Given that it's for an optional mechanic (afaik there's no real reason to get pregnant beyond seeing a number go up) and again the UE5 demo is barebones right now, they probably will put out a warning but leave it until there's enough content to warrant squashing bugs that don't cause softlocks/outside mandatory content, unless it's an easy fix. I don't know enough about coding to say if it'd be an easy fix.
I agree that the devs would focus on priority content first, and sex without pregnancy still increases Carnal Instinct rank so most of the benefit is there. Pregnancy lowers melee damage but boosts some elemental resistances and a bit more for what's supposed to be a temporary amount of time. The bug did give me the bizarre effect of making my protagonist get nearly 200 resistance to void and cold but have the most limp-wristed melee ever before I rolled back.
Theoretically even if the pregnancy bug is not easy to fix, it represents a problem with applying temporary stat changes that are supposed to revert properly to their original values. Bethesda's Gamebryo engine games from Morrowind to Skyrim and the modern Fallout games have dedicated systems for tracking and managing stat changes (spells, perks, manual change highlighting), which is something the developers of Carnal Instinct would have to mimic themselves either in their own handling systems or with very careful attention to manually changing variables via scripts. I say this kind of bug is the perfect practice opportunity to decide on a concrete foundation for what could be an often-used and important mechanic that will be relevant when potions, buffing spells, and enchantments are added.
There is just not enough straight content here. I mean if we talk about representation the ration is completely off.
Which version are you talking about? I only tried UE5 so far and there's 3 scenes, one female, one male, and one futa who really just wants to get rubbed off. That's an even split between the 3 kinds. Unless you mean the quest topics between lesbian and gay lovers. I say it's all fine because they're an underrepresented community and love is for everyone. We hear about straight couple relationships all the time. A one-off reference to a queer romance isn't a problem, it's a right. A bit odd to complain about that kind of thing, eh?
