Mermaid Genetics

If a mersim doesn't show its tail when swimming, and still has the hygiene need, they are missing a hidden trait. Once you add that, they will be "proper" mersims.

You probably need testingcheats on (its always on in my game because MCCC so don't remember) then with the mersim selected, enter Traits.equip_trait trait_OccultMermaid_TYAE in the cheat window. I've done this with randomly generated mersims I've moved in with my sims. Its an accepted/recommended workaround on the AHQ bugpost I believe.

I stopped playing the mermaids because i can't stand that they don't pass on genetics. I like my Sims to be cute. Not ugly af like the townie sims are. And thats what they kept having. Townie babies. Which i just set them outside my sims house in their bassinets, and let the game take them away from me. because i didn't want them. I got so annoyed and just stopped playing the mermaids altogether. I hope they fix the genetics or i'm just not gonna play the mermaids. I like the one's i make. I hate the townies. And usually try to change them all to my liking. This really irritates me alot. I want MY mermaids to pass on their genetics. I know you can do it in cas. But i like my sims to go through the whole pregnancy, and have babies that favor them. If they ever fix this annoyance, let me know please.

This explains why my mermaid teen, daughter of Kalamainu'u and Ukupanipo, looks nothing like either of them. She does have black hair and Kalamainu'u's mermaid black eyes, but that's probably a coincidence.

"mrsgrizz7;c-17186279" wrote:
My sims born to a mermaid and a non-mermaid are mermaids but don't use thier tail when they swim...disappointing

The tail only shows for teens and older.

"Sha2520032003;c-17185755" wrote:
Yeah it's a total bummer that mermaid genetics weren't fixed in the latest patch.

They were, actually.

"MeadowThayerr;c-17188199" wrote:

"Sha2520032003;c-17185755" wrote:
Yeah it's a total bummer that mermaid genetics weren't fixed in the latest patch.

They were, actually.

Only for consoles afaik.

Thank you for reminding me to turn my sims guy back into human for a while. I am actually having some family-play this time around so I do not want to mess up the genetics. Usually I create the kids in CAS but wanted to see what the game could do for them this time.

"alanmichael1;c-17188210" wrote:

"MeadowThayerr;c-17188199" wrote:

"Sha2520032003;c-17185755" wrote:
Yeah it's a total bummer that mermaid genetics weren't fixed in the latest patch.

They were, actually.

Only for consoles afaik.

Oh. Dang, that's really crappy then.

I got the same problem. Have no CC or mods installed. Made a mermaid female and she got married to a male island element. They had 7 kids, now all adults. In CAS they all are mermaids, and they behave like mermaids except for using the tail when swimming. Also those "mermaid" sims sit outside the bathtub when bathing. Probably because of the tail glitch. Except for one, he automatically aged up and used his tail in water, while I wasn't playing him... > @mrsgrizz7 said:
> My sims born to a mermaid and a non-mermaid are mermaids but don't use thier tail when they swim...disappointing

They won’t. It’s been over two months and they don’t care ?