Ghosts are also visible on the family trees and will all appear gray, no matter what way they died. Up to 5 generations (A Sim's grandparents and grandchildren) on the family tree may be viewed at the same time. In The Sims 3, great grandparents and great grandchildren are also recognized as relatives, whereas in The Sims 2 they weren't recognized. If the player clicks on the mother's portrait, the sister will be made visible. For instance if a Sim's mother has a sister, there will be an ellipsis next to the mother. Any other relationship will be non-visible and have an ellipsis. Visible relationships include grandmother, grandfather, father, mother, sister, husband, wife, brother, son, daughter, grandson, and granddaughter. When one Sim in the family tree is selected, mousing over a relation of theirs also displays what relation they have to the Sim. When a Sim is highlighted and the mouse is hovered over, it will display information concerning that particular Sim including their name, traits, partner (if any), career and anything miscellaneous like being rich or their zodiac sign. In The Sims 3, the family trees are more advanced. When the player chooses the option to randomize their Sim they will get a family tree and genetics which might include aliens.Īn example of a family tree in The Sims 3. In the console game, family trees have been simplified to parents and grandparents.

The family tree in The Sims 2 for consoles. This may be because there is little chance that a great-grandchild and a great-grandparent will be alive (deceased sims in the family have gray portraits) at the same time unless the older Sim has used the Elixir of Life, or the player has used cheats to extend the older Sim's life. This also happens if at least one of the parents dies in-game.įor some reason, a great-grandchild and a great-grandparent (or further) will not be shown as related in the relationship panel, even though they will be connected through the family tree. If there are multiple children and the parents are not together/married, or if the child has half-siblings, the child's siblings will not completely connect to the child. The only playable base game sims who do not have grandparents are Herb and Coral Oldie, and Olive Specter. Every playable base game Sim is given 2 parents and 4 grandparents. This will also happen if a widowed parent has remarried. If there has been a divorce in the family or if the family has an unmarried couple and the child is highlighted, links from both parents will connect to the child but those links will not connect to each other. A Sim's name will be shown if the player hovers the mouse on a portrait, and the player can move through the tree by clicking on portraits. In The Sims 2, players plainly see the portraits of Sims in the family tree. In The Sims 3, premade families seem to have only 2-3 generations (with exception of the Landgraab family), while in The Sims 2 premade families nearly always have 3-5 generations.ĭaniel Pleasant's family tree in The Sims 2. (For examples, see the Pleasant family tree or the Tricou family tree.) This may be different in some cases though, usually due to birth order. In matrilineal families, where the husband takes the wife's last name, the wife is on the left and the husband is on the right. Usually in family trees, the husband is on the left and the wife is on the right. If the player clicks on a parent's portrait it will usually display his/her children in birth order, from left to right. The family trees show the current relationship between Sims. The portraits of deceased Sims are grayed-out.

The portraits of children born via alien abduction are connected to their father and the Pollination Technician, but their parents' portraits remain separate. Unmarried couples who have children together are shown by a solid link to the child only. The trees show solid lines between married couples and their children. It can be accessed through the relationship panel. The family tree allows the player to see the relationship connections between Sims.

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