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7th Jul 2006, 01:05 AM

CLONE Templates - Toilet Stall #1

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CLONE TEMPLATES - TOILET STALL

Why use a template?
The Maxis toilet stall looks like a normal toilet, but is managed differently by the game. In particular, many of the toilet function need to "recognize" the stall, and rely on its GUID to do that. Therefore, when you clone a stall and register new GUIDs for it, the game won't recognize it any more as a stall, and your new stall will not work.
My ready-to-clone Toilet Stall template already contains all the BHAVs that must be edited in order to force the game to correctly identify the new stall: just follow carefully the instractions below, and your new stall will be operational in a matter of clicks

Special features included in this template

The clones based on this template will work in any game configuration, including the base game only.
Unlike the Maxis stall, now the external stall is recolourable, and the porcelain not (it's pointless to have a recolourable porcelain that is barely visible, hidden into the stall).
Your clone will not be clogged with useless textures and files, like it happens when cloning the Maxis stall using SimPE.

HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE

Start the Object Workshop, click the "Open..." button and load my template; be sure that all the cloning options are checked, except "Pull animations" and "Reference original mesh". Click the "Start" button.
Change the name, description and price of the object; click "Finish".
The Scenegraph Rename Wizard will pop up, suggesting a custom name for the object: you can optionally edit the "ModelName" field, or just accept the suggested name; hit "Update" and then "OK".
Save your package with any filename you like.
When the object is cloned, first off select in turn all the OBJD files and register a new GUID for each of them (4 in total, then).
When done, select again the main OBJD, that is the one without (0,0), (0,1) etc... Click "Update MMAT" and then click Commit.
Write down the GUID that you have registered for the main OBJD: this is the GUID that we'll have to write into the various BHAVs (only the GUID for the main OBJD is relevant)
Select in turn all the BHAVs labelled "[ToiletGlobals] ..." and look for the lines where you read "Test Object Type (Stack Object ID 0x0000, is instance of: GUID 0x12345678)": these is the lines that we have to put our new GUID in. Whenever you find a "Test Object Type" line, select it and edit the first four operands, as shown in this picture:

IMPORTANT: your GUID must be written in the four operands in reverse order, i.e. the first two digits of your GUID in operand 4; the next two digits of your GUID in operand 3, and so on.
For instance, if you GUID is 00EC781A, you must write in the four operands: 1A 78 EC 00.
Do this GUID replacement in all the "Test Object Type" lines of all the "[ToiletGlobals] ..." BHAVs. There are 13 occurrencies to edit in total: don't forget any of them!

OK, you are done. Save your package and edit the mesh/texture at will, like a normal cloned object.

TERMS OF USAGE OF THE TEMPLATES
Anyone can freely clone my Enhanced Templates to create his own objects, and can post his objects on any site.
It's only required to state that "the object is based on an Enhanced Template by Numenor", and post a link to this thread.
DO NOT REPOST OR REDISTRIBUITE THE TEMPLATES THEMSELVES!

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Download - please read all instructions before downloading any files!

TEMPLATE_ToiletStall.zip (84.3 KB, 317 downloads)

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Last edited by Numenor : 3rd Oct 2006 at 01:26 AM. Reason: Now the template allows to use a thick floor under the toilet

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7th Jul 2006, 03:33 PM	#2
Birgit43 Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 103 Thanks: 777 in 0 Posts 3 Achievements	that�s a really great tutorial. thank you very much for your help with my garden toilet stall. but i have one problem again with the fixed file you sent back.. it isn�t recolorable. I have update all guids and the first guid I�ve update all MMats again , but it is still uncolorable. what had i make wrong?
	Last edited by Birgit43 : 7th Jul 2006 at 07:51 PM.

7th Jul 2006, 07:50 PM	#3
Birgit43 Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 103 Thanks: 777 in 0 Posts 3 Achievements	it�s me again. now i�ve done it for my own, from the beginning of your tut. I used your template ,registered new guids, found and changed all 13 testobject type files, imported my new mesh (you know it) and everything seems to be ok. I can recolor it, but now the sim don�t want to go inside. please, what do i made wrong, please help again? Screenshots

7th Jul 2006, 08:10 PM	#4
jaxad0127 Object(ive) Investigator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,848 Thanks: 2955 in 12 Posts 9 Achievements	It looks like the game can't figure out how to get inside.
	Please don't PM me with questions. Post them in the appropriate thread.

7th Jul 2006, 08:28 PM	#5
Birgit43 Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 103 Thanks: 777 in 0 Posts 3 Achievements	yes, I agree, looks like another object would block the way inside , but I had done excactly what the tutorial said ( i think so)

7th Jul 2006, 08:49 PM	#6
Numenor Original Poster The ModFather Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,400 Thanks: 197517 in 174 Posts 39 Achievements View My Journal	Birgit, I had to adjust you first package in a special way, because, if you notice, your touilet has a thick wooden floor, that doesn't exist in normal toilets. The floor is seen as an obstacle by the sims, and prevents the sims to reach the toilet. The instructions provided in this tutorial, therefore, aren't suitable in your special case. Rather than fixing again this new package, I prefer double checking your older one, to see why it is not recolourable. EDIT: see my next post about the floor problem EDIT 2: I was going to post the fixed version of your old toilet, but then remembered that you already made further changes on it (added a glass and probably something else), so, I'd better explain how to fix yourself the old non-recolourable toilet. Open the MMAT and look for the parameter "subset": change "toilet_green" to "toilet-main".
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	Last edited by Numenor : 7th Jul 2006 at 09:16 PM.

7th Jul 2006, 08:52 PM	#7
pfish Alchemist Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,685 Thanks: 18296 in 83 Posts 13 Achievements	I had cloned my toilet stall before. I posted about this problem stall a long time ago but nobody answered. I hope I can do it this time. Thank for clone templates.
	Update: July 2009-I am back now to make invisible and tranparent recolors again in sims 2. You can pm me if you want your objects to be invisible and transparent from now.

7th Jul 2006, 09:16 PM	Template UPDATED #8
Numenor Original Poster The ModFather Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,400 Thanks: 197517 in 174 Posts 39 Achievements View My Journal	Now the template allows the usage of a thick floor: the sims should not have any more problems entering the toilet when there is a floor.
	I've finally started my Journal. Information only, no questions. My latest activity: CEP 9.2.0! - AnyGameStarter 2.1.1 (UPD) - Scriptorium v.2.2f - Photo & Plaques hide with walls - Magazine Rack (UPD) - Animated Windows Hack (UPD) - Custom Instrument Hack (UPD) - Drivable Cars Without Nightlife (UPD) - Courtesy Lights (FIX) - Custom Fence-Arches - Painting-TV - Smarter Lights (UPD) *I DON'T* accept requests**, sorry.

7th Jul 2006, 09:16 PM	#9
Birgit43 Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 103 Thanks: 777 in 0 Posts 3 Achievements	oh, i understand Numenor. thanks again. I try it again and remove the woodenfloor only for the stall and let it be at the veranda. edit: just read your post, that�s really great. thanks a lot again!!!!

9th Jul 2006, 09:11 AM	#10
xrax Field Researcher Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 297 Thanks: 6837 in 18 Posts 15 Achievements View My Journal	This is great. Thanks so much for your templates; they are greatly appreciated.
	I do not do requests; please don't ask!

11th Jul 2006, 09:00 AM	#11
pfish Alchemist Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,685 Thanks: 18296 in 83 Posts 13 Achievements	My cloned stall worked great. Thanks very much for your cloned template and instructions.
	Update: July 2009-I am back now to make invisible and tranparent recolors again in sims 2. You can pm me if you want your objects to be invisible and transparent from now.

16th Jul 2006, 01:24 PM	#12
Eleanorp6 Test Subject Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	gop to build mode and put a door on it

15th May 2007, 10:58 PM	#13
Matt's Workshop Test Subject Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 22 Thanks: 4261 in 13 Posts 11 Achievements	Thank you Numenor!

18th Nov 2007, 01:07 PM	#14
sierradane Space Pony Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 437 Thanks: 120 in 5 Posts 5 Achievements View My Journal	I feel stupid, but open the "object workshop" ? Is that in Simpe?

18th Nov 2007, 11:26 PM	#15
bluetexasbonnie Top Secret Researcher Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,828 Thanks: 18101 in 62 Posts 18 Achievements View My Journal	Yes, it is part of Simpe. Mine is set up basically how it un-zips and installs, because I am not very sophisticated at this yet. For me, it is a tab along the bottom of the page.
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17th Oct 2012, 04:22 PM	#16
NoRealLife2 Lab Assistant Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 197 Thanks: 1205 in 15 Posts 10 Achievements	Thank you for this template, Numenor! And the instructions are easy to follow, too. I'm making an outhouse from the stall. So far, so good but I'm trying to change the BHAVs to where it won't need a wall but can sit on the ground. I found your thread on Changing the Object Placement but really, I need a little confidence before changing anything. These 2 pics are from the Function Init and line 2 says wall required but line 3 says wall not allowed. I'm stuck.
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17th Oct 2012, 04:53 PM	#17
mustluvcatz Scholar Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 30112 in 72 Posts 21 Achievements	The first pic shows the flag for requiring a wall behind it as being cleared- the second shows the flag for not requiring a wall behind it as being set. So your object shouldn't need a wall behind it.
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17th Oct 2012, 05:07 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mustluvcatz

The first pic shows the flag for requiring a wall behind it as being cleared- the second shows the flag for not requiring a wall behind it as being set. So your object shouldn't need a wall behind it.

Ahh, thank you! But for some reason it does require a wall. I followed the instructions (and double checked) for putting the new GUID numbers described above, so where do you think I should check now?

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17th Oct 2012, 05:36 PM	#19
HugeLunatic Not Suitable for Minors Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,603 Thanks: 116380 in 142 Posts 42 Achievements View My Journal	That last one is kinda weird. I am not sure why you would want to set a flag to have a wall not allowed behind it. I'd try changing that second one to [prim 0x0002] Expression (My 0x002A (placement flags) Set Flag flag# Literal 0x0001 (allow on floor)) Note: You need to change in both Init and Init 2.
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17th Oct 2012, 05:55 PM	#20
NoRealLife2 Lab Assistant Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 197 Thanks: 1205 in 15 Posts 10 Achievements	Thank you
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