Tay Bayless

@mw1525 , I didn't even know who Tay Bayless was until I read your post, but you got me curious. I googled him and found a thread about children born to original sims 3 townies on Carl's forum. One of those sims (Reply #1933) is Tay's son who apparently inherited his ears... and those are really enormous ears! :D

I knew of the Bayless family but hadn't really checked them out and had no idea what Tay would look like grown up. I just loaded a fresh Twinbrook for a look.

Tay looks okay as a child, if not a little sad.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48622977572_f4f072f592_o.jpg

I won't make any comments on what I saw when I aged him up but it probably answers your question :D
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48622828706_0f088422aa_o.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48622828606_4f438d14ca_o.jpg

He certainly isn't a zero slider sim, so there's that.

In my current game in Twinbrook, he got also hit with "socially awkward" or something like that. In the sim world, that's the more important issue.

Poor Tay. He has a kind of "unfortunate" charm about him. If you reach...

@Mikizumi - Thank you for providing visual context.
@Turjan - I would expect no less than that trait as it feeds the stereotype and ensures simulated life will be harder for him.
@Pary - I don't see 'unfortunate' as much as I see 'misunderstood'.
@PalmArrow - I didn't know anything about this Sim either except the reaction to him was mostly the same across three major Sim forums where his name has come up (Here, MTS and NRaas, as well as some lesser known sites where Sims are discussed).

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this Sim!
My first impression upon looking at his face is he wears the marks of a Sim who will walk through his life persecuted by others because of a defining physical feature. His overall 'feel' (the impression I get of the possible life he may lead) is he seems as one who understands he must wear mental armor against those who will treat him and see him only for what he looks like and not who he truly is. This is represented by the expression he wears which is accentuated by him having tiny down-turned eyes and a down-turned corners of his mouth representing a slight frown.

Tay has no reason to be sad and should wear his ears with pride! In our world there is scientific proof of large ears being linked to higher intelligence. In The United States, where I am located, if you look at any of the Military strategist, News personnel who have a real opinion and do not feed media fodder or, our last president (before this one) you will notice a specific physical feature which they have in common. Large ears.

Now that I have seen him, when I install 'Ambitions', I will seek out this child to befriend him and make certain he has everything he needs to overcome those who would mistreat him because of his looks. If he meshes with any of the Sims I place in the world, I would be proud to have him (unaltered) as a part of my family tree. And, those ears shall become a signature of excellence his descendants will be proud to wear.

"mw1525;c-17216984" wrote:


Now that I have seen him, when I install 'Ambitions', I will seek out this child to befriend him and make certain he has everything he needs to overcome those who would mistreat him because of his looks. If he meshes with any of the Sims I place in the world, I would be proud to have him (unaltered) as a part of my family tree. And, those ears shall become a signature of excellence his descendants will be proud to wear.

Sims will not mistreat him because of his looks. Only simmers perceive beauty or ugliness in sims.

@Mikezumi - In one of my games, I changed the look of one of my Sims and his wife divorced him. I made a thread about it (I'll see if I can find the link). In another of my games, my Sim couldn't get a date until I physically altered him. I also made a thread about that one. In the latter, I had remembered one of the producers had mentioned that Sims can 'see' each other and this (can) affect how they interact with them.

Here They Are:

I Changed Their Looks And Ruined His Life!:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/877981/i-changed-their-looks-and-ruined-his-life#latest

My Sim Needs A Woman and I Need Help!
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/936619/my-sim-needs-a-woman-and-i-need-help#latest

I won't check out your linked stories but if you say you experienced this in your games, I can't dispute it even though I have never seen it myself. I do believe a lot of what we see in our games is coloured by our own perceptions so I'll just leave it at that.

Let's face it, if he is lucky with the roll of his traits, he has absolutely zero issues in the game. He starts with "Loves the Outdoors", "Family-Oriented" and "Angler", which is perfectly fine. It all depends on which traits he gets hit with when he gets older. He was just very unlucky in my game.

@Mikizumi - You have already read (at least the last thread) but it was so long ago, (March 2018) and with the speed at which the forums move, I'm certain it has long since been forgotten about :). Anyhow, you made a comment concerning it and I gave you this response concerning adding a female for my Sim:

Mikezumi - Nah, she really wasn't feeling him so it was best that I removed her. For some strange reason, I kept hearing Grant Rodiek (Sims 3 producer) in my head when he said 'Sims can SEE each other' and Simmer, FordGT90Concept when he said 'Sims are "aware" of their surroundings including other Sims.' Which lead me to the path of 'What if its his 'look' that's holding him back. So, I decided to give him a make over, nothing drastic just a hair cut and more groomed goatee plus, I sent him to the gym for a bit of strength training. My Goodness did that do the trick! The single women aren't running away anymore. In fact, we have a new problem 1). The teen girls are looking in his direction and 2). The married women are demanding 'hangout' time with him (their hubbies aren't liking that :D)! Still, haven't found that special Sim for him, but at least now the 'searching through options is a lot easier!