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Tutorials related to modding and scripting can be found at http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:TS3_GeneralModding
  
 
==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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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.
 
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.
  
 
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If you're looking for documentation of the in-game codebase, please see: [[TS3PR]]
==What will I need?==
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Specific tools are listed and linked within each tutorial.
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
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* [[Sims 3:DBPF|Package file format]]
 
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* [[Sims 3:SIMS3PACK|Sims3Pack file format]]
* The package file format: [[Sims 3:DBPF]]
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* [[Sims 3:PackedFileTypes|Files by type code]]
* The sims3pack file format: [[Sims 3:SIMS3PACK]]
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* [[Sims 3:RCOL|RCOL (scene)]]
* Files by Type Code: [[Sims 3:PackedFileTypes]]
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* [[Sims 3:Catalog Resource|Catalog resource]]
* RCOL (Scene) [[Sims 3:RCOL]]
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* [[Sims 3:Catalog Resource/StringTable|Catalog resource string table]]
* Catalog Resource [[Sims 3:Catalog Resource]]
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* [[Sims 3:Key table|Key table and lists of resource references]]
* Catalog Resource String Table [[Sims 3:Catalog_Resource/StringTable]]
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* [[Sims 3:Product GUIDs|Product GUIDs]] - Used for installing/uninstalling.
* Key table and lists of resource references [[Sims 3:Key table]]
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* [[Sims 3:Versions|Version numbers]]
* Executable version numbers [[Sims 3:Versions]]
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* [[Sims 3:Locales|Locales]] - Useful for finding TS3 in the Documents directory, among other things.
 
* Resource Chain
 
* Resource Chain
 
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::::[[Image:Sims_3-ToiletResourceChain.png |100px]]
  
==Tutorials==
 
  
No tutorials have yet been made, blowing up your computer shall have to wait!
 
  
 
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Tutorials related to modding and scripting can be found at http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:TS3_GeneralModding

[edit] 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.

If you're looking for documentation of the in-game codebase, please see: TS3PR

[edit] Resources

Sims 3-ToiletResourceChain.png


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