Just chiming in here with some update news. With version 2.0, we've begun to refactor BOOBIES to support items via EditorID (in addition to FormID and keywords). Notably, EditorIDs do not change when mods are ESLified or merged, thus working around the main problem with using FormIDs alone.
There will now be a KID .ini file installed for each supported mod. These contain the EditorIDs for the items from that mod and assign BOOBIES-specific keywords to each of them. Those BOOBIES-specific keywords are then matched via a standard list to their relevant icons.
This method has several benefits:
It allows us to manage a standard naming convention regardless of the spelling or keyword choices used in the original mods. If we know the EDID, we can tag the item!
Removing thousands of FormIDs from the .json (in favor of EditorIDs in KID files) significantly decreases the size of that file, making it both more efficient at runtime and easier for us to maintain on the back end.
It should now be easier for users to manage and modify things themselves if they choose. Don't like an icon choice? Switch its keyword in the KID file. Want to support a mod we don't already support? Add your own KID file! Etc.
We still have a number of mods left to transition from the FormID method to the EditorID method, which we plan to complete over the course of the next few updates. There may be some rare cases where we need to depend on FormID, but barring that, support for any new mods will be implemented with the EditorID method going forward.
I have a necklace that correctly display its icon in the inventory. However, in the favorite menu, it would display wrong icon. Even worse, when assign it to hotkey slots, it would display even different wrong icon, e.g. glove icon, torso icon, bow icon, and blank, but never necklace. I don't know how to fix it.
since now is "the best time to ask," is there any chance we can get a Dear Diary - Paper patch? I know there's one for dark already, but paper has more compatibility with other mods than dark (at least as far as I could see, which was the reason I choose paper over dark)
yeah. They look really weird with Dear Diary Paper. The dark one makes it even worse, since the text becomes lighter. It's not a huge issue and I wouldn't set it as a priority, honestly. Some icons are fine, while others are worse (for Dear Diary, that is. They look great otherwise. Color Theory and whatnot)
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Aura's Scrumptious Supplement (A Food and Alchemy Addon for B.O.O.B.I.E.S.) is out now.
Get a taste of A.S.S. for yourself.
P.S. If you're wondering about Aura's Inventory Tweaks, I'm working on a big update for that which will include integration for B.O.O.B.I.E.S.
There will now be a KID .ini file installed for each supported mod. These contain the EditorIDs for the items from that mod and assign BOOBIES-specific keywords to each of them. Those BOOBIES-specific keywords are then matched via a standard list to their relevant icons.
This method has several benefits:
We still have a number of mods left to transition from the FormID method to the EditorID method, which we plan to complete over the course of the next few updates. There may be some rare cases where we need to depend on FormID, but barring that, support for any new mods will be implemented with the EditorID method going forward.
I was wondering how I can make my own patch for this that adds a new icon and weapon type?
I'm introducing a "flail" type weapon and I'd like the type to display along with a new icon.
Let me know if you have any advice for doing this. Thank you!