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    Genetics system produces very realistic kids

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    ruthless_kkruthless_kk Posts: 3,987 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    I have been playing around with the genetics system to see how well it works and I have to say, I am really pleased. There is an actual blending of features that I find to be very natural and realistic. I cant wait to start a legacy and watch how the traits carry though the generations.

    More pix and info on my blog at http://getsimplyruthless.blogspot.com/2014/09/its-all-in-genes-sims-4-genetics-system.html

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    And on a related side note....how adorable is this little girl?

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      wrswrs2wrswrs2 Posts: 935 Member
      It's nice to know Genetics work in this game! In TS3 my Sims would either look just like Mom or just like Dad and that wasn't realistic! It's the only thing I dislike about TS3 haha.
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      Chimp2678Chimp2678 Posts: 4,072 Member
      Aww! Very adorable! They look much realistic! :)
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      LewanaM00nLewanaM00n Posts: 321 Member
      Yeah I'm happy to see that! Can't wait to pay a legacy :)
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      PenelopePenelope Posts: 3,298 Member
      The blending of skintones is WONDERFUL!!!!!! Love it. And yes, that girl is absolutely adorable
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      lady8janelady8jane Posts: 350 Member
      Great blog post, thank you! It's amazing how different all the children are looking.
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      gothprincess4evergothprincess4ever Posts: 2,130 Member
      They look so beautiful and utterly realistic! Thank you for posting these! Oh gosh, I just can't wait anymore!!! :'(
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      DopieDopeSimDopieDopeSim Posts: 84 Member
      Aww, the kids are so cute! :D I'm glad they look so much better in this game, didn't like them much in TS3..
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      rooroomay1509rooroomay1509 Posts: 2,693 Member
      Well good to know they blend pretty well. Also curious about the genetics in TS4, further. I made a thread dedicated to finding out all there is about genetics in TS4. :D
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      RachelRosebudRachelRosebud Posts: 1,103 Member
      Read your last statement in your blog :) and totally agree!!! Thanks for sharing :)
      ruthless_kk wrote: »
      I tried many many combinations and I was truly pleased with the results. I feel very confident that watching our sims reproduce over time in a legacy type situation will be very entertaining and more realistic than ever before.
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      fadingaudiofadingaudio Posts: 933 Member
      Has anyone confirmed if hair color stays the same in the sim DNA even if you change your hair color during gameplay?
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      typicalgeminitypicalgemini Posts: 11,295 Member
      I love how the kids resemble the parents but look different at the same time! I have a sim in my sims 3 game who is literally a clone of her mother. They have exactly the same face, hair colour and eye colour. XD
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      OneAdorkableGirlOneAdorkableGirl Posts: 2,379 Member
      This makes me so excited to play Legacies! Love the genetics in Sims 4; and this is a step-up from Sims 3 genetics.. because they were.. :/ .. well.. they were just awful. D; lol. Though I wish we would be able to have toddlers in our games. :( But it's okay... I have hope that toddlers won't be far away. *Pokes EA*.
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      pr0x1mapr0x1ma Posts: 5,898 Member
      Wow. The blending is amazing. Very realistic. Even though most of my sims in TS3 would look kinda like both parents, it was heavy handed leaning more to one than the other. I like how this shows a realistic blend. Very nice B)
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      Rhouse2009Rhouse2009 Posts: 78 Member
      That's very realistic! I can't wait to play around with genetics as well! There will be so much you can do with it now that they've made it easier to make sims of different ethnicity.
      To inSIMity & beyond!
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      rooroomay1509rooroomay1509 Posts: 2,693 Member
      I hated families in TS3 honestly....now I can have awesome diverse families! :'D
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      Quintanaroo05Quintanaroo05 Posts: 448 Member
      Thank you for the pics! Genetics have always been one of my favorite parts of the game. I'm glad to see it's been so well improved upon.
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      meggera007meggera007 Posts: 382 Member
      That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! :)
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      MrsBurton27MrsBurton27 Posts: 37 Member
      Finally! I can see playing a legacy past two generations now that each kid looks unique and an actual mix instead of just a copy of mom or dad :p Thanks for sharing!
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      jessica00021jessica00021 Posts: 267 Member
      The kids look so cute I think I going to have three kids. In the game now I can't wait to play
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      SimLover23SimLover23 Posts: 362 Member
      I am trying so hard to avoid reading and watching others reviews and pics.. I want the excitement by experiencing it myself. Lol I have avoided all the live streams. I just had to peak in here though :#
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      Zolt65Zolt65 Posts: 8,272 Member
      This genetics is real good news


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      reni344reni344 Posts: 362 Member
      edited September 2014
      Has anyone seen any ugly kids yet? Every single one I have seen so far all are extremely good looking. I am almost tempted to take a male and female sim from the ugly to beauty challenges to see what the kids would look like.

      Edit: For grammar error sorry
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      hereforthesimshereforthesims Posts: 106 Member
      Yes! I love legacy challenges and it'll be great to have kids that aren't clones of the parents.
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      thesims3andtwothesims3andtwo Posts: 4,643 Member
      Cuties!
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      ts3semlts3seml Posts: 440 Member
      MrsBurton27 wrote: »
      Finally! I can see playing a legacy past two generations now that each kid looks unique and an actual mix instead of just a copy of mom or dad :p Thanks for sharing!

      All the more reason to have some type of family tree or something like it. I'd love to be able to have some way to track all of it over time outside if my memory.
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