I wanted to make an arch that has the same colours as the Empire door that came with Mansion and garden.So I cloned an arch with SimPE preferences set to include the original game and M&G.I have imported new meshes and gave it a unique guid but I don't know how to add texture.The arch now takes it's texture from the Old Yankee No Score door because I cloned the Old Yankee Arch.I've looked at the repository tutorial but I don't understand it completly because I've tried and failed.So I'm thinking if I can learn to add the textures another way I might start over tomorrow and make a base game version.That is if someone wants to show me how to add textures to an arch.I think the rest of the packages might be okay except the wallshadows.I did import the wallshadow meshes from the Empire door but those did not display correct eighter.So wallshadow is another big problem I don't know how to fix.I'm uploading my straight and diagonal version from before I imported the new wallshadow meshes.Oh and I forgot to delete the diagonal textures under TXMT and TXTR in the straight package before uploading it here.I will do that later.Phew I hope I explained things correctly.Please take a look at my package to see if you can help me.

Last edited by suefemme : 25th May 2009 at 08:45 PM. Reason: changing post to solved

Everything you need to know is in the tutorials by Ignorant Bliss. http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=41278

They explain the repository and the adding of subsets, and including how to make custom windows and doors. If you made a new mesh and want it to use the textures from another object you will need to remap the mesh to match those textures. You will have to read those tutorials and attempt them on your own, come back when or if stuck on a particular number.

Thanks for youre reply.I did found a tutorial about repository and tried to follow it but that tutorial was for linking custom objects.So I must have made some mistakes trying to aply it to an Maxis object.I'll try this tutorial and let you know how far I get.

Hi me again.I followed the tutorial but have some problems.The arch now takes the texture of the Empire door but is not mapped correctly.I would like to fix this but I can't find the texture map of the Empire door.Normally when I clone a table there is a texture map but the door does not seem to have one.My secondproblem is still with the wallshadow.I don't know what I'm doing wrong.I did link it to the door also.I took a picture of what my arch looks like ingame.
http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/...ent=Archpic.jpg
I also have uploaded the new package that is now a slave of the Empire door.I hope you can tell me what to do.I would really like to use this arch

I think I have finished my arch .I've tested it and everything looks okay now.I suddenly realised what I had been doing wrong.I was doing things that where not needed.I would like you to have a look at the package just to check because I'm new to meshing but I think you already guessed that .I just want to make sure it's okay to share with people.I also have a question about testing the arch with only Base Game and Mansion and Garden.I've looked at anygamestarter but I'm not able to use that so how can I check if you indeed only need Base game and Mansion and Garden for this package?.

Last edited by suefemme : 25th May 2009 at 08:44 PM. Reason: removing package.

Well if it works in game and is recolorable and takes all the originals colors, then you musta done it right!

I don't have the AGS, so I can't help regarding the installation of that. But since M&G is the latest EP and it is repository to that, I would take a guess that it would be useable for those with Base + M&G.

Okay thank you verry much for your help.I think try to upload it here.It would be nice to have something other than Maxis recolours on my page :D