Finishing unfinished Maxis hairdos

[Captain Swooptie]

While I was working on the custom jewelry problems, I saw that there were a bunch of resources for a teen male "surfer" hairdo that isn't actually in the game. Most stuff is there (shape, cres, etc) but there's no property set or 3IDRs and probably binary indices. I thought maybe I could figure it out on my own, but I kept failing massively. I've seen where people've done this before, so I downloaded some of those files, but looking through them only confused me more. Is this sort of thing accomplished in the same way that custom hair is made or is it just a matter of creating new things that point to the stuff that already exists? I can't seem to find any tutorials, even quick and dirty ones. I guess it's 'cause once someone does it, there's not really any need for anyone else to do it, but it seems like it'd be easier than most things, what with most of the work already being done.

I figure someone will already finish this hair within a day or two, and I half-expect it to show up finished in teen style stuff, but I'm really curious about it now. Anyone have any knowledge to impart?

[Orikes]

Y'know, I wouldn't be surprised if that's a hairstyle they're going to include in the Teen Style Stuff Pack that's coming out soon. There's a whole surfer theme in that, so it would make sense.

Sorry I can't offer any advice on how to do what you want, though. :}

[ZephyrZodiac]

I think you could be right, there's been quite a few instances of people "releasing" hidden stuff, which has then appeared in a later EP or stuff pack.  So, while unlocking it can do no real harm, it would seem to be rather a wasted effort.

[TaWanda]

I think Simsbaby does this kind of thing. Maybe he'll come along and help, or you could pm him.

[BastDawn]

It should be exactly like making custom hair, but you'll substitute the GMDC of the custom hair with an extraction of the GMDC you've found and replace the textures.

[lowbart]

Y'know, I wouldn't be surprised if that's a hairstyle they're going to include in the Teen Style Stuff Pack that's coming out soon. There's a whole surfer theme in that, so it would make sense.

Wow, sounds like something I will NOT be getting.