About Apartment-Ready Objects

Simlogical.com developed a system that allows us to bestow ownership of objects to certain sims. With this system installed and by using specially hacked objects we can create apartment houses or simply control the flow of traffic in our single family homes (by creating private bathrooms, for instance) It is an extensive system and one that does take some getting used to, but once learned it's a wonderful boon to game-play.

The Problem

Applying the Simlogical Apartment Hack Patch consists of importing a single BHAV into your object and then opening other BHAVs and editing them so they refer to this new Apartment Hack one. It's that second part that scares people off. It can get a bit tedious, frankly, and it's the point in the process where mistakes can be made.

SSoW's Solution

So at Secret Society of Woobsha we've done that scary & tedious bit for you, using our own BHAV as a placeholder instead of the real Apartment Patch.

It's a "dummy" BHAV that does not actually do anything. It has one line of code that reads "0 Equals? 0" (which translates to Does zero equal zero?). The rest of the code that needs to be edited for Apartment hacking is edited but it all refers to this "placeholder" BHAV. This BHAV sits there quietly, doing nothing at all so the object behaves normally. When you wish to Apartment hack the object you simply import the Simlogical Apartment Hack (for objects) patch into the object, overwrite our placeholder, and Save. That's it! You are done and the object is now an apartment hacked object.

Who are the apartment ready objects and patches for?

FOR APARTMENT HACK FANS:
As mentioned, objects must be specially hacked to work with this system. Most items offered for download are not hacked this way. To help with this situation Simlogical provides a patch that you, the player, can apply to any object that you would like Apartment Hacked. It's usually a pretty simple process once you get the hang of it but many people are simply not comfortable (or, indeed, interested) in hacking each of their objects. On the whole when we download our new toys we'd all rather jump right in and start playing as soon as possible! That's one of the three reasons we started making "apartment-ready" objects.

FOR OBJECT MAKERS:
A second reason is that, as object makers, we understand the annoyance of providing both a normal and an apartment hacked version of each object. It's an extra magic cookie gone, more web server space used and an extra webpage to create explaining which one is which. One begins to feel a bit silly after a while. By supplying apartment ready bases object makers can clone our bases once and provide both Apt Hack fans and everyone else with their lovely creations.

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT USE THE APARTMENT HACK SYSTEM:
The third reason for this page (and the patch available below) is that some objects and sets have been created that come in Apartment Hacked versions only. They are really wonderful sets and we didn't think those who do NOT use the apartment hack should be denied them. With a few clicks of the mouse and the patch below those sets can be converted to "apartment ready" objects, disabling the apartment hacking entirely.

Instructions

FOR APARTMENT HACK FANS:
Using your hacking program (IffPencil or IffSnooper) import Simlogical's Apartment Hack Patch (for objects) into any "Apartment ready" object (yes, overwrite) and Save. Nothing else needs to be done to convert it into an apartment hacked object. Step-by-step instructions are provided below.

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT USE THE APARTMENT HACK SYSTEM:
Using your hacking program (IffPencil or IffSnooper) import SSoW's Apartment Ready Patch (BHAV5000placeholder.iff) into any "Apartment Hacked" object (yes, overwrite) and Save. Nothing else needs to be done to convert it into an apartment-ready object. Step-by-step instructions are provided below.

IN BOTH CASES:
Do note, however, that any objects that create other objects (fridges and BBQ grills create food, for instance) would need the respective patch applied to ALL associated objects (the fridge or grill and *each* of the foods).

IP2 IMPORT INSTRUCTIONS WITH IFFPENCIL (PC)

TO CONVERT FROM APARTMENT READY TO APARTMENT HACKED
  • STEP 1: Open your apartment-ready object in IffPencil.
  • STEP 2: Press the Ctrl and I key on your keyboard at the same time to bring the Import window up. (You can also right-click in am empty spot of the large main window on the right hand side to choose Import)
  • STEP 3: Choose the second option: "Import One or More IFF files with resources"
  • STEP 4: Go to the folder that you keep the Simlogical Apartment Hack Patch in and choose it.
  • STEP 5: With the one BHAV highlighted, click OK.
  • STEP 6: Save your object. It is now an Apartment Hacked Object and, like all apartment hacked objects, now REQUIRES Simlogical's apartment hack system be installed to work as one. Remember that some configurations of the game will crash if you try to use Apartment hacked objects without having the apartment.far installed.
TO EASILY REMOVE APARTMENT HACKING FROM OBJECTS
  • STEP 1: Open your apartment hacked object in IffPencil.
  • STEP 2: Press the Ctrl and I key on your keyboard at the same time to bring the Import window up. (You can also right-click in am empty spot of the large main window on the right hand side to choose Import)
  • STEP 3: Choose the second option: "Import One or More IFF files with resources"
  • STEP 4: Go to the folder that you keep the SSoW Apartment Ready Patch in and choose it.
  • STEP 5: With the one BHAV highlighted, click OK.
  • STEP 6: Save your object. It is no longer an Apartment Hacked Object.

IFF IMPORT INSTRUCTIONS WITH IFFSNOOPER (MAC)

TO CONVERT FROM APARTMENT READY TO APARTMENT HACKED
  • STEP 1: Open the Simlogical Apartment Hack Patch and choose Disassemble from the Export drop down menu. A box pops up offering you an opportunity to name the file or cancel. Click Save.
  • STEP 2: Now open your Apartment Ready object and, again, choose Disassemble from the Export drop down menu and Save. Now you have 2 folders of resources on your desktop, containing all the bits of the object and the patch.
  • STEP 3: Take the BHAV #5000 from the folder you created by disassembling the patch, and drop it onto your apartment-ready object's resources folder. You will be asked if you want to replace the BHAV #5000 resource already in the folder: yes, that is what you are doing.
  • STEP 4: Go back to iff snooper and choose Import-Resources from the Import menu. Select the apartment-ready object's resources folder and assemble. Save. It is now an Apartment Hacked Object and, like all apartment hacked objects, now REQUIRES Simlogical's apartment hack system be installed to work as one.
TO EASILY REMOVE APARTMENT HACKING FROM OBJECTS
  • STEP 1: Open the SSoW Apartment Ready Patch and choose Disassemble from the Export drop down menu. A box pops up offering you an opportunity to name the file or cancel. Click Save.
  • STEP 2: Now open your Apartment Hacked object and, again, choose Disassemble from the Export drop down menu and Save. Now you have 2 folders of resources on your desktop, containing all the bits of the object and the patch.
  • STEP 3: Take the BHAV #5000 from the folder you created by disassembling the patch, and drop it onto your apartment-ready object's resources folder. You will be asked if you want to replace the BHAV #5000 resource already in the folder: yes, that is what you are doing.
  • STEP 4: Go back to iff snooper and choose Import-Resources from the Import menu. Select the apartment-hacked object's resources folder and assemble. Save.