You And Your Mod Creations

[Chaavik]

You And Your Mod Creations

After Sims 3 hit the streets around the world, a handful of people decided to try their hand at creating new modding tools or new sims 3 mods.

BUT, the tools and mods are still being tweaked and improved upon as time goes on. Some mods simply didn't work. Some tools simply didn't work. People took the time to post their issues or complaints in the creators' threads at various sites, and unfortunately, not all of the creators are keen on fixing their broken mods or tools.

So... please take the time to read the guideline and expectations below if you truly want to share your Sims 3 mods with other people here on the site.



Screenshots:

If you feel a screenshot will help explain or show how the mod in question is used for a certain Sim or object behavior, you can. Post only one screenshot as an attachment.

Or you can host the screenshot using a third party site such as Photobucket, Image Shack and so forth. IF you go this route to host a screenshot via a third party site, please include the following tags to comply with the 600x600 rule as this applies to the Sims 3 screenshots too:

Example:

[*IMG height=600 width=600*]your 3rd party link to your screenshot[*/IMG*]

The * is used to make the HTML tags show up to be used as an example. Remove the * from the actual HTML tags when you link your screenshot to your post.


Most third party image hosting sites will provide convenient HTML tags to host your images. Copy and paste the appropriate tags for the forums.

You don't have to use screenshots at all if your mods are simple enough in description to be used.

If you post more than one screenshot, we reserve the right to remove excess screenshots to comply with the site rules.


Descriptions:

Please provide clear and simple descriptions for your mods. Include info about what the mod does and state what game the mod is for even though the mods are going to be hosted for Sims 3.

Some people will misunderstand the creators' intentions for the mods to be used by and only Sims 3.


Install Instructions:

If your mod has to be installed in another location OTHER than the installation location such as a file to modify the game itself, PLEASE provide clear and simple instructions to install the mod.

For general mods:

XP:

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages

Vista:

C:\whatever directory you use for Vista\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages

Windows 7:

Unknown **Please contact me to provide the actual installation location for Windows 7**

Linux (All Flavors):

Unknown **Please contact me to provide the actual installation locations for the most common Linux flavors such as Debian, SuSE, Mandrake (Mandriva), Ubuntu, Red Hat and whatnot**

Mac:

/Applications/The Sims 3/The Sims 3.app/Resources/transgaming/c_drive/Program Files/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Game/Bin/Mods/Packages

**Credit goes to Will for providing info about Macs**


Please enclose a text file with your zipped mod to include install instructions and mod descriptions.


Responsibility:

You are responsible for your mods if you plan to upload them to the Sims 3 Pudding - Improvements section.

You are responsible for keeping your threads in check for any comments, complaints or suggestions that are/will be posted in your threads.

You must make sure your mods actually work before you upload your mods. Take at least a week or two to play Sims 3 with your own mods installed to make sure they work and tweak them if need be before you feel they are ready to be released.

Reason being is that I have seen several complaints on one site directed to one creator whose mods DID NOT work period. He had not acknowledged any of the complaints regarding his Sims 3 mods.

Please make sure your mods work before you upload them. We will reserve the right to remove non-working mods or delete the threads altogether if you do not make reasonable efforts to address the issues or concerns.



CAVEAT EMPTOR (BUYER BEWARE):

We, the IS/ISA staff, are not responsible for providing help/assistance/tech support to any issue, problem or concern arising from the improperly created/installed mod(s) in all of the Sims 3 sections and its childboards.

The creators are totally responsible for their own mods and their own threads associated with said mods.



IS/ISA Staff