First we'll credit our own JaxFirehart for creating this format and for coding the original conversion script. Then we must credit zilav for rewriting that script to not only make it faster and work with newer versions xEdit but also making it so you can select from a limitless number of csv databases.
Now the tutorial.
The csv is a simple text file with comma delimited fields in the following format, which is always at the top of every new csv you make. Don't forget to copy paste that and put it in any new csv you make.
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Type,Old Master,Old FormID,Old EID,New EID,New Master,New FormID
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Type = This is the form type for the original form you want to change, in xEdit this is always a 4 character assignment. Each form type you can find on your own and they are listed in xEdit itself in the filter editor or by looking the record header for the form. You would do well to get familiar with them in general.
Old Master = the name of the master file the original record is either in or referencing. You can change both references and base forms with the script. Be careful when changing base forms, this is really only for our use, but you can use it too if you are an advanced level author and need to do such things.
Old FormID = The original formid of the form you are changing, with the load order removed, so it is truncated to only 6 digits and always preceded by 0x
Old EID = The original Editor ID of the form you are changing.
New EID = The new Editor ID of the form you are changing. References usually don't have an Editor ID, but sometimes they do if they are referenced via script. Most of the time you don't want to change those. If it's a base form and it has the same name as another base form, you may want to change it. Most of the time you don't unless it will create a duplicate of an existing Editor ID, in which case you will want to change it.
New Master = The name of the master you are changing the reference or base form to. This is mostly used for reference changes from one plugin to another.
New FormID = The new formid of the form you are changing, with the load order removed, so it is again, truncated to only 6 digits and always preceded by 0x
Here's an example of changing the brain fungus in any plugin to the pickable version in TTW.
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STAT,FalloutNV.esm,0x02811A,WastelandFungusBrain01,TTWBrainFungusActivator,taleoftwowastelands.esm,0x01806A
This may be confusing to you but let me explain. When you run the script on a plugin in which the forms in the csv DO NOT EXIST the script will look for REFERENCES which contain those forms and change them accordingly. This is very important to remember! If you were to run this script on a plugin in which the ORIGINAL form is in that master, it will change that BASE form to the new one. You must be careful with that and you should be very aware of what you are doing if you choose to do that. The script is very powerful and there are no safeties as it was originally made for our internal use.
So there you have it, happy modding!
-TTW Team