S4TI <file not found>

[LuvMySimz]

Hello @deevo

 

As many people have posted in the past I also have allot of red entries saying <file not found>
I really don't understand why it says that. There are no meshes missing because I have them all, and even on my just newly created CC for Pets it says that.

As a matter of fact I have red entries in most all of my Sim familes. All my CC do have the needed mesh, but still I get those very confusing entries.

Is there a bug in the latest software updates? because I never ever had sooo many red entries in previous S4TI
I made some screenshots for you to see what I'm talking about. Those are just a very few from the so many entries - What's all those TXTM and TXTR files mean?

 

My game is fully patched and I use the latest S4TI. Any clarification would be very much appreciated, thank you.

 

 

[deevo]

Hello @LuvMySimz,

What version it is? Version 1.6.7.9 should have fixed that problem. 

 

When File not found was introduced it wasn't aware of the game content since they weren't meaningful in previous versions and so it showed a bunch of File not found. But it should be fixed by now!

Sometime they are just some lost references left by the creators.

Both TXTR and TXTM are DDS images (RLE2 and RLES).

 

You can confirm or not that these resources exist by using TOOLS>Find Package.

[LuvMySimz]

Hi there! Thanks for the reply.

As I have said I'm using your latest version, see picture.

I really don't understand this I've been having most of my CC's since ages and never had these red entries, but since the newest updates I have them. It's driving me nuts LOL

When right-clicking those files they will show in my mods folder, and when I look at them with S4S all the needed textures are in there. Some of them even say a mesh is missing which is not true.

So I don't know what to do with all these red entries Could it be the that the software does not recognize PNG files and therefore comes up with all those files not found entries? Because when I open the package all the textures are there. All my new created Pets stuff also shows as files not found although they are there.

Maybe I should just stop looking up my files with this software

 

Modifié le 4 septembre 2018 par LuvMySimz

[deevo]

Ok then I may have fixed it partially! 

 

The latest version is 1.6.7.10 but is listed as 1.6.7.9 due to a bug. 

Next version will be 1.8.9.x for September build and revision x!

 

In previous versions the missing resources were just ignored so there was no File not found.

The right-click works because S4TI thinks that the missing file is still part of the original .package.

Have you tried to locate the missing resources through the Find Package tool?

 

Il y a 7 heures, LuvMySimz a dit :

So I don't know what to do with all these red entries Could it be the that the software does not recognize PNG files and therefore comes up with all those files not found entries? Because when I open the package all the textures are there. All my new created Pets stuff also shows as files not found although they are there.

Do you have a sample sim with this bug?

 

Update: Yep, the bug is still there! I was planning to rewrite the engine before the beginning of summer then simply drop it due to lack of free time.

[LuvMySimz]

As you probably know, Sims 4 Studio is able to import png textures too, not only DDS. In all my recolors and creations (for private use only) I use png textures because the resolution is much better in png. I just rcently created Pets stuff (mesh by EA), and as you can see in the previous pictures 2, 3 and 4, all files say not found. In game (CAS and live mode) all my CC is showing fine. Also the red entries for hair "missing mesh" must be wrong because they also show fine in game. If a mesh was missing, the Sim would be baldy. In the previous S4TI versions there were red entries when a thumbnail was missing on hair, remember? The game only showed the first swatch thumbnail for hair and leaves the rest of the swatches empty. Your software therefore gave out missing entries because of that. You fixed it by adding swatch color recognition. Since then I did not have anymore of those missing entries. But lately I'm having ALLOT of those again since the newest updates. So something is wrong in your software

Modifié le 5 septembre 2018 par LuvMySimz

[deevo]

Il y a 10 heures, LuvMySimz a dit :

So something is wrong in your software

Nothing new here 

 

S4Studio will import a PNG and convert it to DDS. PNG is less damaging than DDS which tends to lost quality on each edit.

But it's not an issue since S4TI only collect the keys and later scans for them.

 

In previous versions missing contents were just ignored, so there was no red item.

Then I added them to the list but since game content (textures and meshes) is skipped they show up as missing. So here's the problem!

Reason: You don't want to export the game files and scanning will have a performance hit!

 

But yep it still need improvements, that's why I was planning to rewrite the engine!

 

If you can upload a minimal sim with the false missing entries that are not game contents that will help me find the problem for those since the problem may not be related. 

[LuvMySimz]

Yes I could upload my Dog with his new clothings and send you the link via PM if that's ok.

[deevo]

@LuvMySimz not a problem, just hover my name then select the Message icon. 

[LuvMySimz]

Done I'd sent you a package with some collars for dogs. Hope it helps.

Modifié le 7 septembre 2018 par LuvMySimz

[deevo]

@LuvMySimz, thanks !

Ok, it looks like the SpecularMap resource (which control how reflexion is applied) doesn't exist.

The key was imported from the original item, but I can't find it anywhere.

Maybe the team at S4S knows why it can't be found? 

 

The best I can do is create an exclusion list for non existing resources.

[LuvMySimz]

Yes you are right. There is no need for me to ask the "Studio team" (which I belong to (Staff section) ) because I figured it out myself and fixed it

Ok, the problem was that Studio does create the shadow, specular and normal resources, but does not include them in the Warehouse nor the Geometry files.  That's why S4TI couldn't find them and marked them as missing files, which is totally understandable.  So I exported the shadow, specular and normal files, and re-imported them. After that all files were generated in the Warehouse incl. the Geometry files. Now S4TI can find what it needs and no more red entries on my Pets clothings

 

Good thing we discussed this which made me realize what the problem is/was - I hope that my find is helpful to you and maybe to some other users here as well.

I might write a mini tutorial in S4S about this issue

 

 

 

After re-import files are visible in Studio Warehouse

 

 

Re-checking the files in S4TI

 

Modifié le 8 septembre 2018 par LuvMySimz

[deevo]

The SpecularMap is part of the game, but I just can't find it for some reasons.

If S4S can import it, it must exist somewhere or S4S just create a new one? 

Maybe it's just a bug in the game?! 

 

I don't think you need to create new ones unless you need to modify the original rendering.

I'm still going to create an exclusion list until I find where those base game resources are stored if they even exist somewhere. 

[LuvMySimz]

I did not create new ones, I just exported the existing ones and re-imported them so Studio will list them in the Warehouse. If they are not listed in the Warehouse, your program can not find them.

Until you find a better way this is a good workaround for users IF the red entries bother them.

[deevo]

il y a 43 minutes, LuvMySimz a dit :

I just exported the existing ones and re-imported them so Studio will list them in the Warehouse. If they are not listed in the Warehouse, your program can not find them.

That's what I'm saying, if S4S can export them they must be stored somewhere.

The Warehouse may not list resources already included in the game.

 

il y a 50 minutes, LuvMySimz a dit :

Until you find a better way this is a good workaround for users IF the red entries bother them.

Only if they don't want any red entries! 

[LuvMySimz]

9 minutes ago, deevo said:

Only if they don't want any red entries! 

Exactly!

 

Hint: You could use the S4S Game File Cruiser in the Tool Tab to view all the game resources

Modifié le 8 septembre 2018 par LuvMySimz