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Simming Tips #2: Matching Aliens With Their Disguises (MCCC Required)
Step 1: Save your alien to your library (if they haven't been already).
Step 2: Go into the library and add your alien's doppelganger to the household.
Step 3: Make one of the two into a human whilst in their disguise (MCCC > Sim Commands > Occult Commands > Human-ize Sim)
Step 4: Select your human sim and go to MCCC > MC CAS > Copy/Paste > "Copy Face", "Copy Physique", and/or "Copy Body Appearance".
Step 5: Select your alien sim (whilst in alien form) and go to MCCC> MC CAS > Copy/Paste > "Paste Face", "Paste Physique", and/or "Paste Body Appearance"
Do not leave alien form until step 6 is done.
Step 6: Go into CAS, then hit the checkmark (if you went into disguise right away, it wouldn't save the new face and/or body structure).
Note: This can be done for a human form to look more like the alien form, just switch the two in each step.
If You want both forms to match exactly:
Our goal now is to make it so that no matter the form, both look the same.
Step 1: Save the human doppelganger to your library.
Step 2: Save and reload the game. (This is required for the new household to show up in MCCC).
Step 3: Use MCCC > MC CAS > Copy/Paste > Paste Tray sim > "Any Saved Sim" or "My Sims" > on the alien form, check off what you'd like to copy over, and hit "Paste Sim Now!"
Do not leave alien form until step 4 is done.
Step 4: Go into CAS (without changing forms), and hit the checkmark.
Now they look the same, but won't sound the same (depending on the form).
Notes:
Spoiler
This is our test alien sim.
https://i.imgur.com/x24h8CW.png
This is her disguise.
https://i.imgur.com/I8hDjk3.png
Note the differences in facial structures and bodies.
This is our test alien sim.
https://i.imgur.com/x24h8CW.png
This is her disguise.
https://i.imgur.com/I8hDjk3.png
Note the differences in facial structures and bodies.
Step 1: Save your alien to your library (if they haven't been already).
Step 2: Go into the library and add your alien's doppelganger to the household.
Step 3: Make one of the two into a human whilst in their disguise (MCCC > Sim Commands > Occult Commands > Human-ize Sim)
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/Z2T5P4W.png
She doesn't exactly look like her usual self today.
https://i.imgur.com/Z2T5P4W.png
She doesn't exactly look like her usual self today.
Step 4: Select your human sim and go to MCCC > MC CAS > Copy/Paste > "Copy Face", "Copy Physique", and/or "Copy Body Appearance".
Step 5: Select your alien sim (whilst in alien form) and go to MCCC> MC CAS > Copy/Paste > "Paste Face", "Paste Physique", and/or "Paste Body Appearance"
Do not leave alien form until step 6 is done.
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/TD0lW1h.png
I can see the family resemblance.
https://i.imgur.com/TD0lW1h.png
I can see the family resemblance.
Step 6: Go into CAS, then hit the checkmark (if you went into disguise right away, it wouldn't save the new face and/or body structure).
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/on8ZL7T.png
Now that she looks more like herself, she's free to go be jealous of everyone else.
https://i.imgur.com/on8ZL7T.png
Now that she looks more like herself, she's free to go be jealous of everyone else.
Note: This can be done for a human form to look more like the alien form, just switch the two in each step.
If You want both forms to match exactly:
Spoiler
Let's welcome back our test sim and her alien form.
https://i.imgur.com/lGfDeyp.png
Our other alien form actress had to go to her other job. She works with bees, I think...she said something about "Pollination".
Let's welcome back our test sim and her alien form.
https://i.imgur.com/lGfDeyp.png
Our other alien form actress had to go to her other job. She works with bees, I think...she said something about "Pollination".
Our goal now is to make it so that no matter the form, both look the same.
Step 1: Save the human doppelganger to your library.
Step 2: Save and reload the game. (This is required for the new household to show up in MCCC).
Step 3: Use MCCC > MC CAS > Copy/Paste > Paste Tray sim > "Any Saved Sim" or "My Sims" > on the alien form, check off what you'd like to copy over, and hit "Paste Sim Now!"
Do not leave alien form until step 4 is done.
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/0ERV6B6.png
Our makeup artists are literal wizards.
https://i.imgur.com/0ERV6B6.png
Our makeup artists are literal wizards.
Step 4: Go into CAS (without changing forms), and hit the checkmark.
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/4wM8uXf.png
I think our human form actress may be out of a job.
https://i.imgur.com/4wM8uXf.png
I think our human form actress may be out of a job.
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/58BUvHX.png
At this point "Disguise Self" is just "Disguise Voice".
https://i.imgur.com/58BUvHX.png
At this point "Disguise Self" is just "Disguise Voice".
Now they look the same, but won't sound the same (depending on the form).
Notes:
- You can alter your alien to look like any sim you've previously saved to your library (using the above method), and even have both forms look the same, just remember to go to CAS once to save the form you've altered (if you want to do both, you'll need to go into CAS once after each).
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/PduTDAD.png
"Hi, I'm here for the job."
"What job?"
"Being you."
https://i.imgur.com/PduTDAD.png
"Hi, I'm here for the job."
"What job?"
"Being you."
- Make sure to keep copies of your sim's original forms (alien and human) in order to revert back if needed.
- Any leftover differences between the copied sim and your alien can be smoothed out by using the Copy feature on the sim themself, then pasting it over to your alien.
- Any weight/fitness slider changes done to your alien, will apply to their disguise.
