WIP: Workaround for Clothed Sex (Patreon)
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This post is to address a user-reported issue concerning sims wearing clothing during sex. The issue seems to affect trans sims/sims whose genitals don't match their frame. Sometimes, during sex, the sim will begin circulating through clothing options rather than displaying the naked body parts you've selected for them.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a WIP, meaning that it's incomplete/imperfect/subject to change.
The workaround included in this post adds a new set of body parts to the Body Selector list in the game. The key difference is that the new parts are configured as one type of anatomy, but contain the meshes and textures of the opposite anatomy. This allows you to choose anatomy that looks correct for your sim, but should - fingers crossed! - prevent the game from trying to put clothing on due to not finding the "expected" anatomy during sex.
How does it work? Let's use Brian, a male sim with a vagina, as an example. In the WW configuration for Brian's anatomy, you choose that Brian has a penis, but in the Body Selector menu, you choose a vagina from the list of available penises. Brian will now have a vagina that is recognized as a penis by the sex animations you play.
THINGS TO KNOW:
1) This issue appears to happen with anatomy from many content creators, not just my mods. However, this workaround will only fix Simdulgence anatomy.
2) The workaround currently includes penises for female sims and vaginas for male sims from the SimpleGens 1.0 family. I will add other anatomy as necessary.
2) Because I can't reproduce the bug in my game currently, I can't do proper testing of how well this workaround works. I welcome user feedback on whether it does the job!
3) The limitations of the body selection system mean you won't be able to choose all body parts the way you expect. For example, a female sim can only choose one vagina, so she won't be able to select a soft and hard penis option. Currently, I've only included hard penises in the anatomy list, as these are more likely to be seen during sex animations.
I know that this is an inelegant solution to the problem, both for the technical limitations it imposes and for the potential for setting a trans sim's parts to trigger dysphoria in players. My intention is to provide some measure of a fix for the issue, even if it's not a perfect one!
I'll keep an eye on feedback and update the mod accordingly. If it sticks around, I'll add SimpleGens 2.0 anatomy when it's available for the opposite frames. If some other solution is discovered in the meantime, I'll discontinue the mod.