Growing Together SimGuru/Maxis-Sourced Info

BASE GAME

Infants

In this free base game update, you will have the chance to create and modify infants in CAS with the opportunity to show off a wide range of clothing, accessories and hairstyles, adopt an infant, age up from a newborn to an infant to a toddler, change an infant’s diaper, give the infant a nap, put the infant to sleep and more! Infants will also have the ability to express needs, emotions and sentiments. Caring for an infant is intense, and just like real life, there's little time or energy for your Sim’s own needs! - blog

The onesie shown in the trailer is part of the base game update
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Infant foods include papaya paste, mashed peas, ice cream, and smashed lemon.
- SimGuruMorgan tweet:

There are lots of other options.
SimGuruNinja tweet:

Yes, they'll "make faces if they don't like something" (as TigerLover78 hopes)
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Especially the smashed lemon:
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Infants feel very different "in feel and look" in-game from Toddlers.
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Are they playable?

Yeah! You can 100% play them like a full Lifestate.

- SimGuruMorgan tweet: https://twitter.com/SimGuruMorgan/status/1632074712229773313

They do crawl in Basegame. Growing Together has them sort of ramp up to all that they can do in Basegame as they unlock Milestones. We wanted there to be -plenty- to do with Infants if you just have Basegame.

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From the Livestream, on feeding:

• Many quality-of-life improvements made to high chair.
  
• Bottlefeeding/breastfeeding best satisfy hunger. Infant can have a preference, and Sims feeding them will follow it.
  
• Infants will respond in a variety of ways to new foods. Exploring food is about trying new things and exploring the world.
  

Choose Feeding Preference is part of the Basegame Update!

- SimGuruMorgan tweet:

The toddlers normally have enough and will eventually throw a tantrum to have someone take them out. It play sooo nicely. I also really appreciated this bug fix. I use high chairs all the time now.

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You can feed these foods to infants m because they are meant for infants, but I have had my toddler walk up and swipe the finger foods from my infant and eat it. ? Some toddlers are wild.

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From the Livestream, on CAS:

• 6 unique Traits
  
• Fully creatable and customizable in CAS.
  
• CAS includes baby glasses with backstrap, baby helmet
  
• Storkbites (birthmarks) will fade away as Sims age.
  

From the Livestream, on Attachment and Reward Traits:

• Infants can be neglected or form attachment. Moodlets eg "Well cared for". A crying but attached child will be less sad (has trust) than one that's been neglected before.
  
• Reward traits when Infant ages up related to trust.
  

From the Livestream on changes for other packs:

• Yes, Infants can pet the dog!
  
• with Parenthood, increased Parenting skill applies to Infant care too
  
• Nifty Knitting has new onesies
  

An Alien Infant:




Newborn Updates

From the Livestream:

• "Have Science Baby" as new option, alone or with another Sim, including Sims you don't have a romantic relationship with - e.g. for surrogacy storytelling. Skips pregnancy and birth.
  
• Newborns now have same skintone range as all other Sims, correct genetic eye colour. Other changes in appearance and movement skew them younger.
  
• Seamless transition between interactions, without putting them down.
  
• Caregivers will properly respond to crying.
  
• Newborns will react to weather, temperature.
  
• Show off to easier to complete.
  
• Toddlers can entertain newborns.
  
• Shorter age now, others are longer.
  

Objects

From the Livestream:

• Patched objects include new bassinet (first non-pack new one since launch), many cribs including to match existing toddler/child furniture, wall-mount bookshelves, three toys with sensory-development focus, rugs
  
• Playpen fencing can be babyproofed, as can any door or gate in the game.
  
• Some cribs can be upgraded to a toddler bed. Can also add a mobile to a crib; it plays a selection of lullabies.
  
• Travel crib can be taken in inventory.
  

Bassinets are just for newborns, & they are restricted to them - though we updated that experience to flow better. Infants use cribs which are bigger, & they most certainly aren’t restricted. We have a bunch of new cribs coming to Basegame for free with the patch!

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Older Sims CAS

Not only does The Sims 4 #GrowingTogether come with new Create a Sim items ? - birthmarks, stretch marks & cesarean scars will be coming to The Sims 4 base game on March 14 ??

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From the Livestream:

• Birthmarks also available for older Sims (along with other new marks).
  
• New option for Sims for "Can this Sim produce milk?"
  

Sim Age
From the Livestream:

• Relationship gain/loss now different between Sims of different ages. Not drastic but noticeable.
  

Pie Menu Reorganization
A pie menu is being reorganized as part of the patch
- SimGuruNinja tweet:

The Preference for Conversation Topics connected with it is Growing Together, but the Pie Menu UI is a Basegame Update.

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