The new EP, Bon Voyage, is out in a few days. Will the custom walls work ok with that? Also, will I have any problems installing the new EP if I have changed my walls file?

p.s Having removed all my hacks and modifications, I installed Bon Voyage over the weekend. I then installed the Scriptorium and the unlevel walls and it appears to work fine

It's often a wise choice to install an EP without any hack or mod. So if any problem happens, you can report back to Maxis for official support.

Rather than a mix of potential causes both officially and customly...

I forgot to take out the modified walls.txt before I installed bv
maybe it messed up the file ...?!?
I restored the original file with scriptorium and installed the modified walls again....but still I keep missin every second thumbnail pic....please anyone help me ?!?
maybe I just need a new walls.txt that works fine for other players with all the walls ??! anyone can send the walls.txt or help me ?

thank you

ps I also deleted the files in the "thumbnail folder" but it didnt make any changes....:-(

LegolasFFM,

May check for the wall.txt for every EP you've installed, I suspect one or two might have been replaced or altered.
How to know if the file has been altered?
sort the file by clicking the modified date in the detailed view of he window explorer. if the date of the wall.txt is not the same as that of the other scripts found in the same directory.
report back here to see if someone can help upload the appropriate versions to help solve it.

For the base game, the file "BACKUP_RestoreMaxisWalls-Only.zip" at the download section. And if you want scriptorium, it may work better after your recovering the deafult scripts first and do a newer installation and add those custom scripts back. During re-installation of custom scripts, avoid over-writing when you do it except for the scriptorium installation.

thank you for your reply Niol.

I checked the walls.txt as you told me and here s the result:

walls.txt base game 13.09.2007 (thats the one that scriptorium modified I guess)
walls.txt family fun 16.03.2006
walls.txt glamour 21.07.2006
walls.txt bon voyage 04.08.2007
walls.txt h&m 14.05.2007
walls.txt pets 8.9.2006
walls.txt nightlife 17.8.2005
walls.txt ofb 6.2.2006
walls.txt party 2.3.2007
walls.txt seasons 25.01.2007
walls.txt uni 14.2.2005

the only walls.txt I ever touched was the base game one when I installed any prev. version of numenors easy walls.....now I just wanted to update them cos I didnt have the "no-cut-away" wall.
the only catalog description that I see is the one of the "no cut away"...there s no description at the other walls :-(

so now I Listed all the dates of the files....but how do I know which one is not an original walls.txt file ?
a few weeks ago I reinstalled the whole game....and as I said the only walls.txt that I changed was the base game one....to have the easy walls in game....

LegolasFFM,

I'm only trying.
The dates for the others appear reasonable to me while I can't check all coz I've no EP4 and many SPs.
It seems the base game one was modified on 13th Sep 2007 by at least an act. Did you install the scriptorium that date and the approximate time?

Anyway, attached is my manual version from my fresh newly installed base game wall.txt file... May try it to overwrite the present base game one to see if it helps. The definitions in it follow the Scriptorium manual, so it should work with the rests as planned.
If that doesn't work, I'm curious about the other versions of the wall.txt in your game copy. If you don't mind, may you attach them or show me the wall definitions in them?

By the way,
1. Any link made in the downloads folder for Scriptorium?
2. did your copy of the scriptorium create some folders called
Scriptorium_Fireplaces
Scriptorium_ModularStairs
Scriptorium_Walls-Fences-Arches
Scriptorium_CustomLights
at the " ...\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Catalog\Scripts" folder
&
"...\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Lights" folder
that the links in your downloads folder lead to.

3. did you install the EPs and/or SPs according to the sequence order of their release date?


Sorry for my asking some extra questions. I'm trying to see what might else be wrong in your instace .

[QUOTE=niol]
3. did you install the EPs and/or SPs according to the sequence order of their release date?QUOTE]


just a stupid question do you actually need to install the Eps & SPs according to the sequence order of their release date?
I had to reinstall my game several times cause I needed SimPE wich works only with Seasons, but I never installed them in order and I had no problems at all

djfreek80,

The sequential order is just a suspected potential factor for some problems. I'm asking by the way just to see if it might have something to do in that case just in case.

But seemingly, your experiences confirm that won't be a potential factor.here? Then, that's good , one potential factor is eliminated.

I had a problem booting up The Sims 2 and I traced it back to your wall repository. I uninstalled all walls and removed all associated scripts, which walls would you recommend I install? I have read the top of the thread to steer clear of the UnLevel wall, but I'm afraid that other walls have the same problem. The game was working afetr I uninstalled the walls.

have you used SCRIPTORIUM as suggested?

I did, its been installed. If it helps, I have Windows Vista Ultimate. What makes this more ironic is that this thread says that the unlevel walls cause "random" crashes, but my game kept crashing on boot up with the same error, at the same time.

Thousand thanks, this walls are the end of my building-problems.

I have a question, I would like snappledude's functional basements which requires a deck script change as well as a wall script change. Is there anyway that it would be able to work with the scriptorium so that I will not be changing my core scripts? I am sure that the walls would turn out fine but am unsure of the other file.

I'v tried. I'll try again! Third time lucky huh?

just back up the all original scripts, and should there be any problem, swap back to the original one.

Just copy the scriptorium lines to the end of snappledude's wall.txt.
If more details are necessary, may download and read the manual file at the download section from the scriptorium thread.


Pewter,

Maybe, to post out your problem(s) can increase the likelihood of a luck?

i am really amazed... really cool upload and creation. i was wondering if you could make a costum default wall replacement for the base game wall that is normally a white-ish colour. just i need it badly a custum default replacement wall. thats only if you have free time and if you do request. thanks :D

I've followed the install instructions for the unlevelled walls twice now, but the walls don't show up in the catalog. I've tried having the .txt and the .package files both in the scriptorium walls folder and having the .txt in the scriptorium folder and the .package file in the downloads folder. None of these work. If it helps I'm running TS2 with only University Expansion on Vista Home Premium.

Choonster

Choonster,

what're the file name(s)?
can you copy out their names?

The names are both the same: 90_UnlevelledWalls.package and .txt

90_UnlevelledWalls.package should be placed in the download folder or its subdirectories while 90_UnlevelledWalls.txt should be placed in the scriptorium walls folder.

I just tried that, but the wall still doesn't show up in the catalog.

hm..., may you go check if the wall.txt file in the upper script folder has [wildInclude "Scriptorium_Walls\*.*"] at its end?

if not, add it in.

if the problem persists, may either re-install Scriptorium or post your wall.txt here for a check.

I tried both of these and it was the re-install that finally solved the problem.

Thanks for the help,
Choonster

The 300th reply is mine.
Great job, Numenor, great job!

Well, i have all EP and apartment life. I did everything as u said but my walls are invisible and i don't have foundations at all. Did I have to put the files to The sims 2 or to the sims 2 apartment life or? pls explain ;/