Tutorials related to modding and scripting can be found at https://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
• Sims 4 Modding Discussion Forum
• Sims 4 Protocol Buffers by clown a.k.a. Python code - Game save format
• Decompiled TS4 scripts by gizmozow
• CSV list of IDs, names, and tuning names of IDs of Objects by DarkWalker
• Strings ENG US part one by JADGIRL
• Strings ENG US by JADGIRL
• Sims 4 Bones for Milkshape by Notegain
• Extracted body skin textures and tgi's by pahtrick
• Unwrapped male skins by maclimes
• Extracted Sims 4 body meshes by Sintiklia NOTE: Sintiklia's body meshes on her TUMBLR site are a.w.o.l. If you know where they went, let us know.
• Hair overview by xox_sugarlips_xox
• Grayscale hair textures by xox_sugarlips_xox
• Hair Textures by Jennisims
• Maxis BasicWalls: PDN/DDS by plasticbox diffuse, bump, specular as PDN/DDS
• Simlish logo Resources. by tonicmole
• Sims 4 Icon Pack by puremorphin
• Tuning Names & Tuning IDs For Objects by Andrew
• CAS sort layers by Brujah at Sims4Studio
• How/Where to change CompositionMethod layering number by Feyona at Sims4Studio