Simming Tips, Tricks, and Curiosities

Curious Details #7: Bodysuits and Long Tops

Over the course of both 'Simming Tips' and 'Curious Details', I've seldom ventured into CAS for more than an add-on to my gameplay-focused overviews. For a while, however, there've been a few tidbits regarding it that have piqued my curiosity. Today, we'll fish out 2 of those for a mini-overview: Bodysuits and Long Tops.

Bodysuits
Bodysuits are tops (under the "Tanks" sub-category) that can act as tuck-ins, as well as full-body swimsuit-esque outfits. The game doesn't seem to have many of these, and their thumbnails only depict them as the former, keeping the latter aspect obscured until one both happens upon them, and uses them sans overlapping bottoms.

Unlike full body swimwear, these are worn with underwear underneath by default (making them prone to panty lines in some cases). Like full body swimwear, leggings slot in underneath for both "leotard" and "80's athletic wear" looks.

Long Tops
Let's drop back to basics for a minute and talk about filters.

With a tick of the little arrow beside the faint bar above the thumbnails, one can filter clothing based on Colour, Material (Denim, Cotton, etc), Outfit Category (when the outfit is utilised), Fashion Choice (Feminine or Masculine), Style (Boho, Hipster, etc), Special (Birthday content), Content (Custom, Purchased, Unlocked), and Packs. Regardless of how much the player or the devs ever touch "Material" and "Style", there's a similar filter missing: Length. From having gone through every top in the packs I own, I've found 4 distinct lengths, each corresponding to where they end: Chest, Waist, Hip, and Thigh.

Honing in on the latter of the 4, these tops are about as long as a Micro-mini dress (albeit somewhat shorter), covering just enough (with no bottoms) to straddle the line of "public indecency" (and despite what one might think, sims don't actually lift their legs to a large degree whilst walking, regardless of walkstyle). The only ones I'd found that would require "Self Assured", "Brave", and "Adventurous" to even consider stepping outside (sans pants) are ones from 'Fashion Street' Kit and 'Moonlight Chic' Kit, given their particular styles of "openness". The button-up from Basegame is curved enough at the hips to be considered as well, and the outfit combo from Eco Lifestyle requires an impartial referee with each outing (the underwear is fully covered, but the shadow at the hem makes it seem more precarious than it is).

Basegame

Basegame Career Unlocks

Cats & Dogs

Dream Home Decorator

Eco Lifestyle

Fashion Street Kit

Moonlight Chic Kit

Moschino

Seasons

Snowy Escape

Snowy Escape Unlocks