For easiest use, simply select one set and place it in your downloads folder.

Sims 2 Default Replacement S How To Use Multiple

For some tips on how to use multiple default replacement sets to customize the look of each neighborhood, see our Default Replacement Product Notes.

Sims 2 Default Replacement S Update And Rework

Since I was going to have to update and rework them anyway I decided to do new outfits and I got a bit carried away haha.

The skins are basically the same as my old ones so the credit for the eyes and hair in that post still apply.

You may use the skin package without the outfits and the game will use the original baby onesies You can only use one outfit per gender at a time The Nifty Knitting toddler onesies are available for both genders If there is an outfit you want for the opposite gender you can save the DST file from the package and put it in a package of the opposite gender Download: Patreon SFS.

TinySpaceFox Just a side note, to add to what was already said- I think using non default is best.

I prefer semi-real.

And I still like Ephemera-base skins, even though the creator has long moved on from Sims 2.

I just wanted to ask what types of default skin replacements people use.

However the dark tan (S3) is showing up way way too dark in my game.

I have been looking for a new replacement set, as Im about to start the rainbow challenge and I want a nice set of skins.

Geneticized Skintones Geneticized Skintones The term genetic skins or geneticized skintones is occasionally heard in reference to custom skins for Sims 2, but what the heck does it mean Skintone Genetics The skintones in the game, S1 (light) through S4 (dark) have genetic values assigned to them.

These values work on a blend system, so that a sim that has S1 skin can breed with a sim with S4 skin and have a child that falls anywhere in the range (including tan or medium, as well as the extremes, light and dark).

This same system works for default replacement skins, which just change the appearance of the skins but not the genetic data.

Custom skintones, by default, do not have the same range of genetic values.

Instead, custom skin is dominant: if one sim has custom skin and the other has any shade of Maxis skin, the custom skin will always be dominant, and their children will always have the custom skintone.

If two sims with custom skin breed, then there is a 5050 chance of the child getting one or the other custom skin of the parent.

How Genetic Skintones Differ Unlike normal custom skintones which do not have special genetic values, Geneticized Skintones have been modified to add values similar to how the default skintones work - using the blend system.

In this way, you can increase the range of skin values your sims can have - you can have extra-pale, extra-dark, and more intermediate shades as well, and all the genetics will work happily together.

If you download a nice expanded set of Genetic Skins that are well thought out, you can increase the genetic diversity in your game.

Issues with Geneticized Skins Geneticized Skins are considered part of the pool of possible skins for babies.

This means that you may have two sims with default skin and the baby will have a custom skin that neither parent had - because that custom skin had a genetic value between that of the parents.

This is fine if you have no genetic skins besides those that match your default set, but it can be confusing or annoying if you dont realize a set is geneticized and a random skin pops up that you werent expecting.

For this reason, it is recommended that you only download geneticized skintones if you use a matching default set, or if you dont mind this seemingly random aspect to breeding.

Related Links Sims 2 Game Help Categories: Custom Content Expansion Packs Installation Gameplay Guides Technical Graphics Issues Body Shop Homecrafter Miscellaneous Issues FAQ Index MTSs Sims 2 QA Help Forums Retrieved from:GeneticizedSkintonesoldid37653 Comments Default means that ALL Sims will wear these skins, even the ones already living in the town - not just the ones you make.

Non-default is the opposite, meaning only Sims you make using that skinedit into that skin will wear it.

Some default replacement skins are for both males and females but mostly they are for either all males or all females.

Default replacement eyes are used by every sim in town but each sim uses their own EA eye color.

Non-default eyes are often referred to as contacts and each time you place them on a sim the color must be chosen using the contact colors since they do not use the EA eye color.

With different contacts and different non-default skins on the parents what the children will inherit is random.

Sims 2 Default Replacement Skins