Importing values with Reader

[Rady 94]

I started modifying my MMP files for them to show up in custom submenus. For this purpose, you need to add two values (Item Submenu Parent ID & Item Button Class) to the exemplar file of the MMP. As these values are the same for all MMP that should go to the same submenu, I was wondering whether there is a possibility in the Reader to import these values into the exemplar file from a file (instead of manually adding every single value). This would speed up the process and reduce mistakes .. SO instead of adding every single valu, you would open the dat file, import the new values and close it again.

[nos.17 5,112]

I presume you're already copy-pasting the exemplars between files?

Otherwise, one option is to use Cohort files. Define all the common properties in a cohort, make each file reference this cohort, and all those files will 'inherit' the properties in the cohort. The base game uses them all the time, but they're relatively unused in most custom content. More reading here and here for what they are and here is a decent writeup of how to make some for prop families. Do not they're not the easiest to set up.

[Rady 94]

13 hours ago, nos.17 said:

I presume you're already copy-pasting the exemplars between files?

You might have touched a weak point  so what you are telling me is that the exemplar file is the same for all lots? AT least for all lots of a certain set 

[nos.17 5,112]

5 hours ago, Rady said:

You might have touched a weak point  so what you are telling me is that the exemplar file is the same for all lots? AT least for all lots of a certain set 

In the sense that they will have the same or similar properties? Probably yes. But that's not what I was getting at. 

Open all your exemplars in reader. Set the properties you want in one. Right click → Copy. Right click → paste in all the others.

[Rady 94]

1 hour ago, nos.17 said:

In the sense that they will have the same or similar properties? Probably yes. But that's not what I was getting at. 

Open all your exemplars in reader. Set the properties you want in one. Right click → Copy. Right click → paste in all the others.

Thank you for saving me hours of tedious work