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DigitalSympathies
25th Jan 2012, 11:11 PM
Hi all.

I got asked by a friend to rename the hanging lamp that came with Master Suite stuff, bonus points if it replaces the lamp's name ingame. I just want to rename it, that's all.

How would I go about this? I have the latest stuff pack.
Srikandi
26th Jan 2012, 07:45 AM
Two words: string table :)
granthes
26th Jan 2012, 07:49 AM
You just need to create a mod that consists of the STBL entry for the item with the new name attached.

The easiest way would be to use s3oc to clone the object (but don't renumber), then edit the resulting package to remove everything except the STBL resources. Then just edit the text in the STBL to the new name.
DigitalSympathies
26th Jan 2012, 10:13 AM
Okay, I'm TOTALLY new to this . . . so baby steps please! Could someone show me a step by step? I'm really well versed in TS2 stuff but this is way over my head.

It's that one "Hanging Participle Lamp."
Inge Jones
26th Jan 2012, 12:06 PM
Have you done any modding at all for TS3? If not, it might be a good idea to work through some of the tutorials for object creation, so you will be familiar enough with the tools and the TS3 package composition to understand the suggestions in this thread.
Srikandi
26th Jan 2012, 07:32 PM
Okay, I'm TOTALLY new to this . . . so baby steps please! Could someone show me a step by step? I'm really well versed in TS2 stuff but this is way over my head.

It's that one "Hanging Participle Lamp."

Just curious... what is wrong with the name "Hanging Participle"? I think it's a pretty funny grammatical pun :) Refers to constructions like "Walking down the road, I saw a mailbox" where the implied subject of the participial clause is different from the subject of the main clause, leading sometimes to hilariously unintentional ambiguities.
DigitalSympathies
26th Jan 2012, 07:53 PM
It's just an inside joke we have about it. He's a pretty big games reviewer and made a joke about the lamp in his review of the stuff pack and he asked if anyone could change it.

@Inge - I have read a couple tutorials, so I know what things are and what they do, but not really in which order to use them.