Merging mods to increase Performance!
gelfling:
Quote from: AloeOwl on 2010 January 07, 17:21:17
I'm not sure what you're referring to as "mods". I'm not actually merging game mods (like AM or longer pregnancy mods for example); Just build and buys mode objects, hair (2 files actually) and clothes. I did try to merge them with both versions. The one I got from here did *not* have import as .dbc! I'm not sure why, but it just didn't. :-\ I know where it's located (resource > import as .dbc, but all I have is "import from package" or "from file".
"Mods" is the catch-all term that covers anything that does not come with the game such as hair, objects, patterns and clothing. If one or more of these is malformed or has become corrupted then you will experience a noticeable decrease in both performance and loading times. If you don't see the option to import as dbc then you must have the wrong version or you have missed the important step of starting the process by clicking on File and New before beginning the process of importing. Did you follow Inge's link?
Anach:
Quote from: Heinel on 2010 January 08, 03:52:28
This is probably more of a question of s3pe, but I got an error saying: "Expected magic tag 'DBPF'. Found 'DBPP'." while importing files as .dbc.
The program just stops there then, and the error message doesn't tell you which package causes the error either, is there any simple way to fix that?
That would probably be the new Dr Pepper car. I got the same issue when I tried extracting and opening that file in either s3pe or postal. However, even the launcher wouldnt open it, which is a little odd. I'd say that is a question for the s3pe forum.
Quote from: Trystiane on 2010 January 08, 03:36:40
What kinds of edits do you make to the files Anach?
When it comes to sims3pack items, they are usually just ugly thumbnails that I like to remove to allow the game to generate replacements, or maybe a buy mode category change, as many people seem to put everything under plants or misc decor. Currently my launcher only has official paid content in it, which keeps it nice an clean and easy to navigate.
morriganrant:
Quote from: Trystiane on 2010 January 08, 03:36:40
The one thing is that some of my CAS makeup has gone odd. Some of the lipsticks have lost their color options, but perhaps they were bad files already...
I believe that that is some kind of conflict. I have not even tried to merge any files yet and have this problem. I have installed quite a few items since I was last in CAS or tried to change anyone's makeup so I am currently going through my mods folder by folder. All I know is that the issue is not found in my Makeup folder.
Edit: In case anyone else runs into this issue it was a file named:
JS_blondmermaid_UltraModernLiving_Chair.package
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Heinel on 2010 January 08, 03:52:28
This is probably more of a question of s3pe, but I got an error saying: "Expected magic tag 'DBPF'. Found 'DBPP'." while importing files as .dbc.
The program just stops there then, and the error message doesn't tell you which package causes the error either, is there any simple way to fix that?
That's a common form of file corruption that occurs in the store download process. s3rc will fix this for you.
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Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2010 January 08, 05:54:35
Quote from: Heinel on 2010 January 08, 03:52:28
This is probably more of a question of s3pe, but I got an error saying: "Expected magic tag 'DBPF'. Found 'DBPP'." while importing files as .dbc.
The program just stops there then, and the error message doesn't tell you which package causes the error either, is there any simple way to fix that?
That's a common form of file corruption that occurs in the store download process. s3rc will fix this for you.
We learn something new every day. Worked for me!
Just drag the sims3pack onto the s3rc.exe, then extract the sims3pack as usual.
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