IFFSnooper is an IFF file reader for the Macintosh. IFF files were around
for a long time before the Sims, but nowadays they are mainly used to store object data for
The Sims and its expansions, and
The Sims Online (TSO)/EA-Land.
IFFSnooper is a work in progress.
Current release version: IFFSnooper 1.2.3 (released 31 Mar 2008)
Current test version: IFFSnooper 1.2.4b1 (released 07 Jan 2010)
IFFSnooper will open up an IFF file (usually identifiable in the Finder by the
.iff file extension) and display its the resources. Some of these are editable.
IFFSnooper can open up wall files ( .wll files), floor files ( .flr files) and
.FAM files since these are all IFF files with alternate file extensions. You can
also use IFFSnooper to make your own walls, floors and simple objects from
imported graphics.
IFFSnooper does not handle object files for The Sims 2 and its expansions. These are DBPF files.
The IFFSnooper tab panel interface, Mac OS 9 version
The IFFSnooper tab panel interface, MacOS X 10.5.2 Intel version (IFFSnooper 1.2.3)
IFFSnooper should run on any Mac with OS 8.5 or higher. It has been tested on MacOS versions 8.6 to 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard). The IFFSnooper version for OS X is Carbonized and needs Carbon version 1.2.5 or higher.
IFFSnooper is compiled as a PowerPC application but runs without problems on Intel-based Macs.
You can download IFFSnooper from the following sites:
MacAppleHall
Info-Mac Archive
/info-mac/game/com/iff-snooper.hqx
/info-mac/game/com/iff-snooper-x.hqx
SimLouvre Yahoo! group (group members only)
Program code and webpage copyright © 2002 - 2010 Peter Gould
All sprite object art on these pages is used for purposes of illustration only.
The Sims and The Sims Online are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
Use the tab panel to select the resource you are interested in.
Select
Navigate -- Next Resource or
Navigate -- Previous Resource
to view the next or previous resource of the same type, as written in the IFF
file. Resources are not necessarily found in any particular order within the IFF
file, so it may be easier to navigate a complex set of resources via the
Navigate -- **** resource list
(where **** is the current resource type). This method provides the most
navigation options.
IFFSnooper tab panel navigation submenu (IFFSnooper 1.2.3, MacOS X 10.5.2 Intel)
There are also Previous and Next navigation buttons on the resource tab panels.
Navigating SPR# and SPR2 resources
To change the current sprite frame view use the menus
Navigate -- Next Frame or
Navigate -- Previous Frame
or use the buttons on the SPR2/SPR# tab panel.
e.g.
Floor files use separate SPR2 files for each magnification, and don't have rotations.
Wall files use separate SPR# files for each magnification.
Thought balloon SPR# files (in Sprites.iff) don't have rotations.
This page was getting too long so I have broken it into subsections.
There is complete version history here. There are shorter update notes at the bottom of this page.
For details about the IFF file format: The Sims Technical Library
For Mac-friendly custom objects.
For objects, skins and some
Mac Sims utilities.
For Mac-friendly objects (and an
IFFSnooper tutorial).
For objects, skins and other neat Sims stuff.
For custom "hacked" objects.
I have a small page about DBPF files here.
The REALBasic project file for IFFSnooper 1.2.0 (the current release version) in hqx format.
The REALBasic project file for the latest on-line build of IFFSnooper in hqx format.
You will need a copy of REALBasic in order to run or compile your own version.
and
MicRbPaletteTool
Copyright © 1999-2003, Micono Utilities. All rights reserved.
The IFFSnooper 1.2.2 project requires REALBasic version 4.5.3
Later versions may require REALBasic version 5.2 or later.
This software is distributed 'as is': no warranties are made, either expressed or implied. Use it at your discretion.
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