An replace this week for The Sims 4, bringing the sport to model 1.97.42, was imagined to make a number of fixes and tweaks beneath the hood. It has, as an alternative, fucked up a lot of faces.
Many customers have been fast to seek out that after putting in the replace their characters appeared a little bit completely different. As Sean explains in a Tweet, “After at present’s patch, all my beforehand created sims have a face bug. The eyes look weirdly formed, and the mouth has a bizarre underbite. Even resetting the eyes with a brand new preset doesn’t work to repair it!”
Look at Sean’s character right here. Who was good-looking earlier than the replace, and remains to be good-looking in his personal distinctive method I suppose after, although now in an unintended “I’m a mannequin squinting to see the menu whereas in line at McDonalds”, or “I’m too excessive to have left the home, I’ve made a horrible mistake” kinda method.
The challenge isn’t affecting each character for each single particular person taking part in the sport, however for individuals who have been hit, the outcomes are hilarious, as a result of it’s not simply their very own Sim that has a brand new face, it’s everybody of their sport, proper right down to the townspeople.
In a thread on EA’s help boards, different customers are posting examples of their very own affected Sims. Some have gotten thinner necks and crossed eyes. Others say their mouths at the moment are clear, or that their eyeballs have sunk again into their skulls, or that their eyelids are tousled whereas blinking. And then there’s ol’ shark enamel right here:
Those stricken say it doesn’t matter in the event that they’re utilizing mods or not, or whether or not they can begin new ones or edit their present characters or not, the bugs are persisting. In response, EA say “The group is conscious of & investigating a bug in yesterday’s replace leading to adjustments to the face & physique of present Sims”, and that “We are on it & will preserve you knowledgeable as we work in the direction of a decision.”
