General Sims Hacking Tutorials
Specific How To articles. (check the information section for more How-To info)

• Applying sswPatches with IffSnooper
  Applying sswPatches with IffPencil
  Transfer parts from one object (like a diy patch) to another.
• Swapping Graphics Resources with IffSnooper
  Swapping Graphics Resources with IffPencil
  Import the sprites from one object into another while retaining X/Y positions and number of rotations
• IFF Snooper TTAB Tutorial
  Control free will, child/visitor enable, remove unwanted interactions
• IffSnooper Tutorial: Buymode Names and Descriptions
  The CTSS resource tab
• Customizing NPC Skins using Iff Snooper 1.1.9
  Customizing NPC Skins using Iff Pencil 2
  Editing the bodystring (STR#200)
• Illuminating Sprites using Iff Snooper 1.1.9
  Illuminating Sprites using Iff Pencil 2
  Making objects with glow in the dark parts
• IffSnooper Tutorial: Buymode Prices and Re-Categorizing
  The OBJD resource tab
• Q/A: Hacking Fireplaces
  "I would like to hack some of my fireplaces to be "safe" and turn on automatically..."
• Modifying an Object's Shadow
  Guide to changing the shape and intensity of an object's shadow.
• Q/A: The Allow Intersect function
  "[Could you] tell me how to fix it so 2 items can be on the same tile... ?"
• Making the Three Pigs Little
  Editing a Sim's Height (STR#200) using Iff Pencil 2
• Q/A: Hacking Telescopes
  "Is there a way to make the Maxis telescope usable indoors?"
• Q/A: Swapping inventory token GUIDs
  "How do I make a piggy bank for Vacation Tokens?"

Sims Hacking Information
More general articles about hacking itself (that may also contain "tutorial" information).

A Description of the Main, INIT and Load BHAVs
"Entry Points"; Main, INIT and Load functions; A detailed look at a Main BHAV
Information every hacker needs to know. This article introduces you to the base routines, required in every object (the ones that tell it how to exist at all) and introduces you to the Object Function table (OBJf), which controls what BHAVs are triggered by the game itself.

Walk-through: Turning an Object into a Simple Light Source
HOW TO: Make any object into a "permalight" or a light on a timer. (screenshots show iffpencil)

Info: Using the Object Functions Tree
The OBJf resource / Find Best Object for Function / Run Functional Tree

SimAntics Reference Charts

• SimAntics Data Labels
  as listed in behavior.iff STR#141
• SimAntics Data Owners
  as listed in behavior.iff STR#132 - (a HEX version of Simfully's AllDoc chart)
• SimAntics Operators
  as listed in behavior.iff STR#136 - (AssignTo, Equals?, Add To, etc)
• SimAntics Person Data (partial)
  as listed in behavior.iff STR#200 - (Interests, Skills, Personality, Fame)
• SimAntics Primitives
  as listed in behavior.iff STR#139 - (Usually referred to as "Functions")