Mods such as Awesome or ErrorTrap can however catch these errors and prevent them from breaking your game.Ĭore mods were the "old fashioned" method of modding prior to pure scripting mods.
Pure scripting mods, in general, are more likely to be compatible, but if a pure scripting mod attempts to affect EA code that has changed, then it may work sporadically, may work only with a limited subset of features, or may not work at all.įair warning: Removing a scripting mod while it is running can have deleterious effects on your savegame's health. The compatibility of scripting mods is a mixed bag. While the ability to introduce this code could be seen as a bug in the software, EA has thankfully been particularly permissive and cooperative with this, no doubt because a massive proportion of their sales are driven by the modding and custom content community.
Scripting mods, sometimes called " pure scripting mods", use special programming voodoo to add their functions to the game without overwriting anything. In general, the mod author will usually mention it is a tuning mod.Ĭomplex tuning mods are less certain, but everything you need to know is explained later.įair warning: Tuning mods will almost never break your game, but you never know. Tuning mods include such things as "less autonomous" or "no autonomous" interaction mods changing the hours of rabbitholes localizing, adding, or editing text ("strings") in the game, and likewise. There are certain tunings that EA does alter frequently (such as "Bars" and "Plants"), but these are few and far between.
Most simple tuning mods are already going to be compatible with a new EA patch, because the tuning files in the original gameplay data will not usually be changed from one patch to the next. on what constitutes fun gameplay, meaning that the mod community can thrive on providing better tunings to suit a variety of gameplay tastes and styles. Unfortunately, at times the Sims Studio designers have some. Thus, the programmers are responsible for making it work, while the designers are responsible for making it fun and consistent. In this way, the designers did not need to change the program code to introduce their changes, and the programmers did not have to spend hours on end "rebuilding" the program every time a simple change was introduced. You may also attempt to employ the RigFix application.ĮA had a lot of foresight when it came to a streamlined development process: the programmers would create code that was suitable for a wide variety of generic circumstances, and the designers would then "tune" the programming code using special "tuning" files. Fortunately there is a handy tutorial if this problem affects you. Read the object compatibility tutorial below to determine if this is the case. On the other hand, if that object mentions "custom interactions" or something like that, you should actually treat it as a scripting mod.įair warning: If the mod you are downloading pre-dates the 1.26 patch on and it is an interactive non-decor item that sims can perform animations with, its compatibility is suspect. With the notable exception of when EA changes a format, such as they did with the animation rigging for the Pets 1.26 patch, objects are almost always compatible with a new version. Read the mod author's description carefully for the mod you're downloading to determine what type it is. Is it an object, a tuning mod, a scripting mod, or a core mod? Sims3Pack are slightly harder to check and require one additional utility before they can be checked for compatibility. This guide focuses primarily on checking compatibility of mods in the. (If it doesn't keep you awake at night, a thousand shames upon you.) Now you can be empowered to answer those questions for yourself, and can avoid the crushing shame that keeps you awake at night. So now you're about to do something even sillier and ambush well-meaning mod authors on their comment threads whether their mods have been updated to the new version, without even trying the mods out to see whether they work or not? Double shame on you. So you've done the silly thing and updated The Sims 3 through the Launcher without realizing that some mods are compatible only with certain patch versions? Shame on you. 4.8 Exporting files for extended comparison.4.6 Search for instance in GameplayData.4.5 Copy instance number of old package.4 Tutorial: Checking Tuning Mod Compatibility.3.5 Delete your sandbox and return things to normal.