Question about SimPE and Sim altering
Aggie:
I know, I know, I should ask this at the SimPE forum, but I can never seem to get questions answered there at all. I was hoping the smart folks here would be able to help me out.
I was wondering if it were possible to alter the appearance and DNA of an existing Sim by using the DNA info for a Sim that hasn't been installed in your game. I'm fairly certain the DNA can be changed easily enough (and I know how to do this), but I'm wondering how it would be possible to alter a Sim's physical appearance without using Sim Surgery (if it even is possible). Any ideas?
Gwill:
Theo has an alternate sim surgery tool that does exactly that.
It is of course possible to do it manually as well, but I don't have a tutorial handy at the moment.
Aggie:
Does this alternate Sim Surgery tool require there to be a physical copy of the Sim you want the existing one to look like? Because I'm wondering if it's possible to change their appearance without having to install an actual Sim to clone their appearance from.
ETA: I read Theo's thread and it appears his mod does require a physical copy of the Sim template. :( Maybe he'd be the one to ask about something like this, though.
Gwill:
It doesn't need a sim character, just a sim package. You can use a bodyshop packaged sim as the template.
I'll see if I can find some links to genetic editing over at MTS2; I know I've seen some.
Edit: This was all I could find right now: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=162648
I'll look some more later.
Aggie:
Ahhh, I see. But you do know what I'm asking, right? I'm wondering if it's possible to alter an NPC's appearance as well as DNA with only the DNA information. I'm guessing this is a no?
Example:
Person A has an NPC they wish to change: Kaylynn. Person A then spots a Sim that they'd rather Kaylynn look like (let's say Betty) and they request the creator to post Betty's DNA info. The creator does so. Can person A manually change Kaylynn's physical appearance without a package file using only the DNA info that looks something like this:
Quote
c7cfe4ed-4a5a-4b11-178c-fbb586779ef3
brow,mouth,eyes,
00000002-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
00000001-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
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