TOOL: TS3 Recompressor

[kazebird]

Basically, I have a CAW world that currently uses some of the Store DBC files found on this site.  I am only using a few sets for when I upload, but that doesn't really matter.

I recently decided to decrapify my CC and saves.  

Before I load up the world, to work on  it, I would like to know if I should decrapify it as well.

Edit: Well I found out I do in fact have to, but it is impossible to.  So I have to replace all my CC objects, which have reverted to basegame objects, manually.  I'm a little pissed, but I didn't use much CC to begin with anyways.

[Miao]

Send the offending travelDB file and I will take a look.

Unfortunately, more than one TravelDB file is causing s3rc to throw the error, and all of the offending files are from different saves of the same neighborhood--the TravelDB files from my Sunset Valley and Riverview saves are perfectly fine, and also much smaller (~1.5MB vs 4.6MB for the Fargo saves). Fargo is the only neighborhood I've been playing for many weeks now, so I will load another savegame the next time I play and see if this problem spreads. I fervently hope that Fargo is not FUBAR.

All of the other package files ending with "DB" (like France_0x0859db50ExportDB) are decrapifying normally.

I've uploaded a couple of them for you to look at, if you don't mind.

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[J. M. Pescado]

New version should fix the problem with zero-byte entries.

[Miao]

I'm pleased to report that the new version has successfully decrapified all of my problem TravelDB files. Many thanks.

[spaceface]

* spacecadet throws sharp objects at Boobzilla.

[rohina]

[rohina]

Since it clearly bugs you, I will keep doing it.

[spaceface]

Cantards do not belong on this part of the site.

[J. M. Pescado]

Newversion, fixes Ultralounge Island issue.

[Barbara Walters]

Does the .ebc file in the dccache have to be decrapified like the .dbc's?

[J. M. Pescado]

You should not have any ebc files unless you are Doing It Wrong.

[socurious]

Newversion, fixes Ultralounge Island issue.

Do I need to redownload the offending file and decrapify anew, or can I just redecrapify an already decrapified version?

[J. M. Pescado]

re-decrapify should work.

[morriganrant]

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, I ran a search on this area with "stair" got no results, the store stairs suffer the same issue that the store counters did in corner form. You can't recolor them at all. All other store items appear to be in game and okay so far. Manor Stairs, and Roundabout Stairs have no color options, they stay as default.

[Clara]

The stairs were released before the patch where fences/stairs were made recolourable and were never updated the way base game stairs were. Early fences from the store have the same issue. I think a modder would have to look at these and update them manually. In the meantime, EA is happy enough to take your money without warning you about this!

[aya_alexa]

hi just downloaded s3rc but when i tried opening s3rc a DOS window opens then suddenly closes, am i doing something wrong?

[semianon]

hi just downloaded s3rc but when i tried opening s3rc a DOS window opens then suddenly closes, am i doing something wrong?

The DOS window is normal.  However, you are indeed doing something wrong.  If you read the rest of this thread, you would know exactly what that something is.

[Motoki]

hi just downloaded s3rc but when i tried opening s3rc a DOS window opens then suddenly closes, am i doing something wrong?

You can't just run a DOS command that requires switches in Windows by clicking on it. I could go into detail, but if you are not familiar with using DOS then you're probably better off using The Compressorizer GUI. Put it in the same directory as these files but when it asks if you want to overwrite the current S3RC say no as the files from here are newer than the ones JFade is distributing.

Alternately, you can drop the small attached file in the same directory as your s3rc, rename it from s3rcbatch.txt to s3rcbatch.cmd and run it by double clicking on it. If you do that, make sure the sims3pack files you want to clean are in the same directory as s3rc when you run the s3rcbatch.cmd. Depending upon the file size, you may also need to wait a bit. When it is done cleaning it will tell you to press any key to exit.

If you can't understand the latter method or can't get it to work just use the JFade Compressorizer tool.

[Jennel]

i must say that this tool brakes all of my tsr content and it comes white in launcher and says your game needs to be updated......should i  drop sims 3 packs on decrapfy and s3rc exe, or just decparfy?
help!   

Your grammar... Oh Lord. Anyway, create a folder. Then put all your sims3pack in the folder. Then copy decrapify.exe and s3rc.exe and paste into that folder. Then drag the sims3packs into decrapify.exe that is located in the SAME folder. A windows may pop out a while and closed itself. This is normal. After that, try reinstall it again normally by launcher.

Hello !
I've tried your method today but it doesn't work with TSR files.
When I try to install TSR files, the launcher says that the game needs to be updated whereas it is.
And yet, I put all of my .Sims3pack into the Decrapify.exe.
I don't understand what I did wrong.

Furthermore, I used every method in this topic on all of my .Sims3pack but most of them (such as Riverview) don't show up in game.

Could you help me, please ?

[Motoki]

i must say that this tool brakes all of my tsr content and it comes white in launcher and says your game needs to be updated......should i  drop sims 3 packs on decrapfy and s3rc exe, or just decparfy?
help!    

Your grammar... Oh Lord. Anyway, create a folder. Then put all your sims3pack in the folder. Then copy decrapify.exe and s3rc.exe and paste into that folder. Then drag the sims3packs into decrapify.exe that is located in the SAME folder. A windows may pop out a while and closed itself. This is normal. After that, try reinstall it again normally by launcher.

Hello !
I've tried your method today but it doesn't work with TSR files.
When I try to install TSR files, the launcher says that the game needs to be updated whereas it is.
And yet, I put all of my .Sims3pack into the Decrapify.exe.
I don't understand what I did wrong.

Furthermore, I used every method in this topic on all of my .Sims3pack but most of them (such as Riverview) don't show up in game.

Could you help me, please ?

No.

You asked this already in the thread you made in The Horror, The Horror!.

It's not the problem of this tool or anyone at this forum, it's the problem of the shitacular TSR Workshop. Take your crying emoticon to TSR and tell someone who cares (or is paid to pretend they care).

If they can't fix problems with their own damned tool then take it as a lesson and don't get TSR shit.

[acfalconhawk]

so after reading and rereading this thread, it sounds like installing the .sims3pack files would be massive and requires a lot of time. Whereas using your program, the files will be smaller and it will take less time. Am i correct? My issue is that I am on a mac and since there still isn't a version for it, i am trying to find my options.

[Motoki]

It's kind of slow and a pain in the ass to use the launcher but if you do it in one chunk and just get it over with it's not so bad. I'm sure this helps somewhat by taking extra crap out of the file but the launcher is still the launcher and it's still slow.

As an aside, I've seen a number of people whining lately that they are on a Mac and don't have access to this program, but there must be a DOS emulator for Mac. DOS is an old, text based operating. It doesn't exactly require a high end computer to be able to emulate it.

[J. M. Pescado]

so after reading and rereading this thread, it sounds like installing the .sims3pack files would be massive and requires a lot of time. Whereas using your program, the files will be smaller and it will take less time. Am i correct?

The program does not significantly change the speed of Sims3Pack installation. What it does change is the fact that it won't actually install because the packs are corrupt. With this, it will install.

My issue is that I am on a mac and since there still isn't a version for it, i am trying to find my options.

We don't have a Mac version because everyone who was SUPPOSED to be giving me a Mac shell to compile on NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH.

There is a Linux version. Can Macs run ELF binaries?

[Kraslev]

I'm kinda sad that I'm using this as my first post... but I still haven't been able to find a way to decrapify using a Mac. Promise I've searched, whether that's believable or not. Am I retarded or is there really no way to do it without pulling my dusty old PC out of the closet?

[Motoki]

I'm kinda sad that I'm using this as my first post... but I still haven't been able to find a way to decrapify using a Mac. Promise I've searched, whether that's believable or not. Am I retarded or is there really no way to do it without pulling my dusty old PC out of the closet?

A quick 2 second search of the words "DOS" and "Mac" on Google shows that there are indeed DOS emulators for Mac.

Presumably you could use one of these. I admit to knowing next to nothing about Macs, however I've used DOS emulators before to play old games and it's not rocket science.