Tutorials:TS4 General Modding

Sims 4 General Modding Tutorials

EA Core Mod Support

• June 2016, Expanded Create A Sim - http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/888736
• Sept 2015-Mod dir resource.cfg change - http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/855532
• July 2015 : Script mods now support .ts4script extention - http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13838037
• Sept 2014 : Core Maxis Modding documentaion. http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/779844 EA has not updated it since launch, so a little outdated.

File Formats

• Nov 2018: CAS Part Resource(0x034AEECB) v42 https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/950389
• Aug 2018 : Region Description v11 (0xd65daff9) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/904213
• Aug 2018 : World Object Data v8 (0xfcb1a1e4) https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/946705
• June 2018 :Terrain Mesh Resource (0xae39399f) v0x200 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/941128
• Oct 2017 :CAS Preset Resource (0xEAA32ADD) v12 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/927162
• April 2017 : KD Tree Resource (type 0x033b2b66) v0x100 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/915757
• April 2017 : Terrain Blend Map Resource (type 0x3d8632d0) v0x0300 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/915736/
• Dec 2016 :CAS Preset Resource (0xEAA32ADD) v11 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/907581
• Dec 2016 :World Conditional Data (0xD04FA861) V1 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/907582
• Dec 2016 :CAS Part Resource(0x034AEECB) v41 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/906596
• Nov 2016 : Region, World and Lot Descriptions Resources (0xd65daff9 v9, 0xa680ea4b v8, 0x01942e2c v9) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/904213
• Oct 2016 : World Object Data v7 (0xfcb1a1e4) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/902083
• Sept 2016 : World Map v2 (0x1cc04273) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/901092
• Sept 2016 : DWorld Resource (0x810a102d) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/898968
• Sept 2016 : Deformer Maps V7 (0xdb43e069) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/15168326/#Comment_15168326
• Aug 2016 : Decoding images in UI.package http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/893310
• June 2016 :CAS Geometry Resource (0x015a1849) v13 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/888734
• June 2016 :CAS Part Resource(0x034AEECB) v40 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/888731
• May 2016: Terrain Data Resource (type 0x9063660d) v19 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/887241
• February 2016 : Blend Geometry Resource (0x067caa11) Version 0x600 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/879575
• February 2016 : BROBX Audio Configuration (type 0xfd04e3be) v2 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/879089
• February 2016 : Cutout Info Table (0x81ca1a10) v3 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/878085
• February 2016 : Trim Profile (0x76bcf80c) v4 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/876062
• January 2016 : Clip Resource (0x6b20c4f3) v14 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/872672
• January 2016 : Thumbnail Cache Table Resource (0xb93a9915) v6 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/872673
• December 2015 : Catalog Product (0X319E4F1D) v25 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/863500/
• December 2015 : CAS Part Resource(0x034AEECB) v37 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/863498
• November 2015: World Color Timeline Resource (0x19301120) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/862645
• November 2015: Sky Box Texture Data Resource (0x71a449c9) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/862646
• November 2015: String resource locale codes (0x220557da) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/859729
• August 2015 : Footprint Resource (0xd382bf57) v12 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/852133
• August 2015 : Skin Tone Resource (0x0354796a) v6 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/851279
• August 2015 : Object Slot Resource (0XD3044521) v8 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/850377
• July 2015 : CAS Preset Resource (0xEAA32ADD) v7 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/843339 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13400890
• June 2015 : CAS Part Region Map (0xac16fbec) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/839704
• June 2015 : CAS Part resource v32 (0x034aeecb) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/838765
• May 2015 : CAS Part resource v31 (0x034aeecb) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/832204
• April 2015 : Binary Tuning / Sim Data resources (0x545ac67a and 0x62e94d38) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/826671
• April 2015 : CAS Part resource v30 (0x034aeecb) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/826669
• March 2015 : CAS Presets (0xEAA32ADD) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13400890
• November 2014: Deformer Maps V5 (0xdb43e069) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13004437/#Comment_13004437 (see above for V7).
• October 2014 : Sim Modifier (0xc5f6763e) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/791895
• October 2014 : Shader Precomp (0x27fe5365) http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/796772
• September 2014 : CAS Geometry Resource (0x015a1849) Version 12 http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/789390

TDESCs

• 1.48.90 : TDESCs https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/953069
• 1.47.49 : TDESCs https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/950926
• 1.44.77 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/942050
• 1.39.74 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/935402
• 1.36.99 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/928124
• 1.30.103 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/918528
• 1.26.96 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/909926
• 1.24.102 TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/903252
• 1.21.32 TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/893986
• 1.19.28 TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/888729
• 1.15.55 TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/876281
• 1.14.29 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/869155
• 1.13.104 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/863493
• 1.11.64 and 1.12.118: TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/855531
• 1.10.57 : TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/848676
• 1.9.80 : Combined XML and TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/843083
• 1.8.61 : Combined XML and TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/838329
• 1.7.62 : Combined XML and TDESCs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/833758
• 1.6.69 : Combined XML http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/832211
• TDESCs with info on MUIDs and history http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/832210
• 1.5.149 : Combined XML : http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/823004

Misc

• Jan 2016 : Accessing CAS modifiers from script http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/865556
• Dec 2015: Club icons: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/865699
• July 2015 : Trait icons http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13841437
• July 2015 : Replacing animation in ASM file http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13834913
• November 2014 : Body type enums http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12921114/

Instance IDs

• August 2017 : HotSpotControl and SimModifier instance IDs for Cats & Dogs https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/946862
• December 2015: Windenburg terrain textures http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/867314
• July 2015 : Wall placement sounds http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13858467
• June 2015 : World water textures http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13765436
• June 2015 : Cloud textures http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/13761784
• October 2014: Background house textures http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12897178
• September 2014 : Some info on world files including terrain texture and road instance IDs http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12753559

Python

• Python discussion
• How to Access Sims 4 Python Files
• How to change the simulationclock speed by changing Maxis scripts by jcgurango
• For absolute beginners: Making a simple script that gets the town's population (mgomez)

XML Tuning

• How to make a basic change to an item's tuning using Sims 4 Studio - get started making tuning mods for Sims 4.
• How to change the in-game text used in a tuning mod using Sims 4 Studio - Change the words in the popup that shows when your item is clicked on.
• How to make an item go into a Sim's inventory using Sims 4 Studio
• How to find the definition ID of a Sims 4 item using Sims 4 Studio (the easy way)
• How to change comfort (and other scores) of an EA bed using Sims 4 Studio This tutorial shows how to change the tuning and catalog entry. This method can be used on beds and other objects.
• How to make an object tuning mod This video tutorial by Bakie is for beginners who are learning to make tuning mods for Sims 4.
• How to make a candle with multiple flames using Sims 4 Studio
• How to make an object tuning mod This video tutorial by Bakie is for those who have advanced past the beginner phase but aren't experts yet.

• Extracting TS4 XML Using TS4 Combined XML Extractor (scumbumbo)
• XML Tuning How-To (plasticbox)

Other

• How to create a career (OhMy on tumblr) This tutorial is a.w.o.l.
• Custom TV Channels (Simser der Deutschen)