Tool: Difference between revisions

'''Tools''' are programs which are used outside ''[[The Sims (series)]]'' games. oftenOften used in order to manipulate in-game [[Custom content]] or, [[Neighborhood]]s or create your own custom content.

There are many user-created tools available made by the [[:Category:Community|Sims community]], but [[Electronic Arts|EA]] has also launched a few official tools.

''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'' both feature [[Launcher|game launchers]].

*[http://thesims.ea.com/us/getcool/makecool.html ArtStudio] <ref>'Art Studio' was never updated to support the catalog sub-categories which were added in ''[[The Sims: Hot Date|Hot Date]]''. Its output will appear in Decorative->All , but will not appear in the Paintings subcategory.</ref>

*[http://thesims.ea.com/us/getcool/makecool.html FileCop] <ref>'File Cop' was not updated to handle changes ''Hot Date'' and later EPs made to the way "buyable" (formal, swimwear, pajamas, etc.) skins are handled. 'Skin Doctor' from [[SimPrograms]] is a similar tool.</ref>

*[http://thesims.ea.com/us/getcool/makecool.html Hot Date Object Organizer] <ref>The 'Hot Date Object Organizer' was not updated for [[List of The Sims games#The Sims|later expansion packs]]. There are two fanmade similar tools though: 'SimCategorizer' from [[SimWardrobe]] and 'SimOrganizer' from [[SimPrograms]].</ref> {{vgversion|TS:HD}}

*[[Create a Sim#The Sims 3|Create a Sim]]<ref>A stand-alone[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standalone_software standalone] version of the new [[Create a Sim#The Sims 3|Create a SimCAS]] was available prior to the [[The Sims 3|base game's]] launch for people who had pre-ordered it. It has not been released freely as [[Body Shop]] and it is unknown if it ever will be.</ref>