Tutorials:TS4 Advanced Coding Tutorials

Tutorials related to modding and scripting can be found at http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:TS4_GeneralModding

Introduction

This is all the mumbo jumbo that goes on behind the scenes, we do not recommend that if you are new to this you just jump right in here, we advise learning some of the modding tutorials first to get your head around how the game works.

Resources

• EA Maxis Custom Content Guide zip for Sims 4
• Discussion thread about the CC Guide from Maxis
• Package file format
• Files by type code
• Catalog resource string table
• Key table and lists of resource references
• Product GUIDs - Used for installing/uninstalling.
• Version numbers
• Locales - Useful for finding TS4 in the Documents directory, among other things.
• Sims 4 Modding Discussion Forum