@SimGuruModSquad: Need help with clothing buffs

I've been experimenting with adding buffs to custom CAS parts, and it doesn't seem to be working. I noticed there was a field in the CASP file called "BuffResKey" which points to a buff file, and "TGIList" which is a list of resources to be used by other fields.

I added the data file to the TGIList and set BuffResKey to point to one of the animal hat buffs (as a test, obviously when I do this seriously, I will make a custom buff), and the buff successfully showed up in CAS. However, it wouldn't show in Live Mode. I also tried changing the data file to the XML, but it had the same problem.

I tried just cloning a base game CAS part that already has a custom buff, without making any changes to it, and even that had the problem, so I've come to the conclusion that adding a buff requires more than simply editing the CASP file.

Are there any other steps I have to take? Such as editing an XML file to point to a CAS part?

(I'm sure that the reference to the buff was cloned along with the CASP, as I checked)

28 Replies

Snaitf
11 years ago
I've been looking at this too, and I am as stumped as you are. If I clone the panda hat as a default override, it still works. But as soon as I change the instance # to make it a new item, it stops working. And I can't find anything in either of the associated data or xml files that would make it specific to that instance.
tastytourist
11 years ago
Have you tried that with a custom buff too, @Snaitf0? (Maybe the buff needs to know about the CASP too?)
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
11 years ago
"pbox;12819271" wrote:
Have you tried that with a custom buff too, @Snaitf0? (Maybe the buff needs to know about the CASP too?)

I know that was directed at @Snaitf0, but the problem I'm having is the same. In my case, I've tried looking through the XML and Data files, but neither seem to have any reference to the CASP.
Snaitf
11 years ago
> @pbox said:
> Have you tried that with a custom buff too, Snaitf0? (Maybe the buff needs to know about the CASP too?)

Well, I haven't tried with a custom buff, but like Zerbu said, I can't find anything in the buff (or the data file) that makes any references to any part of the hat.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
11 years ago
Still no answers?

I've tried searching the giant XML file and could not find a single reference to the CASP instance. I also checked the resource as a decimal number. I then checked all the FullBuild and DeltaBuild files (both Client and Simulation) to see if there were any resources that shared the instance ID with the CASP, but there were none.

I've searched far and wide but still can't find an answer to this question... :(

*Tags @SimGuruModSquad just in case the title alone didn't send a notification*
Snaitf
11 years ago
*BUMP - Still looking for an answer to this.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
11 years ago
The question is still waiting for an answer. :( If custom clothing buffs aren't possible or require scripting, can we at least have a clarification to stop looking?
SimGuruEugi
EA Staff (Retired)
11 years ago
The CAS Parts reference the buff. There is a "buff reference" field in the part's catalog instance tuning.

However, I am having trouble finding an example. I'll have to ask around to see if this is still a supported feature.
LoneWatcher
11 years ago
> @SimGuruEugi said:
> The CAS Parts reference the buff. There is a "buff reference" field in the part's catalog instance tuning.
>
> However, I am having trouble finding an example. I'll have to ask around to see if this is still a supported feature.

IDs 97D2 to 97E0 are the adult versions of the animal hats. They do have that field set.

But, at least for me, when I tried to set that field in a cloned part (by making it point to one of the animal hat buffs in a cloned top), it didn't work. Well, it worked in the GUI, but didn't have any effect in game.
ZerbuTabek
Rising Hotshot
11 years ago
Yeah, I'm having the same problem as @DarkWalker. The UI in CAS will update properly, but it has absolutely no effect in game, even from parts cloned directly from parts that already have custom buffs.