Questions about Sims genetics
Buzzler:
Do TS3 Sims have "underlying" genetics like TS2 Sims? More specific, if I de-uglify a Sim in-game, will his offsprings still look ugly, because the original genetics kick in? I browsed through the DLLs, but I couldn't really make much sense out of it, only a vague idea how the genetics work.
If there are underlying genetics, is there a reasonably easy way to change them?
And while I'm at it: Are there learnings on what features of an already existing Sim can and can't be safely changed in CAS?
J. M. Pescado:
Nope. There are no explicit genetics anymore. All inheritance is purely surface-level.
Buzzler:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 September 02, 16:38:56
Nope. There are no explicit genetics anymore. All inheritance is purely surface-level.
Thanks, I thought as much, but reports from another player who said one of his Sims inherited a weird eye position even after he changed it made me wonder. It's kind of sobering and relieving at the same time, but at least there's no need to jump through hoops with something like SimsSurgery anymore.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Buzzler on 2009 September 02, 16:56:27
Thanks, I thought as much, but reports from another player who said one of his Sims inherited a weird eye position even after he changed it made me wonder. It's kind of sobering and relieving at the same time, but at least there's no need to jump through hoops with something like SimsSurgery anymore.
Changes are not retroactive, so a sim that has already had its genetics "set" will STILL retain its inheritances even after you change it. But haircolor genetics effectively no longer exist and eyes are a bit of a crapshoot, too.
Buzzler:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 September 02, 17:17:38
Changes are not retroactive, so a sim that has already had its genetics "set" will STILL retain its inheritances even after you change it. But haircolor genetics effectively no longer exist and eyes are a bit of a crapshoot, too.
This is probably due to my non-native speakerness, but I'm confused now. So there are inheritances beyond the visual appearance of a Sim, and they don't get altered when changing the appearence, yes? Is there a way to delete/reset the genetics, and set them again based on the current appearance? A hint on where I should look in the DLLs?
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