#the sims tutorial

Hair Tutorial

Some people asked me how I removed the poof part of this hair, so I decided to make this simple tutorial 

(remember i’s my first tut and my English is bad so...)

Under the cut...

Preface:

I’m going to start now with a warning. Please don’t expect the same level of legacy style gameplay as one of the mainline sims games. The Sims medieval is an RPG and so the gameplay won’t work the same. That being said, with mods and some tweaking, you can get a level of legacy gameplay. But PLEASE DONT EXPECT MIRACLES

This guide is going to be split into sections. These sections will touch upon different aspects of a legacy such as aging, the mods needed, starting the legacy and having different playable sims. Also, please note that I am unsure of how the game will act as generations pass. It could get game breaking at some point, I haven’t made it past 6 generations yet so I am unsure how the game will act at 10+ gens. 

Things you’ll need:

Couple of things needed for this to work, this includes a mod and a lot of patience. Guide for adding mods can be found here: https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=438344

Grims Core Mod: https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=449550

This mod is similar to nraas or mccc for sims 3 and 4. Secondly, you have to enable testingcheats. This can be done by doing the following;

1. locating the commands.ini file in the games installation folder (OS/program filesx86/origin games/the sims medieval/game/bin)

2. Opening the file and changing the zero in ‘testingcheatsenabled = 0’ to a 1

3. Saving the file

The game should NOT be open when doing this. I’d also recommend setting up a plumtree account so you can keep track of a family tree since the game does not have one. This website can be found here: https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/ . So now that’s sorted, let’s jump into the guide! 

Getting started:

This now depends on preference. You can either play through the quests and begin your legacy that way or cheat to unlock the free play and the other professions immediately. The cheat to unlock free play immediately is ‘ShowAllQuests’. Personally, I would play through the quests. 

So now make your legacy founder! If you want to make your founder a monarch then it’s the same usual process. 

However, If you want to start with a different profession such as a merchant here’s how you can do that! Firstly, you have to make a monarch (if you don’t want to then just use a premade one). A monarch is needed for the game to be playable. Next, you’ll want to use the cheat ‘setKingdomPoints 30’ to give yourself enough resource points to add another building. Then you can add the building and make your founder!

After making your founder, you can start playing as you would!

Playable Sims: If you want to be able to play the entire family as you would in the mainline sims games, using the grims core mod DEBUG sim options you are able to unlock an option “make hero sim selectable.” This will make them selectable at the side for you to control them.

Aging: 

Aging isn’t a thing in the sims medieval so we have to simulate it ourselves. Using the grims core mod, you’re able to take your sim into cas. From here you can manually age your sims using the age detail slider and the highlights to add greys in. I keep track of ages using the week counter when you hover over the time and counting the ages in weeks (eg a sim is a YA for 10 sim weeks) you can keep track anyway you want though. 

There is no way for toddlers to exist in this game, I've looked into modding them in. The game just doesn’t support it. So babies will age immediately into children. You can take children into cas using the grim core mod DEBUG sim options. 

Teens: Aging children can be simply done once again using the grim core mod to age them into an teen/adult. Teens don’t exist in the sims medieval so I instead do a small bit of modding and simply pretend. Using a height slider (The cmar height slider for sims 3 works fine, you can find it here: https://modthesims.info/d/508972/sim-height-slider.html ), I make the adults the children age into shorter. I then simply make their clothes something dirtier and make their faces younger looking (making the eyes slightly bigger and pulling the jaw up are the main things.)

Now! It’s time for your heir to become the next main sim. The handover can be tricky. So, your now teen/adult heir is ready. What you want to do is click on your current main sim and select “Retire from Profession.” This will cause no one to be in the role of the current profession.

Next you want to go to the heir you’ve chosen and choose Set Profession on Sim, then choose the profession they are going to be taking. (If they’re a child you can just click age and set profession) 

Now, what you want to do is back out of the current quest (going into kingdom mode and quitting it, this is the same for freeplay.) This is to make sure the transfer has gone smoothly. If your profession is left empty, THIS IS OKAY! Simply save AS under a new save and exit to the main menu, then reopen the save. If the profession is filled by your heir then you’re good to keep playing! I recommend doing the transfer during freeplay so there isn’t any quest you’d accidently not complete. And that should be the transfer done! Then the process simply repeats each generation. This process also works if you want the children to take up a different profession to one of their parents. Just don't have the parent retire and make sure the role you want them to fulfil is empty and select that instead. Death: Death is something that unfortunately won’t happen naturally. When you feel it is your sims time to pass on you can go about it in a pretty simple way. Enable the sim DEBUG options as your familiar with. Click on the sim you wish to pass on and select “DEBUG: Die by.” You can then select one of the 5 options (For old age, I pick rabbithole.) The sim will then pass on. 

There aren’t any gravestones in the game which sucks but you can improvise with some small memorial flowers in remembrance if you wish. 

Hi, guys! Before anything I just want to add here that this is how I do my gifs, I’m not a professional and there are a thousand ways to make gifs, this is just one of them. I really hope I made everything clear, but if you need any help or correct me in something, just send me an ask! I’m always open to learn and help <3

In case you missed it, I made my first tutorial on the T.O.O.L. mod!

I’m going to teach you how to create a custom hallway table by using ONLY BASE GAME shelves!

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PAINT.NET: MAKING PALETTES & USING THE RECOLOUR TOOL -- tutorial by amoebae

I’ve created an imgur album with a tutorial covering the basics of how I recolour items in Paint.NET for The Sims 4, all without actions. You can of course use it to recolour anything for any other reason, it doesn’t have to be for this game.

Click on the title above to view the tutorial.

The tutorial covers:

a link to download Paint.NET (free)

creating a blank/empty palette

creating a palette of your favourite colours using the eye dropper tool

setting up the recolour tool

recolouring a basic texture with your new palette colours

some quirks of the recolour tool that can be both useful and annoying

Hi friends!

About two years ago, I uploaded an introduction post to CC and mods! This is my edited version, as of 2/27/2019. Feel free to leave any comments/constructive criticism! And if you have any questions, let me know and i’d be happy to answer them for you!

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Sims 4 mods can be a bit confusing and I don’t blame you. For years, I didn’t even bother looking at mods because it seemed so complex and over my head.

Let me first start off by telling you, mods are nothing to be afraid of. I am going to give you everything you need to know to mod your game. Everything- from CAS Hair to adding traits to your game!

What is Custom Content?

Also known as “CC”

Custom Content is items that are added to your game. This does not edit the game files in any way. For example: Shoes, Computers, Hairs, Beds, Etc. Things you can use in either CAS or Build mode.

CC is created by meshing, which can be done in Blender, MilkShape, and other 3D rendering programs. This will be relevant later.

CAS- Create A Sim

Build Mode- The mode you’re in when editing/creating a building on a lot.

Custom content can be downloaded from many many sites. But my favorite ones to download from (That are trustworthy) would be

The Sims Resource and Tumblr

Please be aware, Downloading CC Files isn’t always safe. CC Files can break your game but luckily, it can always be fixed.

Tip: Do not turn on automatic updates for TS4. Whenever TS4 has an update, REMOVE YOUR MODS. That can also break your game.

There are two different types of CC Files. Packages and Zip Files.

Packages is usually just one cc file. and Zip Files tie all packages together.

For example, Let’s say your downloading an outfit. (Top, Bottom, and Shoes). Package files can only hold up to one item. So-

Package File= Top            

Package File= Bottoms        

Package File= Shoes

Zip File= 3 Package Files.

These Zip Files need to be extracted.

Extract- pulling the files out of a folder that is zipped.

Or- you can unzip the file, which then allow any external programs to access that folder.

So when placing CC Files into your Mods folder (User/Documents/ElectronicArts/The Sims 4/Mods) You do NOT place zip files in your Mods folder.

When you extract zip files, it extracts them into folders. This can be extremely helpful if you prefer your mods folder to be organized. You can directly put folders into your mods folder, and TS4 will still read & recognize them.

Zip files can be extracted in 2 ways.

For PC:

1. You can manually extract by double-clicking the zip file, which will then open the zip, allowing you to copy and paste your cc files in your Mods folder.

2. You can download WinRar which is a program that easily extracts your files to a specific destination.

For Mac:

1. Double-click the zip and it will automatically extract into a separate folder for you!

2. Download an extracting program, Like WinRar, or one from the App Store to extract your zips.

Script Mods.

Script mods are different from CC files. Script mods edit your game files and add on to the base game.

This is where ‘How CC is made’ becomes relevant. Script mods are not 3D rendered. Scripts directly change how the game functions with hand-written code.

Script mods can be extremely dangerous. CC does not edit your game files, it’s basically just an add-on.

Script mods are installed just like Zip Files. Do NOT extract them from the zip file. You simply place the entire zip file in your mods folder.

The reason for this is that script mods are coded using Python. It’s a coding language that can be read by the game files. Every file in the zip of the script mod is needed to be able to work properly in your game!

For example, if you removed a folder from your TS4 file location, it wouldn’t work properly. And same goes for Script mods.

Next!

How Do I Install Mods to my Game?      

It’s really easy! Let me show you-

First, start TS4 and wait for it to load up to the main menu. At the top right of your screen, you should find a tab with different buttons on it. There is a button with three vertical dots. 

Pushing this should open up your Settings.

On the left, click the tab “other”

You will see that there are boxes that haven’t been ticked.

There are two options, Enable Custom content and mods, and there is Script mods allowed.

Tick both and ensure that they’re on. And DO NOT forget to press apply changes.

The picture above shows all the files located in your Documents folder. This is where you’ll find your Electronic Arts folder. With your TS4 game files located inside it.

This is what you get when you go into your game files. Your game really needs these! Without them, there would be no game. So make sure not to fiddle with any other folders.

This TS4 folder has cache files, screenshots, music, and all your log files! (and a lot more but i’d rather not torture you!)

This TS4 folder also has your Mods folder located inside. (It generates it automatically! So if you ever accidentally delete, Don’t worry! You’ll get a new one!)

The file pathway is (User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods) If that’s easier for you to remember. All you have to do is Copy your downloaded CC files (They’re in your downloads folder) and drag them into Mods folder.

This is totally optional but to make it easier for me to move all my downloads into my mods folder, I pinned the mods folder to the left column, Quick access. (This doesn’t move the file pathway, it just pins it there so you dont have to go looking for it everytime you go CC shopping)

Tray Files

These are fun.. (Not really)

Tray files are REALLY WEIRD. They aren’t custom content files at all. They’re actually files that add full body sims and lots into your Sims Library. (You find both the sims and lots in game.)

Tray files, Like Script mods, Come in a Zip File. But these files DO NOT belong in your Mods folder. They won’t show up in your game because it has no way to.

Extract the files, and drag them into your Tray folder that is inside your TS4 folder, along with the rest of the game files.

If you look closely, You can see your Tray folder and your Mods folder. So they are both located in your Sims 4 game files but there is a HUGE difference between Mods, and Tray files.

Examples of Tray Files in Game:

This Beach House was created by the one and only- @pralinesims

Here’s what the tray files look like in the zip:

Examples of CC in Game:

Tucci top by @christopher067

Trusted CC Creators I recommend downloading from:

@pralinesims - my preference for skin overlays, details, and lots (alpha/maxis match)

@leahlillith - my preference for most stunning, creative hair (alpha)

@madlensims - my preference for the absolutely best shoe meshes (alpha/maxis match)

@theslyd - gorgeous, detailed cc (alpha/maxis match)

@serenity-cc - trendy & cute (i actually wish i had her cc in my closet skksks) (alpha)

@magnolia-c - absolutely gorgeous sims & cc (alpha)

@christopher067 - i mean- it’s chris. preference for clothing (maxis match/alpha)

@trillyke - my sims looks good in all of her cc <33 (maxis match)

That is the end of the tutorial!

Please let me know if there are any concerns.