☢️ Update 2/25/2025 - MOAR body distortions are being reported. I sure hope this isn't due to EAxis' half-arsing our "Male sims with Feminine Frames" spine fix. ⚡ Hallelujah, they did their one !@#$ing job.

I'VE OPENED A BUGWATCH FOR THIS - https://../posts/123192739

I APOLOGIZE IF YOU'RE NEW AND HAVEN'T READ ONE OF MY RANTS BEFORE. I DO THESE THINGS FOR PERPETUITY. YOU'RE WELCOME TO IGNORE IT, BUT... SOMEONE'S BODY IS BROKEN! 🙀😹😾👹💀

⋆⋅ AIN'T LIFE GRAND?!

This was meant to be a "BUGWATCH", but then I noticed that we're now getting reports that !@#$'s deforming all over the place - where it wasn't before.

On kids - https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/toddlerinfantschild-body-and-face-distortions/11928891

On necks - https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/sims-neck-set-to-wide/11912011

I've been harping on about those EIGHTEEN (18) broken Deformer Maps for SEVEN (7) !@#$ing MONTHS, and INSTEAD OF FIXING THEM, EAxis removed the dependency, making it appear as though our bodies are indeed fixed.

It feels like a slap in the face to not fix those Deformer Maps, but I'll let it slide 'cause MY sim don't look like a freak no more and that's what matters... at least they didn't during my very brief play-test before my nap. [*]

Maybe removing that dependency is what they meant to do SEVEN (7) MONTHS ago but "forgot", and continued to "forgot" for SEVEN (7) MONTHS.

Certainly EAxis' special bug fixin' team knows what the !@#$ they're doing, but I can't help but wonder if what's being reported now is related to those Deformer Maps. I have no idea if any of them affected kids. Only THREE (3) or FOUR (4) of those EIGHTEEN (18) Deformer Maps !@#$ed with our spines. I have no idea what the rest did. If the dependency was removed, would my BUGFIX for Our Broken Bodies even affect those kids or those necks?

I will not be investigating this until I see it for myself, which might take a while because I'm hardly in Live Mode and the reports I read claim that the more extreme deformities aren't appearing in CAS.

Yes, I am being a bit of a !@#$. I had a nap and have oodles of "be a !@#$" energy now.

They should have fixed the !@#$ing Deformer Maps.

⋆⋅ <INHALES SHARPLY>

Now that I've gotten that out of my system, I'm going to see if I can update the SGFX overrides.

I'm only encountering errors with Sims4Studio when trying to export Tuning resources, but it's been reported that modifying CAS items is also bugging out.

I'll do what I can.

[*] I swear, if I load my new saved game and see my sim's body spazzing out, I'm going to !@#$ing lose it.

⋆⋅ NOW THAT I'VE CALMED DOWN...

I want to point out that EAxis went mucking around body sliders.

[EA Forums] Body sliders in Create a Sim are back on track! Adjusting the belly, butt, and thighs of male Sims will no longer transform certain full-body outfits into avant-garde fashion.

It's possible that they just broke everything while half-arsing our bodies.

⋆⋅ ⚡ !@#$ GETS DONE WHEN IT'S IN YOUR FACE:

https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/toddlerinfantschild-body-and-face-distortions/11928891/comments/11934762

We have identified the cause of an issue with Child Sims experiencing body distortion, and we are working to release an update which will resolve this issue in existing saves. Child Sims in brand new saves will not be affected by this bug. In the meantime, you can manually restore your Sims by using the following workaround:

• Open the cheat window with CTRL+SHIFT+C.  Console folks, you can plug in a USB keyboard to do so.

  • Type in “testingcheats true” and hit enter.

  • Type in “CAS.fulleditmode” and hit enter.

• Shift click on your Child Sim and select “Modify in CAS” from the pie menu.

• In the top left of the screen, change the gender of your Child Sim, and then change it back.

• The Sim should be back to normal, click the tick button in the bottom right of the screen to return to Live mode.

• To remove cheats, open the cheat window with CTRL+SHIFT+C.

  • Type in “CAS.fulleditmode false” and hit enter.

  • Type in “testingcheats false” and hit enter.

Now ask the question, why did it take SEVEN (7) MONTHS to "fix" our spines?

I want to know what they did. I want to know what they broke. I will dedicate some time to dissecting this after the next update, but for now, you can rest easy knowing that the Sims' Bug Fixin' Squad is on the job! 😹 They better not break my !@#$ing spine again.