Comparison between The Sims base games: Difference between revisions

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== Differences in Create-A-Sim ==
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! style="width: 25%;" |The Sims
! style="width: 25%;" |The Sims 2
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!Family name
|Last name is the same for all Sims. Household name is last name of all Sims in the household.
|Same as ''The Sims'', except when creating ''[[University]]'' students. In [[Create a Sim#Create-A-Student|Create-A-Student]], there is the option to give different surnames to each individual Sim in the household.
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| style="width: 25%;" |Same as in ''The Sims 3''.
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!Head style
|Head style determines hairstyle, head shape, hair color, eye color, facial hair, etc.
|Head style determines only the shape of the Sim's heads.
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|Same as ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3''.
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!Hair
|Hair color determined by the head style.
|Hair (and eyebrow) color determined by user with a selection of four colors.
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|16 hair colors are available in the base game. Hair, Facial hair and Eyebrows can be recolored independently.
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!Skin
|Sims have light, medium, or dark skin.
|Sims have 4 skin tones ranging from light to dark
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|26 skin colors are present in the game, representing various ethnicities. 3 custom colors, Green, Red and Blue, are also present. Vampire skins are also present.
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!Body weight
|Body type dependent on types of clothes worn by the Sim.
|Thin, Fit, and Fat body types possible, with Thin or Fat types available in Create-A-Sim.
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|Muscle mass and body fat sliders are present. Every part of the body can be resized independently from the others using the new version of [[Create-A-Sim]].
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!Styling
|Head style and clothes selected by flipping through all available options.
|Hair styles, clothes, etc. selected from a gallery of thumbnails.
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|Same as in ''The Sims 2'', except now each clothing item has various color presets.
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!Sleeping outfit
|Sleepwear, swimwear, and formalwear are chosen automatically.
|Sleepwear, swimwear, formalwear, underwear, athletic wear and (with Seasons) outerwear are chosen in Create-a-Sim. Maternity outfits are chosen automatically.
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|Same as in ''The Sims 2 ''and ''The Sims 3'', with the exception of Career outfits, which are no longer modifiable. During Pregnancy, Sims wear regular outfits and don't have Maternity clothes. Players can select up to 5 outfits per category. A new Party outfit category, which is used during various Social Events was added. Hot Weather and Cold Weather outfit categories were added in [https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sims_4/Patch_68 Patch 68], but ''Seasons'' adds functionality to them.
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!Jewelries
|Jewelry, shoes, glasses, etc. not customizable, determined by the Sim's body or head style.
|Glasses may be taken on or off, other accessories are determined by Sim's outfit. ''[[Bon Voyage]]'' (and every EP after) introduces user control of jewelry. Shoes come with bottoms or one-piece outfits, and are uncustomizable.
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|Same as in ''The Sims 3'', with the exception of hats and head accessories, which are now separate from hairstyles.
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!Aspiration and personality
|Sims' personalities determined by 25 Personality Points placed in 5 different categories. Players are not required to use all points.
|Same as ''The Sims'', except Aspirations were added, and all points must be assigned to a category.
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|Every Sim begins with 3 traits at the Young Adult stage, and has to choose an Aspiration. A Bonus Trait is given depending on the chosen Aspiration. The Aspiration can be switched at anytime. Completed Aspirations can give unique traits and Reward Traits can be bought in the Rewards Store in the Aspirations tab, meaning Sims can have 20+ Traits
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!Family tree
|No Family Tree.
|Relationships between spouses, siblings, and parents/children can be established in Create-a-Sim.