How To Change A Baby's Gender via SimPE

Zirconia Wolf · 12-23-2008, 12:46 PM

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.

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.

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...

Miros1 · 12-23-2008, 08:05 PM

Thanks!

I have BlooM's diaper replacements (onesie, onsie with hat and/or pacifier, dress, etc.)

Greg · 12-24-2008, 02:34 PM

Does that work on older sims?

Miros1 · 12-24-2008, 04:33 PM

Not very well, since they probably have gender specific hair and clothes. Babies and their wardrobes are basically unisex.

Zirconia Wolf · 12-24-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

I have BlooM's diaper replacements (onesie, onsie with hat and/or pacifier, dress, etc.)

I can't find BlooM's infant outfits. I am currently using a "neutral" white one from MTS2...but I keep hoping there will eventually be a way to have more than one diaper override in the darn game!

Greg: unfortunately the instructions only work for babies, as they are little more than a glorified placeholder until they become toddlers.

I wonder if something like this would work for puppies/kitten as well?

Hmmmm...

Greg · 12-25-2008, 01:24 PM

I'm guessing that to change an adult sim's sex, we would have to make a list of all the gender-specific data stored in the game and figure out how to modify each one. Still, this might be useful for NPC's in situations where you want characters of certain sex. I'd like to fix the grim reaper and the hula dancers, for no more reason than that it irritates me that they are messed up.

Zirconia Wolf · 12-26-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

I'd like to fix the grim reaper and the hula dancers, for no more reason than that it irritates me that they are messed up. :thinking

Not being a "Character File" expert, I am wondering: how are they messed up? (Other than the fact that it would be nice if the dancers were of the deceased Sims "gender of choice." Seriously; why can't there be male dancers if the deceased was a gay man or heterosexual woman?)

Greg · 12-27-2008, 04:26 AM

The hula dancers are male, and greaper is female. Ick.

Chris Hatch · 12-27-2008, 01:43 PM

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.

Zirconia Wolf · 12-27-2008, 02:33 PM

Oh! This is good to know! I will hastily add it to my first post, post haste! (Ha ha ha, I kill me...)

Greg: Wow really? I never looked into the Reaper or Hula Dancer files that close. That is pretty nasty! It also makes no sense, what with the way the Grim Reaper is Nervous Subject's father, according to Maxis's own back story...

Stupid Maxis...

Miros1 · 01-28-2009, 05:42 PM

Woot! I found a tutorial on how to change an adult's gender!

It's a combination of SimSurgery and BodyShop to tidy up the mismatched clothes and such...

http://www.gaysimsclub2.net/forums/i...showtopic=4306

Zirconia Wolf · 01-30-2009, 01:43 PM

Oh very cool!

This will help to "even out" the not-so-randomness of that "random" generator!

12-23-2008, 08:05 PM	#2
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Thanks! I have BlooM's diaper replacements (onesie, onsie with hat and/or pacifier, dress, etc.) __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

12-24-2008, 02:34 PM	#3
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Does that work on older sims? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-24-2008, 04:33 PM	#4
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Not very well, since they probably have gender specific hair and clothes. Babies and their wardrobes are basically unisex. __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

12-25-2008, 01:24 PM	#6
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I'm guessing that to change an adult sim's sex, we would have to make a list of all the gender-specific data stored in the game and figure out how to modify each one. Still, this might be useful for NPC's in situations where you want characters of certain sex. I'd like to fix the grim reaper and the hula dancers, for no more reason than that it irritates me that they are messed up. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-27-2008, 04:26 AM	#8
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	The hula dancers are male, and greaper is female. Ick. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-27-2008, 01:43 PM	#9
Chris Hatch Rising Sun Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8	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.

12-27-2008, 02:33 PM	#10
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Oh! This is good to know! I will hastily add it to my first post, post haste! (Ha ha ha, I kill me...) Greg: Wow really? I never looked into the Reaper or Hula Dancer files that close. That is pretty nasty! It also makes no sense, what with the way the Grim Reaper is Nervous Subject's father, according to Maxis's own back story... Stupid Maxis... __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!

01-28-2009, 05:42 PM	#11
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Woot! I found a tutorial on how to change an adult's gender! It's a combination of SimSurgery and BodyShop to tidy up the mismatched clothes and such... http://www.gaysimsclub2.net/forums/i...showtopic=4306 __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

01-30-2009, 01:43 PM	#12
Zirconia Wolf Reticulated MoonBat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My trusty computer in Issaquah WA, USA. Posts: 848	Oh very cool! This will help to "even out" the not-so-randomness of that "random" generator! __________________ Long Live All Wild Canines! Leader Of The Moon-Bat Revolution!