🎁 [BG] BUGFIX: Our Broken Bodies + D.I.Y. -- [6/18] 🚧 Post overhaul incomplete.

⚔️ TS4: BASE GAME ⋆ 🚀 7/30/2024 ⋆ 🌠 6/7/2025 ⋆ ☄️ 6/7/2025
🔄 YES [🌐], but notify me via DM, Comments, or Community Chat if it ain't workin'.

⚙️ These are ZIP archives. See the "INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS" section for more details.

🛟 Do not hesitate to ask for help or assistance if it is needed. You can do so via the Comments on this post, the Troubleshooting Community Chat, or via DM.

🎙️🔞 The Emperor protects! But a loaded Bolter never hurt either.

✮ // ⋆YOU SHOULDN'T NEED THIS IF YOU'RE UPDATED:

This BUGFIX fixes the bodies (spines) that EAxis broke in Update 7/23/2024 by restoring the working EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps from Update 6/6/2024.

This BUGFIX should only be needed if your game version matches any of the following:

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 1/28/2025 -- PC: 1.112.519.1020 / Mac: 1.112.519.1220

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 1/14/2025 -- PC: 1.112.481.1030 / Mac: 1.112.481.1230

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 12/03/2024 -- PC: 1.111.102.1030 / Mac: 1.111.102.1230

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 11/07/2024 -- PC: 1.110.311.1020 / Mac: 1.110.311.1220

• [🌐] Update 10/31/2024 -- PC: 1.110.294.1030 / Mac: 1.110.294.1230

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 10/22/2024 -- PC: 1.110.265.1030 / Mac: 1.110.265.1230

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 10/1/2024 -- PC: 1.109.207.1020 / Mac: 1.109.207.1220

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 9/18/2024 -- PC: 1.109.185.1030 / Mac: 1.109.185.1230

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 8/8/2024 -- PC: 1.108.349.1020 / Mac: 1.108.349.1220

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 7/26/2024 -- PC: 1.108.335.1020 / Mac: 1.108.335.1220

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 7/25/2024 -- PC: 1.108.329.1020 / Mac: 1.108.329.1220

• [🌐] Update 7/23/2024 -- PC: 1.108.318.1020 / Mac: 1.108.318.1220

• [🔄] [🌐] Update 7/23/2024 -- PC: 1.108.289.1030 / Mac: 1.108.289.1230

HOWEVER, if you're still encountering the broken spines despite being fully updated, then it's possible that you have a third-party mod that was released during the SEVEN (7) MONTHS that this was broken, that somehow managed to embed the problem in the mod itself. Anything that affects our body could be the culprit.

If you are still encountering the broken spines, and this BUGFIX works for you, then by all means, continue using it. I personally keep it in my Mods folder despite not experiencing broken spines anymore.

Furthermore, if you are still encountering the broken spines and you manage to isolate the mod that's causing it, please let me know and share the mod with me so I can take it apart and learn what exactly causes this, so that we can identify it in the future.

Cheers!

P.S. It is possible that errbady can go haywire again in the future, because EAxis did not fix the issue with the EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps, they did some other !@#$ instead.

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✮ // ⋆ DELETE THESE OLD FILES:

• ⛔ sej_BUGFIX_p240723_FixingTheBodiesThatEAxisBroke.package

✮ // ⋆ NOTICE MY POST ATTACHMENTS, SENPAI:

• 🎁 GDrive Folder -- https://../drive/BUGFIX_OurBrokenBodies

• 🎁 SFS Folder -- http://../folder/BUGFIX_OurBrokenBodies

• 🎁 CF -- https://../mods/bg-bugfix-for-patch-240723

✮ // ⋆ EXTRA BOOTY:

• 🐞 BUGFIXES & BAND-AIDS Collection -- https://../collection/884858

• 🗺️ All-in-One Live Event Rewards Unlocker -- https://../posts/120588981

• 🗺️ NEW* BAND-AID for Our Busted Underwear -- https://../posts/117888028

• 🗺️ No Random Accessories or Makeup, etc. -- https://../posts/116350036

• 🗺️ No Random Scars on Occult Sims, etc. -- https://../posts/119633307

• 🎀 BUGFIX for YA African Male Sim Template -- https://../Tumblr_TheFreshSims

✮ // ⋆ BUGWATCH:

• 🦋 BUGWATCH -- https://../posts/120059076

• 🌐 Answers HQ -- https://../OPEN-Spine-distortion-on-male-Sims-with-female-frame

• 🌐 EA Forums -- https://../spine-distortion-on-male-sims-with-female-frame

• 🌐 EA Forums -- https://../bg-update-7232024-broke-our-bodies

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✮ // ⋆ TABLE OF CATENTS:

• INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS -- Self-explanatory.

• THE "BUG", NAY, THE "IDEA" -- We ain't got no "Bug Reports" no mo'.

• AND IT ENDS WITH A "-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B-I-A" -- A reminder why we're here. ☢️

• D.I.Y. INSTRUCTIONS -- For future reference. 🎓

• PROJECT MIRRORS -- This project, but Elsweyr. 🐱

• ZIP CONTAINS -- A complete list of this mod's archives and files.

✮ // ⋆ INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:

The following options must be enabled for the mod and this patch to work properly:

• GAME OPTIONS » OTHER » "Enable Custom Content and Mods"

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These are ZIP archives. They can be opened or extracted with:

• Windows Explorer on Windows -- https://../windows/zip-and-unzip-files

• Finder on Mac -- https://../mac/zip-and-unzip-files-and-folders

I personally use 7-Zip for all of my zipping needs. It's free and it's open-source:

• 7-Zip for Windows -- https://7-zip.org

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The contents of this ZIP archive goes into your "Mods" folder. This ZIP archive contains a "#Sej" folder and sub-folder for better mod organization.

• 1️⃣ EXIT the game.

• 2️⃣ DOWNLOAD the ZIP archive.

• 3️⃣ OPEN or EXTRACT the ZIP archive.

• 4️⃣ DRAG N' DROP or MOVE the "#Sej" folder into the following folder:

  • Documents » Electronic Arts » The Sims 4 » "Mods"

• 5️⃣ Choose "Replace the file in the destination" if prompted to "Replace or Skip Files":

• 6️⃣ LAUNCH the game.

✮ // ⋆ THE "BUG", NAY, THE "IDEA":

Update 7/23/2024 broke EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps.

Deformer Maps apparently control the shape of our bodies. This is separate from Sliders and Body Presets. Don't ask me to explain it, because I don't know. What I do know is that our spines immediately deformed horribly under certain circumstances.

It is important to note - if I remember correctly - that only FOUR (4) or FIVE (5) of the EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps affect our spines, which means other !@#$ was deforming and we just weren't seeing it.

All sims aged TEEN through ELDER were affected, but only if they were wearing clothing or "body parts" that didn't match their Physical Frame:

• "Cisframe" sims a.k.a. sims with matching "Gender" (Sex) and Physical Frame experienced spine deformities when wearing clothing made for the opposite Physical Frame. You might think, "Well, this never happens anyway unless the simmer is cross-dressing." and you would be wrong, because EAxis is incompetent at their own CAS item PartFlags and they routinely flag clothing items made with the Masculine Physical Frame for use by Feminine Physical Frame sims.

• "Transframe" sims a.k.a. sims with Physical Frames opposite to their "Gender" (Sex) experienced spine deformities when nude or wearing their "default" underwear, and also when wearing clothing that was made for the opposite Physical Frame a.k.a the Physical Frame that matches their "Gender" (Sex), e.g. Scarlet is Male with Feminine Frame and their spine would deform if wearing clothing items made with/for the Masculine Physical Frame instead of the Feminine Physical Frame. You might think, "Well, this is easily avoidable. Just wear female clothes!" and you would be wrong, because EAxis is incompetent at their own CAS PartFlags and they routinely flag clothing items made with the Masculine Physical Frame for use by Feminine Physical Frame sims - sound familiar?

Due to the "certain circumstances" that were required for this to be blatantly visible, the number of reports were low, so EAxis couldn't be arsed to do anything about it even though it was affecting everyone.

Furthermore, for the SEVEN (7) MONTHS that these EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps remained broken, EAxis refused to update the titles of the Bug Reports to accurately reflect the problem.

It was initially reported as an issue affecting "Male sims with Feminine Frames".

They damn well know it affected everyone because I pointed it out repeatedly.

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Update 2/25/2025 finally "fixed" our spines, but EAxis didn't fix the EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps. Nay! They did something else.

And the "something else" that they did resulted in children's bodies deforming horribly, which led to flood of reports, and EAxis assuring everyone that children's bodies would be fixed immediately.

It should be noted that even in the Update Notes for 2/25/2025, EAxis referred to this as an issue affecting "Male sims with Feminine Frames".

We've been down this !@#$ing road, bruv.

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Update 3/6/2025 "fixed" the poor children, but if I'm correct, and I often am on these matters, EAxis still hasn't fixed the issue with the EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps. Nay! They did to children what the did to adults to "resolve" the problem.

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All of this !@#$ didn't need to happen, and all the praise EAxis got for acting swiftly to resolve the poor broken children's bodies is misplaced.

This is not me being jealous and saying I want that praise - I got enough "thanks" during the SEVEN (7) MONTHS that EAxis couldn't be arsed to do !@#$, from simmers who I was able to help with my BUGFIX.

This is me saying that it should have never gotten to the point where children's bodies were deformed.

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I fixed this in SEVEN (7) DAYS and immediately handed it to EAxis on Answers HQ.

EAxis sat on this BUGFIX for SEVEN (7) MONTHS, ignoring every bump to the "Bug Report" that myself and others did over the course of those SEVEN (7) MONTHS. They finally "fixed" our bodies in Update 2/25/2025, and "somehow" managed to break children's bodies in the process, which they then fixed, lickety-split, in Update 3/6/2025.

Can you smell what this rocket scientist is implying?

I can spell it out.

It starts with a "T".

☢️// ⋆ AND IT ENDS WITH A "-R-A-N-S-P-H-O-B-I-A":

🎙️ These are the pieces of my broken heart. Put them together and they spell "transphobia".

SEVEN (7) !@#$ING MONTHS OF MY SIM LOOKING LIKE A DEFORMED FREAK WITHOUT MY BUGFIX.

SEVEN (7) !@#$ING MONTHS OF SILENCE FROM A SIMS TEAM AND A PUBLISHER WHAT PANDERS TO THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY AT EVERY !@#$ING OPPORTUNITY.

I not only fixed this in SEVEN (7) DAYS, but I also explained in detail what was wrong, and what was needed to fix it. I even went so far as to provide EAxis with their own special Google Folder, stuffed with every resource they would need to fix our broken bodies.

And yet somehow - SOMEHOW - they managed to do the same thing to children's bodies that they did to our "transframe" bodies, with their half-arsed fix for our "transframe" bodies.

I have devoted considerably more time to the other BAND-AIDS I have made since this one, but this one, and the bullshit that transpired with the Happy At Home Live Event, are the reasons I don't really frequent Answers HQ (EA Forums now) much anymore.

I realized that I was wasting my time, and I'd rather waste my time here, typing !@#$ like this.

Every time I think about this BUGFIX, I get pissed off.

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During those SEVEN (7) MONTHS, we had at least:

• TWELVE (12) Game Updates

• FOUR (4) Kits

• FIVE (5) Creator Kits

• TWO (2) FOMO Live Events

• TWO (2) Expansion Packs

EA's priority is not the state of the game, and it sure as !@#$ ain't the minority groups it keeps pandering to. EA's priority is milking the community for every cent they can get.

Big whales and recurrent spending, baby!

If even ONE (1) million simmers bought EP18 Businesses & Hobbies, Electronic Arts raked in THIRTY-NINE (39) MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY (990) THOUSAND DOLLARS, and they still can't fix the !@#$ing game properly.

By EA's own estimation, there are over SEVENTY (70) MILLION of us. It is not unreasonable to think that AT LEAST ONE (1) MILLION simmers bought EP18 Businesses & Hobbies.

Do you suppose it costs (39) MILLION DOLLARS to make a Sims 4 Expansion Pack?

Who knows, maybe it does, what with all the money they shell out to celebrities, content creators, and news outlets to hype the game.

P.S. The "Doja Cat" sim is a "CAS Unlock Sim", because of course it is; because why not add more !@#$ to the Gallery?

🎓 // ⋆ D.I.Y. INSTRUCTIONS:

You have the option of making a BUGFIX for the (18) Deformer Maps they somehow managed to break, or you can make a BUGFIX for ALL Deformer Maps, in case they somehow manage to break LITERALLY EVERYTHING in the future.

A BUGFIX for (18) is about (4) MB in file size, while a BUGFIX for ALL is about (70) MB, IIRC.

• 1️⃣ Open Sims4Studio. Download the latest OPEN BETA VERSION from here (the COMMUNITY VERSION was outdated last time I checked): https://sims4studio.com/

• 2️⃣ On the menu bar, click TOOLS » GAME FILE CRUISER

• 3️⃣ On the GAME FILE CRUISER window, filter TYPE for "Deformer Maps" or scroll through the list and tick the check-box next to "Deformer Maps" and WAIT for the list to populate.

• 4️⃣ Now decide between a BUGFIX for (18) or ALL.

• 5️⃣ FOR ALL, do the following:

  • Click on any Deformer Map that appears in the LIST then press CTRL+A on your keyboard to SELECT ALL. If you can't CTRL+A, you can click on the first entry in the list, then drag the scroll bar to the end of the list and SHIFT+LCLICK on the last entry in the list to SELECT ALL.

  • Now click ADD TO CURRENT PACKAGE » name your package » click SAVE » and WAIT for the Deformer Maps to be added to the package. This is important - if the GAME FILE CRUISER window is dimmed with a progress circle, it means the Deformer Maps are still being added to the package. This can take some time depending on your device.

• 6️⃣ FOR (18), you will need to filter for each of the 18 instances listed below and click ADD TO CURRENT PACKAGE » name your package (you only have to do this once and the remaining (17) Deformer Maps will be added to the same package) » click SAVE » and WAIT for each Deformer Map to be added to the package before filtering and adding each of the remaining Deformer Maps until you have all.

  • IN ALPHANUMERICAL ORDER:

    • 101650B262FE738B

    • 1AF522D560596299

    • 27FE2BD7D11FDE65

    • 45CC622AC4706E43

    • 5472A8F447E6776B

    • 622376C44D6A33D1

    • 6F306F593F92A62A

    • 73290F92433C9DCC

    • 7A9D44AB67D00802

    • 847834034BBDA32C

    • 8ABEBBC4544AAE5B

    • 98FC19AECA266806

    • A11BC331702BCD88

    • A1A3F64ED26BCED8

    • BD2A4BDE5C973977

    • C80F9ABC687746FF

    • D4DCBF3A9F19D170

    • FDFEC8AB37A7CCC8

• 7️⃣ When all Deformer Maps are added to your package, click SAVE and you're done!

✮ // ⋆ PROJECT MIRRORS:

• Bluesky -- ...

• CF Legacy -- https://legacy/mods/bg-bugfix-for-patch-240723

• Mod The Sims -- https://db.modthesims.info/d/689225

• Nexus Mods -- https://www.nexusmods.com/thesims4/mods/3409

• S4S Creator Studio -- https://sims4studio.com/post/209703

• Tumblr -- https://../sejianismodding/757427172655890432

✮ // ⋆ ZIP CONTAINS (0) TS4SCRIPT + (1) PACKAGE:

This is a simple Deformer Map override.

This should NEVER contain TS4SCRIPT files, BATCH files, EXE files, or anything other than PACKAGE files, my "#Sej" folder, and a sub-folder.

This section exists as a reminder that we are in someone's crosshairs.

Rogue TS4SCRIPT files, BATCH files, EXE files, etc., encountered where they don't belong could contain malicious PYTHON script or other !@#$ that will attempt to infect your device and steal your personal information when executed by you or the game. Malware can ruin lives. Don't !@#$ around.

🗜️ sej_BUGF_BG_U240723_FixingTheBodiesThatEAxisBroke_[YYMMDD]_[RELINFO].zip

• 📁 #Sej » BUGFIX

  • 📄 sej_BUGF_BG_U240723_FixingTheBodiesThatEAxisBroke.package

WHAT THE !@#$ ARE YOU DOING, EAXIS?!