Uploading Content - Single Items (The Sims 4)

Uploading Content - Single Items (The Sims 4)

Uploading Content - Single Items


To open the content submission system for individual items, launch the "Creators & Creations" app from within Appsmith.


This section will contain entries for all items that have been uploaded, whether as single items, or as part of sets/collections.


To upload a new creation, start by clicking on the "New Creation" button at the top. This will open the "Edit Creation" panel: 


At first, the only details you'll see are the name and description.  Here you can enter the name of your item, and a description of it. 

Underneath of that, in order to get to the actual creation details, you have to click on the "Add Version" to actually add an instance of the item. This will first prompt you for a game version, and the creator ID.


  1. To find your creator ID number, you can open the "Creators & Creations" heading from within AppSmith, then under the "Creators" tab. The ID number is the very first "id" value:

Once you click "Confirm," the details panel will appear on the right: 




Note: If need to edit a creation, you can re-open the details panel by clicking on a version entry in the bottom left table.



Under the "Details" tab, you'll have to first make sure to set the CategoryID for the item. Pay special attention to make sure that you are placing your content in the correct category, as you can only assign one category. 



Under the "Meta" section, there are a couple of areas where you can enter details for your content:


  1. The first option, "Display Name," is for a short version of the name of your creation. Display names will be used on site in places where the full title doesn't always fit. The display name should be kept as short as possible. For example, if your creation is titled something like "Alexis Halter Neck Glitter Prom Dress" then you could shorten the "Display Name" to simply be "Alexis Dress."
  2. The "Tags" section is ultimately planned to read the tags from within the package file, so you won't have to worry about those. 
  3. The "Keywords" section is for any searchable terms that you think apply to your content. For example, if you've made a couch, some other keywords you might add could be "sofa" and "loveseat." You can also add keywords for things like style, size, materials, etc. Try not to duplicate words that are already in the title of the creation, and don't add your username as a keyword.  
  4. Underneath of that, there are fields for "Polycount" and "Filesize" - you can put these in if you want, but these will also eventually be automated once we have a proper content submission system in place. 
The next section is images. In order to upload an image, you'll first have to select the type of image from the Image Key menu.



You will have to choose which type of image you are uploading before the "Upload" button becomes available. Once available, clicking "Upload will open this dialog, where you can either drag and drop an image, or you can open a file browse dialog:




Note that you can only upload one image at a time. Once you've uploaded an image, it'll show in the image listing with the type of image it is being used as. You can also check the dimensions to make sure it fits the type of image you are intending to use it as.


The type of image cannot be changed after upload - however, you can click the blue "x" button to remove an image, and then just reupload it as a different type of image if needed.
If you want to see all of the images that are attached to a project, simply click on the small "x" within the Image Key menu:



I can now see that this creation has both a browse image, and a gallery image, for example. 



Under the next tab, "Files," you'll upload the actual file for your creation.
  1. For a lot, room, or sim, this will be a .zip with your tray files.
  2. For other types of content, such as CAS and build/buy, this will generally just be a single package file.
  3. For mods, this may be a single package file, or in some cases it may also be a .zip with multiple files.
NOTE: Do not upload a zip that contains multiple separate items if you intend for them to be published as a set/collection. There is a separate process for sets/collections!

The "Files" section only contains one File Key, which will be Full Download by default. To add your file, click on the "Pick File" button at the bottom of the tab.


After clicking on "Pick file," a window will open for you to browse to and select the file you want to upload. After selecting the file, you can start the upload by clicking on "Upload." During the upload process, a message will appear underneath of those two buttons that says "Uploading, please wait..."

Once the file has finished uploading, it will appear listed in the table:


For a basic single item submission, that's it!

You won't have to worry about Publications at all, as staff will be handling publishing. 

Collections

If your content is part of a larger collaborative project, such as Office Sirens or Retro Summer, then you can designate your content as part of that project by going to the Collections tab. 


At the top, there is an entry for "CollectionID" - simply type in the ID number for the collection your content is part of, and then click the "Add To Collection" button. 


Any collections that your content is part of will be displayed here - and note that content CAN be assigned to multiple collections! If at any point you need help figuring out the ID of a collection, or getting your content into a collection, feel free to ask!


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