

It’s fair to say this update isn’t exactly what Maxis had planned – with the developer now admitting the mistake, and announcing a future patch to fix these major issues. It appears there is no defined familial relationships in this update, and with no intelligence around who is ‘family’ and who is ‘friends’, wants are popping up that indicate a desire to romance family members. The most jarring of these accidental additions can be found in the wants and fears system, which guides the everyday desires of Sims and how they react to life circumstances. What the patch actually did was add in incest, rapid ageing for young Sims, and fame for non-famous Sims.

In preparation for the new content, a patch was rolled out with the intention of seamlessly adding in various quality of life features to gameplay – a new wants and fears system, the ability to select sexual preference for Sims, and a streamlined mobile phone tool. Have a look for yourself below.EA and Maxis have officially acknowledged major issues with The Sims 4 following the release of the game’s latest expansion pack, High School Years. Most reactions are simply clowning on the incest bug, while others are legitimately upset that the expansion came out in such a rough shape. Of course, Sims fans are going ballistic on social media. It’s hard not to feel for developers, even if the end result is extremely mockable.

Imagine explaining this situation to everyone at the office. We’re of course working on the aging bug too.”

“We’re looking to get it fixed ASAP, thanks for all the bug reports, we appreciate it. “I just wanted to acknowledge that the Want to date a family member is something we know about, we’ve reproduced ourselves, we’re working on it,” SimGuruNick, a quality designer on The Sims 4, said on Twitter. Electronic Arts (EA) already knows about the issue too. Before you scramble to uninstall the game, remember that it’s a bug. Yes, it’s true: Incest is now part of The Sims 4. Instead, everyone is mocking some ludicrous bugs - one that causes rapid aging and another that’s making sims fall for their family members. Many hoped this update would breathe new life into the aging life-management simulator. After an extraordinarily long wait, The Sims 4’s High School Years expansion is finally out.
