Mod-It-Yourself - Aspirations - Series Index

Mod-It-Yourself is a series of tutorials written by Ilkavelle on her Patreon. This part of that series was mostly posted as part of her Simsmas Modvent Calendar in 2025. They go through the different parts of an aspiration and how to put them together to make your own. Many parts are also applicable to other kinds of mods.

This is an index of those tutorials. Here you’ll find links to the various parts, along with brief descriptions of what you’ll learn from them. They’re divided by category, which you can skip to at the right, and they’re also listed in chronological order below.

Chronological Order

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Part 1 - Iterations in Objectives A tutorial for changing the number of times a Sim completes an action in order to complete a task.

Part 2 - Text (Strings) A tutorial for changing strings/text in mods.

Part 3 - Objectives (Career Level, Skill Level, Timed Tasks) A tutorial for changing objectives.

Part 4 - Strings Placeholders (Tokens) A tutorial about tokens/placeholders in strings.

Part 5 - Strings Other Formatting A tutorial about formatting in strings.

Part 6 - Modding Basics A tutorial about some of the basics of modding.

Part 7 - Aspiration Structure The structure of an aspiration.

Part 8 - Aspiration Track Tuning A tutorial about Aspiration Track Tuning.

Part 9 - Icons & Images A tutorial about icons and other images in packages.

Part 10 - Aspiration Tuning A tutorial about Aspiration Tuning used within aspirations.

Part 11 - Screen Slam (Snippet Tuning) A tutorial about Screen Slams, using a snippet.

Part 12 - Objective Tuning A tutorial about Objective Tuning in aspirations.

Part 13 - Objective Tuning - Types - Part 1 A tutorial about the different types of Objective Tuning.

Part 14 - Objective Tuning - Types - Part 2 A tutorial about the different types of Objective Tuning.

Part 15 - Objective Tuning - Types - Part 3 A tutorial about the different types of Objective Tuning.

Part 16 - Objective Tuning - Additional Tests A tutorial about tests in Objective Tuning.

Part 17 - Reward Tuning A tutorial about Reward Tuning.

Part 18 - Reward Tuning (Types) A tutorial about different types of Reward Tuning.

Part 19 - Cross-Pack Content A tutorial about cross-pack content, content from multiple packs.

Part 20 - Aspirations - Wrap It Up A conclusion to the aspiration tutorial series, including how to check what you've made and test your mod.

The Basics