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| style="border:2px solid #1e1e1e;background-color:#333;color:#000;padding:0 1em;" width="100%" colspan="1" | <h1 style="color:#fff;border-bottom:none;">2. Key Files</h1>
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| width="100%" style="vertical-align:top;border:1px dashed #848484;background-color:#efefef;color:#000;padding-top:1em;" | <big>'''What are INI and DDS files and where do I find them?'''</big>

There are two primary types of files that affect climate in a world. Firstly, there are [[Sims_3:0x00B2D882|DDS]] texture files that control visual information like the colours of the sea and sky, or the texture of the moon. DDS files can be edited in a [[Graphics_Editors|graphics editor]] like Photoshop or GIMP. Secondly, there are [[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD|INI]] tuning files that influence a wide variety of settings - from when the sun sets, to how the ocean's water ripples. INI files can be edited very easily from the Windows Notepad application.

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| width="20%" style="vertical-align:top;border:1px dashed #848484;background-color:#efefef;color:#000"  | <h4 style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:none;">2.1 [[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW|INI Files]]</h4> 
| width="80%" style="vertical-align:top;border:1px dashed #848484;background-color:#efefef;color:#000;padding-top:1em;" | <big>'''List of Annotated INI Files'''</big>
A list of the annotations pages for each INI file that contributes to a world's climate.

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/WorldEnvtIni_Misc|WorldEnvtIni_Clear.ini]] 

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/WorldEnvtIni_Misc|WorldEnvtIni_PartlyCloudy.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/WorldEnvtIni_Misc|WorldEnvtIni_Overcast.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/WorldEnvtIni_Misc|WorldEnvtIni_Stormy.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/WorldEnvtIni_Misc|WorldEnvtIni_Special.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/Sea|Sea.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/Pond|Pond.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/SkyCommon|SkyCommon.ini]]

[[Sims_3:0x1F886EAD/CAW/Lighting|LightingCommon.ini]]
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| width="20%" style="vertical-align:top;border:1px dashed #848484;background-color:#efefef;color:#000"  | <h4 style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:none;">2.2 [[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW|DDS Files]]</h4> 
| width="80%" style="vertical-align:top;border:1px dashed #848484;background-color:#efefef;color:#000;padding-top:1em;" | <big>'''List of Annotated DDS Files'''</big>
A list of the annotations page for each DDS file that contributes to a world's climate. Includes advice about formatting.

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/WorldEnvt_Misc|WorldEnvt_Clear.dds]] 

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/WorldEnvt_Misc|WorldEnvt_PartlyCloudy.dds]]

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/WorldEnvt_Misc|WorldEnvt_Overcast.dds]]

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/WorldEnvt_Misc|WorldEnvt_Stormy.dds]]

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/WorldEnvt_Misc|WorldEnvt_Special.dds]]

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/Sky_Sun|Sky_Sun.dds]]

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/Sky_SunHalo|Sky_SunHalo.dds]]

[[Sims_3:0x00B2D882/CAW/CloudNoiseBase|CloudNoiseBase.dds]] 
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| width="100%" style="vertical-align:top;border:1px dashed #848484;background-color:#efefef;color:#000;padding-top:1em;" | <big>'''How do I get the files into my world?'''</big>
:It seems that CAW is set up to automatically package certain resources into the world file on export to Sims3Pack. 

:To have this work, put the files into the location specified:

:''Documents \Electronic Arts \The Sims 3 Create A World Tool \UserToolData \Worlds \[worldname]\ Config\ ''

:Note: All files must have the proper name of the resource, not the hash. This means naming them WorldEnvtIni_Clear.ini, WorldEnvt_Clear.dds.
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