Gender Preference in the Sims 2

00:00 Intro 01:05 Defining “Gender Preference” 09:52 Checking a sim’s gender preference and changing it with mods & in simPE 24:05 Asexuality and Aromanticism ***Resources:*** Rockethorse premade gender preference master post: https://rockethorse.tumblr.com/post/90829668993/sims-2-premade-gender-preferences-master-post Sims wiki article on gender preference: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Gender_preference Sims wiki article on sexual orientation in the Sims 4: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Sexual_orientation On asexuality and aromanticism: https://docs.google.com/document/d/142RUhYXOfGlgvGb6d0DAXLZXeqsOmamF7Z_P9twTULA/edit?usp=sharing ***Mods (by order of mention)*** Marhis “Gender preference - alternative way to play with” mod: https://modthesims.info/d/310928/gender-preference-alternative-way-to-play-with.html Midge The Tree’s Romantic Standards: https://midgethetree.dreamwidth.org/18044.html Simler90’s Romantic Standards: https://modthesims.info/d/609030/romantic-standards.html Marhis Make out fix: https://modthesims.info/d/307469/make-out-is-a-romantic-social-dammit.html DeeDee’s No Bi Gender Preference Decrease: https://deedee-sims.tumblr.com/post/612956227581919232/no-bi-gender-preference-decrease-a-mod Pick’N’Mix Better Scope Room mod: http://www.picknmixmods.com/Sims2/Downloads/BetterScopeRoom/BetterScopeRoom.html#summary simPE (not a mod but a third-party program): https://modthesims.info/d/30839/simpe-latest-version-0-75f.html ShiftingParadymes’s post on how to change simPE’s theme: https://shiftingparadymes.tumblr.com/post/690432938025910272/so-what-the-hells-up-with-the-theme-in-simpe LizzLove’s Gender Preference Adjuster: https://modthesims.info/d/82198/gender-preference-adjuster-updated-10-16-05.html Sim Manipulator: https://simmanipulator.forumotion.com/t7-download-the-sim-manipulator **ACR** ACR v2: https://simfileshare.net/folder/92536/ or from Pleasant Sims’s mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/file/tlhx6mr5qmvfkpw/ACR_V2.7z/file Documentation available here: https://archive.org/details/acr_20190823 (don’t download ACR itself from there, it’s an outdated version). Pleasant Sims video on how to set up ACR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLV6GarkAyg&ab_channel=PleasantSims Pleasant Sims written guide to ACR: https://pleasantsims.com/sims-2-acr/ BoringBones written guide to ACR (in Portuguese): https://boringbones.com/2022/08/11/the-sims-2-acr-guia-completo-para-configuracao-de-interacoes/ Simgigglegirl’s Stripped Down ACR: https://simgigglegirl.tumblr.com/post/185373254340/excuse-the-lame-pic-lol-i-just-wanted-to-show Simler90’s Romantic Standards: https://modthesims.info/d/609030/romantic-standards.html Midge The Tree’s asexual ACR plug-in and trait: https://midgethetree.tumblr.com/post/182092392879/asexual-acr-plugin-asexual-trait HB’s Traits Project: Inventory Check mod (required for traits to work): https://hexagonal-bipyramid.tumblr.com/post/182541679666/mod-easy-inventory-check Traits: https://hexagonal-bipyramid.tumblr.com/post/182501880356/traits-project-part-1-ts3-traits-for-ts2 Trait mods: https://hexagonal-bipyramid.tumblr.com/traitsProject CozyPixels’s video on the Traits Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0t0k9jU2Q&ab_channel=CozyPixels Dreadpirate’s aromanticism project: https://dreadpirate.tumblr.com/post/641041820975071232/ts2-aromanticism-project-download-sfs-this TwoJeffs’s Same Sex Marriage mod: https://simfileshare.net/download/1789228/ ***Cool LGBTQ+ CC by 2fingerswhiskey*** 2FW Pride Face Paint: https://2fingerswhiskey.livejournal.com/161761.html 2FW Pride Tapestries: https://2fingerswhiskey.livejournal.com/142811.html *~ Tracklist ~* By Uniq: - BLOOM - Reverse - Japan https://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crazy by Patrick Patrikios (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok8_C-dTz60&ab_channel=PatrickPatrikios-Topic) Shoepop by Loyalty Freak Music (https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/) Into It by Kwon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T11YVjZspqI&ab_channel=Kwon-Topic) Glow by Xori (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsgMi1IZ5-k&ab_channel=Xori-Topic) Drop by Anno Domini Beats (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQFLMJene08&ab_channel=AnnoDominiBeats-Topic) Afraid of expressing myself by Babasmas https://soundcloud.com/babasmasmoosic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ By Komiku (https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/): - Sunset on the Beach - The End ? Silent Wood by Purrple Cat https://purrplecat.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/