Readable Books
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Created by plasticbox
Uploaded: 18th Dec 2014 at 8:19 PM
Updated: 26th Jun 2015 at 5:19 AM
Updated: 26th Jun 2015 at 5:19 AM
This turns five Maxis decorative book piles into miniature bookcases so that sims can actually read them. They work like all other bookcases; since they're smaller and cheaper they also have less books to start out with (between two and five, see screenshots).
2015-06-25: These do not work with current games (1.8.something and possibly earlier) -- more specifically, they cannot sit on the surface of other stuff (they still work for me when on the floor but that's not really how they are supposed to be used). My best guess is that something about how the game deals with the routing or slots has changed between then and now; the actual tuning I used for these hasn't changed in ages so there's not really anything I can do on my side. I've inquired about it here if anyone's interested.
The zip incudes five packages:
Note that they do not give environment points like the originals (this is also adjusted in the interface); the Antique Tomes still function as a sculpture (i.e. can be viewed) but whatever supernatural abilities the original had, this one doesn't.
The cost the same as the originals and are in the same places in the catalogue, plus Bookcases.
This overrides the COBJ/OBJD of the following instancesand adds custom tuning for each one:
Vintage Books
0x00000000000061E7
0x000000000000F0EB
0x000000000000F0ED
Scholarly Stack
0x0000000000006207
0x0000000000006208
0x0000000000006209
Mega Couple Of Books
0x0000000000004FC7
0x0000000000004FC8
0x0000000000004FC9
School Binders and Bookend
0x0000000000007B0D
0x0000000000007B0E
0x0000000000007B0F
Antique Tomes
0x00000000000071D3
0x00000000000071D4
0x00000000000071D5
The following books are included when buying each pile (there is no way to make them random, for all I can tell):
Mega Couple of Books (§45):
Vintage Books (§60):
Scholarly Stack (§120):
School Binders and Bookend (§180):
Antique Tomes (§620):
Compatibility:
Updated to work in 1.6.69 with the custom tuning removed.
Made from 1.3.18 files (2014-12-16); I haven't checked what the differences might be to prior versions so just try it out if you have an older game.
Note that if you have my "Clutter Anywhere" mod or anything else that overrides the COBJ of these, this may conflict -- the effect would be that if the COBJ from Clutter Anywhere is used, the Vintage Books and the Binders would not be in Bookcases and also wrongly advertise "Decorative Decoration" or whatever the wording is in the catalogue tooltip. The actual bookcase function would not be affected. If this bothers you, open the Clutter Anywhere package and delete the resources with the same instances as these (the placement edit is also included in this mod, so that would be redundant). If you have the pre-Careers-patch version of Clutter Anywhere you should delete the "feetprint" packages from that.
According to the Maxians there is no way to predict which file is used when you have two of them since they are being read by some Windows function that "should be considered non-deterministic". See here for details if you're interested.
s4pe, Notepad++
2015-06-25: These do not work with current games (1.8.something and possibly earlier) -- more specifically, they cannot sit on the surface of other stuff (they still work for me when on the floor but that's not really how they are supposed to be used). My best guess is that something about how the game deals with the routing or slots has changed between then and now; the actual tuning I used for these hasn't changed in ages so there's not really anything I can do on my side. I've inquired about it here if anyone's interested.
2015-05-07: The version with the custom tuning is currently not compatible with 1.6.69 -- I'll patch when I get around to it, but that may be a little while. For now I made an interim solution: this is using standard Maxis tuning, which means the starting books will be the same boring selection as in all other bookcases. This should work in all games, except that I can't test how the "retailComponent" tuning actually works in game (it seems to be about how objects can be placed when they are set for sale -- it's possible that these can only be put on the floor for sale, since the game thinks they are large bookcases .. I don't have GtW so I don't know how much of an influence this has.)
See comments: there is one report that it doesn't work with GtW installed; I don't know if the issue is with GtW or the current patch, could be either or both.
See comments: there is one report that it doesn't work with GtW installed; I don't know if the issue is with GtW or the current patch, could be either or both.
The zip incudes five packages:
- Mega Couple of Books
- Vintage Books
- School Binders and Bookend
- Antique Tomes
- Scholarly Stack
Note that they do not give environment points like the originals (this is also adjusted in the interface); the Antique Tomes still function as a sculpture (i.e. can be viewed) but whatever supernatural abilities the original had, this one doesn't.
The cost the same as the originals and are in the same places in the catalogue, plus Bookcases.
This overrides the COBJ/OBJD of the following instances
Vintage Books
0x00000000000061E7
0x000000000000F0EB
0x000000000000F0ED
Scholarly Stack
0x0000000000006207
0x0000000000006208
0x0000000000006209
Mega Couple Of Books
0x0000000000004FC7
0x0000000000004FC8
0x0000000000004FC9
School Binders and Bookend
0x0000000000007B0D
0x0000000000007B0E
0x0000000000007B0F
Antique Tomes
0x00000000000071D3
0x00000000000071D4
0x00000000000071D5
The following books are included when buying each pile (there is no way to make them random, for all I can tell):
Mega Couple of Books (§45):
- The Frequently Ending Story – §20
- One-Word Poems: An Anthology – §20
Vintage Books (§60):
- The Lord of the Swings – §1
- Polka Dot Rumble– §20
- The Little Train That Couldn't – §20
Scholarly Stack (§120):
- The Chronicles of Rodiek – §25
- The Swift and the Angriest – §25
- The Plunder Games – §25
School Binders and Bookend (§180):
- The Adventures of Pink Ruffles – §25
- How I Dumped Your Father – §25
- WooHoo Vol. 1: Techniques of an Artist – §75
Antique Tomes (§620):
- How to Seriously Injure Someone with This Book – §20
- Elegy for a Fallen Piano – §20
- Etude in Double Stops and Other Fancy Things – §25
- Where the Boardwalk Ends – §65
- Logic Vol. 3: The Problem With Paradoxes – §250
Compatibility:
Updated to work in 1.6.69 with the custom tuning removed.
Made from 1.3.18 files (2014-12-16); I haven't checked what the differences might be to prior versions so just try it out if you have an older game.
Note that if you have my "Clutter Anywhere" mod or anything else that overrides the COBJ of these, this may conflict -- the effect would be that if the COBJ from Clutter Anywhere is used, the Vintage Books and the Binders would not be in Bookcases and also wrongly advertise "Decorative Decoration" or whatever the wording is in the catalogue tooltip. The actual bookcase function would not be affected. If this bothers you, open the Clutter Anywhere package and delete the resources with the same instances as these (the placement edit is also included in this mod, so that would be redundant). If you have the pre-Careers-patch version of Clutter Anywhere you should delete the "feetprint" packages from that.
According to the Maxians there is no way to predict which file is used when you have two of them since they are being read by some Windows function that "should be considered non-deterministic". See here for details if you're interested.
s4pe, Notepad++
Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
pbox_books-readable.zip
Size: 4.1 KB · Downloads: 14,369 · 7th May 2015 |
4.1 KB | 14,369 | 7th May 2015 | |||||
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– If you use my stuff in something you make, please upload the result to a free, accessible, noncommercial site with no more restrictions than these. Code must remain open source; meshes and other material must remain re-usable.
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