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New Scout

10 months ago

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Is it possible to duplicate a sim and change their characteristics?

I understand why it wouldn’t be possible to change basic traits or aspirations for a human being, but I have found it frustrating how I can spend so much time perfecting a character, make one major m...

gameplay issue

PipMenace
10 months ago
@DystopianViolet Every time you create a new household, it's saved to your library. If you want to re-save a household you've been playing with for a while, you can do this from CAS by clicking the "Save Household" folder icon. You won't keep personal inventory or non-household relationships, but I sometimes will re-save a household after kids are born or age up or a townie joins them.
When creating a new household, if you want to use a Sim you've previously created, go to "Open the Gallery" - the next icon over, which looks like a lightbulb.
When it opens, switch to the "My Library" tab
Choose the household you want to reuse and click "Place Household" in the bottom right corner.
You'll then have the option to merge (keep the existing Sim[s]) or replace (get rid of any Sims that were in the editor) to put a copy of the Sim you created previously into the new household.
Then you will have new copies of the previously created Sims, with editable traits

PipMenace

Hero

10 months ago

@DystopianViolet When you create a new household, you can add a Sim from your library and as long as you are still in the initial household creation you will still be in full edit mode.

DystopianViolet
New Scout
10 months ago
I’m referring to after creation though. Sometimes it takes while of playing the game before it’s clear what traits will be useful. Apparently you can change aspirations organically, but it doesn’t appear that it changes the character’s behavior.
DystopianViolet
New Scout
10 months ago
@PipMenace Also, when you say save a sim to your library, I haven’t been able to figure that out, I always have to start from scratch. It appears that you can only post your characters online but not just save them to your personal library. Still new at this so being able to save characters during creation would save me a lot of time
- PipMenace
  Hero
  10 months ago
  @DystopianViolet Every time you create a new household, it's saved to your library. If you want to re-save a household you've been playing with for a while, you can do this from CAS by clicking the "Save Household" folder icon. You won't keep personal inventory or non-household relationships, but I sometimes will re-save a household after kids are born or age up or a townie joins them.
  When creating a new household, if you want to use a Sim you've previously created, go to "Open the Gallery" - the next icon over, which looks like a lightbulb.
  When it opens, switch to the "My Library" tab
  Choose the household you want to reuse and click "Place Household" in the bottom right corner.
  You'll then have the option to merge (keep the existing Sim[s]) or replace (get rid of any Sims that were in the editor) to put a copy of the Sim you created previously into the new household.
  Then you will have new copies of the previously created Sims, with editable traits
  - DystopianViolet
    New Scout
    10 months ago
    @PipMenace Thanks!! This is super helpful! I duplicated the sim and moved the new duplicated sim into the house, but I’m a little stuck on how to delete the old version of her. I didn’t want to evict the whole house because there were other sims living in it. Could you walk me through that?