I moved two sims in together and when they got married, the female still has the same last name she did before they got married, and their child has her last name.

There's a workaround. I can't remember right now if I had to have Origin online or not -- I think I had it off -- but anyway, here it is:Ctrl-Shift-Ctestingcheats truecas.fulleditmode (edited to add this, left it out before, sorry)Shift-Click on your Sim and choose "Modify in CAS" This takes you to CAS, where you can change the name.You can also change the household name by going to Manage World. There's no cheat involved in this one. Just choose the family and change the household name.I was successful in changing the wife's name, the child's name, and the household name using these methods.

I was watching an LP and that happened. Score 1 for feminism but 0 for you if you want to change the names. IDK who the kids got the last name from.

This happened to me too. You can choose the babies last name upon birth, but either spouse's original last name stays the same as before they were married.

You cannot change the last name in CAS via testing cheats. It tells you that you cannot modify pre-created sims or something along those lines. You can only edit their appearance through that.And this happens to me, too. I reported it last night and posted in the bug thread. Had a sim host a wedding party, after the party ended his new spouse went home along with the other guests and her last name did not change. Nice work, Sims team! How many expansions do we have to wait through for this to be rectified? I enjoy the game but these little things are starting to build up and get to me. They really dropped the ball when it comes to sims relationships with one another. No family trees, no real in-depth relationships between family members, the only relationships you have indicated via the panel are the bare basics: sibling, parent, grandparent. No uncles, no cousins (far as I am aware), no in-laws. The new emotions system is all froth and no substance when features that would tie it them together are missing. I had the parents of a sim die and they didn't even feel sad about because they didn't witness the deaths! Another sim-child's parents got divorced right in front of him and he didn't even react, no sad mood, nothing! Really missing the old aspirations system in TS3 with wants/fears and decent aspirations. If TS3 actually played without stuttering like it's sinking into a swamp, I would go back to it until expansions are released for TS4 but I can't stand even the minimal amount of stutter.

"asphyxiateddoll;776362" wrote:I moved two sims in together and when they got married, the female still has the same last name she did before they got married, and their child has her last name.Because female Sims are liberated in TS4.

Last name didn't change after getting married.

Leanna167
11 years ago
"MsPhy;12559676" wrote:
Okay, this is really strange. I had to try it 3 times this time, but the 3rd time it worked. I don't know why it didn't work the first two times. Here are the shots.

Testingcheats true

Dennis Kim, before I clicked on his name to rename him:

Dennis Kim, now renamed to Dennis Jones. You can also change relationships with other household members while in this mode.

Sorcery! If there is any way you can figure out why it works sometimes and not others, that would be phenomenal. i can't get it to work!!
I tried it with origin on, with origin off, clicked with the selected character, with someone else.... pre-existing sims can't be edited. This wedding is horse plum!

that's a line from a movie but it kinda fits really well here haha
MaclimesZero
11 years ago
Here's how you do it:

1. Ctrl+Shift+C to bring up the cheat menu.
2. Type "testingcheats true" and hit enter.
3. Type "cas.fulleditmode" and hit enter.
4. Shift+Click your Sim and choose edit in CAS.
phyllisp160
New Spectator
11 years ago
"pguida;12565505" wrote:
They didn't code in marriages! The spouse doesn't move it, the name doesn't change.

The game is very sloppy and unfinished.

My spouse moved. I got the option to put my guy in her house or put him in hers.

"Maclimes;12565779" wrote:
Here's how you do it:

1. Ctrl+Shift+C to bring up the cheat menu.
2. Type "testingcheats true" and hit enter.
3. Type "cas.fulleditmode" and hit enter.
4. Shift+Click your Sim and choose edit in CAS.

Hmm. I didn't do the #3 one, but maybe this is the sorcery that's needed?
Waterbliss
11 years ago
Yeah I was gonna suggest going into CAS through cheats like @MsPhy did but just resist the urge to drop a motherlode in. Once you go into cheats the dark side has some great temptations.
MassaFX
11 years ago
So my Shepard will become Alenko! Thanks for the tip!
phyllisp160
New Spectator
11 years ago
I don't really consider this a cheat. Just a work-around ;-)
EchoGecko77
11 years ago
I don't get why they couldn't just give you some options upon marriage for the names. Like they could have a checkbox for something like "change couple name to.." and then you type in the name you want or a checkbox for "keep last names" in case you DO want both of your sims to keep their last names.
jamfrombama
Seasoned Rookie
11 years ago
"Maclimes;12565779" wrote:
Here's how you do it:

1. Ctrl+Shift+C to bring up the cheat menu.
2. Type "testingcheats true" and hit enter.
3. Type "cas.fulleditmode" and hit enter.
4. Shift+Click your Sim and choose edit in CAS.

ty vm...that worked!
rosierealea
11 years ago
You know, I'm trying to give this game a chance. I really am. But it's oversights like this that make me feel like they simply didn't put the time and care into this game that they should have. I would rather have had the release date pushed back another six months than have this sloppy item end up on shelves.

We paid a premium for a finished product. FIX IT.
j03yp4nd4
11 years ago
after having testingcheats on type in cas.fulleditmode then you'll be able to change the last name.
I'm surprised that this isn't a default I'm curious to know what happened between sims 3 and sims 4 for this not to happen on its own.