5:25:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by anska on May 29, 2016 5:25:53 GMT -5 One riddle solved then! Thank you very much for the answer.
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orangemittens Administrator Posts: 12,297	Recolor an EA Object With Sims 4 Studio May 31, 2016 10:28:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by orangemittens on May 31, 2016 10:28:29 GMT -5 You're welcome
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