Under investigation. Accepting as solution for visibility purposes only.
Teamwork!
We've identified the issue and are investigating the root cause at the moment, any further updates I'll post here in this thread.
Thank you all so much for your speedy and informative replies <3
Update: Thank you all for your patience! A base game update has been released across PC and Mac platforms to resolve the issues around the Simology panel.
Console update to follow shortly.
You can read the full notes here on the EA Forums.
Update: TheSimsDirect on X has shared more information on this issue which I will transcribe here as well:
@TheSimsDirect wrote:
We are aware of and are currently testing a fix that resolves the crashing and visual issues with the Simology panel that began after yesterday's base game update.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Under-Investigation-Game-crashing-visual-issues-on-character/m...
We appreciate your patience and hope to get this fix in-game soon.
Following this release, we've prioritized investigating issues with neighborhood stories & overly mean Sims to provide a resolution as soon as possible.
For Overly Mean Sims: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Autonomous-Insulting-1-94-147-1-68/m-p/12248475#U12248475
For Neighborhood Stories:https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Neighbourhood-stories-not-taking-family-into-account/m-p/... and https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Romantic-and-Friendship-Changes-in-Neighborhood-Stories/m...
We know how frustrating game bugs can be, so we appreciate your patience during this time. We’ll continue to keep you posted on updates as we work towards a resolution.
Update: We are currently in the process of testing a fix for the issues reported in this thread that we hope to release as soon as possible. Please stay tuned here for any further updates as I get them.