Random Discoveries
Date Posted: 28th Mar 2024 at 2:45 PM
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I was searching in the TS Life Stories files when I found a whole folder named "SimScripts". It has thousands of txt files documenting some tests called "snifftests" that developers did, probably to check if something's working obviously.
While reading them I came across a "web snifftest" that they used to check if logging in, uploading a lot, and downloading something worked, maybe from the Custom Content Browser.
I am 90% sure that this exact folder existed in TS2 files but they got rid of it, perhaps because it wasn't needed anymore, but because the Stories series is based on TS2's engine, they may have accidentally copied it to the Life Stories game files. Another reason to why this may have been in TS2 is because it says this:
Code:
# Description: This is the snifftest for login, upload a lot ("Goth"), download a file
# Prerequisites: 110 Sim Lane exists in N003 (Pleasantville)
Did you notice it?
"Prerequisites: 110 Sim Lane exists in N003 (Pleasantville)"
Did you also notice something else?
"Pleasantville"
Did you ALSO notice something else again?
"N003"
Isn't Pleasantview N001 and not N003?- Life Stories only has 3 neighbourhoods: Four Corners, which is in Riley's story, Bitville, which is Vincent's story, and Freeplay which is a copy of Four Corners without the story. The TS2 premade neighbourhoods do not exist in Life Stories.
- In TS2, N003 is Veronaville, not Pleasantville. Could Pleasantville be an early name for Pleasantview, like Europa was for Veronaville? Also, N003 is Veronaville. So, scratch that. Perhaps Pleasantville was a test neighbourhood for Pleasantview. The Glamour Life Stuff pack's manual also mentions a fun Pleasantview "newspaper"... But instead it's called "Pleasantville" again.
It's pretty easy to understand now that SimScripts was also in TS2's engine but just deleted in TS2 and re-pasted in Life Stories.
Anyways, the main reason on why I wanted to check "web snifftest" is because I want to find where TS2 gets the Custom Content Browser files and engine from, so I figured this may mention some sort of thing on it. Unfortunately it doesn't mention any folder or file, but I'll continue rummaging through to see if something's on.
I have also found a file that is both in Life Stories and TS2: eCAS.package. This package file contains Text Lists which mention logging in plus instructions and other stuff that worked with the TS2 site. The CAS Shared package also mentions various errors that happen while packaging a Sim to the TS2 site also.
If I find some other files, I might be able to find the code for the Custom Content Browser. I still doubt it as it can also just be hardcoded, but maybe I might be able to? 
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