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|subtitle=[[File:Celebrity star.png|left|20px|Featured Article]] The Sims Wiki's [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Article|Featured Article]] for September 2010
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{{See also|Game Guide:Creating a family in The Sims 2}}
[[File:CAS Button.png|100px]] Create a Family significantly changes in many ways from ''[[The Sims]]''. In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', Create a Family is entered by clicking the "Families" button in the lower left-hand corner of the neighborhood view, then clicking the large "Create New Family" button. Clicking the button labeled "Create A Sim" will expand a tab which has the "Create a Sim" and "Make a Child" icons. "Make a Child" will be grayed out unless the family contains an adult male and adult female. Clicking the "Create a Sim" icon will generate a random adult Sim, who may be male or female. Clicking "Make a Child" creates a Sim by mixing the [[genetics]] of an adult male and adult female.<ref>While elder males can [[Pregnancy|impregnate]] adult females in-game, "Make a Child" does not recognize them.</ref>
Any age besides [[baby]] or [[young adult]] (which must be made in ''[[University]]'' [[Create a Student]]) may be created. As opposed to ''[[The Sims]]'', in which players must choose from already finished faces which include hair, it is now possible to alter the Sim's facial structure (e.g. widening the nose, thinning the lips, elongating the chin, etc.), and to choose the Sim's eye color, hairstyle, and hair color. In addition, there are now 4 skin tones to choose from instead of the 3 that were in ''The Sims''. If the Sim is older than a child, their [[Aspiration (The Sims 2)|aspiration]] and [[turn-ons/offs]] (''[[Nightlife]]'' or later) may be determined. As in ''The Sims'', there are five personality traits, and 25 [[personality]] points which can be assigned to those traits. However, in ''The Sims 2'', all personality points must be assigned. Additionally, there are twelve pre-set personalities, one for each of the twelve zodiac signs.
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* '''Hair Color & Style''': Choose a hair color and hairstyle. There are 4 colors (Black, Brown, Blond, and Red). [[Custom content|Custom]] hair that has not been placed in one of those four color bins can be selected by clicking on the custom content star. If ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons|
Each of these sections have a number of pre-made templates which can be selected.
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The folder icon gives access to collections, which can be defined by creators or players as a way of grouping together items of clothing that share a particular style or theme.
'''Note:''' if ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime|FreeTime]]'' or later is installed, tooltips for clothing will not appear unless CAS is in [[
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Relationships allowed by the family tree tool in Create a Sim. If relationship is not specified, the Sims will simply be classified as roommates/housemates to each other.
Relationships to a [[Toddler]], [[Child]] or [[Teen]]
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'''Create a Pet''' is a feature added in the ''[[The Sims 3: Pets|Pets]]'' expansion pack. It's similar to [[Create a Pet#The Sims 2|Create a Pet]] in ''The Sims 2: Pets''
===Create a Bot===
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Babies and toddlers cannot select an aspiration, and must age up into children before that option becomes available.
[[File:TS4 likes and dislikes CAS.png|thumb]]As of [[The Sims 4/Patch 113|Patch 113]], below the aspiration slot is a [[likes and dislikes]] slot which players can select out of multiple categories what things the Sim likes or dislikes, there are three categories: color, music genre, and activities.
As of [[The Sims 4/Patch 44|Patch 44]], a special icon is showcased above the traits depending on the Sims lifestate, if a Sim is an alien, the alien icon appears above the traits, if a Sim is a vampire, the vampire icon appears above the traits.
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Clicking on the Sim's body makes this menu visible. This will also show the sliders for muscle tone and fitness/fatness sliders. It is split into seven subcategories. All, except the first, are clothing categories.
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Clothing is split into
[[The Sims 4/Patch 34|Patch 34]] makes all options available to both genders. Filters under the Fashion Choice option make it possible to show or hide options tagged as masculine or feminine.
===Head View ===
[[File:TS4 CAS Demo Face and Skin Tone.png|thumb|284px|The original faces and skin tones from
[[File:TS4 CAS Updated Face and Skin Tone.png.png|thumb|284px|The
[[File:TS4 CAS Updated Face and Skin Tone Dec 2020.png|thumb|284px|The significantly expanded skin tone selection available in ''The Sims 4'' after [[The Sims 4/Patch 105|Patch 105]]; the pre-made face selection is now on a separate tab.]]
By clicking on the Sim's head, the player enters Head View, which opens its own menu. It consists of the following categories:
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This menu has several hidden categories which become visible by clicking on the respective facial region. Those are: Head Shape, Eyebrows, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Cheek, Mouth, Jaw, and Chin. In this view, the player also has access to detail edit mode, in which features which are inaccessible in regular edit mode can be edited, while in turn, features which are accessible in regular edit mode cannot be edited in Detail edit mode.
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In the basic menu, relationships between Sims can be set. These can be: Parent, Child, Sibling, Roommate or Spouse.
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[[File:TS4 CAS Occult Button.png]]Players can create Sims in certain [[Life state#The Sims 4|life states]] in the same way as they can create normal Sims, though each life state has extra options.
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In [[The Sims 4/Patch 57|Patch 57]], the options to create new Sims in life states such as vampire or alien are now under the "Occult" category.
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{{Main|Create a Pet#The Sims 4}}'''Create-A-Pet''' returns with ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]''. It is similar to ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3''<nowiki/>'s Create a Pet except with ''The Sims 4''<nowiki/>'s click and drag mechanic to sculpt and mold pets. There are also new features such as drawing color on fur, customizing and creating custom breeds and making new animals such as [[fox]]es and [[raccoon]]s.▼
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===Stories===
The [[The Sims 4/Patch 82|July 16, 2019 patch]] to the game introduces '''[[Create a Sim Stories]]''', which allows the player to set the personality and starting conditions of their Sims by completing a short quiz. Taking the quiz gives the created Sims a chance at starting with [[skill]]s, [[career]]s, and different starting funds. The appearance and gender of the Sim is randomized, but can be customized later.
===Notes===
[[File:TS4 CASdemo Video Thumb.jpg|thumb|250px|Eight of the original 15 (now 23) premade Sims that can appear when opening CAS or starting over with a household.]]
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*In an update in late 2018, eight new Sims were added to the pool of random Sims that appear when opening CAS or when starting over. Their names are [[Tomasina Turner]], [[Aliya Fuego]], [[Kat Jenkins]], [[Valeria Lopez]], [[Tristen Palmer]], [[Kasen Henry]], [[Marco Russo]], and [[Kurt Lumberjackson]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1080626923464585216 Eight new CAS Sims and their names confirmed by SimGuruMorgan]</ref>
*In an update in mid 2019, the nine Sims from the new ''[[The Sims 4]]'' cover art were included in CAS. These are [[Camille Abbiza]], [[Dela Ostrow]], [[Hunter Evans]], [[Jayden Armstrong]], [[Mia Hayes]], [[Morgan Park]], [[Noah Meyer]], [[Sydney Wright]], and [[Zoe Flores]]. Eight other Sims were also added. Those are [[Brent Hong]], [[Emiko Mori]], [[Gabby Gonzalez]], [[Gael Gonzalez]], [[Kaiden Bryant]], [[Kierra Tilo]], [[Li Loh]], and [[Ross Valentin]].
==Trivia ==
*In the Windows and Mac versions of ''The Sims'' and ''The Sims 2'', families and Sims cannot be re-edited in CAS once the family has been saved. In ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims 4'', this can be done by using cheats. ''The Sims 3'', ''The Sims 4'', and ''The Sims Medieval'' allow Sims to be saved in CAS, and allows saved Sims to be re-edited in CAS.
**However, in most console games, families can be re-edited in CAS.
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*In ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out]]'', as in ''The Sims'', it is possible to use less than 25 personality points. In [[The Sims Stories]], as in ''The Sims 2'', all 25 personality points must be used.
*In some Sims games, such as ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' and ''The Sims 3'', changing clothes or planning an outfit will take the player to Create-A-Sim.
* CAS is also seen in ''The Sims Bustin' Out'' when the player loads a game in Bust Out mode.
*In console versions of ''The Sims 3'', it is possible to re-edit a Sim by using the instant beauty [[Karma powers|karma power]].
*In ''The Sims 2'', when a Sim plays ''[[Video games#Game List|The Sims: Bustin' Out]]'' on a computer, or a single Sim plays it on a video game set, the scenes shown are from CAS.
*In ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'', the Create-A-Student room has a portrait of [[Will Wright]], the creator of the Sims series.
*In ''The Sims 2'', players can use [[#Debug Mode|Debug Mode]] to create Sims with a second custom skin tone which is pale grey. Sims created with this skin tone are referred to as Mannequins. However it is not recommended for them to have children in-game, since the game does not support the game creating babies with this skin tone. Doing so will cause the game to crash. Mannequins also have a custom eye color by selecting the alien skin tone, giving them black eyes and then selecting the [[Mannequin (The Sims 2)|mannequin]] skin tone.
* In the Windows version, and possibly the Mac version{{confirm}} of ''The Sims 2'', there is a quirk, which may be caused by a bug or a developer oversight, in the way the facial customization sliders are handled. If the player makes changes in one facial area (e.g., nose), selects a preset for another area, then goes back to the first, all the sliders will be back in the center. This has two effects. First, it can make undoing changes in an area after leaving it somewhat tricky, as the player needs to remember how far each slider was moved. Second, it has the effect of making it possible to customize a Sim's face far further than the game intended, as the player can move a slider to one end of its scale, re-center that slider by leaving the facial area and returning to it, then move the slider again. This also applies to the customization sliders in Create-A-Pet.
*''The Sims 4'' is the first game in the series to lack the ability to skip Create-A-Sim. This makes it obligatory to create a Sim regardless if the player wants to play as a pre-made family or not.
*''The Sims 4'' is the first game in the series to add full gender customization as well as the option of making all clothes, accessories and hairstyles gender neutral.
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TS2 CAS Lot.jpg|The hidden CAS lot in ''The Sims 2''.
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tumblr_pqzffmmfam1vwr5yeo1_1280.png|A teen in ''The Sims 4'' CAS.
tumblr_ppwgj9mbvw1vwr5yeo3_1280.png|A young adult in ''The Sims 4'' CAS.
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