a question for L.E

[VeTram]

Hi to all friends..
my question is that i have understood about prop families in L.E , but can anyone explain me , how can i make prop families or single props to change and/or move throughout the day? How is this technique named , how can this be done?  is it a difficult part in L.E? is it available in L.E?
Thanx

[sam]

Hi VeTram, unfortunately you can't do this in Lot Editor as the LE is really just for moving props and textures around. To make timed props you need to mod them using the Reader, before you can use your timed prop in the Lot Editor.

Firstly you'll need to make a suitable prop/s in the usual way. Don't simply change an existing prop without changing its IID to something unique, because if you distribute it, it will conflict with other versions that people are already using.

If you want to family them then I'd suggest you do it before you do the timings (no real reason except family is an easier and shorter process). Don't forget to get an id range for your families from Barbyw before you start, or again your family props will probably conflict with someone else's.

As for making them timed props, see RippleJet's Tutorial here: http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=2873.msg88364#msg88364