Stream2Update doesn't add any additional files to the ASMs if there are additional files in a str2. If anyone has a mod around that does this I'd love to support it - link me?
I dont have this situation, sorry. I will rather expand on what I meant, in detail, and with an example.
In the upload I added, there are 5 files in the root folder, plus a folder named 'genki bra'. Ignore that 'genki bra' folder until the end of my example.
Ok, put those 5 files in your Steam non moded SRIV root folder.
It does basically bring over the "Hot Boots' item from the Saints Row 3. (from the shoe section at Leather & Lace)
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To get this to work, I extracted the files from the two SR3 .str2_pc files and repacked them for SR4
But, I had to modify the Customize_Item.asm_pc file from SR4 to add entries for custmesh_-105344825.str2_pc and custmesh_-105344825f.str2_pc
I did this by using the vPkg tools from Volition. I converted both the SR3 and SR4 versions of Customize_Item.asm_pc into .xml files.
I then copied the sections for the two .str2_pc files from the SR3 .xml file, and appended them to the SR4 .xml file. I added an entry in both cases regarding compression_type, since this seems to be a new entry necessary for SR4
I then reconverted the .xml file into an SR4 Customize_Item.asm_pc file.
I used this file as the .asm_pc file when I rebuilt both SR4 versions of custmesh_-105344825.str2_pc and custmesh_-105344825f.str2_pc by using your tool ThomasJepp.SaintsRow.BuildPackfile.exe
I then modified customization_items.xtbl to put back the entry regarding cf_llk_foot_f_latexboots
I also modified customization_stores.xtbl to add back the entry for the Hot Boots at Leather & Lace
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By putting those five files in your Steam SR4 folder, you should now be able run the game and go to Leather & Lace and see that the Hot Boots have indeed be added to the game. Do not buy them, and exit the game.
Now, add the custmesh_62712008f.str2_pc from the Genki Bra folder to your Steam SR4 folder, run your Stream2Update tool. You will notice the tool mentions updating for the Genki Bra .str2_pc file, but not for the two Hot Boots .str2_pc files.
Run the game again, return to Leather & Lace and try to see the Hot Boots. In my case, the game simply crashes. (oh, and my character was already wearing the Three Count Top item, to verify that the Genki Bra mod had indeed been added succesfully to the game).
I dont know if there something simpler I could do to make this work. Right now, I am thinking that I might have to repackage the patch_compressed.vpp_pc file to include the hot boots mod in it, in hopes that the Stream2Update tool would use the customize_item.asm_pc that would be added in patch_compressed.vpp_pc
Anyway, I was wondering if the same kind of modding has been done already with success by somebody else.