Hello all! I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place, feel free to correct me if so.

I have zero background in making mods or coding but I wanted to do something like this to get myself started, even if it's hard.
If you guys have any tips or pointers on how to get started that would be amazing! I'm thinking of doing it in python since I've heard its one of the easier things to learn, but if there's a better language I'd love to know! I kind of have a visualization in my head on what I all need to make something like this, if there's any threads that could smooth out the process please feel free to link them.

Hello. I am a newbie to creating mods myself, but I have a basic understanding of how they work and how they're made, so maybe I can offer some advice.

The Sims 3 was programmed using the C# (C-Sharp) language, so all scripted/coded modifications to the game must be written in C#. There are tons of handy tools and applications developed/created by members of The Sims 3 community, many of which are hosted on this very site: S3PE (Sims 3 Package Editor) is a MUST if you're looking to make your own mods, as well as S3OC (Sims 3 Object Cloner) if you're looking to create or add interactions to custom objects.

This SimsWiki article should help you get started with everything you might want to create or learn about: https://simswiki.info/wiki.php?titl..._GeneralModding

Hope this helps.

I'm not clear on what type of mod you want to make? There are sections for meshing, CAS and object creation, as well as CAW. If you want to make a script type mod, this is probably the place, but you need to make that clear in your headline, to hopefully attract attention of people who do that stuff.

I think from the title they are wanting to make a mod to incorporate Discord Rich Presence to the game.

As third-party Rich Presence is more of an external application running alongside the game, standard modding topics may not actually apply here. The knowledge required may not be TS3 specific, so it would be worth researching the topic in general and looking at existing third-party Discord RP for other games. Generally, it's supposed to be implemented by developers of the games themselves and registered with Discord- injecting it into an existing game is a slightly different can of worms.
You may want to join the TS3 Creator's Cave Discord to chat with some of the creators who have made external plugins for the game, like LazyDuchess.

The problem is that the game does not allow the importing of other unmanaged libraries. In that case you'd not be able to import and use discord_game_sdk.dll.

As for the ASI modding part, the script stops working without any errors when you attempt to initialize your Discord application (not the program we know), for some reason.

I'm not talented either but maybe if you push it you might find a way through it. Hopefully someone can answer that.

ooh alright, thanks for the info everyone! I've seen rich presence be done with sims2 and 4, so I was hoping it could be possible with the 3rd game.

Pinging @LazyDuchess here. Hopefully either he answers or updates his RPC project. 🙏