So You Want to Learn T.O.O.L. for The Sims 4
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- Long overdue, but here's a tutorial for my TOOL mod.
All of the features you see in the video are available as soon as this video premieres.
You can pick up the mod at TwistedMexi.com
If you'd like to support me, please consider joining me on Patreon.
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Thanks again everyone, I hope you enjoy. 🙂
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Why not BuildBuy?
1:32 - Don't Forget TestingCheats True
1:53 - Original 3 Functions
2:28 - Elevate
3:25 - Rotate
5:54 - Manipulating Objects in Use
6:45 - Move
7:35 - Snap Camera on Move
8:19 - Snap to Terrain
9:40 - Color Options
10:21 - Complications with Numerical Move
11:25 - Improvements and Why
12:19 - Toggle Active Object
12:55 - TOOL Mode - Single-click Convenience
14:07 - Select Multiple Objects
14:29 - Grouping Box Tool
16:16 - Gravity Pull Feature
18:57 - Scale
20:42 - How-To: Replace Apartment Windows
22:17 - How-To: Decorate Balconies
23:54 - Where to Download
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If you need help with any of my mods, please ask in my discord.
You can join for free at discord.TwistedMexi.com
It's just not practical to troubleshoot in youtube comments.
Thanks everyone.
ohh sweet , i got it and it was very easy , btw may i suggest , when i move an item by ALT key lets say on 1st floor , the item does down to ground, make it stay on 1st floor...have a good day!
@@dashtx4615 that's the snap to terrain setting, just turn it off in tool options
i cant open it, the host is error
@@arinarain9535 it's back up
It doesn't work and your instructions to me are not clear. You dl a zip file and don't don't unzip???? Not clear
The one dislike is EA's CEO. Man I wish EA would just hire people like you. You guys actually make this game playable. THANK YOU! Also you should have like millions of subs...
Thank you 😊
@@TwistedMexi EA needs people like you 💗 also be cool if T.O.O.L was also for PS4/Xbox so everyone can enjoy building waaaay better 💕
@@sukikurosaki2377 Thing is, EA does hire talented programmers, but from reading autopsies of several EA projects, like Anthem, most of its studios have turned into environments that actively discourage their employees from being creative and productive.
@@smexyphysics He’s the only Patreon I have ever given money to. I literally felt bad taking the mods for free. Lol. I cannot imagine what this takes. Imagination, knowledge, etc. EA really does need to hire him!
Amen!
2 years later, I finally found the "courage" to try to actually use TOOL. Thank you for your amazing work, the video was very clear. Took some notes of the key combinations, and gonna dedicate my week-end to try to create a playable kid's park outside of my home (like in the neighborhood). Thank you again for everything, and to be able to give us, simmers, almost absolute freedom on our builds. We are grateful ! (and you absolutely are allowed to brag way more than that..)
Lol, same! Finally working up the “courage” to learn how to use this mod, too!
@@lizaster1922 Same, lol. Avoided it for years
Me too. It was actually a lot easier than I thought I am using to create kids parks. I am also putting objects all over the neighborhood because in some cities there is nothing to do outside of the lot.
I too waited years before giving this a try. I always wanted to but was too intimidated by all the things but with the way the game is going, it's death is inevitable... mods like these make it so even if they abandon Sims 4 all together, we still have SOMETHING to make it playable and fun!
I can't believe what you've done here. This is some fantastic, fantastic work. As a newcomer to TOOL, my jaw was dropped with each feature you explained. Complete game changer. Maybe TS4 will finally be playable with this mod.
Same here! When he switched out that window I was so shaken up I had to pause and take a moment because this literally just changed the game for SO many of us builders!!
I agree with you. I've seen the Mod used by builder youtuber (ahem, freezerbunny), and I thought it was way too complicated for me. It still is. But I am so amazed now, that I will have to use it.
"if I can self-praise a little bit" uhhhhhhh yes, I think we'll allow that just this once. Seriously, the possibilities you've opened up here are melting my brain. Thank you so much for your work!
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference,
this is an amazing but complicated mod, it's really helpful having someone explain👍
Highly recommend checking my newer video on TOOL in build mode, it's a lot more efficient than using it in live mode :)
@@TwistedMexi*I wanted to know with this tool, can I increase the size of a room close to the lot limit or not? Only a specific object?*
@@Starpinklittle only objects
THIS IS SO EXCITING!!! Now I can point people to this video to learn how to use it!!!
Subbed to your channel! 😊
@SarahKay Are you talking about me or TwistedMexi? lol If you are referring to me, then thank you very much that is so kind of you and I have started to upload speed builds! HUGS
@SarahKay O wow thank you so much! I'm honored anyone watches my videos at all! lol And that's so exciting, I'd LOVE to be tagged so I can see what you came up with!! woo!!!
Those builds in the beginning is so MAGICAL! 😍 I'm so so impressed, and in awe, over all of you creative, intelligent people keeping the Sims fun and keeping the rest of us inspired to at least try to do something magical 😄
Thank you!!! I was so confused trying to figure out how to use the new features that I knew were there, and now I know about some I had totally missed.
I've seen builds made with tool before, and seen people talk about using it, but this is such a comprehensive and amazing mod that really breathes a new dimension into this game. When people talk about people making mods that make this game playable, you are one of the big ones. I'm gonna download right now
Thank you so much for featuring me in your video! This mod is seriously a game changer and makes working with the items so much more fun. The endless possibilities make such a difference to the game :) Keep up the great work and thank you for this mod!!!
Gladly, you guys show off the mod so much better than I ever could 😜
Mad props. Seems to me that modders are faced with a daunting task and to develop a mod this sophisticated is no mean feat. And the fact that it is so well designed and useful, you should be proud. Thank you! And, as someone who has used your mods, including T.O.O.L., it finally reminded me to subscribe to your Patreon.
Sooo much appreciation for all the time and hard work you put into your content. The sims community as a whole would seriously be lost without you and other hard working mod creators who give this game life. You are amazing!!
This was SOOO helpful: I have always liked the idea behind T.O.O.L. but felt intimidated to try to learn it as I thought it would be really complicated, but this tutorial has me now feeling confident enough to give it a go! 🙂 Thank you soooo much!
I don’t know why I felt so intimidated to use this but after years of only building and seeing so many people use it, I decided why not. Thanks for this can’t wait to finally start TOOLing!
I'm incredibly grateful for T.O.O.L! It's amazingly helpful when working with pose packs/storytelling!! Thank you!
You are a genius! I hadn’t seen the update and went looking specifically to see if you’d added scaling and you have done so much more! I actually already changed the doors in most apartments in San Myshuno, works perfectly, but was hell with the ones where the grid is on a diagonal.
HOLY COW. I can't believe how well this works! I've been avoiding looking into this because I figured it would be too complicated, but this is amazing!
I have had Tool for months and I am just now learning how to use it. I am loving it so far and watching this video gave me an idea to make something. I am excited to use it a lot more.
I wish I had enough money to support you. You are definitely in my top 3 mods if not # 1 to support when I am no longer a broke college student.
The Gravity Pull Feature is absolutely Brilliant!!!!! I am so very excited to use this. I have had a great deal of fun with T.O.O.L. in the past, but now my imagination has gone beyond anything I could have thought of with new ideas! This is extremely fanTabuLous!!!!!!!!! Thank you 👍👏
This is a fantastic tutorial!! I've seen so many Simmers using this and I wanted to try it but was intimidated by the vast commands. You really broke it down and now I can't wait to try this!! Thank you for creating something so awesome!!! Happy Simming!
Thank you for the mod, the continued updates to the mod, and also this tutorial. I need visuals to learn new things!
Dude. This is fantastic. As a beginner developer I look up to people like you
So I'm finally getting into using T.O.O.L. and boy is it a game changer! (I have the currently latest version, 2.0.4) I appreciate all the improvements you've made, too. I cannot undersell how useful it is for world and lot designers/builders. Thank you so much!
Thank you TwistedMexi! Your mods are game-changing! I appreciate you and all your hard work! 😊
Brilliant! The Sims community is so much more creative because of you! Thank you!
Dude, this is awesome! Gravity pull is pure genius!
This is such a gooood tutorial for my favourite mod on earth 😭 by the time I cannot build without it, even for silly things like rotating a wooden plank 😂 it changed my building process so much in a positive and creative way and I'm honestly so grateful for it, so thank you ❤️
Also, I'm so honoured and humbled you featured my iron throne in this video!! I had so much fun creating it and I'm so glad you appreciated it!! Means the world to me!
Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much for creating such an amazing mod and putting your time and racking your brain about helping us builders! I thought the least I could do is watch your vidoes explaining and im so happy i did :)
This is a fantastic tutorial! I love the bit about the windows in apartments. Just awesome!
Thank you for this. Been playing around with T.O.O.L for months and didn't quite understand everything. Also, the update for toggle active object moving is a life saver! Thanks :)
*chef's kiss* this is so fantastic. The QoL is unreal. Props, man
this has to be one of the most life changing mods, thank you so much!
I'm so glad I finally took the time to watch this in full. I have been using T.O.O.L. the hard way for so long. Even more excited about this mod now!
i just started using it the hard way and am glad i finally watched a tutorial bc i was about to waste SO many hours of my life lol
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL MATE!!! I'm learning so much more about how to use THE MOST AMAZING MOD IN THE WORLD lol - also you have a wonderful voice FYI (not intended to sound creepy lol). I never understood how to use the move feature with the grid system so it is so amazing to have you explain it with the visuals! I LOVE THE NEW Gravity Pull feature! You are so freakin smart! lol This is especially helpful when I need to reposition an object like a wall object that automatically drops back to the floor when you try to move it. ALSO THE SCALE FEATURE!!!! There have been SO MANY times when the EA scale is either too big or too small so this is a GAME CHANGER for me!!! I am gonna have SO MUCH more fun now with these features! Also I always wondered how people replaced apartment windows - I don't usually build in apartments but this its such a cool option! I especially love the part where you say the Eco balconies had too many bugs, but that your mod "doesn't care where the build/buy boundaries are" HAHAHAHA - EA needs to hire you and make your mod part of the game! THANK YOU so much for showing some of my creations, I am so honored!! HUGS
Thanks, I hate listening to myself in recordings so I appreciate it lol. Also it sounds like you might want to turn snap to terrain off in TOOL settings if you mean the object drops to the ground when you move with tool.
@@TwistedMexi I don't like hearing my voice either lol but yours is so nice! I meant when I use objects intended as wall decor from the game as a stand alone object and it drops to the floor if I have to reposition it (that kept happening when I created the dragon) - in the past - now with your mod I can adjust it while it stays at the height I had it - if that makes any sense! Also, although it takes a lot of time to rotate stuff as you mentioned, it is still SO FUN!!! I love that I have the option to go nuts with your mod and make crazy stuff! Totally worth the time it takes! You are my Sims4 spirit animal LOL
@@fantasims ahh yeah I've ran across that before, really annoying
I know I'm several years late, but you're a great teacher! You are very clear, concise, and do a good job of explaining why you made certain choices. I only recently got into the sims, but I wanted to leave a comment to let you know your mods and tutorial were really helpful. Thanks man!
ive only just started using mods but ive seen almost every youtuber that does sims 4 decoration use this. this is really cool, thank you!
Mexi you really are magnificent you explained everything so well and are super sweet about it cuz you knew it takes awhile to get thru everything yet you still tell us all about it!!! thank you your mod are gonna help me achieve my building dreams
This video helps TONS, now time to brush up on my basic math skills. Thank you for this mod and every mod youve made. Truly an unsunghero and a beloved talent in our sims community.
You are so incredibly talented, you have every right and more to feel proud of your work! Nice job!!
Thank you! Finally gathered the courage to try and master your amazing mod. You are a superstar! The next Sim baby that gets born will be named after you 😄😁
Thank you soo much for your easy to follow tutorial. I am definitely downloading this today, especially as I’ve just renovate Pinecrest appartments only to find I can furnish the balcony🙄. Now my problem is solved . Thank you again for all your work to make building a little easier x
I love building but have been too intimidated by T.O.O.L to use it yet. This was very helpful and I'm so excited by the options! Thank you for putting in so much effort in continuing to update this mod.
I've always wanted to use this mod but I was so intimidated by it and and by the amazing stuff people used to it to make, but you made it seem so easy. Thank you so much for posting this.
Thank you for the great mod and excellent tutorial. I was hesitant to try out the mod until I watched this tutorial. Great voice by the way!
21:08 - he almost clicked on the world editor and I had a heart attack 💔🤣
What would happen then? I do it all the time in Sims 2, I don't have Sims 4 so I'm out of the loop 🙃
@@missundies It would of pulled him out of the lot and into the world view map
@@NathalieCameron nah.
@@missundies It's his mod, not a Sims 4 feature
he went nowhere near that button, he went right to build/buy....
Subscribed now. Thanks for this tutorial. Nicely done on T.O.O.L. by the way. I downloaded your mod a couple times at least, then kept deleting it out of frustration or it seemed like too much work to enjoy a game. But now that you showed how it works, I may actually use it with ease now. Even the co-ordinates part.
I do really love the 'gravity pull' thing you added. Very thoughtful!
Cheers!
as someone who knows how to program stuff, I can only imagine how long it must have taken you to do this. you truly are a genius!
So excited to play around with this now!! Thank you! Such an easy tutorial.
Love your mods can't play without them thank you for all your hard work!
You're a freaking genius. I aspire to be as great of a developer as you are one day. Amazing.
I was prepared for a really complicated tutorial, which is why I put off dL this mod. I am astonished and happily surprised! This is so logical/organic and user-friendly! I have never wanted mods in my sims since sims 4, until now. THIS MOD! Amazing work @TwistedMexi
Thank you for this. The tool itself is fantastic, I'm looking forward to using it, thought I'd watch the tutorial first. You did a good job of explaining everything, I'm confident I'll make some fun stuff!
Aah I'm so glad I watched this before downloading, as I've wanted the TOOL mod for a while but have seen people say it's super complex which spooked me a little, but you explained it super well! Thanks so much, and great job!!
Thank you so much for this Tutorial, I'm in love with your TOOL Mod. Thank you so much for your hard work and for sharing this with us.
I just discovered this tool. Well done! It's not often you can call a tool an absolute game changer, but the term fully applies here. And thank you for the thorough tutorial. If/when you update TOOL, an updated tutorial of this caliber would be fantastic. After all, here is always someone new (like me) discovering the mod. I just supported you on Patreon, too. As a podcaster, I know we create out of love, but some coffee money never hurts. :-)
this mod literally saved my simming life 😭🙏 thank you SO much for what you do
this mod is an absolute work of art, you are a god
I really wish I had watched this tutorial ages ago!! I love building in The Sims, and I get discouraged watching videos of people who knew how to get TOOL to do amazing things. Now I can redownload the mod and get trying new things myself! Thank you so much for your amazing mod work, not just with TOOL, but all of your mods.
I have all your Mods installed except for TOOL because I never knew how to use it or I feel like it's too complicated for me. 😅 This video from you really helps! I don't think I can ever play the game again without it! 😂 The new features are amazing BTW. ❤ Thanks for making such great Mods and the video as well.
PS: I love listening to your voice, you shouldn't feel shy about it because it sounds really nice.
Just popping by to say a BIG thank you for all your hard work!!
I am far too excited for this!!!!! I haven't used the apartments in Eco world since I bought the pack because I was so gutted that you couldn't use the balconies!!!! You are AWESOME, Thank you TM XXX
OMG I have always been so intimidated by the mod, but this youtube has been so helpful. My builds are gonna level up for sure!!
oh my god, gravity pull blew my mind. that's so impressive! thank you so much for making such an amazing mod /gen
this mod is so op im so excited thanks so much for making this mod and the updates
i love this mod, it's such a game changer for a builder. thanks so much for creating it!
I could listen to you talk all day
okay i'm sold, it's time to download this mod
Thank you so much for this great video, so well structured and well explained, and such an amazing tool! I can't believe I waited so long to give this a try, your tutorial makes it so straight forward :) Big thank you!!
As I said on your Patreon page, thank you so much for this. It should have been in the game. It makes unique architecture so much easier.
i was already mindblown by the first minutes, rotate and elevate, but after seeing the gravity pull and the apartment windows bits, this is actually fucking nuts, what you've done. the sims community cannot thank you enough for doing this, i hope i can save some of my pocket money so i can support you on patreon in the future
You are AMAZING!!!! Oh my gosh I can't believe I haven't used this sooner TT___TT being bad at math i guess it makes sense that the earlier version wouldn't be great for me but this is so revolutionary, honestly, thank you for all your amazing work!
This mod absolutely saved my game!!! I got the mystical magic bean tree stuck off lot and couldn't delete it or do anything with it. Using the T.O.O.L. mod let me put it back on the lot so I could finally get ride of it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! :)
Been playing the Sims since it first came out in 2000. I'm a bit late to the game finding all these tricks and tips; I've just been building with what the games provide. This mod is amazing. Thank you Mexi
I'm watching this and I just moved my first "fixed" object ever!! I moved the picnic table from the far end of the Sulani town square to the actual cooking pit on the other side hahaha! Thank you Twisted Mexi!! You're the best!
Thanks so much for the mod and this video! You make building so much easier and more fun!
Watching this feels like watching a movie with tons of plot twists and surprises, you're truly a lifesaver, we don't deserve you 😭 Thank you so much! 😭🙌🏼
I can not love this enough i was going to uninstall after you removed the move active object here thinking it was broken my builds will have soo much more potential now thank you
Thank you so much for creating this mod! Now I can finally edit the empty part of Mt. Komorebi so there's way more to do there :D
Ngl, it took me a while to finish watching this because I get distracted so easily. But I'm glad I finally sat through the entire tutorial because, wow, it's amazing. Thank you!
thank you so much for creating T.O.O.L.. I'm just beginning with this mod so this tutorial will help a lot. also I am proof that Sim_Michele talks up both you and T.O.O.L. in her streams lol (hanging out with you in chat there has been great fun too ♥♥♥
I was hesitant to use this mod because I assumed it was hard to use, but watching this guide has convinced me otherwise! I'm definitely gonna decorate the outside of the Eco Lifestyle apartments!
thank you SO much for this. this is so game-changing!!! and your instructions are so clear and easy to understand
Thank you so much for creating this amazing mod 💚💚💚
Wonderful tutorial! Thanks so much for all your hard work =)
This is genius!! And SO USEFUL!! Thank you for the tutorial, because honestly, I was intimidated by it, but now I'm psyched! Thank you😄😄👏👏🙌🙌
The amount of times I had to cap my movements at 25 because I thought that's the max number the mod allows 😭 Thank you for that info lol. The new gravity pull and scale feature are game-changing!! Thank you for this. 🥺💖
wow this is amazing! thanks for creating something like this and making it available for everyone as well
WOW! I am seriously going to have to play with this tool of yours! Such cool features!
Every single time I tought it couldn't possibly get better you just hit me with an anther fucking masterpiece
Thank you so so so much for your mods :D I'm excited to try out TOOL cuz I love posing so here goes down the rabbithole
These updates are so great. Thank you!
I've been playing the sims since the first one came out 200 years or so ago; how did I not know about this mod???? Good job man, now let me go and see if I can figure this out. Hooray!
I'm so amazed by you right now 😭😭 thank you for this!
Thank you for this amazing MOD and tutorial!
You have created the best mod. Thank you!
Amazing! Thanks for the hard work it took to create this mod
I wish I new about this before... just before. Thank you so much for taking your time to explain this. It's easier to understand and precise
Thank you this was a great tutorial! You did a great job with the mod!
Omg, i am blown away, this is amazing, thank you!