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Some games in [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]] allow players to change a Sim's [[gender]] by using a third-party [[tool]] to edit the Sim's character file.
 
Some games in [[The Sims (series)|The Sims series]] allow players to change a Sim's [[gender]] by using a third-party [[tool]] to edit the Sim's character file.
 
==The Sims==
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==The Sims 2==
This method was originally posted by Morague on [https://web.archive.org/web/20071106000310/http://simpeforum.ambertation.de/forum/viewpost/22843 the SimPE forums], back in 2005. Differences reflect changes in SimPE and new information.
 
#Open [[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]]. Select Tools >> Neighborhood >> Neighborhood Browser...
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#Making sure that the right side of the Plugin View shows "Gender" in Name: and dtUinteger in Type:, click in Value: and place the cursor at the end of the string.
#Change the Value: to either 0x00000001 for a female or 0x00000002 for a male, making sure to only change the last digit, then click "Commit".
#Going back to the Resource Tree, find "Property Set (GZPS)", and click on it. ItNote willthat, beunless followedthe bySim ais numberan inelder, there will be several Property parenthesesSets, because a Sim will have a Property Set for eachtheir current [[Life stages|life stage]], and one for each stage after that.
#For '''each''' Property Set, click on it, select "Gender (dtUInteger) =", change it to either 0x00000001 for a female or 0x00000002 for a male, then click "Commit".
#Select File >> Save, or click the "Save Package" button, then use File >> Close or the "Close" button.
#Re-open the neighborhood from the Neighborhood Browser.
#Optionally, select Tools >> Neighborhood >> Sims Surgery... and find the Sim that was changed. Click "Use", then click the small red button in the upper right-hand corner to close Sims Surgery. This has no effect on the process, but can be used to verify that it worked. It will also cause the Sim to be opened in the Plugin View.
#If the optional step above was not used, open the Sim Browser, find the changed Sim, and open that Sim in the Plugin View. In "Overview", set the "Treat as:" radio button to Male or Female, to reflect the changes made to the Sim's character file. Commit, then Save. Note: Do '''not''' use SimPEthe Sim Browser's "Overview" to change the Sim's first name. Use one of the methodmethods outlined in [[Game guide:Changing names]].
#Close SimPE.
 
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#Change the gender
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: The "Edit in CAS" option was added in ''[[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]]'' and the [[The Sims 3/Patch 22|associated patch]].<ref>[http://simsvip.com/sims-3-generations-guide/ The Sims 3 Generations Game Guide] at SimsVIP</ref><ref>[http://simsvip.com/2011/05/27/generations-patch-has-added-edit-in-cas-cheat/ Generations Patch has added “Edit"Edit in CAS”CAS" Cheat] at SimsVIP</ref>
== The Sims 4==
#Open the cheat console using Ctrl + Shift + C
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==References==
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[[Category:Game guides]]
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[[Category:The Sims 2 game guides]]
[[Category:The Sims 3 game guides]]
[[Category:The Sims 4 game guides]]