Pet Genetics
I've been trying to test out the pet genetics but I'm not really getting the results I'd like. Apparently custom/painted coats don't actually mix with each other or presets, they just seem to swap. I ...
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It works the same way it does with human sims....the offspring get various parts from one parent or the other. Expecting them to somehow blend custom paint jobs on pets? That's not a very realistic expectation.
The pets don't look exactly like their mom or dad either...they get a mix of features from each...for example, they may get their ears from their mom and their tail from the dad.
"JamesterCK;c-16158485" wrote:
Yeah, I'm really disappointed by the breeding genetics. I remember making wild colored animals in Sims 3 and it was exciting because you never knew what the babies were going to look like. I mean, that's most of the fun of having offspring in this game, right? It wouldn't be as exciting to have kids in the game if every time they either looked exactly like their dad or mom. I had been waiting for this expansion for so long, and it's just a bit of a let down. Hope maybe this can be tweaked at some point to allow for mixing of the genes when using crazy colors, patterns, stamps, etc.
The pets don't look exactly like their mom or dad either...they get a mix of features from each...for example, they may get their ears from their mom and their tail from the dad.
