Improve support for the STR format

[lingeringwillx]

There are a few rare STR formats that could be found in the game's files, but I haven't seen anyone mention them anywhere. I pulled all of these from the objects.package:

1- STR Format: Zero

Spec: Name: 64 bytes Null/Format Code?: 2 bytes

Resources

endtable1 skill table Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FAB08F6, Instance: 0x00000081, Resource: 0x00000000 Nightstand Expensive skill table Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F280D6D, Instance: 0x00000081, Resource: 0x00000000 bedstandex attribute labels Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F280D6D, Instance: 0x00000100, Resource: 0x00000000

2- STR Format: No Format

Spec: Name: 64 bytes Null/Format Code?: 1 byte integer Count: 1 byte integer

Loop Count times: Length: 1 byte integer Value: String with length Length

Resources

Behavior editor string set Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F6D880B, Instance: 0x0000012C, Resource: 0x00000000 Behavior editor string set Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FBD8997, Instance: 0x0000012C, Resource: 0x00000000

3- STR Format: 0xFFF6 This is a weird format with some weird dividers between the strings, even SimPE won't read it, and I couldn't figure it out the last time I tried. Here is the resources with this format if anyone wants to try to figure them out:

Resources

Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F3D258A, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FE94D58, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F27193D, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F24F935, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F83D9EC, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F2CAB90, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FBEBDFE, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FFAA5E5, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F234024, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000

4- STR Format: 0xFFFD Already known.

5- STR Format: 0xFFFE

Spec: Name: 64 bits Format Code: 2 bytes integer Count: 2 bytes integer

Loop Count Times: Value: Null-terminated String Null: 1 byte (Description string?)

Resources

Relationships Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F6D880B, Instance: 0x00000102, Resource: 0x00000000 relationship labels Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F17187C, Instance: 0x00000102, Resource: 0x00000000 PedPortal relationship labels Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F19EC55, Instance: 0x00000102, Resource: 0x00000000 Mail Box relationship labels Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FE4B434, Instance: 0x00000102, Resource: 0x00000000 Relationships Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FBD8997, Instance: 0x00000102, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F979D47, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FE9B3DE, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F8ECBFD, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F79C748, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F1FF01F, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F9E24A1, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FFCB26D, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F1E9307, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 Suit primitive strings Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F694047, Instance: 0x00000130, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F979D47, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FE9B3DE, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F8ECBFD, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F79C748, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F1FF01F, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F9E24A1, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7FFCB26D, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F1E9307, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 named trees Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F694047, Instance: 0x00001000, Resource: 0x00000000 skin colors Type: 0x53545223, Group: 0x7F01EC29, Instance: 0x00002000, Resource: 0x00000000

6- STR Format: 0xFFFF This is the same as format 0xFFFD, but STR entries that have this format are always empty/have no strings.

Spec: Name: 64 bytes Format Code: 2 bytes integer Count: 2 bytes integer

[LazyDuchess]

Interesting, thanks for letting me know. I'm assuming at least most of these have gone unused in the actual game, as they seem to reference TS1 things like suit primitives.

[berylliumquestion]

I believe there may be some things used by Sims 2 as seen by this, but I'm not familiar with STR myself https://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=STR

[lingeringwillx]

Interesting, thanks for letting me know. I'm assuming at least most of these have gone unused in the actual game, as they seem to reference TS1 things like suit primitives.

They could be, but I'd have to check.

[lingeringwillx]

Closing this issue. It's available for reference if anyone needs it.