One of the most complained about things in Sims 2 (second only to not being able to pick a different outfit for each baby on a lot) is that there is no way to select a baby's gender, leaving you at the mercy of the in-game "randomizer"...which at times, seems quite un-random!
Enter that amazing little gem called SimPE! With just a few simple steps, you can change a baby's gender to whatever you want after it has been born!
I can't remember who originally posted this (or even what site I found it on) but my hats are off to them!
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Originally Posted by The Unknown Sim-er
Change the sex of a baby in the Sims 2:
You can just change the gender of the baby to
what you want after it's born.
There are a few steps you need to do to change the gender.
Start SimPe & load up the neighborhood.
Then do Tools menu >> List Sims & look for the baby's name.
Adjust the box so you can see what the character number is.
1) Open that Character file in SimPE - the Character files are located in
the My Documents/EA Games/Sims 2/Neighborhood/N00?/Characters folder.
In Filetypes, click on the Catalog Description to make sure it's the correct name!
Now click on Age Data & make sure the Plugin View tab is the current view.
Look for the line that says:
Gender (dtUInteger) = 0x00000001 (is female) or 0x00000002 (is male)
Change this to the sex you want & click Commit.
2) Now, click on the Property set (in Filetypes)
Go through each one & change the gender to what you want (see above)
& click Commit every time.
3) Do File Menu >> Save
4) Now, do the Neighborhood Browser again, then use Sim Browser & locate your baby.
There's a box there that says Treat as male or female, check the correct one & then
Commit & Save.
That's it, they are changed.
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Yay!
Now if someone can just come up with a way to change an infant's outfit (that isn't a skin-override, as those only work on a given skin) then life would be perfect. World peace? Who needs it; I got my Sims...
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EDITED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING QUOTE:
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Originally Posted by Chris Hatch
I have found that after changing a baby's gender it's best to use a mirror to change the child's appearance. The game will detect a discrepancy between the gender and facial structure and correct the all of the facial structures. Otherwise your sim may go through life as either a very ugly girl or very feminine boy.
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This is very good advice, and I felt it should be included here! (Thanks again, Chris!)
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For ease of reference, here's the same info in a txt file...