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Post by guysims on Apr 29, 2024 15:41:27 GMT -5
Hi all,
I wanted to create something in S4S for the first time in ages. My trusty old Macbook, running OS 10.13, does not have Blender installed as I do not mesh.
I created a standalone CAS project, and the item index window appears. I pick my item -- a basegame tattoo -- name the file, choose somewhere to save it and then...nothing.
The file S4S creates is a text file, and the next screen that's supposed to show in S4S (the model + studio+warehouse screen) does not appear.
I realized that maybe my S4S was outdated, and updated to Aurora 1.4.1.4. Still I run into the same issue.
I then downloaded Blender 2.79 to see if me not having Blender was the issue. Still no model appears.
My file pathways are all correct. I have had 0 issues using S4S on this same OS version using Apple Blossom. What am I doing wrong? Or is this a bug I should report?
Thanks for your help. I'm a new forum user.
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Post by mauvemorn on Apr 29, 2024 16:53:38 GMT -5
Hi. Are you able to clone other CAS items (like a hat)? Does studio tab appear then?
If no, please share your s4s settings
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Post by guysims on Apr 30, 2024 5:32:00 GMT -5
Hi mauvemorn! Anything I select from the menu results in the same thing: a text file and nothing else. When I select an existing .package file, S4S works fine: I see the model, the studio tab, etc. Here are my settings.  What do you think? |
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Post by mauvemorn on Apr 30, 2024 6:20:20 GMT -5
Everything looks right.
Can you check if your ts4 is indeed installed there?
If yes, where is your s4s installed?
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Post by guysims on Apr 30, 2024 8:44:10 GMT -5
Yes, I triple-checked the filing pathways. My S4S is just installed in my Applications folder, and S4S files in my Documents folder. I wonder if this is a bug. Hopefully this doesn't mean something's wrong with my laptop.
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Post by mauvemorn on Apr 30, 2024 9:42:47 GMT -5
Try this:
- close s4s, delete sims 4 studio folder from Documents;
- start s4s, try cloning something again;
- if wont work, try re-installing s4s
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Post by guysims on Apr 30, 2024 15:11:29 GMT -5
No luck! Do you think I should report this as a bug/error?
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Post by mauvemorn on Apr 30, 2024 15:19:11 GMT -5
It is best to call Andrew here. Hi, andrew . Any idea as to why s4s may not show Studio tab for anything on Mac? Paths seem to be fine |
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Post by andrew on May 5, 2024 9:33:12 GMT -5
Hi guysims , I've never seen anything like the problem you are describing. Is there any text in the text file? Could it be that it is a package, but somehow your mac got accidentally configured to open them with textedit instead of S4Studio.app? Can you try right-clicking the file and see if S4Studio is an option to open it? When I do so, it looks like this.  |
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Post by guysims on May 7, 2024 14:54:10 GMT -5
Hi andrew, No, it just creates a .txt file so no other option than to open with a text processor. Inside is a bunch of gibberish. It's especially weird because S4S has an established connection with my Sims files and is able to work with existing .package files, just can't create new ones.  |
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Post by guysims on May 7, 2024 15:04:14 GMT -5
I wonder if my OS being old is creating a problem for this 'new' version of S4S. Or maybe my Sims 4 still running through the Origin app (also outdated) is affecting it? Just thinking out loud. I was able to create CC without issue on Apple Blossom, and have not updated my OS since.
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Post by andrew on May 7, 2024 17:03:42 GMT -5
guysims can you try renaming that file and add the .package extension and see if you can open it with S4S? If that works, try cloning something again and add .package to the end of the name you give it.
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Post by guysims on May 7, 2024 18:19:15 GMT -5
guysims can you try renaming that file and add the .package extension and see if you can open it with S4S? If that works, try cloning something again and add .package to the end of the name you give it. I'm yelling!!!!! That actually worked!!!!!!
Oh I'm so grateful. Feeling a little silly for not thinking of it myself. Any clue as to why it's doing this?
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Post by andrew on May 7, 2024 19:05:35 GMT -5
guysims, My best guess would be that it is related to a recent change to add a dropdown to the save window to specify the extension. Do you see this when you save a new package? 
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Post by guysims on May 8, 2024 15:26:09 GMT -5
Yes, I saw that and it always said I was saving as a Sims 4 Package so not sure why it isn't. No worries, though! I can live with this workaround  Thank you! |
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Thank you!