Revision as of 04:38, 30 January 2010

Modding Utilities

Animation Utilities

• Smooth Jazz Animation Script Editor by TigerM

Jazz scripts serve as an intermediate step between the game code and the animation data. They allow some basic level of control of what is played based on various rules, in the form of a finite state machine.

Smooth Jazz Animation Script Editor

CAS Utilities

Plug-Ins

• Milkshape GEOM Plugin by WesHow

A pair of MilkShape plugins for working with Sims 3 body meshes. This version requires MilkShape 1.8.5, due to TS3 specific requirements.

Milkshape Geom Plugins

• Blender GEOM Mesh Plug-In by Morgade

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A GEOM (body meshes) import/export plugin for Blender.

GEOM Mesh Plug-In

Tools

• CAS Texture Unitool (CTU) by Delphy and jonha

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The CAS Texture Unitool, is a tool to allow you to edit the CAS Part files that control which textures appear on which meshes. Using this tool, you may add new textures that appear in CAS for a specific mesh. You may also edit the pattern cutouts for those textures, the specular, the base colours, and pretty much everything possible thats available in the file. Additionally, you can add brand new, non-replacement meshes into the game. CTU includes 3D preview.

CAS Texture Unitool

• Delphy's Acronym Bending Original Output Barber Shop (DABOOBS) by Delphy

This program allows you to create non-replacement custom hair meshes for The Sims 3. It generates entirely new hair packages that can be placed in game, and contains all possible linkages and correct file assignments.

DABOOBS

• Small Editors by Delphy

A collection of simple VPXY, BoneDelta, FacialBlend, BlendUnit, CASSliderTemplate and GEOM/MTNF editors.

Small Editors

Advanced Modding Tools

• Core Mod Merger by morgade

This is a tool able to inject multiple Core Mods in a batch process. This tool will only be useful if modders agree to develop and distribute core mods in the expected format (dll + config xml).

Core Mod Merger

• Mod Generator by morgade

This tool allows customizing thousands of game parameters and generates a package file to be used as a "mod". No XML editing required.

This tool has not been updated for newer patches. Mods generated with this program are usually not compatible with newer patches. This tool should be used for reference or personal use only!

Mod Generator

• s3pi Library - Programmers Only by Inge & Peter Jones

This is an open source library to support people wishing to make tools for The Sims 3. It is written in C# under .Net 3.5 and contains wrappers that implement methods to read and write package files, unpack packed files, and interpret several filetypes.

s3pi Library

Package Editors

• Sims 3 Package Editor (S3PE) by Inge & Peter Jones

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This is a package editor, originally created mainly to test and demonstrate the s3pi library. It is now quite a useful package viewer/editor and packer in its own right.

S3PE

• Postal by Echo

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The DBPF2 file format is used for most of the content in the Sims 3 engine. This project provides a Java-based API, and supporting GUI application, to unpack, browse, edit and repack these files.

Postal

• Sims 3 Package Explorer by Okeanos

A tool to examine, extract, replace and modify Sims 3 package content.

Sims 3 Package Explorer

Pattern Tools

• Delphy's Pattern Packager by Delphy

The Pattern Packager program allows you to add new Patterns (aka items that appear in Create a Style) to your Sims 3 game. Each Pattern can have up to 4 recolourable "palettes", which are defined on the Red, Green, Blue and Alpha channels of the source image.

Delpy's Pattern Pacakger

Object Creation

Plug-Ins

• Sims 3 ObjectTool/Milkshape Plug-Ins by WesHowe

A tool to translate objects into a Milkshape-openable format, and plugins to allow Milkshape to manipulate that format.

ObjectTool/Plug-Ins

Tools

• STBL Duplicator by Digitalchaos

A utility to automatically copy STBLs across all languages.

STBL Duplicator

• Sims 3 Object cloner (S3OC) by Inge & Peter Jones

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ObjectCloner is a tool intended to create new Sims 3 objects by copying and renumbering parts of an original game object.

S3OC

• STBL Editor by Namethief

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A simple editor to manipulate STBL text resources.

STBL Editor

• STBLizer by ChannTL

This is a simple tool that allows you to create STBLs by batch-importing one or more CSV files.

STBLizer

• Assembly Generator by Digitalchaos

Allows the user to easily create new dll assemblies for an object, which will not override the core dll files.

Assembly Generator

Misc

• FNV Generator by Snaitf

A tool to help creators generate unique resource instance ID numbers, and to decode existing FNV hashes.

Snaitf's FNV Generator

• Simple Encoder for Making Hashes by ChaosMageX

A tool to generate FNV hashes from text.

Encoder for Making Hashes

• Neighborhood Workshop (formerly Save Game Editor) by TigerM

Sims 3 Neighborhood Workshop is the first incarnation of a save game editor with an attempt at a friendly interface. Right now all that it can do in a friendly manner is modify still life portraits your sims have painted. The full editing and viewing capabilities are still there as well, but there are numerous ways that using the advanced editor mode can screw up your games if you don't have backups.

Neighborhood Workshop

• Little LOTte lot editor by TigerM

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Well, now you can make order of that chaos! Little LOTte is a simple lot editor that lets you adjust the beautiful vista buff for any lot, adding it or taking it away as you see fit. In addition, good lots tend to sell for more, and now you can say exactly how much or how little more!

Little LOTte lot editor

CC, Cheating & Other Gameplay Utilities

Custom Content

Package Installers

• TS3 Install Helper Monkey by Delphy

This tool will automagically set up your game so you can use custom content .package files for The Sims 3. Once set up, you can just double-click the files to put them where they need to go. No need to mess with Resource.cfg yourself or create any folders - just run the program, and from then on, you can just double-click the files.

You can also right-click on a file to send it to a particular folder, so you can have subfolders and keep your downloads organised.

TS3 Install Helper Monkey

• TS3 Framework Installer for Mac OS X by Marhis

A utility to automatically install the framework needed to use .package files, and to create an alias to the Mods folder on the desktop.

TS3 Framework Installer for Mac OS X

• Framework Installer tool (Monkeybars) by Delphy

A tool to setup and verify the framework needed for package files to function correctly, including World Adventures support.

Framework Installer tool

Sims3Pack Installers

• Sims3Pack Multi Installer by Delphy

Unpacks Sims3Packs into package files ready for installation into Mods/Packages.

Sims3Pack Multi Installer

• 3Viewer (Beta) by JFade

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A Sims3Pack installer, editor, and overall download manager. Similar to TS2's Clean Installer in function, with additional content management capabilities.

The 3Viewer

Combined Installers

• Merlin by TSR

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Installs and uninstalls sims3pack and package files, with options to preview content before installing.

TSR Merlin

Other Content Tools

• The Compressorizor Redux! (Beta) by JFade

Compresses package files to save hard drive space. Use with care - some package files may cease to function after being compressorised.

The Compressorizor Redux

• TS3 Mod Manager by thetechnosim

This is useful if you have multiple people playing The Sims 3 on a single PC who want different sets of mods, or if you have different sets of mods that you wish to switch out on a whim. Basically, all this application does is allow you to create "profiles" with different sets of CC installed, and switch between profiles every time you start the game.

Mod Manager

• Indie Stone Mod Compatibility Checker by captainbinky

Quick compatibility checker for conflicting mods. Note, this program is not 100% reliable, and may miss issues or give false alarms. To be applied with an ample coating of brain.

Indiestone Mod Compatibility Checker

Other Utilities

• Auto Cheater by Random667

This program allows you to assign hotkeys for any commands or cheat codes that you find yourself entering too often. Upon execution this program will launch the Sims 3 for you, and set your F1 - F11 keys to act as hotkeys that will automatically enter your chosen commands into the games console.

Auto Cheater

• Sims 3 Music Manager by nickmacb

This program is designed so you can create playlists for your sims 3 game. Instead of Having to copy all your mp3 files that you want into your "Custom Music" folder in your sims directory, this program does it for you. Once you create a few playlists you can easily choose which playlist you want to play the game with and all the files will be copied into your sims 3 game.

Music Manager

• Sims 3 Identity Generator by 999z

Generate a full name, trait list, skillset, LTW and possible occupation based on gender, nameset and nationality.

Identity Generator

Under Construction

TSR Workshop by TSR Create non-replacement clothing, hair, make-up and accessories in sims3pack format. Also allows mesh editing. Includes live 3D preview.

• TSR Workshop Download
• TSR Workshop Discussion Forums

• The Lepid Llama Unpacker by Echo

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Extract the contents of a sims3pack exported file. Choose the sims3pack, select the file to extract, and click "Export Selected" on the bottom left.

No working link at this time.