Custom Instruments by Proxy GUID *Updated 8-22-08

First off, before anyone accuses me of stealing, I have two usernames that I use frequently in The Sims 2 community. The first is PatchesSim2 and the other is Argon.

Since there has not been an update to Atavera's custom instrument hack in some time and the Freetime expansion pack changed these globals, I decided to make my own hack using a different method. This hack works by checking for a custom instrument by way of proxy guid (this is the "fallback guid" field in the object definition), so as long as you've cloned an instrument from the original object and haven't changed this field, the object should work and it will be much easier to update the object in the future.

Because this is a different method than Atavera's original hack, older clones will not work until they have been updated.

Discussion of this hack and how to convert Atavera's hack objects will be at More Awesome Than You.

Also included is a fix for the missing music effects on the amp for the bass.

Update: 8-19-2008
-Violins have been finished, happy cloning!

Update: 8-21-2008
-corrected typo, the proxy guid is the fallback guid, not original

Update: 8-22-2008
-argon_pieguitaracc.package added; it adds the watch and dance interactions to the guitar accessories (like how watch is on the violin as they play it).

How to clone new instruments (don't clone from Atavera's Hack custom instruments!)

Load SimPE and go to Extra-Preferences, then click on the FileTable
1. Click add, Load File..., and choose argon_instrument hack.package from your downloads folder, click ok
2. Check the box next to the instrument hack package. (if you want to clone the ls guitar, repeat the process for ls-buy.package)
3. uncheck all boxes except, CEP, Original, University, Seasons, and Freetime
4. click reload at the top right corner (it will turn gray)
5. click ok and open up an object workshop window.


Check to make sure the fallback guids match the list for the main guid and the lead tile.
Guitars and the Violin have additional accessories that must be cloned, but it doesn't matter if you do or not and you can use any accessory (assuming it matches the instrument type). Cloning the bow on the violin is optional.
"Check Accessory GUID" and "Create Accessory GUID" bhavs must be modified to match the accessory you want to use. On Violins, line 1 is the violing, line 2 is the bow.

Additional Credits:
Atavera for the original custom instrument hack
Inge for the idea to use proxy guid