Taking a census

[simmiecal]

Does any one know of a way to take a census of a particular neighborhood? What I'd like to do at a minimum is to know the male/female ratio, but it would be nice to know how many of each zodiac sign and aspiration.

Edited because I can't spell.

[ZiggyDoodle]

Sure, use Pegasys' great database:  http://www.sims2db.com/

[simmiecal]

Sure, use Pegasys' great database:  http://www.sims2db.com/

Thanks, but I was hoping to find something that would interface with the game in some way so I wouldn't have to do the manual entry. I did a spreadsheet for MATYville which listed all this data so I could get a census. I was hoping that as I was re-building it, I could take a lazy way out and just get a report from the game instead of manually tracking it all.

[J. M. Pescado]

Ooh, census. Fun. I'll get right on it.

[Kitiara]

Simmiecal, this is not automated, nor does it interface, but would this help?

It's just a chart. Nothing exciting guys.

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[simmiecal]

Simmiecal, this is not automated, nor does it interface, but would this help?

It's just a chart. Nothing exciting guys.

Yes - that definitely helps.
Thank you! I had the aspiration listed but not the turn ons and offs. This will save me having to go back into each individual thread for the data.

[tunaisafish]

Simmiecal,

There's a new feature in SimPE .54 to get a csv file containing character info.
Quaxi added this to support sims2db easier.

You should be able to open the cvs file with any spreadsheet program.

[simmiecal]

Simmiecal,

There's a new feature in SimPE .54 to get a csv file containing character info.
Quaxi added this to support sims2db easier.

You should be able to open the cvs file with any spreadsheet program.

Woo hoo! (I need a new expression for excitement - the sims have "stolen" this one from Homer Simpson.)
Now I get to play more with SimPE (translation: pull my hair out for a couple of hours figuring something that would take a normal person fifteen minutes) and then install the new database.

With an import / export capability, the database will be very helpful for this project and for others.

Thanks all!

[J. M. Pescado]

So I take it nobody is interested in quickie in-game census reports, then?

[ElviraGoth]

Actually, JM, it sounds good to me!  I hate to break out of the game just to see how many of what sex I have in each gen.  And pertinent information like aspiration would be helpful for getting romance sims together, when I hate to search through a list for that info.

Go for it!

[J. M. Pescado]

Well, so far I have the basic head count and breakdown by gender and age. Any other suggestions?

[tunaisafish]

So I take it nobody is interested in quickie in-game census reports, then?

If you write it, we'll use it

Summary info would be good to check before making new sims in CAS.

A configurable 'whois' search would be good too.
ie. Who is 'female, single, fit, brown hair, adult, ...".

[simmiecal]

Well, so far I have the basic head count and breakdown by gender and age. Any other suggestions?

Aspiration and zodiac signs

Edited to add: as much as I like the database concept, this would be much better suited to my purposes. Basically, I just want to know what kind of sims to add to try and balance out the hood (any hood). If I have no popularity libras, and 5,000 romance aries, I don't want to add another romance aries. 

[ElviraGoth]

Can you get aspiration, astrological sign and career?  And is there any way to get the data that would tell how many sets of twins by age?

[Li'l Brudder]

I still want an in game census, Awesome One.

^^Not Relevant to Discussion^^

Yeah, aspiration would be good.

[vecki]

Can you get aspiration, astrological sign and career?

That was exactly what I was going to say.  Also Private/Public School, University graduates (+honours), Uni Progress (1st year, 2nd year etc)?

[simmiecal]

We don't ask for much, do we? 

[Li'l Brudder]

How do you make SimPE .54 make the .csv file?  I am as SimPE literate as a rock.

[Darkstormyeve]

Would soooo love this.

I am interested in zodiac, turn on's/off's, age and family name. As I teleport alot with Inge's shrub, I often forget which townie is in which family and have to search through thousands of names. My sims marry and interact with the townies and NPC's alot so having a total list with all sims on it would be so handy for match making. The manual way takes me ages and I keep losing all my written notes which I scribble down in normal engineer fashion whilst playing the game.

[tunaisafish]

How do you make SimPE .54 make the .csv file?  I am as SimPE literate as a rock.

Bear with me, I'm writing some step by step notes on this as I post.
The CSV option is under preferences for the Report Format.

BTW, V.54 only came out today, so you'll need to update it if you haven't already.

[Li'l Brudder]

I updated it.  Okay, thanks, I'll be waiting.

[Katze]

So I take it nobody is interested in quickie in-game census reports, then?

You write it I use it.

[Li'l Brudder]

I can't find Report Format under Preferences.

It is the Preferences under "Extra" right?

[tunaisafish]

Open SimPE version .54 (30 Jan 2006)

On the Menubar at the top...
Extra->Preferences.  Choose SimPE Settings.  Set 'Report Format' to CSV. Press OK.

Tools->Neighborhood->Neighborhood Browser.  Select your hood then press OK.

Look in the left hand pane and select "Sim Description (SDSC)".
In the Right hand pane select all the sims you want a report on.
eg. Click the first, scroll the list down, shift-click the last.

Press "Ctrl-D" (or Tools->Create Description->from selection)

The report pops up, choose 'save...' to create the CSV file.

Hope that's clear.

[maxon]

So I take it nobody is interested in quickie in-game census reports, then?

I would love in game census reports.