Sims 4 genetics usually offer a nice blend of the parents. Sometimes, kids may take after one of their parents. But overall, the game averages traits like hair color, eye color, skin tone, and other physical characteristics between the parents.
Unfortunately, in rare cases, your Sims’ genes may produce surprising results. Many Sims 4 players complained babies sometimes come out as dark-skinned although the parents have fair or relatively pale skin.
How can that be? Let’s explore the factors that could lead to these results.
Why do parents with light skin get babies with dark skin in Sims 4?
You’re using custom skin tones
If you’re using CC skin tones, wait until the baby becomes a toddler. Their skin should get lighter soon after they age up. Sometimes, the game may simply pick a random skin color to show due to compatibility issues with your current CC skin tone. In other words, the game may sometimes get a little mixed up with CC skin tones.
Many Sims 4 players confirmed that parents with light skin get babies with dark skin when they use MC Command Center to create teen pregnancies. You can quickly fix the problem with cas.fulleditmode. The next generation shouldn’t be affected by similar problems.
Remove skins, mods and CC
Alternatively, remove all your skins, mods and custom content. Launch a new game and bring your Sims to the new game. Check what skin tone you’re getting.
⇒ Learn more: Sims 4: How to get rid of unwanted babies
Sims 4 is bugged
Babies that have dark skin may indicate the game is bugged. Unfortunately, The Sims 4 is far from being a bug-free game. There are countless bugs and glitches affecting the game, it’s virtually impossible to put all of them on a list. Some of these bugs have been around for years.
Check if other players complained about similar issues recently. If this is the case, report the bug to EA. It’s pretty common for the latest Sims 4 patches to bring issues of their own.
Baby looks nothing like parents in Sims 4
If babies and children look nothing like parents in Sims 4, it’s possible that genetics came from grand-parents. Custom skin tones can sometimes mess with genetics which could explain why children don’t look like their parents.
Have you ever experienced similar issues? Did you find an explanation for the strange situation? Let me know in the comments below.