Hi all,
There has been some interest from EA in altering their Design Tool specifications so that, presumably, it will work with the Object Catalog and Object Definitions numbers custom content tools have assigned in the past rather than only accepting the shorter numbers their objects have and that Studio is currently using so that objects made with it can be used with the design tool.
If EA makes this update to the Design Tool窶冱 specifications it will mean that all items you窶况e made in the past should work with the design tool without needing these numbers changed. Items you窶况e made with the shorter numbers currently required for design tool functionality also should continue to work without any changes.
So what is the bottom line? Until we hear more from EA it seems worthwhile to hold off on going to the effort of changing old items so that they match the current design tool specifications. If they make this change, and it seems hopeful that they will, these items (cross fingers) should all work with no extra effort and no loss of identity. If they don窶冲 make this change you can always go ahead and update your items when we know for sure they won窶冲 do it