Tutorial Archives

The list below consists of tutorials for The Sims (original + expansions). Please make a note that these are just links to other sites who have the tutorials. If you happen to broken link or you see a tutorial that isn’t listed here, head on over to the Contact Us page and fill out the form to let us know about it!

NEW – BeyondSims – How to Play The Sims 1 on Windows 10/Newer Computers

Gameplay Tutorials

• About – Understanding Sims Thought Bubbles
• About – Understanding Sim’s Motives
• About – Prevention and Treatment for the Guinea Pig Disease
• About – Visting Magic Town in “Makin’ Magic”
• About – How To Make Nectar in “Makin’ Magic”
• About – Tips on Cooking
• About – How to avoid Bills and the Repo Man
• About – Make a Date with The Sims Hot Date
• About – How to visit Downtown in Hot Date
• About – How to create a Family
• About – Hotkey Shortcuts
• About – Sim’s interests from The Sims Hot Date
• About – How to kill a Sim
• About – How To Make Skins Buyable
• About – Marriage Tips in The Sims
• About – Making Friends in The Sims
• About – Moving from one House to Another
• About – How To Throw a Party Sim Style
• About – How To Get Santa to Visit
• About – How to earn money in The Sims
• About – Tips to a Successful Career
• About – The Sims Career Tracks
• About – Cheating Death, Mourning and Sim Ghosts
• About – Understanding Babies in The Sims
• The FantaSim Tales – How do I write a Sims Story?
• The Sims 1 Depot – Frequently Asked Questions about The Sims 1

House-Creating Tutorials

• About – How To Build Houses in “The Sims”
• About – How to decorate your Home
• About – How To Get Free Houses
• About – Ideas for Themed Neighborhoods
• About – The Sims Neighborhood Map
• Simorpher – Elevator Installation Tutorial
• The Sims Zone – Hot Date, How To Build Yours

Wall & Floor Tutorials

• About – Designing Wallpaper for “The Sims”
• About – Organize Wallpaper in The Sims
• Simfreaks – Wallpaper Making for The Sims
• Simthings – Cyber’s TS1 Wallpaper Tutorial
• Simthing for Everyone – How to make Gorgeous Plain Walls
• The Simulacrum – Wall Tutorial
• The Simulacrum – Floor Tile Tutorial
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – Walls and Floors Tutorial

Objects Tutorials

• Ophelia’s – Object Tutorial
• Persimmon Grove – Preparing Graphics in TMOG
• Sim Castles – Making a Birdhouse
• Sim Castles – Cleaning an Object from a Picture
• Sim Castles – Adding Light to an Object
• Sim Castles – Making a One Tiled Object
• Simfreaks – Z Buffers 101 Tutorial
• Simfreaks – Brief overview of Object Creation
• Sim Guitars – Making a Guitar Tutorial
• Sims Area – Recoloring with the Transmogrifier
• Sims Imagination – Rhino 3D Object Guide
• Simthing for Everyone – An introduction to A-buffers
• Simthing for Everyone – Creating A-buffers for Multi-tiled Objects
• Simthing for Everyone – Creating A-buffers from Scratch
• Simthing for Everyone – Fixing A-buffers on Existing Objects
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – Making an Object in Anim8or
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – 3D Studio Max Sims Scene
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – In-depth Paintshop Pro Object Creation
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – Retexturing a Bed in Paintshop Pro
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – Single-tiled Object Tutorial:  Canisters
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – Using TMOG, A Simple Walkthrough
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – Creating Objects for Sims 1 with GIMP
• The Sims Transmogrifier – Making a Green Flamingo

Objects – Rug Tutorials

• Jendea – Rug Making Tutorial
• The Simulacrum – Rug Tutorial

Objects – Painting Tutorials

• About – Painting Tutorial For The Sims
• About – “The Sims” Art Studio Tutorial
• Carly’s Sims – 2 Tiled Painting Tutorial
• Georgie Girl’s – 2 Tiled Portrait
• Ophelia’s – Painting Tutorial
• The Sims Resource (TSR) – 2 Tiled Painting Tutorial

Objects – Hacking Tutorials

• 8DS – Deleting Object Tiles
• About – How To Use The Sims Menu Editor
• About – How to Categorize Objects in The Sims
• About – Changing objects from Build Mode to Buy Mode
• Another #%*& Sim Site – Adding/Changing Tiles
• Moonsims – Change Build Mode Objects to Buy Mode Objects
• Moonsims – Change Objects into Hot Date Downtown Objects
• Simply Enchanted – Customizing the Beejeezus out of a Painting
• Simply Enchanted – Broadening Reading Pleasure
• Simply Enchanted – Making a Mirror Work for You
• Sim Sources – Hacking Handbook
• Wilf’s Sims Stuff – Object ID List
• Wilf’s Sims Stuff – Changing NPC skins with Strings Scavenger
• Wilf’s Sims Stuff – Cloning objects with NPCs

Skinning – Photoshop/PaintShop Tutorials

• 3D Sisters – Head Tutorial
• About – Making Skins for The Sims
• AmazonSims – The Do’s and Dont’s of Skinning
• AmazonSims – Skinning Tutorial by Desdemona
• AmazonSims – Head Tutorial by Desdemona
• AmazonSims – How to make Buyable Wear
• AmazonSims – How to make Pale Sims
• Boogleberrys – Name Conventions Tutorial
• Crash’s Skin Shop – Making of a Sim
• Crash’s Skin Shop – Basic Skinning Tutorial
• Doctor Evil Sims – Sims Mac Skin Tutorial
• Doctor Pixel’s – Bodywarp Basics
• Doctor Pixel’s – Working with feet in Milkshape
• Hot Sims – Skin Tutorial
• Moonsims – How to Make Skins for The Sims
• Moonsims – Custom Pajama and Swimsuit Tutorial
• S&M Builders – Making Skins
• SimLair – Skinning Tutorial
• Sims Forever – Face Tutorial
• The Skin Machine – Painting Hair on your Skin
• The Skin Machine – Creating a Simple Skin
• The Skin Machine – Painting folds on Skins
• The Skin Machine – Hints and Tips for Skinning
• The Skin Machine – Method to the Madness
• The Skin Machine – Shading in wrinkles/folds

Skinning – Meshing Tutorials

• AmazonSims – How to make Skin Sets
• AmazonSims – Getting started on Meshing
• Jerome – Guide on Creating Meshes
• Kelahn – Skin Meshing Tutorial
• Nighttime Sims – SKN2OBJ Guide
• Ophelia’s – View port Tutorial
• The Sims 1 Depot – The Ultimate SimPose Tutorial

Downloading/Winzip Tutorials

• About – How to install Skins
• About – How to install Downtown Lots
• About – How to install Vacation Lots
• About – How to install Wallpaper
• About – How to install Objects
• About – How to install The Sims Nude Patch
• About – Top 5 Steps in organizing downloads for The Sims
• About – How To Install Downloaded Houses Into The Sims
• About – How to share your Sim’s Houses
• About – Sharing families from The Sims

Tech Tips

• About – Order to Install The Sims Expansion Packs
• About – Improve “The Sims” Load Time on Windows XP
• About – Solutions to improving Load Times
• About – How to use The Sims File Cop
• About – Backing up ‘The Sims’ Files
• About – How To add MP3’s into the game
• About – Troubleshooting Game Crashes
• About – Restoring/Troubleshooting Sims Carpool issues
• About – Finding your lost Serial Number for The Sims and Expansions