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Genetics
Sims_for_life
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Is there a certain way that sims 4 genetics work, or is all 'randomly selected?'
In sims 2, we had a fleshed out genetic system with domiant and recessive genes, for example; 2 parents, one was blue eyed and the other was brown. It would be most possible that their offspring would have brown eyes as that was considered the dominant gene. This system worked for skin tones and hair colour too.
In sims 3, correct me if I'm wrong, but there was also a sense of dominant and ressessive genes, as some genes would skip a generation. Also, if twins had offspring themselves, there was a greater chance of also reproducing twins.
My question is, is there anthing like this in the sims 4? Sims don't inherit facial details off their parents, such as freckles or even teeth. It appears that hair colour will either be one of the parents, or somewhere inbetween both- the same goes for skin tones. In the next version of the sims, do you think we may get a more fleshed out inheritance system, or do you think it will be an appropriate sort of 'random?'
In sims 2, we had a fleshed out genetic system with domiant and recessive genes, for example; 2 parents, one was blue eyed and the other was brown. It would be most possible that their offspring would have brown eyes as that was considered the dominant gene. This system worked for skin tones and hair colour too.
In sims 3, correct me if I'm wrong, but there was also a sense of dominant and ressessive genes, as some genes would skip a generation. Also, if twins had offspring themselves, there was a greater chance of also reproducing twins.
My question is, is there anthing like this in the sims 4? Sims don't inherit facial details off their parents, such as freckles or even teeth. It appears that hair colour will either be one of the parents, or somewhere inbetween both- the same goes for skin tones. In the next version of the sims, do you think we may get a more fleshed out inheritance system, or do you think it will be an appropriate sort of 'random?'
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As for what I expect from future versions of The Sims, I can’t really say. I’m not too focused on next iterations, if there will be any.
I think there is the small possibility of having randomised genes- it's happened to me previously
As for future games... I'd love a genetics system like we had in Sims 2, but I guess if the only way they can do that is to have all those in depth character files which while they were great, they also made it incredibly easy to corrupt your game and after a while it just got bogged down with all the character data of deceased sims. But a system like that would be great if they could do it well.
For example, my sim and Gavin Richards had a boy and girl born together. The son had a mix of both father and mothers features but the daughter looked a lot like her father.
Time passes, the children start their own families:
Daughter has a out of wedlock child, he grows up to have exact same face as his father.
Son has an out of wedlock child, he grows up to look like a light skinned version of his father, even though his mother has Asian facial features. Son later Gets married to a black woman with blue eyes and blond hair, they have a child and she has her mothers eye and hair color, face shape lips and eyes but her dads nose.
Have yet to see if the grandparents’ features are going to show up in the future.