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==Tutorials==
 
==Tutorials==
  
* [[Tutorial:Sims_3_XML_Tuning_Modding|Sims 3 XML Tuning Modding]]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=373400 Allowing object Intersection by Cmomoney]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=382724 Changing an Objects Footprints by HugeLunatic]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=354419 Core Modding Tutorial (For complete and total nincompoops, like me!)]
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* [[Tutorial:_Custom_Paintings_in_Sims_3| Custom Painting In Sims 3 by Snaitf and Srikandi]]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=345670 How to Make a Simple Texture Replacement by ThomasRiordan]
 
* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=345670 How to Make a Simple Texture Replacement by ThomasRiordan]
 
<!--Dead Link * [http://www.primetimesims2.com/Sims3CreatingANewBookTutorial/CreatingANewBookTutorial.html Creating a New Book] -->
 
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* [[Tutorial:_Custom_Paintings_in_Sims_3| Custom Painting In Sims 3 by Snaitf and Srikandi]]
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* [[Sims_3:HowIMadeAToiletClassWithTuning| How I made a new toilet class with its own tuning]]
 
* [[Sims_3:How_To_Clone_A_Painting_And_Change_the_Texture| How To Clone A Painting And Change the Texture]]
 
* [[Sims_3:How_To_Clone_A_Painting_And_Change_the_Texture| How To Clone A Painting And Change the Texture]]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362583 Mini-Tutorial: linking stairs, railings, and fences by Srikandi]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362583 Mini-Tutorial: linking stairs, railings, and fences by Srikandi]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362488 Object Modding (aka adding interactions)by Kolipoki]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362488 Object Modding (aka adding interactions)by Kolipoki]
* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=354419 Core Modding Tutorial (For complete and total nincompoops, like me!)]
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* To learn how to setup your Visual Studio to do game mods, see [[Sims 3:Creating a game compatible Visual Studio project]]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=355295 IL and DLL overview / tutorial]
 
* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=355295 IL and DLL overview / tutorial]
* [[Sims_3:HowIMadeAToiletClassWithTuning| How I made a new toilet class with its own tuning]]
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* [[Tutorial:Sims_3_XML_Tuning_Modding|Sims 3 XML Tuning Modding]]
* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=373400 Allowing object Intersection by Cmomoney]
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* To learn how to setup your Visual Studio to do game mods, see [[Sims 3:Creating a game compatible Visual Studio project]]
* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=382724 Changing an Objects Footprints by HugeLunatic]
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==Modding Tools==
 
==Modding Tools==

Revision as of 19:29, 18 December 2009

Tutorials by Category

CAS | Patterns | Objects | Building | Worlds | Modding | Modding Reference 

Contents

Introduction

All of these tutorials will teach you how to edit parts of your game to create new things, interactions, gameplay, etc. We advise that when you attempt a tutorial, make sure you backup the files you are editing first to avoid a loss of important data (we promise it won't blow your game up *cough* )


What will I need?

All the tools you will need can be found on each specific tutorial, or you can find some of the tools used below.


Tutorials

Modding Tools

The Lepid Llama Unpacker by Echo

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


Postal Package Editor by Echo

A tool for exploring the innards of the game's package files.


S3PE Demo Package Editor by Peter Jones

A package editor to view package contents and edit files.


s3pi Library - Programmers Only

The start of an open source library for programmers creating tools for TS3. 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 file types. Created by Peter L. Jones.


TS3 STBL Editor

An editor tohange ingame text, like item description, job description, job names, etc.


Sims 3 Package Explorer

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


Neighborhood Workshop (formerly Save Game Editor)


Snaitf's FNV Generator


Simple Encoder for Making Hashes


Experimental Object Cloner

A tool to create new Sims 3 objects by copying and renumbering parts of an original game object. Created by Peter L. Jones


TigerM's Footprint & Slots Viewer

A tool to view the bounding box, placement and shape flags, and Routing Slots.

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