Difference between revisions of "Sims 3:Catalog Resource"

Revision as of 13:34, 27 July 2009

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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 //12
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

Material List

This section is only present in Objects and Wall/Floor Patterns; it differs slightly between the two, as annotated.

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 MaterialBlock
	--insert TGI Block List	// see Sims 3:Key table
	DWORD
	--if Wall/Floor Style:
		DWORD
		DWORD
		DWORD

Material Block

BYTE index //XML
--insert data for typecode 0x01 // see below
--insert data for typecode 0x01 // see below
DWORD count1
--repetition count1 Type Code List:
	BYTE controlcode
	switch(controlcode)
	{
	    case 0x40:
		(do not increase count - skip 0x40 bytes)
		break;
	    case 0x2F:
		BYTE
		DWORD
		break;
	    default:
		BYTE typecode
		--insert data for typecode // see below
		break;
	}
DWORD count2
--repeat(count2)
	Material Block

Typecodes

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