The Sims 4's rampant pregnancy bug was apparently caused by 'performance optimizations' and has now been fixed

The Sims 4: The "Baby Boom" Is Over! - theGeek.games

Due to an interesting bug, many pregnancies occurred, seemingly triggered by something we didn’t think could cause it.   The baby boom is over. Electronic Arts fixed a bizarre bug in The Sims 4 that falsely marked Sims as pregnant, regardless of their gender or whether they had previously “woo-hooed.” The bug appeared last week, slipping into the game unnoticed with a base game patch coinciding with the release of the new Enchanted by Nature DLC…

The Sims 4 pregnancy bug has been fixed

Unfortunately, bugs have been a long-running saga for EA and its cash cow franchise, The Sims. From save files that refuse to save, to babies stretching like medieval torture victims, to family members acting like Jamie and Cersei Lannister — the list of frustrating glitches over the years is both long and infamous. And sadly, it keeps growing as EA continues to release more packs and expansions. Today is no exception. In early July, multiple p…

The Sims 4's rampant pregnancy bug was apparently caused by 'performance optimizations' and has now been fixed

"Any Sim pregnancy related mods should return to their pre-update functionality."