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This file is a [[DBPF|package]], and it's usually compressed by [[zip]] or [[rar]]. The package file (extracted from the .zip or .rar file) must be placed in the [[Downloads]] subfolder of the main The Sims 2 folder.  | This file is a [[DBPF|package]], and it's usually compressed by [[zip]] or [[rar]]. The package file (extracted from the .zip or .rar file) must be placed in the [[Downloads]] subfolder of the main The Sims 2 folder.  | ||
| − | + | User created packages appear in the SavedSims subfolder.  | |
| − | * [[0C560F39]]  | + | == Structure ==  | 
| − | * [[AC506764]]  | + | The structure of the package usually includes 7 types of files. Some of them are repeated. Usually those files are:  | 
| − | * [[53545223]] - A string resource. The description (in human-readable natural language) of the recolour is stored here.  | + | |
| − | * [[EBCF3E27]] - The Property Set. Age, Category (Formal? Swimwear?), Gender, Outfit (Top? Bottom? Full?), etc are stored here  | + | * [[0C560F39|BINX]] -   | 
| − | * [[E86B1EEF]]  | + | * [[AC506764|3IDR]] - The file which controls references to other files - used to link recolours to the mesh  | 
| − | * [[49596978]]  | + | * [[53545223|STR#]] - A string resource. The description (in human-readable natural language) of the recolour is stored here.  | 
| − | * [[1C4A276C]]  | + | * [[EBCF3E27|GZPS]] - The Property Set. Age, Category (Formal? Swimwear?), Gender, Outfit (Top? Bottom? Full?), etc are stored here  | 
| − | * [[  | + | * [[E86B1EEF|DIR]] - Used only if compressed files exist in the package  | 
| + | * [[49596978|TXMT]] - Material definitions.  | ||
| + | * [[1C4A276C|TXTR]] - Texture files.  | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Software ==  | ||
| + | There are some software that can read the information from these packages and return them in a human-readable form:  | ||
| + | * [[SimPE]] is the most complete tool to read and change a package. Just run SimPE and Open the package file. Some care must be taken to change a file, but these operations are safe:  | ||
| + | : in the Property Set:  | ||
| + | :: change the category (for example, from underwear to formal)  | ||
| + | :: change the age between Adult (0x8) / Young Adult (0x40) / (Adult + Young Adult) (0x48)  | ||
| + | : in the Text Lists  | ||
| + | :: change the description (there is just one string, with ID 0x0)  | ||
| + | * [[Detect Pets Body Shop bug/Source Code|A code in R that reads (only) a package]]  | ||
| + | * [[Describe all packages/Source Code|A code in R that displays the description of all packages]]  | ||
| + | * [[Delphy's Download Organiser]] also identifies these kind of packages, along with the the category and the ages  | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Sims 2 Modding]]  | ||
| + | [[Category: InternalFormats]]  | ||
Latest revision as of 17:45, 17 September 2012
Body Shop creates a Body Shop Clothing package. Most, if not all, custom-made clothes that are available everywhere in sites were made with Body Shop. These files (sometimes) appear as Skins or Recolour/Recolor. Some of them require a custom-made Mesh.
This file is a package, and it's usually compressed by zip or rar. The package file (extracted from the .zip or .rar file) must be placed in the Downloads subfolder of the main The Sims 2 folder.
User created packages appear in the SavedSims subfolder.
[edit] Structure
The structure of the package usually includes 7 types of files. Some of them are repeated. Usually those files are:
- BINX -
 - 3IDR - The file which controls references to other files - used to link recolours to the mesh
 - STR# - A string resource. The description (in human-readable natural language) of the recolour is stored here.
 - GZPS - The Property Set. Age, Category (Formal? Swimwear?), Gender, Outfit (Top? Bottom? Full?), etc are stored here
 - DIR - Used only if compressed files exist in the package
 - TXMT - Material definitions.
 - TXTR - Texture files.
 
[edit] Software
There are some software that can read the information from these packages and return them in a human-readable form:
- SimPE is the most complete tool to read and change a package. Just run SimPE and Open the package file. Some care must be taken to change a file, but these operations are safe:
 
-  in the Property Set:
- change the category (for example, from underwear to formal)
 - change the age between Adult (0x8) / Young Adult (0x40) / (Adult + Young Adult) (0x48)
 
 -  in the Text Lists
- change the description (there is just one string, with ID 0x0)
 
 
- A code in R that reads (only) a package
 - A code in R that displays the description of all packages
 - Delphy's Download Organiser also identifies these kind of packages, along with the the category and the ages