Body Part Gender Compatibility Update (Patreon)

This post updates all Simple body parts for gender compatibility in the game.

Let me start by saying sorry it's taken a while to get a base gender compatibility set together. I tend to create for cis male sims first for a few reasons: what I want to make, what other players ask me to make, and the difficulty in working with the game's gender mechanics. I never want anyone to feel overlooked or ignored, and I hope this update helps you create more of the kinds of sims you want to in your game!

The second most complicated part of a gender update - after making it all work - is explaining it. I've included a chart (in jpg and text format) showing which files to install based on the sims you make, which I hope helps.

With that said, let's get into specifics!

1) If you largely play cisgender sims, this update won't change much for you. You might see a few extra options in Skin Details (color overlays, for example), but hopefully nothing that will take up too much CAS space or feel too annoying.

2) If you're playing transgender sims, I've unlocked all gender combinations. For example, male sims can now access a penis with a masculine or feminine frame. There are two new files to help expand these options: SimpleChestsFemale and SimpleVaginaMale.

3) The "Flat" SimpleBreast shape is now the "Female Standard" SimpleChests shape. Unfortunately, some internal file elements had to change, which means sims in your game with this chest equipped need it set again. This shape was part of SimpleBreasts, but is now part of the new SimpleChestsFemale.

4) I advise against using SimpleChests with SimplePenisFemale on a male/feminine sim. Because of where top and bottom meshes are divided, there will be clipping issues. If you want to make a male/feminine sim with pecs, you should use the SimpleChestsFemale file.

5) I've removed "Gens" from my mod names. For example, "SimpleGensPenis_Base" is now "SimplePenis_Base". This won't affect your sims in game, but you will need to manually remove older files from your /Mods folder to replace them with the new versions.

6) I've tried to reduce body part bloat in CAS/Live Mode in two ways:

I've tagged body parts as their "default" gender. For example: male sims with a feminine frame can access SimplePenisFemale, but I've tagged it as "feminine fashion" so it isn't available unless you remove the masculine fashion filter.

You need a separate file to see everything in the WW Body Selector. For example: female/masc sims can use SimpleVaginaMale, so it would also show up for female/fem sims. To keep the Body Selector list as short as possible, you need "simdulgence_BodySelectorGenderUnlocks" to see these options in the Body Selector:

SimpleChestsFemale for male sims
SimplePenisFemale for male sims
SimplePenis for female sims
SimpleVagina for male sims
SimpleVaginaMale for female sims

IF YOU AREN'T SURE WHICH FILES YOU NEED FOR YOUR SIM, PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED GUIDE! There's a picture version, as well as a text version for anyone with a visual impairment (or if you just prefer to read instructions in text format). Both versions are included in the zip file.

Thanks for sticking through this long post; I feel like I've forgotten a million things so I may need to come back and make it even longer. 😆 I hope these updates improve your game if you're looking for more gender flexibility. If you need help, drop a comment or send a message!

UPDATE OCT 3 2021:
There was an error with the simdulgence_SimpleChestsFemale_TextureOverlay file, causing it to show an incorrect texture (checkerboard with question marks). I've fixed that so it should display properly.

I also updated the overlay's thumbnail in CAS, from "Flat" to "Female Standard".