(Archive) Sims College :: Entry Level Hacking - OverView
SimsCollege.com originally held online classes. The classes ended some time ago but the owners of the site left the material online so other would be able to use them as tutorials. These Entry Level Hacking Lessons are reprinted here with kind permission of the author for those how are having trouble accessing the originals at the Sims College Classrooms site.
This class was designed for people who have never before hacked, or have very little working knowledge of hacking. The objective is to introduce terminology and concepts used in hacking, as well as a basic hands-on training to be used as a solid foundation for the ensuing classes. During the 4-week course, students covered:
- Motives, Advertisement, and a brief look at IFFPencil2.
- Moods, Motives and Behaviors
- Exploration of Sounds and Animations
- Functions and BCON Modification
PRECURSOR
- "A Brief Look Into Our Essential Tools"
- EXTRA: GUID Exercise
LESSON ONE
- Understanding Action and Check Trees
- Understanding Moods / Motives
- An In-depth look at the TTAB resource
- Modifying Advertisements (Attenuation)
- Modifying the Interaction Menu Items
- Understanding the TTAs resource
- A Summary of Common Resources
LESSON TWO
- An In-depth look at the BHAV Resource
- Exploring and Understanding Behaviors
- An In-depth look at the BCON Resource
- Modifying Motives with the BCON Resource
LESSON THREE
- Adding Motives
- Working with Animations and Sounds
- Adding New Ids to Existing Resources
- EXTRA: "An Introduction to Debug_Objects mode"
LESSON FOUR
- Starting a Code Book
- A Look at Function Types
- Working with Function 42: Create New Object Instance
- Working with Function 16: Find Location For
- Creating A New Behavior
- Creating a New Menu Item
- Modifying Motives within the BHAV Resource