2 Different "Baby Signs" Meanings?

Zirconia Wolf · 12-01-2007, 07:44 PM

This is totally silly to ask, but it's been bugging me for sometime now.

I figure somebody out there must know why Sims use 2 different "Baby Signs" (pacifier pictures) in their various conversations & that somebody will explain it to me so I can quit obsessing about it.

So if you know the meaning of the down-turned/lighter blue symbol...

...verses the more common up-turned/darker blue symbol...

...will you let me know???? Thanks!

(The 1st picture is so dark because Sanjay & Priya were au' natural at the time. Since I don't use any "body part" mods, I hope I'm okay! If not, then I'm sorry & will pull it down. It's just the only picture I have managed to get of the "lighter" pacifier to date, as it almost never shows up in my game...)

Miros1 · 12-01-2007, 08:41 PM

Maybe one is actually talking about babies, and one is talking about an interest in babies?

homerette · 12-02-2007, 06:52 AM

I believe that Miros is correct on that one. The first one concerns baby related matters and the second is actually discussing trying for a baby/having a baby. At least, as I've noted their appearance in my game.

Zirconia Wolf · 12-02-2007, 10:46 AM

Thanks...

That actually makes sense- although now I'm starting to question Priya's sanity, as that 2nd picture was taken shortly after she had given birth to triplets!

As she & Sanjay are both Pleasure aspirations with no "Have Baby" wants, I think a visit from the Sim Shrink is in order...

Greg · 12-02-2007, 12:39 PM

My guess: The first one indicates installation of a later expansion pack. I've never seen it.

Miros1 · 12-02-2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Zirconia Wolf

Thanks...

That actually makes sense- although now I'm starting to question Priya's sanity, as that 2nd picture was taken shortly after she had given birth to triplets!

As she & Sanjay are both Pleasure aspirations with no "Have Baby" wants, I think a visit from the Sim Shrink is in order...

Maybe they were discussing birth control?

Zirconia Wolf · 12-02-2007, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

Maybe they were discussing birth control?

Greg · 12-03-2007, 01:33 AM

Y'know, I don't think there's a fear of having a baby, but I would expect that a female Romance sim would fear pregnancy.

Miros1 · 12-03-2007, 03:06 AM

I could swear I've seen it, but sometimes I see things that didn't happen...

If I did, I simply locked the accompanying "want to have a baby" and waited for the fear to go away before attempting conception.

homerette · 12-03-2007, 05:45 AM

There is definitely a fear of having a baby. It usually pops up after the first one or two come along rather quickly and an epic state of motive decay is extant.

Miros1 · 12-03-2007, 08:00 AM

I play Knowledge Sims and reroll the LTW until I get Max All Skills. A born-in-game Sim can usually get perma-plat before graduating from college. Makes the baby thing much easier!

I do accidentally kill my pregger Sims from hunger tho... Macrotastics just isn't sensitive enough to hunger!

Greg · 12-03-2007, 12:08 PM

I, too, seem to have a vague memory of having seen the fear of having a baby, but only in family sims.

Rose, you need to take better care of your sims!

Miros1 · 12-03-2007, 08:49 PM

I was trying to get her perma-plat before the baby was born, so she could just convert aspiration points to full needs via the Energizer machine...

I either quit without saving or bring them back with the Reaper phone (Paranormal career reward). I think of it as suspended animation.

Greg · 12-04-2007, 11:28 AM

If a pregnant sim dies and you resurrect her, does she come back pregnant?

Miros1 · 12-04-2007, 04:58 PM

Yep! Babies are defined at birth. Until then, they're just a bit flag in their mother's character file. The real reason for the "birth" cutscene is to hide the pause while the baby is created.

12-01-2007, 07:44 PM	#1
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	2 Different "Baby Signs" Meanings? This is totally silly to ask, but it's been bugging me for sometime now. I figure somebody out there must know why Sims use 2 different "Baby Signs" (pacifier pictures) in their various conversations & that somebody will explain it to me so I can quit obsessing about it. So if you know the meaning of the down-turned/lighter blue symbol... ...verses the more common up-turned/darker blue symbol... ...will you let me know???? Thanks! (The 1st picture is so dark because Sanjay & Priya were au' natural at the time. Since I don't use any "body part" mods, I hope I'm okay! If not, then I'm sorry & will pull it down. It's just the only picture I have managed to get of the "lighter" pacifier to date, as it almost never shows up in my game...) __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

12-02-2007, 06:52 AM	#3
homerette Day late & a dollar short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central VA Posts: 206	I believe that Miros is correct on that one. The first one concerns baby related matters and the second is actually discussing trying for a baby/having a baby. At least, as I've noted their appearance in my game. __________________ May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

12-02-2007, 10:46 AM	#4
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Thanks... That actually makes sense- although now I'm starting to question Priya's sanity, as that 2nd picture was taken shortly after she had given birth to triplets! As she & Sanjay are both Pleasure aspirations with no "Have Baby" wants, I think a visit from the Sim Shrink is in order... __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

12-02-2007, 12:39 PM	#5
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	My guess: The first one indicates installation of a later expansion pack. I've never seen it. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-03-2007, 01:33 AM	#8
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Y'know, I don't think there's a fear of having a baby, but I would expect that a female Romance sim would fear pregnancy. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-01-2007, 08:41 PM	#2
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Maybe one is actually talking about babies, and one is talking about an interest in babies?

12-03-2007, 03:06 AM	#9
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I could swear I've seen it, but sometimes I see things that didn't happen... If I did, I simply locked the accompanying "want to have a baby" and waited for the fear to go away before attempting conception.

12-03-2007, 05:45 AM	#10
homerette Day late & a dollar short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central VA Posts: 206	There is definitely a fear of having a baby. It usually pops up after the first one or two come along rather quickly and an epic state of motive decay is extant. __________________ May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

12-03-2007, 08:00 AM	#11
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I play Knowledge Sims and reroll the LTW until I get Max All Skills. A born-in-game Sim can usually get perma-plat before graduating from college. Makes the baby thing much easier! I do accidentally kill my pregger Sims from hunger tho... Macrotastics just isn't sensitive enough to hunger!

12-03-2007, 12:08 PM	#12
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I, too, seem to have a vague memory of having seen the fear of having a baby, but only in family sims. Rose, you need to take better care of your sims! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-03-2007, 08:49 PM	#13
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I was trying to get her perma-plat before the baby was born, so she could just convert aspiration points to full needs via the Energizer machine... I either quit without saving or bring them back with the Reaper phone (Paranormal career reward). I think of it as suspended animation.

12-04-2007, 11:28 AM	#14
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	If a pregnant sim dies and you resurrect her, does she come back pregnant? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-04-2007, 04:58 PM	#15
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Yep! Babies are defined at birth. Until then, they're just a bit flag in their mother's character file. The real reason for the "birth" cutscene is to hide the pause while the baby is created.