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#1
23rd Jan 2021 at 3:23 PM
Posts: 31
Want to start modding. Where do I begin?
Hi all,I have got a few ideas for mods, and I would like to try my hand at possibly making them myself but not sure where to start. The ideas all seem fairly big so I am trying to narrow it down to the minimal then progress forward.
The one idea (that may be the simplest) is a broken arm for the sim to get. Like a step up from the sprains they can get, the break working like a long er affecting pulled muscle (they can’t use gym equipment).
So I assume that the first step for me would be to make a custom buff? Is that too big for a first mod attempt? Or would the triggering of the buff be harder?
Would it be ok to look at similar mods and how they are coded to learn the steps needed?
Honestly the coding is my biggest worry about modding.
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#2
23rd Jan 2021 at 6:00 PM
Last edited by MizoreYukii : 8th Apr 2021 at 11:56 PM.
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Start by understanding how tuning works and reading tutorials, then move on to making the buff you described. To trigger the buff you can have it be added via a loot, then inject that loot into EA loots with XML Injector to avoid overriding anything, and this way they can do something like soccer and randomly break their arm. Yes you can generally look at other mods, but check to see if they have a TOU first as some may say to specifically not to.
Here are resources to get you started.
Here are resources to get you started.
Tuning
Scarlet's Beginner tutorials (starting on page 2): https://www.simsvip.com/category/th...e-a-mod/page/2/
Zer0's tutorials (for beginners and beginning intermediate, covers social interactions, buffs, Mod Constructor and much more):
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorials-35031545
https://www.patreon.com/posts/mod-constructor-45356828
How to Start a Custom Tuning File: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-start-38023976
How to Add Custom Icons to Your Mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-add-icons-42171247
How to Unlock Interactions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-unlock-38446873
And then you need the TDESCs and TDESC Browser as it helps you understand how files are built and what each thing does. Zer0’s tutorials linked above have 3 different tutorials on how to use the TDESC, so make sure to read them to understand how TDESCs work.
TDESCs: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/di...9-tdescs#latest
TDESC Browser (Windows): https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?&t=618199
TDESC Browser (Mac): https://modthesims.info/d/649060/tu...-for-macos.html
How to Properly Setup the TDESC Browser: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-properly-42170948
XML Extractor if you want to update or make new mods before S4S updates, and XML File Finder (needs the extractor and in the same download) to see connections/references between each file without having to manually search for them. File Finder is very useful and highly recommended, even if you don’t use the XML Extractor for modding.
http://modthesims.info/d/563256/xml...the-sims-4.html
Tuning Error Notifier is to help you make sure you don’t make mistakes.
https://scumbumbomods.com/tuning-error-notifier/
There are tools that handle injecting for you for common areas, so you don’t need to focus on scripting until the time is right. This includes:
XML Injector: (interactions, loots, buffs to traits, reward traits, name objects, object relationships, states): https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-injector/
Injection Tools: https://brainblasted.itch.io/injection-tools
Andrew’s Crafting Enabler: https://sims4studio.com/post/72754
Mod Constructor: (not an injector, except where needed, but can be used to make interactions, buffs, traits, careers, aspirations, events, and a few others): https://zerbu.tumblr.com/post/18178...-constructor-v4
Scarlet's Beginner tutorials (starting on page 2): https://www.simsvip.com/category/th...e-a-mod/page/2/
Zer0's tutorials (for beginners and beginning intermediate, covers social interactions, buffs, Mod Constructor and much more):
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorials-35031545
https://www.patreon.com/posts/mod-constructor-45356828
How to Start a Custom Tuning File: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-start-38023976
How to Add Custom Icons to Your Mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-add-icons-42171247
How to Unlock Interactions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-unlock-38446873
And then you need the TDESCs and TDESC Browser as it helps you understand how files are built and what each thing does. Zer0’s tutorials linked above have 3 different tutorials on how to use the TDESC, so make sure to read them to understand how TDESCs work.
TDESCs: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/di...9-tdescs#latest
TDESC Browser (Windows): https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?&t=618199
TDESC Browser (Mac): https://modthesims.info/d/649060/tu...-for-macos.html
How to Properly Setup the TDESC Browser: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-properly-42170948
XML Extractor if you want to update or make new mods before S4S updates, and XML File Finder (needs the extractor and in the same download) to see connections/references between each file without having to manually search for them. File Finder is very useful and highly recommended, even if you don’t use the XML Extractor for modding.
http://modthesims.info/d/563256/xml...the-sims-4.html
Tuning Error Notifier is to help you make sure you don’t make mistakes.
https://scumbumbomods.com/tuning-error-notifier/
There are tools that handle injecting for you for common areas, so you don’t need to focus on scripting until the time is right. This includes:
XML Injector: (interactions, loots, buffs to traits, reward traits, name objects, object relationships, states): https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-injector/
Injection Tools: https://brainblasted.itch.io/injection-tools
Andrew’s Crafting Enabler: https://sims4studio.com/post/72754
Mod Constructor: (not an injector, except where needed, but can be used to make interactions, buffs, traits, careers, aspirations, events, and a few others): https://zerbu.tumblr.com/post/18178...-constructor-v4
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#3
23rd Jan 2021 at 6:27 PM
Posts: 31
Thank you so much
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