I have tested the new tutorial.
Just one question. When I pressed Get GUID in step I saw 254 GUIDS left.
Does that mean that I only can make 254 cards anymore? Because if I make one (a GUID) but it doesn't work (can be) then I'm afraid that eventually I will have no GUIDS left. (Panic to soon but still) Or do I just have to register under another name?

Problems I had until now:
In step 4 putting in the hexdecimal number doesn't work just the decimal number works! (If you change it in SimPE)
In step 7 I can't click on Build DXT it's just not an option, but I used import and that worked fine. So no windows pops open.

That's all I found actually. I hope this helps.

If you make a card that doesn't work you can re-use the GUID in another card. I.e. you only need a new GUID for each card you end up with. I think also that you can get another 'batch' of GUIDS when you run out too. No need to register under another name. Cross that bridge once you've made 250 of them

Really? That is odd, for me putting in the hexadecimal number works just fine - in fact I rarely use decimal. What happens when you try?

Oh yes, of course you do need something else installed to use Build DXT, I'll dig out the link and add the info. Import is the alternative but you do get a better result in general with Build DXT. I'm make a small update to cover that one. Ta.

Easiest for me would be if you put it on http://www.modyourpanties.com - you will have an ID since it is your MTS ID. Then Private Message me the link. I'll let you know when I've grabbed it and you can remove it again.

I get an error that says that "A" is not a hexadecimal "thing"(number I guess)(can't remember the right name) that I can use. I haven't tried it with anything else because I wanted to let it be a valentines card.

Aha - I know what the problem is with this one. Hexadecimal values must be prefixed with 0x. I just tried it and without the 0x on the front I get the same error you are describing. I have added a note in the instructions and will also make a new picture of my table of numbers once I have added FanMail in - that has 0x in front of all the numbers in the hex column. Well Spotted!

Thanks :p
I have actually a lot of ideas for extra categories :p
I don't know about the rest of the world, but in Belgium you can buy cards in the categorie "Just like that". Sending a card for no reason, just for fun. And I thought of another category as well: "Friendship". You have Valentines to celebrate and then you have friendships to.
It are just a few ideas.
Maybe you can make a tutorial that everyone can add a category if he/ she thinks of one. Or is that not possible?

The equivalent in my mod is "Thinking of You".
Is this different to the previous one do you think? If so I can add it in. I don't think the UK has a different one for friendship but that's not to say other cultures might.
Unfortunately the category needs to be updated in the main system package so it's not something that card creators can change.

"Thinking of you" is indeed quite the same as "Just like that", but I think "Friendship" is something else. You send this to your best friends and not "Just like that" but because they are good friends.
It's just an idea, you don't have to make it if you don't like it. I guess adding a category can be quite time consuming.

Would you think it would be useful to include the warning that the rack does not work on owned community lots in the part about "So How do I use it"? I later found it in "Quirks" but the first place might be better. (Of course I started testing my recolours at and owned shop.)

Thanks Gwenke33 - I will move that text right away - in fact I'll put all the quirks up top.

That sounds like the mailbox hack - it was an early (in the game's history) global hack which got packed up in lot files uploaded to the Exchange. The Exchange was infested with it at one time. It was one of the reasons MTS2 developed the policy of only allowing cleaned lot files to be uploaded here. Basically, it was a hack which simply permanently enabled Debug Mode to be active on the mailbox all the time. It's known for clashing with anything and everything. The problem with downloading lots from the Exchange (especially before we had Clean Installer) was that that hack would get installed into your Downloads folder multiple times with those long strings of numbers-and-letters file names that the in-game installer generates. Just so you couldn't tell what it was by looking at the filename.



Not in my case - I don't use buyable mailboxes. I've yet to try it again and if the letters don't turn up I'll force an error and post a log.


Edit to add:


You can just get more. No need to panic. There are plenty of object makers out there who have made more than 254 objects.




It will only use hexidecimal if that's the setting chosen - it is the 'default' setting but there are all sorts of reasons it might be changed to decimal (including previous modding attempts on other stuff). There is a clickable option somewhere on that screen in SimPE where you can change it to hexidecimal if you want.



NVidea Utilities - from the NVidea site. I'll see if I can find the url though I originally got the link from the modding section of this site when making recolours for those Numenor posters - the ones where you can change the shape you see.



I just change the last few digits of what's already there when I do this - don't wipe out the Ox bit at all, just overwrite the end of the number.

I was thinking as you can send cards by mail, is it possible to send flowers or another present by mail? Like when you had a really good date sometimes you get flowers. But then you can send flowers anytime.

I will making another mod to make parcels/packages that you can send any present by. That would certainly cover flowers - although I suppose it might be nice to have a slightly specialised version for flowers maybe ... ponders... however, yes, I will hopefully get parcels done next. First things first though I am looking at changing this mod so that it doesn't clash with the mailbox which has been the issue - hopefully updating later today.

Cheers
Mog

I saw there are some new items to download in this thread. Do I have to download the new ones to? The postal system works fine now in my game.

You don't have to, but if you do redownload later, the original rar is now two rars (to allow a choice between the original version which was in the mailbox which you found the clash on - and the new version which doesn't clash with these many mailbox hacks).

Cheers
Mog

And I probably can have the Dutch translation too if I download it again.
But it's ok now it works. If I have a problem in the future I can download it again.

I have made a few cards by now. Is it ok if I put these online (here and on my own site) with of coourse credit to you and a link to this download to make the cards work?

I would love to see your cards uploaded. A link to this thread will be required, but will be all the credit to me needed. I look forward to seeing them. When uploading my cards, I had a bit of a problem deciding what section to put them in since they are not catalog objects, but you do want to be able to say they require this thread as a mesh. I suggest you copy the category that my Christmas cards were in so that the box for "this mesh is required" is available to you in the upload wizard. Good Luck!

Cheers
Mog

Thanks. I can't say it will be really soon, but I do my best.

Wonderful mod! Thank you so much.

I'm just a little confused - this says in the quirks that it doesn't work on owned businesses and then it says in the description:

"Firstly on a community lot, or any other type of business where there can be a working cash register (i.e. home owned businesses"...

Does this mean it works on home owned businesses but not owned community lots?

And a suggestion for another category - vacation cards/postcards. Or did you not want to do that because Numenor and MaryLou did postcards? Is there any way to make the two hacks work together? So far as I can tell from just reading (not testing) there's no reason why these shouldn't work on vacation lots as well

Again, really wonderful hack. Thank you. Katie (pc-sims) made a packages post office hack once upon a time (you could go to the post office and mail a package) and it's wonderful but that site went down sooo long ago. I'm looking forward to a new one. And to florist delivery vans as well

Vacation cards sound like a really great idea to me. The big advantage with this mod is that you can make your own postcards. I think that is not possible with the hack of Numenor and MaryLou or am I mistaken?

this happened to me too you have to try some more then mine worked and also where do i even get CARDS!

Just follow the indicated link in Post #1, Karlissa.

no it doesent

Strange. I`m pretty sure that there USED to be a link. I`m also pretty sure that there`s a link from there to here.

MogHughson, you should have a list of links in your main post to all known card sets.

It's allright by now. My game and the postal system work perfect now.
There aren't many cards yet. Just of Christmas. The main purpose of this download is that you can make your cards yourself (look at the overview). I have made a few valentinecards and I had never used SimPE before. The tutorial is great you shouldn't have a problem with making cards yourself especially if you understand English very well.

Yes - you're right - that is incorrect. I am working on owned businesses (home and community) but it doesn't work. I will update that sentence to make it clear. It was written when I thought it would work before I discovered the problems with earlier EPs and removed it from version 1.

All cards must provide a link to this thread in the required mesh box at upload time - thus they will all be linked to the related pages tab in the recolours box. Please do as the thread text says and look on the related pages tab.

Cheers
Mog