Two part Zip for TDESC files.

[MrGrey]

TDESC files are the XML files that are most of the game. You get them from here:

https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/categories/technical-discussions

 

 Very useful for making mods. They're templates. But you all knew that.

 

Great huh? Not so with this last one. It's a two part Zip file for some stupid reason. Anyway, I downloaded both parts.

Windows 10 can't open either file and 7z can only open the first one, and throws an error if you try and extract them all. It's apparently like a multipart RAR file, except a Zip.  I expected half of the TDESC in one file, with the rest in the other. Oh no, can't do that, too simple! You can open those with Windows.

 

What tool do I need to open this? I thought about asking on the EA website, but I've not posted there in a year and they have gone over the top on who can post, seems I gotta get "points" and be a member for a day and not just the 9 years.

[mynewusername]

i cat file together with:

 

type 1.95.207.1030-TDESC-2.zip >> 1.95.207.1030-TDESC-1.zip

 

is not proper multipart zip file, is just somebody saw file in half like flex tape boat.

[LittleRedSonja]

31 minutes ago, mynewusername said:

i cat file together with:

 

type 1.95.207.1030-TDESC-2.zip >> 1.95.207.1030-TDESC-1.zip

 

is not proper multipart zip file, is just somebody saw file in half like flex tape boat.

Yes it seems part 2 was missing the header, i do not know why the did like this, it does not make any sense but oh well, IT IS EA ?

If someone is on linux/unix you can use "cat" instead for the same result. 

Edited March 1, 2023 by LittleRedSonja

[mynewusername]

  

6 hours ago, LittleRedSonja said:

Yes it seems part 2 was missing the header, i do not know why the did like this, it does not make any sense but oh well, IT IS EA ?

 probably file exceed max attachment size

 

6 hours ago, LittleRedSonja said:

If someone is on linux/unix you can use "cat" instead for the same result. 

yes that is what i did but i give translation to windows in case op not have cat

[MrGrey]

Thank you for the clue!

On 3/1/2023 at 12:00 AM, mynewusername said:

i cat file together with:

 

type 1.95.207.1030-TDESC-2.zip >> 1.95.207.1030-TDESC-1.zip

 

is not proper multipart zip file, is just somebody saw file in half like flex tape boat.

Thank you for the clue!