Mod The Sims - Tutorial: how to change genetics after home plastic surgery *FREETIME update* 06/11/2008

Tutorial: how to change genetics after home plastic surgery *FREETIME update* 06/11/2008

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12th Apr 2005, 04:59 PM	*Tutorial: how to change genetics after home plastic surgery FREETIME update* 06/11/2008** # 1
Nukael Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 1135 in 40 Posts	Hi everybawdy, Alas, alas, the simplified method was not meant to stay! Freetime has apparently changed some things about genetics, which means that the simplified method of changing your genetics won't work anymore. And so, I present to you once more, the slightly longer version, it's only a few clicks more, really... The version of SimPE I used for this is 0.68 (I know the screenshots say otherwise, but opening your neighbourhood hasn't changed since then, has it?) 1. Open Simpe, then open your neighbourhood via the neighbourhood browser 2. Open the Sim browser 3. Find the Sim that has recently been to the plastic surgeon (they're listed by their first name) and click "open" 4. You'll see a lot of info. Click on "more" and choose "open character file" 5. Then the character file of your Sim opens. On the left hand side you will see "Facial Structure", click it and on the right hand side two lines will appear (if you've done plastic surgery that is!!!) 6. Right click the second line and choose "Extract..." 7. Save the extracted file to somewhere you'll find it again. 8. Right click the first line and choose "Replace..." 9. Now, this is IMPORTANT! Choose the file you extracted earlier, but choose the .simpe file NOT, I repeat NOT the xml file. CHOOSE THE .simpe FILE! Ohterwise your Sim will be left without a face foreeeever. 10. Now save the file, and you're all done! That's it! Have fun with it!
	D'uh...
	Last edited by Nukael : 11th Jun 2008 at 01:58 PM.

12th Apr 2005, 05:33 PM	# 2
thistle8 Test Subject Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 35	Thanks, dont suppose you know how to change their skin tone?

12th Apr 2005, 06:55 PM	# 3
Nukael Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 1135 in 40 Posts	It depends on which you want to change, if you just want to change the appearance skintone, you can use Sim Surgery, but it's still a bit messed up because of University. If you want to change the genetics you can find them in the neighbourhood file under Sim dna. What every line is you can find on the forum, search for Sims Dna and you should find a thread: mystery of Sims Dna revieled or something like that.
	Last edited by Nukael : 12th Apr 2005 at 07:19 PM.

12th Apr 2005, 07:33 PM	# 4
SeaZephyr Field Researcher Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 244	Awesome! Thanks for this, I will be using it!

12th Apr 2005, 08:15 PM	# 5
thistle8 Test Subject Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 35	Thanks :o)

12th Apr 2005, 08:28 PM	# 6
cheekywench Test Subject Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 35 Thanks: 58 in 3 Posts	This is very helpful. Thanks for posting!

12th Apr 2005, 08:30 PM	# 7
Motoki Instructor Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 539	Oh thank you, I was wondering how to do this and I knew there must be a way. Now my newly beautiful sims don't have to be childless or else have little monsters lol.
	Last edited by Motoki : 12th Apr 2005 at 09:12 PM.

12th Apr 2005, 09:08 PM	# 8
RGiles Administrator of Loverat's Tea and Underpants Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,566 Thanks: 7749 in 28 Posts	Awesome. Thank you. I'm going to move this to the tutorials section where it will be easier to find. RG

12th Apr 2005, 09:13 PM	# 9
SilkStockings Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 174	OH MY GOD, THANK YOU!! I worship you!! :bow:
SilkStockings Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 174	Silk stockings, What bliss they recall, When love promised all, Forever more . . . Cole Porter - 1954

13th Apr 2005, 02:23 PM	# 10
Nukael Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 1135 in 40 Posts	You're welcome I tried posting this thing first in the tutorial section, but hey! I'm not allowed, oh well, it's found its way there anyhow

13th Apr 2005, 03:00 PM	# 11
Crmelsimlover Field Researcher Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 310 Thanks: 478 in 9 Posts	YAY! Now my newly beautiful sims can have beautiful offspring instead of spawns from hell. Thank you!

15th Apr 2005, 01:58 AM	# 12
nickmillard Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	OMG :wow: This is cool, thanks! :D

15th Apr 2005, 02:06 AM	# 13
elvendragon Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 159	:bow: You rule.

15th Apr 2005, 07:21 PM	# 14
Katt1367 Instructor Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 414 Thanks: 1 in 1 Posts	Thank you so much!

17th Apr 2005, 06:38 PM	# 15
jordi Instructor Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 499 Thanks: 7639 in 22 Posts View My Journal	Thank you tons. Now I can finally apply eugenics to the ugly townies!

21st Apr 2005, 10:05 AM	# 16
butt3rfly Test Subject Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 38	Why does my sim have only 1 line? Not 2?

22nd Apr 2005, 01:19 PM	# 17
Grapholina Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 347 Thanks: 4446 in 15 Posts View My Journal	Right clicking on that line isn't available in my SimPe. However, I can always pull up the file by going to the file location first and clicking on the file number which will in turn pull up SimPe.

22nd Apr 2005, 01:45 PM

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Motoki

Instructor

Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 539

Quote:

Originally Posted by butt3rfly

Why does my sim have only 1 line? Not 2?

butt3rfly do you have the university expansion? Because if not then your sim will only have line 1 and that is normal.

22nd Apr 2005, 04:20 PM	# 19
Ancient Sim Field Researcher Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 285 Thanks: 9 in 1 Posts	I don't have the facility to right-click either - my grey line stops when it gets to the Neighbourhood part, it doesn't mention the file (I have the latest edition of SimPE - version 35). I opened the file from the Character Files and did it that way (which is awkward as nowhere in SimPE can I find any mention of the character number) ... anyway, I changed it, but the file names didn't alter, the two lines still show as different and I don't know if they are meant to because there is no picture of how it is supposed to look once it's done. In other words, I have no idea if I will be passing on the new genes or the old ones! Only one way to find out, I suppose ... Anyway, if it works, brilliant ... if it doesn't, I'm gonna have one ugly kid born because this Sim was one I made and it sort of went wrong!
	WHY DO SIMS NEVER EXPERIENCE A MID-LIFE CRISIS?

22nd Apr 2005, 04:25 PM	# 20
Motoki Instructor Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 539	If you look at the hex code and compare it between the two entries it should look exactly the same if the change took. I know it will look like gibberish, but it should be exactly the same gibberish lol.

22nd Apr 2005, 09:34 PM

# 21

butt3rfly

Test Subject

Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motoki

butt3rfly do you have the university expansion? Because if not then your sim will only have line 1 and that is normal.

I have the university expansion, but my sim still has only line 1..

23rd Apr 2005, 12:22 AM

# 22

Ancient Sim

Field Researcher
Creator

Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 285
Thanks: 9 in 1 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by butt3rfly

I have the university expansion, but my sim still has only line 1..

So do mine unless I use the plastic surgery object, then another one appears. They'll only have one if you haven't altered their facial appearance as far as I can see.

WHY DO SIMS NEVER EXPERIENCE A MID-LIFE CRISIS?

6th May 2005, 04:07 PM	# 23
skanlala Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 84	Thanks for posting this. It's interesting to know. For some reason I have a hard time playing god with my townie and ugly sims' genes lol but if I ever feel like it I'll definitely use this.

7th May 2005, 09:03 PM	# 24
Lifa Lab Assistant Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 104 Thanks: 2499 in 8 Posts	Awesome! My two prettiest Sims have ass-ugleh kiddies together(because their facial structure is different I guess). So this will help down the line when the kiddies are thinking about having grandkiddies. ^-^

9th May 2005, 05:13 PM	# 25
JohQ Test Subject Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 17	This is so great! Thank you!!

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