This has happened to me a number of times now since the supposed "fix" of the genetics with the new skin tones. The baby object itself is the correct skin color, but the avatar is wrong. I know there are only three "colors" of babies (light, medium, dark), since they're OBJECTS, and not really Sims, but white Sims should have white babies, and they do, but why is the avatar a black baby? I noticed this after Paranormal Stuff, but it could have been there since the skin tone fix because I haven't had any Sims have babies since then. It's not a really big deal, but still something that should be fixed.

It’s a reported bug, you can click “me too” on this thread: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Baby-icon-household-picture-different-colour-than-Sim/td-p/9983440

I hit me too, it seems to fix as soon as they are tots so maybe just a baby thing.

"RedDestiny92;c-17817502" wrote:I hit me too, it seems to fix as soon as they are tots so maybe just a baby thing.It is just the baby icon for some reason. Sometimes it will fix itself temporarily, if you have the knitting pack and change them into a onesie.

@RedDestiny92 The issue is that the babies only have like 4 skin tones, so with all the new variations for the parents they don’t always match (game tries to choose the closest tone). I find this happens often with the darker tan shades for the parents, then end up with a way too light or dark infant, but the toddler matches fine once aged up.

I had white very blonde parents with this issue too. It's happening to all my babies in all kinds of households. But the actual baby isn't bugged, just the icon.

Anybody Else Have White Babies With a Black Baby Avatar?

38 Replies

Kita5399
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
It’s a reported bug, you can click “me too” on this thread: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Baby-icon-household-picture-different-colour-than-Sim/td-p/9983440
Reddestiny921
Legend
5 years ago
I hit me too, it seems to fix as soon as they are tots so maybe just a baby thing.
Kita5399
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"RedDestiny92;c-17817502" wrote:
I hit me too, it seems to fix as soon as they are tots so maybe just a baby thing.

It is just the baby icon for some reason. Sometimes it will fix itself temporarily, if you have the knitting pack and change them into a onesie.
Reddestiny921
Legend
5 years ago
I also had the actually baby too dark once so far but his skin was corrected on age up maybe that's supposed to happen since they haven't got much attention.
Kita5399
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@RedDestiny92
The issue is that the babies only have like 4 skin tones, so with all the new variations for the parents they don’t always match (game tries to choose the closest tone). I find this happens often with the darker tan shades for the parents, then end up with a way too light or dark infant, but the toddler matches fine once aged up.
texxx78
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I had white very blonde parents with this issue too. It's happening to all my babies in all kinds of households. But the actual baby isn't bugged, just the icon.
nikkiheathcote95
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Yes I think its happening in everyones game, we should get a fix for it soon
nikkiheathcote95
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"Kita5399;c-17817520" wrote:
@RedDestiny92
The issue is that the babies only have like 4 skin tones, so with all the new variations for the parents they don’t always match (game tries to choose the closest tone). I find this happens often with the darker tan shades for the parents, then end up with a way too light or dark infant, but the toddler matches fine once aged up.

There is definitely a bug, my sims were both white and the baby is white but on picture the baby is black, it's the picture were the heads are and the picture of the family in household manager, the bug doesnt bother me than much I ignore it when they grow up their skin tone matches the parents but theres definitely a bug
Ellupelluellu
Hero
5 years ago
@Nikkih , yes the black baby in icon is a bug, but I think Kita5399 and RedDestiny92 were talking about live mode baby at that point :) As it can happen there too, because babies only have 4 skintones :) And now when we have more variety for the parents skintones, it can happen that two not so dark skinned parents get black baby :)
nikkiheathcote95
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"Ellupelluellu;c-17817560" wrote:
@Nikkih , yes the black baby in icon is a bug, but I think Kita5399 and RedDestiny92 were talking about live mode baby at that point :) As it can happen there too, because babies only have 4 skintones :) And now when we have more variety for the parents skintones, it can happen that two not so dark skinned parents get black baby :)

Interesting I didnt know that, i didn't know they added more skin colours for babies