Unused accessories

Unused/Scrapped Content

This article is about content that did not make it into the final version of multiple Sim games.

Unused accessories

The parents', teenager's and police officer's hairstyles are not in the game

An unused accessory is an accessory (such as an article of clothing or hairstyle) that appears in early screenshots or in-game (either on a family tree icon or in a storytelling picture) but does not physically appear in the game itself. These occur in most Sims games, including The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 (though most of the The Sims 4 unused content is from Olympus concept art), but it is much more noticeable in The Sims 2. There are several Sims with noticeable unused content in-game such as Irma Oldie and Gertrude Beaker.

Some unused accessories are present in the game files, but are either incomplete or hidden. In some cases, custom content creators have been able to recover or unlock the content and make it available.

Hair[]

The Sims 2[]

Punk Streak Meg[]

This purple and red hair can be seen on some promotional artwork, but it isn't available in game.

Beehive[]

Recreations[]

A recreation of Irma's hair can be found here.

A recreation of the other hair known as "BunBang" can be found here.

Flip Hair[]

Though this hair is not the same as you see the recreation image. It is however the hair is another interpretation of this style and can be found here.

French Braid[]

The French braid hairstyle is in the game, however the texture (the little tufts of hair are almost looking like clumps rather than strands) are similar to the final except for the color and texture style.

Double Bun Hair[]

This hair is in the game, however it has a different texture to the final version that we have today.

Widow's Peak[]

While the Adult, Elder, and Child versions of the hairstyle are no longer in the game, the mesh files for the Teen version are still present in the game's package files. However, the hair texture is no longer present in the game.

Recreations[]

A finished version of this hair can be found here. Another finished version of this hair can be found here.

Messy Hair/ Pageboy Hair[]

The Pageboy hairstyle in real life was very popular during the late 50s and 60s. The Pageboy hairstyle appeared throughout The Sims 2 development that ultimately scrapped once the game was released.

Recreations[]

Though it isn't present in the game files anywhere, a recreation of this hairstyle for adults and elders can be found here.

Meg Hair[]

There's a very similar hair to this in-game, but this hair has a different texture. The unused version of the hairstyle can be downloaded here.

Bowl Twist[]

The Bowl Twist hair is actually the game as the mesh is relatively the same but for the texture being different. A recreation of this hair can be downloaded here.

Pigtails[]

The Pigtails style is in the game, but the texture and mesh has either been removed or replaced in the final game. A recreation of this hair can be downloaded here.

Braids[]

This style is very similar to an unhidden hairstyle. This hairstyle is available by pressing Shift and N in Create a Sim when Boolprop testingcheatsenabled is enabled.

A mod which makes this hair available can be found here.

Gibs Hair[]

This style is very similar to an unhidden hairstyle. Male toddlers with the hats from The Sims 2: Nightlife will have this hairstyle when they grow up. This hairstyle is available by pressing Shift and N in Create a Sim when Boolprop testingcheatsenabled is enabled.

A mod which makes this hair available can be found here.

Toddler's Curly puff Hair[]

There is a mod that is recreated and can be found here.

Female Toddler's Hair[]

A recreation of this hair can be downloaded here. *Please Note: This Hair is a default replacement and it requires this hair.*

Male Child's Hair[]

Ponytail[]

Bella Squared Hair/Jennifer Hair[]

This hair originated from The Sims Online. It was possibly converted for The Sims 2, which could be that The Sims 2 was in development, around when The Sims Online was still a thing back then. In The Sims Online, in the files of the head's model and texture were labeled as Jennifer. A long hair with an unknown name was most notably seen on the girl, that heavily resembles a beta version of Bella Goth. The hair model can still be found in a PS2 port of The Sims 2. Though there is no existing model or textures in any files of any ports other than PS2 of The Sims 2, there is a recreation of this hair that can be downloaded here.

Teen Spikes[]

This spiky hair is different from the one in The Sims 2: University. It is hidden in CAS unless an unlock mod, like the one found here, is used.

Hat with Hair[]

Don Lothario's Old Hair[]

An unused hairstyle worn by Don Lothario during the beta phase of The Sims 2.

The Sims 4[]

Layered Hair[]

Teen Rock Star Hair[]

While a similar hairstyle can be found in The Sims 4, the pink streaked version was discarded. There is a remake of this hair that can be found here.

Female Beta Short Hair[]

This hair appears in screenshots of the development of The Sims 4, presumably during the "Olympus" era, but was discarded afterwards. A remake of this hair can be found here.

Candy Behr's Render Hairstyle/Dipped Color Hairstyle[]

Although this hairstyle worn by Candy Behr is in the game, but with a completely different model and texture. This hair seen is in only one render for The Sims 4: Get Together's cover art. The hair was a mix of the "Long Wavy Parted" hair from The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat and the bangs from the "Long Wavy Half Up" hairstyle from The Sims 4: Luxury Party Stuff. A recreation of this hair can be downloaded here.

Other Hair[]

Facial Hair[]

Makeup[]

Sioux Lipstick[]

This lipstick is hidden, unless an unlock mod, like this, is used.

Heads[]

Accessories[]

Glasses[]

Round Glasses[]

Notes[]

These glasses can be available for male adults via CAS by aging the adult down into a child, selecting the round glasses and aging them up again.

Thin Glasses[]

Notes[]

These glasses can be downloaded from here, as an exact replica.

Sunglasses[]

Outfits[]

Skirts[]

Full body[]

Black Dress[]

This black dress was inspired by Alexander McQueen's 2002 Little Black Dress.^[1] The texture was later changed during development, possibly to avoid copyright issues.

Recreations[]

Though it was never in the files. Thankfully, the original dress helps some of the custom content creators to use it as reference. The download file can be found here.

Alternatives[]

There is another recreation of this dress, it can be downloaded here made by It's Cassney's Simblr on tumblr. There's also another alternative of this dress using the texture of Sentate's recreation, it can be downloaded here made by Antoninko on tumblr Note: The It's Cassney's version is a conversion from a recreation of the same dress for The Sims 4, made by Sentate.

Suspenders[]

These Suspenders are hidden in-game. but there is a mod that can be found here

Shirts[]

Cardigan[]

This cardigan is in the game but not in these colors. Recolors made using the extracted textures are available here.

T-Shirt and Pants[]

Pascal, Lazlo and Tank's outfits are a full body outfit, not a separate shirt, and as a result they cannot wear separate pants.

Jewelry[]

This necklace is not in the game, although it will continue to appear on any Sims wearing it prior to its removal during development. Changing the appearances of any Sims wearing the necklace will cause it to disappear. If it disappears, it cannot be recovered.

References[]

↑ (Credit goes to the cutting room floor)

[1] (Credit goes to the cutting room floor)

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