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==Introduction==
 
==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* )
 
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* )
  
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==What will I need?==
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===[[Tutorials:TS3_GeneralModding|General Modding]]===
All the tools you will need can be found on each specific tutorial, or you can find some of the tools used below.
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I want to change the way my Sim does .... So what do I do first?
 
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==Tutorials==
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* [[Tutorial:Sims_3_XML_Tuning_Modding|Sims 3 XML Tuning Modding]]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=345670 How to Make a Simple Texture Replacement by ThomasRiordan]
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<!--Dead Link * [http://www.primetimesims2.com/Sims3CreatingANewBookTutorial/CreatingANewBookTutorial.html Creating a New Book] -->
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=354639 Adding Clothing to a Category (for beginners)]
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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:How_To_Clone_A_Painting_And_Change_the_Texture| How To Clone A Painting And Change the Texture]]
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362583 Mini-Tutorial: linking stairs, railings, and fences by Srikandi]
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362488 Object Modding (aka adding interactions)by Kolipoki]
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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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* 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]
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* [[Sims_3:HowIMadeAToiletClassWithTuning| How I made a new toilet class with its own tuning]]
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==Modding Tools==
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====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.
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*[http://www.simlogical.com/Sims3ToolsForum/index.php?topic=32.0 Lepid Llama Unpacker]
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====Postal Package Editor by Echo====
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A tool for exploring the innards of the game's package files.
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=362599 Postal-Package Editor]
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====S3PE Demo Package Editor by Peter Jones====
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A package editor to view package contents and edit files.
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362412 S3PE Demo Package Editor]
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====s3pi Library - Programmers Only====
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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.
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362411 s3pi Library]
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====TS3 STBL Editor====
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An editor tohange ingame text, like item description, job description, job names, etc.
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=350777 TS3 STBL Editor]
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====Sims 3 Package Explorer====
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A tool to examine, extract, replace and modify Sims 3 package content, by Okeanos.
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*[http://www.customsims3.com/forum1/YaBB.pl?num=1244804085 Sims 3 Package Explorer]
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====Neighborhood Workshop (formerly Save Game Editor)====
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=350770 Neighborhood Workshop by TigerM]
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====Snaitf's FNV Generator====
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===[[Tutorials:TS3_CustomCareers|Custom Careers]]===
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=355292 Snaitf's FNV Generator]
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Tired of standard careers? Create your own!
  
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===[[Tutorials:TS3_Animation|Animation]]===
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Want to create custom animations and make your Sims perform like they never thought they could?
  
====Simple Encoder for Making Hashes====
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=355165 Encoder for Making Hashes by ChaosMageX]
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===[[Tutorials:TS3_ModdingTools|Modding Tools]]===
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Tools to create and modify your game.
  
====Experimental Object Cloner====
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A tool to create new Sims 3 objects by copying and renumbering parts of an original game object. Created by Peter L. Jones
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*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362413 Experimental Object Cloner]
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[edit] 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* )

Modding Tutorial Categories:

Icon TS3Modding.png

[edit] General Modding

I want to change the way my Sim does .... So what do I do first?

Icon TS3Careers.png

[edit] Custom Careers

Tired of standard careers? Create your own!

Icon TS3Anim.png

[edit] Animation

Want to create custom animations and make your Sims perform like they never thought they could?

Icon-generalmodding.gif

[edit] Modding Tools

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