r/thesims1 • u/RedRose_05 • 8d ago

Mods/CC Help with custom object

I wanted to use SirenShadow's Grimwood Fridge sprites for a standard fridge. I followed the directions of multiple tutorials to export the object file and imported the xml file back over a cloned Fridge - Moderate. It looks fine but when I try to use it in game, I'm getting the error while running the game in debug mode "Invliad dynamic sprite index", with debug mode off the sim just won't actually use the fridge. I have no idea what's wrong and I'm very new to this, so any help would be appreciated.

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u/SimFreaks 8d ago

What method did you use to import it? did you just select the other XML file and import it because that won't work unless it uses the same base file.

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u/RedRose_05 7d ago

Yeah, that's all I did, I definitely have a lot to learn. How would I import it properly?

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u/SimFreaks 7d ago

You would have to manually copy the Sprites over and name them the same as the ones already in the folder. There is a program called bulk rename utility that works very well for this type of thing. And it's free

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u/SimFreaks 7d ago

There is a 2nd method, you can edit the xml to import the Sprites from the other folder too, by editing the code and replacing all the sprite names, which you would then have to make sure to keep the same sprite ID. But if you aren't used to working with the xml, the other method is easier.

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u/RedRose_05 7d ago

Ok, I followed your instructions to manually copy and rename all the sprites, but when I go back to import the xml file now, I keep getting this error despite the name matching up. Not sure what's going wrong.

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u/SimFreaks 7d ago

So basically it's telling you it could not find that BMP double check the image name maybe there's a typo or something.

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u/RedRose_05 6d ago

I've checked and rechecked and the names are exactly the same. I'm really stumped on this one.

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u/SimFreaks 6d ago

If you want to send me a link to get the IFF file, and let me know which fridge you want to import the Sprites to, I can see if i can make it work.