Originally, the default formal outfits used formal hands, but these hands were not used after Hot Date. However, a Sim's hands are separate hands are not part of body skins, but are defined separately in the Sim's character file. Each image file is that Sim's entire body or head, including skin (there are 3 skin tones - light, medium and dark - and it is common for the same outfit to be made in all 3 tones) and hair. Both are simple 256 color (8-bit) bitmap images, numbered to correspond with the mesh file which gives them the desired shape on the Sim. 'We are committed to making meaningful progress for all players and we are continuing the work for better in-game representation long-term,' they say.Skins in The Sims are comprised of two parts per Sim: a head and a body. Over on Twitter, Maxis reiterated their intention to continue with similar updates. They've also shouted out the modders and players who provided 'candid conversations and constructive feedback' on the new update. You can catch all the rest of the update notes and bug fixes contained in the update in Maxis's forum post. A children's braided ponytail style now comes in two options while the masculine flat top up above has gotten a rework too. 'Expect us to continue our work on these issues into the future to provide you with more.'Ī couple hairstyles have been updated as well. 'We have locked some of the sliders where it did not provide an optimal experience or make sense for the makeup,' they add. You can select hue, saturation, brightness, and opacity for makeup shades and save them like you do with skin tones. Makeup selection, another element that Maxis said they would look into, has also gotten expanded options. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

You can adjust the brightness of each swatch to further tune to the color you're looking for and save a specific creation so you can find it later. The update adds a whole chunk of new skin swatches to Create A Sim and separates them into warm, neutral, cool, and miscellaneous categories-the latter being for the fantasy skin tones like blue and green. That effort has produced results today in a free update that massively expands your ability to choose skin tones and makeup colors along with a couple hairstyle improvements. Earlier this year, Maxis told players that they would expand the character creation tools in The Sims 4 to help create more diverse Sims, specifically focusing on darker skin tones and textured hairstyles.

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