Patch NotesDo it for the plot. | EA Forums - 13139497Laundry List Laundry List: Upcoming Bug Fixes - Jan 27, 2026 | EA Forums - 13120111Code Changes Coming for Modders The Sims 4 Code Changes for Modders - Feb 3rd Base Game Update | EA Forums - 13120743Preparing for Tuesday's Update:Back up your saves.Backing Up Saves in The Sims 4 - Keep Your Sims Safe! | EA Forums - 12913482Remove your mods folder.Delete cache files: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/delete-cache-fileTurn off automatic updates/go offline in the EA App if you are not ready to update your game: https://crinrict.com/blog/2014/08/origin-turning-automatic-updates-on-off.htmAnd for mod users don't forget to check @luthienrising Broken/Obsolete/Updated Mods thread.The Sims 4 Mods &amp; Custom Content | EA Forums The following article is also helpful.Mods + Game Updates: Best Practices and Getting You Back Into The Sims 4 | EA Forums - 12938569

I am loving the new stairs options, think they will come in handy and not just for mansions and such. Most of all I love that we can now chose left and right railings independently. Also, did anyone notice there is now an option to destroy phone from inventory? It's not permanent for now but maybe it's an update coming with the new pack. Just wondering.

To anyone who still has black photos... this is what mine looked like after the previous update, and they remained like this after yesterday's update...However, if anyone has an older saved game that they have not loaded since either update, I believe you may be able to rescue the photos from there like I did.I placed all the pictures into a 'room' from an old save then downloaded the room to my latest save to replace the black pics. All is now good 😁Also, if your Life & Death portrait has gone blank (mine did after the last update) I found that I could bring it back by unlocking the portrait and randomising the pose.

I find this particularly interesting. It's in the instructions to modders posted yesterday to prepare for next week's update. From the Royalty & Legacy Expansion Pack Base Game update, it will not be possible to set any family relations in Python other than direct parental relations and partner relations for existing SimInfo objects. Any other (indirect) types of family relations (siblings, grandparents, cousins, in-laws, step-relatives etc) will be automatically deduced and managed by the new Family Tree Service, and can’t be set directly anymore, neither by code nor with tuning (loots, household templates etc).Family Tree Service keeps a persistent, always growing family tree graph for all sims in the save. It keeps the data about dead sims even after they get purged from the save (unless they were manually deleted in CAS). It replaced the genealogy_cache entirely. Every node in the graph is either lived or living sim, every edge of the graph is either parent/child relation or a marriage.On every loading, the game synchronizes the state of SimInfos with the family tree graph in the save and family relbits between all related sims.

I updated and I like the expanded family tree. It finally feels more complete. Here is the tree of my supersim before and after the updateSo nice to see her aunts and uncles (including an aunt who is the toddler at the second row 😅, she'll grow up soon) as wel her her cousin in the tree.

Base Game Update Feb 3rd | EA Forums

77 Replies

telemwill
Seasoned Ace
7 days ago
I'm anxious about this one. I'm afraid the changes it introduces may be so extensive that I will need a new save.
At least it's not because my current save is corrupted, so I should be able to cheat things to the way I have it. But it will be so much work!
kukkahilla
Seasoned Ace
7 days ago
I'm worried too. I have been thinking about starting a new save, but I'm not ready to do it. I have too many sims and I don't want to lose their relationships and everything 😔
Le_Slacker
Seasoned Ace
7 days ago
I had a feeling i would hit a wall, so i was prepared! 😁 I took a chance on the WWE2K24 game, to see how it is, i absolutely loved it and decided to be a fan of WWE again. I just started a season and made a team of Rowdy Ronda Rousey © & Rowdy © Roddy Piper.
simgirl1010
Hero
3 days ago
https://x.com/TheSimsDirect/status/2018356881924763965?s=20
simgirl1010
Hero
3 days ago
HollownessDevour
Seasoned Ace
3 days ago
YAY Stairs! and hoping family tree editing is better than hinted LOL
12JEREMIA
Seasoned Veteran
3 days ago
Hmmm... all I see is new stairs (I already saw it), new tags (Like Africana, Afro-textured, and curly. Gotcha!), new nails (So shiny and glamourous), new ways to create family drama (OK!), and uhh... wait a minute! Oh god! Not my wish not being unacknowledged and ignored permanently! There's only 4 days until my favorite late musician's 81st bday! Why?
Karamazov123
Seasoned Ace
2 days ago
Sounds like a fun update. The stairs thing looks fun to play around with, and the family additions will be great for storytelling.
I'm very excited the the hair tag overhaul. Glad to see the Afro-Textured category is back. But it'll finally be able to find regular curly hair or specifically afro-textured hair. Having both of them lumped together in one category made it hard to find what I want for my sims. So this is a big quality of life change for me.
EDIT:
It keeps the data about dead sims even after they get purged from the save
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH so looking at the code changes, it looks like the game will keep sims on the genealogy panel even after they've been long dead? I had a mod to prevent ghosts from fading, solely because I didn't want to have a bunch of blank spots on my tree. And that couldn't be good for my game, having dozens of dead sims hidden away. If this keeps them on the tree, then this is fantastic news for me.
FairlyFairyXOXO
Seasoned Traveler
2 days ago
OMG I remember I once had a dream where I could do all these things with stairs, I woke up and jumped into the game to add all my mamazing ideas to my project and it turned out I couldnt do that 😅But now I will be able to, oh all those stairs I am going to make now 🤩
Devs made my dreams come true 😍
Karamazov123
Seasoned Ace
2 days ago
Maybe you're a psychic
Have any dreams about dragons?