Tutorial: New Art Collection for easel (for Beginners)

Step 7: Editing the XML files

Now the real fun starts. So let’s get to work!



Editing 5 Sim Data files

Meaning the following files:

Leniad_paintingCategory_LenClassicArtPaintings

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Supersize_Small

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape_Medium



Change the name in that line:

<I name="Leniad_paintingCategory_LenClassicArtPaintings" schema="PieMenuCategory" type="Object">


So it becomes:

<I name="Havem_paintingCategory_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne" schema="PieMenuCategory" type="Object">



Change the number after the x in that line:

<T name="_display_name">0xF80ED7B1</T>

Here you use the hex 32 you got in the previous step. So in this case you use the number of the Collection. So this line becomes:

<T name="_display_name">0x0225B058</T>



The next are the Sim Data files of the sizes. Here again you change the name line:

<I name="Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape" schema="PaintingRecipe" type="Object">



And the number in the following line:

<T name="name">0x454DD22C</T>


Only this time you use the Landscape hex 32 instead. So it becomes:

<T name="name">0x31C45AF1</T>



You do that with the other 3 files too, only you use the hex 32 of Landscape (you use the Landscape hex 32 for the Landscape Medium too), Large and Super-Size.




Editing Pie Menu Category Tuning

Meaning the following file:

Leniad_paintingCategory_LenClassicArtPaintings



You change the name and the s= number in the following line:

<I c="PieMenuCategory" i="pie_menu_category" m="interactions.pie_menu_category" n="Leniad_paintingCategory_LenClassicArtPaintings" s="16773700853572770115">



You get the name from the Windows folder where you renamed this file and you get the s= number when you click on “Data” besides the XML. The s= is the TuningId.


So it becomes:

<I c="PieMenuCategory" i="pie_menu_category" m="interactions.pie_menu_category" n="Havem_paintingCategory_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne" s="15675234289774386831">



The next you change is the following line:

<T n="_display_name">0xF80ED7B1<!--LenClassicArt_name in string table--></T>



For the numbers after the x you take the hex 32 of the collection again and you change the name to the collection name. So it becomes:

<T n="_display_name">0x0225B058<!--Sanny Disney Picture Collection One_name in string table--></T>




Editing Recipe Tuning file “PaintingStyle”

Meaning the following file:

Leniad_PaintingStyle_LenClassicArtPaintings



Again you change the following two lines as you did with the previous one, the Pie Menu:

<I c="PaintingStyle" i="recipe" m="crafting.painting" n="Leniad_PaintingStyle_LenClassicArtPaintings" s="18204767109833688860">

<T n="_display_name">0xF80ED7B1<!--LenClassicArt_name in string table--></T>




Editing 4 Recipe Tuning files from sizes

Meaning the following files:

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape_Medium

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large

Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Supersize_Small



With these 4 Recipe Tuning files it’s a little bit more to change. You again start at the top with the second line:

<I c="PaintingRecipe" i="recipe" m="crafting.painting" n="Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large" s="8366258488065332566">



Then the 44th line and the 47th are to change:

<V t="enabled" n="base_recipe">

<T n="enabled">5340286128065923540<!--Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape--></T>

</V>

<V t="enabled" n="base_recipe_category">

<T n="enabled">16773700853572770115<!--Leniad_paintingCategory_LenClassicArtPaintings--></T>



Changing the 44th line: You get the number from the recipe tuning file of the Landscape file at the Data tab. It’s the TuningId again.


So the 44th line becomes in this example:

<T n="enabled">2843393714320486782<!--Havem_recipe_Painting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_Landscape--></T>



Changing the 47th line: You get number and the name from the Pie Menu Category Tuning. The number is the TuningId again.


So the 47th line becomes in this example:

<T n="enabled">15675234289774386831<!--Havem_paintingCategory_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne--></T>




TIPP 5 for shortcuts:

You can copy these lines and paste them to the other 3 Recipe Tuning recipes from the sizes, as they need the exact same lines.



The next changes are the lines 226 to 228. So the following:

<T n="name">0x008CBF2E<!--LargeLenClassicArt_name in string table--></T>

<T n="painting_style">18204767109833688860<!--Leniad_PaintingStyle_LenClassicArtPaintings--></T>

<T n="phase_interaction_name">0x008CBF2E<!--LargeLenClassicArt_name in string table--></T>



You change the name and the numbers after the x – in both cases (name or phase interaction name) it’s the hex 32 of the size, so in this example from Large. For explanation: The “name” is for the category and the “phase interaction name” is the name that pops up while painting. It’s the name on the activity icon.


As for the “painting_style” – you get the TuningID and name from the Recipe Tuning you changed before the Recipe Runing sizes.


So in my example the lines become:

<T n="name">0x3A8FBF2B<!--Large Sanny Disney Part One Paintings _name in string table--></T>

<T n="painting_style">16787056216019903242<!--Havem_PaintingStyle_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne--></T>

<T n="phase_interaction_name">0x3A8FBF2B<!--Large Sanny Disney Part One Paintings _name in string table--></T>




TIPP 6 for shortcuts:

Copy and paste the middle line 227, the “painting_style” line, as the other 3 sizes need the exact same line.


TIPP 7 for shortcuts:

Landscape and Landscape Medium need the exact same lines from 226 to 228.




Editing 3 Recipe Tuning files from the 001 recipes

Meaning the following files:

Leniad__Easelpainting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large001

LenClassicArtPaintings_LandscapeTexture_001

LenClassicArtPaintings_SupersizeTexture_001



At this point of the mod we only change the 2nd line, because you will start your first testrun with the mod soon!


So this means only the following needs to change:

<I c="PaintingTexture" i="recipe" m="crafting.painting" n="Leniad__Easelpainting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large001" s="8146412927138567579">



You get the name from the folder where you renamed the file and the s= number is again the TuningId in Data.


So in this example it becomes:

<I c="PaintingTexture" i="recipe" m="crafting.painting" n="Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_001" s="9063954968621651281">



Repeat with the other two 001 recipe files.




Editing Painting Enabler Snippet Tuning

So this means changing the following:

Leniad_recipePaintingEnablerLenClassicArt



Here you change the lines 1 and 7 to 10.



So you start with the first line:

<I s="17779823340130638085" n="Leniad_recipePaintingEnablerLenClassicArt" c="CCRecipeInstance" i="snippet" m="s4studio_craftables">



Again you get the s= numbers from Data from the TuningId and the name from the folder where you renamed the file.


In my example this line becomes:

<I s="13501011281005868766" n="Havem_recipePaintingEnabler_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne" c="CCRecipeInstance" i="snippet" m="s4studio_craftables">



Then you change lines 7 to 10:

<T>5340286128065923540<!--Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape--></T>

<T>17566534733102635958<!--Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Landscape_Medium--></T>

<T>8527216174427677081<!--Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Supersize_Small--></T>

<T>8366258488065332566<!--Leniad_recipe_Painting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large--></T>



Here you get the numbers and names from 4 the Recipe Tuning files you changed before. The numbers are the TuningIds in Data or the s= numbers in the XML.


So in my example the lines become:

<T>2843393714320486782<!--Havem_recipe_Painting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_Landscape--></T>

<T>13290134071256347568<!--Havem_recipe_Painting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_Landscape_Medium--></T>

<T>7816002473394218351<!--Havem_recipe_Painting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_Supersize_Small--></T>

<T>4592198248897892036<!--Havem_recipe_Painting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_Large--></T>




Editing the last snippet (Collection snippet)

So that means the following:

LenClassicArtPaintings_Snippet



Change the numbers and the name in the second line, so in the following:

<I s="10983752982004951887" n="LenClassicArtPaintings_Snippet" c="CCPaintingTextureInstance" i="snippet" m="s4studio_craftables">



The numbers you find in Data again, it’s the TundingId and the name you get from your folder, where you renamed the files.



So in my example it becomes:

<I s="14633495532992860214" n="Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_Snippet" c="CCPaintingTextureInstance" i="snippet" m="s4studio_craftables">



The next line you change is the 5th line. So this line:

<T>18204767109833688860<!--Leniad_PaintingStyle_LenClassicArtPaintings--></T>



It’s the TuningId and the name from the first Recipe Tuning file you change, so in my case from:

Havem_PaintingStyle_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne



In my example it becomes:

<T>16787056216019903242<!--Havem_PaintingStyle_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne--></T>



After this you delete the recipe lines of the recipes 002 to finish, so that in the end only the 001 recipes remain.

One recipe is 3 lines, from the starting <U> to the ending </U>.




Now you change the remaining 001 recipes:

<U>

<T n="texture">399732045771243623<!--RecipeTuning: LenClassicArtPaintings_LandscapeTexture_001--></T>

</U>

<U>

<T n="texture">13119597145575619528<!--RecipeTuning: LenClassicArtPaintings_SupersizeTexture_001--></T>

</U>

<U>

<T n="texture">8146412927138567579<!--RecipeTuning: Leniad__Easelpainting_LenClassicArtPaintings_Large_001--></T>



You get the numbers and names from the Recipe Tuning files above. The numbers are the TuningIds from Data again.

So in my example they become:

<U>

<T n="texture">1271231045814518859<!--RecipeTuning: Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LandscapeTexture_001--></T>

</U>

<U>

<T n="texture">15595643020080764596<!--RecipeTuning: Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_SupersizeTexture_001--></T>

</U>

<U>

<T n="texture">9063954968621651281<!--RecipeTuning: Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_001--></T>

</U>

Step 9: Adding the pictures for the collection


First part: Renaming and renumbering

If the Testrun was successful you are opening a text or Word file and copy the following:



7DC9A30564D49551     Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_001" s="9063954968621651281     FB599F07DF2A27CF<!--Hex64 Leniad__DaVinciLadyWithAnErmine



11A451E6A139044B     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LandscapeTexture_001" s="1271231045814518859     DD753723C7455AF3<!--Leniad__CanalettoDogePalaceVenice



D86EDAB28FB6D6B4     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_SupersizeTexture_001" s="15595643020080764596     CEDE1FDC46D4484A<!--Hex64 Leniad__BotticelliBirthOfVenus





For explanation:

Hex 64 of the recipe     TAB       Name of the recipe” s=”Dec 64 of the recipe     TAB       Hex 64 of the image<!—Hex64 Name of the image




Now you copy the lines as many times as you need them, meaning: copy them as many times as you have pictures.



What we will need to do now is RENAME and RENUMBER the recipes and images.



Firstly rename the recipe names and then copy in the picture names without the ending.



In my example it becomes:

7DC9A30564D49551     Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_001" s="9063954968621651281     FB599F07DF2A27CF<!--Hex64 Large01_PeterPanNachthimmel

7DC9A30564D49551     Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_002" s="9063954968621651281     FB599F07DF2A27CF<!--Hex64 Large02_FrozenOlafFlower

7DC9A30564D49551     Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_003" s="9063954968621651281     FB599F07DF2A27CF<!--Hex64 Large03_PeterPanTinkerbell



11A451E6A139044B     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LandscapeTexture_001" s="1271231045814518859     DD753723C7455AF3<!—Hex64 Landscape01_SevenDwarfsSnowwhite

11A451E6A139044B     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LandscapeTexture_001" s="1271231045814518859     DD753723C7455AF3<!—Hex64 Landscape02_GloecknerNotreDameBalkon

11A451E6A139044B     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LandscapeTexture_001" s="1271231045814518859     DD753723C7455AF3<!—Hex64 Landscape03_HerculesMegRescue



D86EDAB28FB6D6B4     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_SupersizeTexture_001" s="15595643020080764596     CEDE1FDC46D4484A<!--Hex64 Supersize01_FindingNemoTurtles

D86EDAB28FB6D6B4     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_SupersizeTexture_002" s="15595643020080764596     CEDE1FDC46D4484A<!--Hex64 Supersize02_HerculesBabyPegasus

D86EDAB28FB6D6B4     Havem_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_SupersizeTexture_003" s="15595643020080764596     CEDE1FDC46D4484A<!--Hex64 Supersize03_AliceimWonderlandSmirking





To get the numbers for the recipes and images you need the Hash Generator again. So click Tools and Hash Generator. Copy the first recipe name and paste it in the Hash Generator. The first number you see already, the FNV64 so the Hex 64. To get the second number you simple click on “Decimal” and copy the FNV64, so the Dec 64.



It is similar for the Hex 64 for the image. You copy the name, paste it into the Hash Generator and then copy the FNV64 from the Hexidecimal into the textfile.

So in my example it becomes:

7DC9A30564D49551 Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_001" s="9063954968621651281 ACE8613AEE00109D<!--Hex64 Large01_PeterPanNachthimmel

7DC9A30564D49552 Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_002" s="9063954968621651282 C8C2A5B850F737E4<!--Hex64 Large02_FrozenOlafFlower

7DC9A30564D49553 Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_003" s="9063954968621651283 0877FDE5C65D6F51<!--Hex64 Large03_PeterPanTinkerbell




Repeat that for all the pictures you have.




Second Part: Changing the 001 Recipes

Now it’s time to change the 22nd lines in the 001 recipes.


Copy the whole line from the textfile after the second tab.


So in my case: ACE8613AEE00109D<!--Hex64 Large01_PeterPanNachthimmel



Change the 22nd line after the zeros and the second colon.



So the line becomes in my example:

<T n="texture">2f7d0006:00000000:ACE8613AEE00109D<!--Hex64 Large01_PeterPanNachthimmel--></T>




Now you copy the numbers after the second colon, so the ACE8613AEE00109D.


Click on the DST Image of the Large picture and then click DUPLICATE.


Paste what you have copied into the Instance field and press OK.





Now you click “Import” under the image and search for the Large01_PeterPanNachthimmel picture.



Now you can delete the old 001 DST images.



Third Part: Adding the other recipes and pictures in the package

To add recipe 002 or further just click on the 001 recipe and click “Duplicate”. The Instance is the Hex 64 of the recipe.

So copy it from the textfile and paste it into the field. Click OK.


You change the second line – the name and the s= number.


Just change the 001 to a 002 and then get the TuningId from the Data, pasting it after the s=



So in my example the line becomes:

<I c="PaintingTexture" i="recipe" m="crafting.painting" n="Havem__Easelpainting_SannyDisneyPaintingsPartOne_LargeTexture_002" s="9063954968621651282">



Then you change the 22nd line after the second colon.

Copy what you need from your textfile and paste it in.



So in my example it becomes:

<T n="texture">2f7d0006:00000000:C8C2A5B850F737E4<!--Hex64 Large02_FrozenOlafFlower--></T>



Now it's a repeating from before:


Copy the numbers after the second colon, so the C8C2A5B850F737E4 in my case.


Click on the DST Image of the 001 Large picture and then click DUPLICATE.


Paste what you have copied into the Instance field and press OK.


Now you click “Import” under the image and search for the 002 picture.





Now it’s only repeating it for every recipe and picture you need!

AWESOME JOB explaining it all. It is fun to see how much work it is. LOL I think lots of people will give up before scrolling down this far.

@queenelizabethi You are very welcome! I thought my tutorial is probably a bit long... but it's for beginners, like I was. Still I had the fear that it might be too complicated >-< Thanks for your kind words! That really means a lot!

Of course if there are questions... I try my best to answer!



Leniad See? Someone scrolled down! XD

AdonisPluto Thanks for the kind words I am really happy that my tutorial could be helpful! ~^.^~

Hey there redshirt26

I did take a look at your file anyway... but you are right.

<T n="texture">2f7d0006:00000000:DD753723C7455AF3<!--Leniad__CanalettoDogePalaceVenice--></T>

is wrong. It should be:

<T n="texture">2f7d0006:00000000:F44E28705F1C05CC<!--Leniad__CanalettoDogePalaceVenice--></T>



But I don't really get why it doesn't fit O.o Why it is different... I never had that issue before... huh... really strange.

But good you found it ^^