Sim Genetics: recessive red hair!

[strangetomato]

I finally worked out the genetic issue I was having with SimPE. Thank you to everyone who gave me advice. It was all very helpful. I'm pretty sure it was the skintone and skintone range lines that I was messing up somehow, and all the codes that I was using were correct. So, you know how I tested this... and I got a baby with red hair from Johnny and Phi (I gave Phi recessive red hair, by the way)!

Awwww...

They didn't really need any captions, did they?

Ophelia was missing because she ran to class. ("Later guys! Have fun babysitting...") They were all boys too. What are the odds?

Comments

[sinderellah.livejournal.com]

That little nose picker must be a Grunt. XD What's the deal with the custom hair baby?

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

*snicker* You'd think that, but he actually wasn't. That one is Johnny and Ophelia's. I gave Johnny a recessive skintone and only two out of six kids had green skin.

The toddlers end up transitioning into binned custom hair a lot of the time. That hair is cute, but it's a bit supershiny for my taste. It looks better in black (Galaxy Curious has that hair too).

[sinderellah.livejournal.com]

That's funny. I have a number of custom hair in my bins for the babies, but mine always seem to get the lil' afro, the sparse hair (looks like a comb-over, lol) or they are completely bald!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I like that really fine comb-over hair. It's cute!

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Aww! The blond one in the Hawaiian shirt is so cute. Ripp's kid, right? You said it yourself... DON'T GET ATTACHED! :P

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that one is Ripp's. You can tell by the eyes (and the nose). That new hair is pretty cute on toddlers, even if it does give them sideburns. :P

Oh man... I have to go exit the lot RIGHT NOW. I'm already getting attached. It's like going to the animal shelter and wanting to take them all home.

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

I love that hair on toddlers! Hahaha, I just KNEW you didn't exit out the lot yet. I almost got attached to one of my "test" kids myself today. So tough seeing them go. So, now that you've tested out the genetics and have seen all these overwhelmingly cute results, that we will see some JRO babies soon? :P

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Must. Exit. Now... before it's too late. *snicker*

I shouldn't worry about letting them go. I could easily recreated them in CAS pretty accurately if I wanted to.

As for if and when we might see a baby for real... my lips are sealed. You know that someone will eventually have a kid with someone else, it's just a matter of who and when.

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

NOOO!!! Don't let the cuteness ruin your story!
Oh yes, the lovely things you can do with clones and CAS. I love testing out how my sims kids will end up looking.
I knew you wouldn't give that away. But after seeing them I thought you might want to hurry it up and get them out there soon. :P

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's tempting... but I can't ruin my plans. I've had them since the beginning of the story, at least where this is concerned. ;)

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

OOOH!!!! Now that makes me want to know when even more! You tease you! ;)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I aim to tease (and make bad puns).

[simgarooop.livejournal.com]

Awwww! Cute! I think the red-haired baby is my favorite of the bunch! :D

And was the kid with curly blond hair dancing? Cool! I've never seen that in action! He's Ripp's kid, right? Makes sense, though.

I'm glad you were able to fix the red-hair issues!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I like the redhead too, especially after going through such a fuss to get him. Thanks for your help.

Those kids were dancing up a storm. That one, in particular. :) So cute. (He's not Ripp's, though I might have thought the same if I didn't know.)

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

Why must you tease us so? It's not like we're actually going to see any kids for like another 20 chapters. :P

To show us these cute adorable toddlers, just to take them away is just cruel!! DAMN YOU!!!!

(Good to know their genes are all sorted out. :D)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

You mock me. I can tell. *arches brow* Well, maybe I'll just skip over all that stuff and pick up where there's babies. How'd you like that, huh?

You'll get your toddlers one of these days. It won't be 20 chapters away either. Maybe you'll get other, equally cute toddlers much sooner.

[redqueenofevil.livejournal.com]

Awwww... they're cute!

[music-simbol.livejournal.com]

ANNNNNNNNDDDD, WHERE ARE YOU WOMAN!!!! YOU'RE LATE!!! IT'S AFTER 7!!!!!!! *taps foot angrily*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I can so picture you angrily tapping your foot while saying this. :P Hey, I showed up eventually, right?

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Man, all those toddler together like that gives me the heebie jeebies.

It's like a toddler zombie movie---they're gonna eat my BRAINZZ.

(or kill me with the cute)

[pixelcurious.livejournal.com]

You can almost hear the crinkling sound of all the Pampers, can't you? Frightening!

But they're cutie-pies anyway. I recognized the Ripp-nose on the one kid right away.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

*shudders* Diaper noise is creepy and GROSS.

(is that counting crows lyrics on your icon?)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I agree. It's a nasty sound. All that plastic.

That is a Counting Crows lyric. Squirrel_tamer made the icon, and the details are in this post:

http://users.livejournal.com/beyondheroism__/43855.html#cutid1

[pixelcurious.livejournal.com]

Beat me to it (though I didn't know for sure about the lyric).

I love this icon. And the art it comes from. :)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely drawing. I really love Johnny's face there. It looks so much like him, and he's so serene.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Man, I added this mod that allows toddlers to climb the stairs and they really do look like the stuff of horror movies. These kids were crawling, but when they hit the stairs, they start to magically float/walk and you wouldn't sleep tonight if you saw it.

Scary.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Now I'm hearing the music from The Omen.

I saw that mod. Any good?

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

If you can ignore the creepy animation, it really cuts the annoyance factor of having a toddler trapped upstairs and freaking out because they want to go down. Maybe it's not realistic, but I had no problem with Jordan and Jolene tumbling down the staircase at the Smith residence on their own. I hate having to go pick them up and move them around or keep everything on one level.

I use the version that applies to kittens and puppies too, and I really like it.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it would be great for puppies. Housebreaking in a house with a foundation is way more work than it's worth.

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

There is so much cute in this entry that my head might explode.

Johnny teaching nursery rhymes. That is the new cutest interaction ever. XD

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Johnny looks really cute doing that. I think it's the way he flares his nostrils. :P

[sofieamalien.livejournal.com]

They're ADORABLE!!!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Aren't they, though?

[simfulacts.livejournal.com]

Oh lordy! Babies everywhere! I can imagine Johnny being a great father, Ripp I could see being... A little overwhelmed.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, me too, and I can see Ripp being the "fun Dad" that plays with the kids but does things like forgetting to pack them a lunch for school, while Johnny would have everything under control but would be less available for playing with the kids all the time because he's so busy.

[80sfiend.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWWWWW!! They're all so CUTE!!! :D :D :D Now I definitely have to play my game tonight, I miss the babies!!! :D :D