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Pickles89
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#1 Old 27th Sep 2020 at 3:52 PM

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Default SimPE tutorial on recatergorizing food?
I've never used SimPE before but from what I've read it's the way to go? I'd like to recatergorize some of my downloaded meals - my sims never want Kung Pao chicken for breakfast! I have a couple that need renaming too. Is there a tutorial somewhere that can talk me through it very slowly and clearly, as if trying to explain to a brain-damaged gerbil? I really struggle with this sort of thing!
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Ovenhole
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#2 Old 27th Sep 2020 at 5:43 PM
There's a tutorial on how to disable food (i.e. make the Kung Pao chicken not show up in the breakfast menu) here: https://modthesims.info/t/581640 . I found it easy to understand, it gives clear step-by-step instructions.
Enabling it for different mealtimes works the same way as disabling them. This thread mentions how exactly to do it: https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=222202 , but the first link is a lot more detailed.
Pickles89
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#3 Old 27th Sep 2020 at 5:57 PM Last edited by Pickles89 : 27th Sep 2020 at 6:09 PM.
You're a star!! Thanks so much!

I don't suppose you know if it's possible to change the sound effects accompanying an individual dish prep is there? I have 'Yoghurt with fresh fruits' that's cloned from the cereal and it makes the 'dry cereal' sound which grates on me - I feel it should be something sloppier. Can it be switched with the sound from another dish?
Pickles89
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#4 Old 27th Sep 2020 at 6:03 PM
Oh, also, I have a couple of custom foods where the serving plates don't empty, and I'd love to sort them. Is that possible?
Ovenhole
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#5 Old 28th Sep 2020 at 1:07 PM
Okay, definitely make a backup of the food before you try this, because I've never done this. The second link lists a bunch of other stuff you can do with your food, including how to change preparation type:

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Preparation
The line in init bhav is like:
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[prim 0x0002] Expression (My [semi] attribute 0x0004 ("Prep Type") := Const 0x2002:0x04 (Value: 0x0004))

Constants:
0 - no preparation (i.e. TV dinner)
1 - pour (used by cereal)
2 - chop
3 - UNUSED - in base game, at least
4 - mix (in bowl)
5 - patty form (make cutlets for hamburger)
6 - UNUSED
7 - sandwich (put pieces)
8 - season (used by pork chops and salmon)
9 - stuff (used by turkey)
A - chop/mix (use food processor)
B - chop/season (no idea how it looks - found in code)
C - chop/stuff (used by lobster)
The fun part is that you can safely (seems so) change PrepType value. Useful when you want to make a food and there's no prototypes with suitable combination of prep/cook sequence.


So you could change the yoghurt's preparation type, maybe chopping the fruit or mixing in a bowl (only one type seems to be allowed). I have no idea how you'd get rid of the sound effect while keeping the pour cereal animation though. I'm sure it's possible, but no idea how. Same for the plates.
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