Step-relationship disappears when parents have a shared child
by AnimalzizOriginal Post
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.82.99.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Create a family with (at least) one step-child (for one parent) and one shared child (between both of them).
What happens when the bug occurs? The step-relationship disappears from the (step) parent's genealogy, showing only the shared child. If you go to the step-child's family tree, the step-parent appears as step-parent to both children (and vice versa).
What do you expect to see? A correctly shown family genealogy panel, with step-children and half-siblings recognised as such.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
As you can see in the attached files, the mother's family tree is shown correctly, with her son appearing as her own and the daughter - shared between both parents - appearing as such as well. However, when you go to the father's panel, you can only see their daughter, and no step-son. Similarly, if you go to the step-child's panel, the half-sibling appears "full", showing the parents as mother and step-father, while going to the shared child's panel still shows the siblings as "full" but the parents as bio parents to both. I played around a bit though, and if you remove the shared child, the step-child is shown on the step-parent's panel as a step-child (as it should). Likewise, if you remove the shared child's relationship with the other parent (and sibling), they both appear underneath their respective parent, step-relationship and all still intact.
