Game guide:Creating a family in The Sims 2

Steps on how to create a family


 * 1) Once in Neighborhood view, click the 'Families' icon and select 'Create a Family'.
 * 2) Enter the family's last name and select 'Create a Sim'. A random Sim model is shown.
 * 3) Enter the Sim's first name, indicate whether the Sim is a male or female, choose the skin tone and the Sim's fitness.
 * 4) Click on the 'Step 2' button to choose a pre-made head.
 * 5) Click the 'Step 3' button to change the Sim's hair style and color, choose face shape and change the shape of face parts, and choose eye color.
 * 6) Click the 'Step 4' button. Choose the Sim's make up, glasses, facial hair, and or jewelry, etc.
 * 7) Click the 'Step 5' button. Choose the Sim's everyday, formal, swimwear, PJs, underwear, athletic outfits, and outerwear.
 * 8) Click the 'Step 6' button. Choose the Sim's aspiration and personality, and select his/her Turn Ons and Turn Offs.
 * 9) Click the 'Accept Sim' button.
 * 10) [[Image:Sims2create-sim.jpg|thumb|Creating a Sim by genetics.]]Once two adults of opposite sexes are created, a child using the adults' genetics can be created by clicking the 'Create a Sim' button and select 'Make a Child'. The two adults' DNA are inherited by the child and a random model of a possible child is shown. Click the 'Make a Child' button again for another random possibility.
 * 11) Pets can also be added to the family and created in Create a Pet.
 * 12) Click the 'Family Relationships' button, and drag the family members' portraits onto another to select the Sims' relationships, and then select accept.
 * 13) Click the 'Accept Family' button. The family is now in the family bin waiting to be moved into a home, and is already attached to the player's cursor. Select the home to move into (make sure it's outlined in green so the family can afford it) and then click 'Accept'. Now they can enter this new world...