Is anyone supporting this tool since Scumbumbo passed away?

When will this program be updated? It is a pity that the author is not with us((((

@Burinis I don't believe it needs to be updated yet. I use it and it's still working perfectly fine.

If you're having issues with it, feel free to come to Scumbumbo's Discord and report it so those of us keeping his mods/programs up-to-date can help you or take a look if needed.

It does because the latest game DLCs aren't supported.

@wild_guy
Yes, they are. The XMLs extract just fine for the Paranormal Stuff pack, I wouldn't have made that comment without knowing 100% sure of that. scumbumbo added support up through SP20, Paranormal was SP18. It doesn't need updated for each new pack like Sims 4 Studio does.

Can you confirm the same regarding EPs? For example I couldn't find Snowy Escape in the tool. If I remember right, the latest EP I saw there was Get Famous.

@wild_guy
You don't have to find it in the tool, it still automatically extracts them (same with gamepacks):



The Name Info just isn't defined for the last few EPs/GPs. However, as you can see, that doesn't stop them from extracting. At least not yet.

Oh, that's great to know, thank you Scarlet!

@scarletqueenkat i posted this in the discord as well but didnt get an answer, I am hoping you can help!
I have been sing the xml extractor/viwerer for awhile and... its invaluable. But one issue I have had since i started using it is the extrator doesn't grab all the files. For example recently I was working on some eco living stuff... and some of the XMLs from eco extracted properly, but none of the solar panel xmls. It seems to be kinda random which ones are extracted and which ones arent? i can always find the tuning files in sims 4 studio, but the main feature i use in the xml view is the browse references so it is really a bummer when some things are missing.
And its not pack specific, there a little bits missing from a few of the packs.
Is there a fix for this?
thanks!!

Hi @ravasheen you may not always get an answer right away, but you will always get one over there. You just have to give it a little longer than 20 minutes. I saw Triplis did get some answers in for you. I'll answer you here as well though just in case anyone else has the same issue....

I've never had an issue with all of them not extracting, that I've noticed anyways. I did look with XML File Finder to make sure I had all of the solar xmls and I do. Perhaps it's the settings you have in your Extractor? These are my settings (obviously your folder destinations will be different):


Try re-extracting with those settings.

Another possibility is it could be an index cache issue. I have had issues with xmls not showing up when searching with Windows Explorer, when I knew the files were there. So, now I use a program called FileSeek (the free version is all you need) to search for XMLs.

There was an issue related to string tables for those who have those options checked in the program, where it would give an "Unable to decompress compression type0000" error . Turns out EA did not compress SP20 (at least for English) and the program is meant to assume that they always are. Thepancake1 was able to fix this though, and he also increased the pack numbers (and added the names for missing packs) so the tool should now last a bit longer (unless EA goes crazy with kits over the next year). SPs have been increased to 30, and EPs/GPs have been increased to 20.

The one labeled "source" is if you want to edit the program for personal use or see what was changed. Instead download the XML Extractor for The Sims 4.zip if you just want the updated program.

Hello, thanks for sharing your settings!

I am trying to change the names list(s) in my Sims 4 game, and I am following this YouTube tutorial from 2015 and a lot has changed since then (including more options in this extractor), so I used your settings to extract the XML files. Per the tutorial, I am looking for this file in the BG/tun/ folder: S4_03B33DDF_00000000_784760DD00959DFA

Oddly enough, the files are not named in that convention.

They are named like "03b33ddf!00000000!2ff9b03a0ea3e846.situations.ambient.ambient_service..xml" and "03b33ddf!00000000!0c600e4be2ce4e5d.socials.group.xml" and "03b33ddf!00000000!6f01631a151aabb7.interactions.social.social_super_interaction..xml."

What should my settings look like to get the file naming that looks like "S4_03B33DDF_00000000_784760DD00959DFA"?

Is there a newer tutorial for editing the Sims 4 names list(s)?

Thank you for your help!

Hello @sketchr
For that format, you need to set the XML File Naming setting to TGI Only. Mine is set to S4S Style because I also use S4S (Sims 4 Studio) to mod. Also, make sure you have the latest version updated by MizoreYukii and Thepancake1 a couple posts up.

For people who might experience this problem in future and be looking for solutions:

Running the XML Extractor threw up an error, and then waiting for the extracting to complete - the program seemed to hang, and not extract.

The problem is my antivirus (I use Avast) protecting documents in My Documents from being altered by an unrecognised program, and therefore the extraction process couldn't access the location I told it to save. On one occasion attempting to extract, Avast popped up and voluntarily asked if I wanted to allow this program to access my files.

If you're having a problem like this and it doesn't pop-up, I think there's also settings within the Avast dashboard to whitelist the XML Extractor.

Thank you

I can not
No Tuning in Package
Warning: The DeltaBuild package for SP20, SP21 and SP25
contains no binary tuning.

I know this is an old reply, but for any future people reading, if you just click through these error messages (I guess they're related to kits you don't own? Not 100% sure) the extraction should begin momentarily.

Will this be updated so we can extract the Kitchen Hustle Stuff Pack? I know the original author is no longer with us, but I thought someone else was keeping this updated? Thank you.

Now updated over on the Scumbumbo site!

https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-extractor

Thanks!