January Patch Speculation 2023 (Jan 31st Patch Out Now)

There is some chance that we might get infants tomorrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCWOEBkFyiU&ab_channel=Pixelade

Patch Incoming!!!

No Patch Notes yet.

https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1615408857395695633?t=Ax8rO4PvvDRNcJsZfF8lZQ&s=19

It's pretty small so no infants?

If it's just fixes this time, all I really care about is the "keeps moving after pausing the game" issue. I played again recently after months away, and I can't believe this is still happening... sometimes it's unintentionally hilarious, but mostly it's just creepy AF.

Patch Notes
https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1615415398102405129?s=20&t=v2_Xe3I_Q25Swp7Xel75mA

Sul Sul, Simmers!

Happy New Year! We’ve taken care of all kinds of issues in this patch. Thank you all for your patience, and for staying vigilant in your reporting. We have a full year of The Sims 4 ahead of us, and we can’t wait to hear what you think. Happy Simming!
The Sims Team


Bug Fixes

Base Game
Toddlers were all looking a little too similar to each other. Now, they’ll reflect their parents and account for genetics.
Sims will no longer break the space-time continuum by moving when the game is paused.
The Mint Green Belted Cardigan (yfTop_CardiganBelted_SolidGreenMintBlack) no longer makes your Sim look like human spaghetti.
The Open Blazer (yfTop_BlazerOpenCollarTucked) now covers your Sim’s midriff properly.
A Juice Party will now count towards Throw 3 parties in the Party Aspiration.
Objects mounted on walls will no longer be removed when a different wall texture is applied in Build mode.
The Check for Pen Pal Replies option will now display as intended.
The Return from Daycare notification will now only appear once.
Fixed a crash that could happen when entering Live Mode.
The Promise to Help interaction will now trigger in the appropriate situations.
It’s now possible to enable the free build cheat (bb.enablefreebuild) while in the Making Money Scenario. This cheat doesn’t even disable Achievements/Trophies on consoles either.
Removed duplicate Clean up prompts when around two Activity Tables.
When using the Off the Grid filter, objects will display the proper information about what skill they may impact.
Disabling Wants & Fears will now function as intended.
Fixed missing Comfort stats from many Comfort objects and items.
Fixed Public Bathrooms description information stating they’re for Hygiene instead of Bladder.
Sims will be able to use public bathroom stalls. No more holding it until you get home!

Consoles
Adjusting the UI Scale from Game Options > Accessibility while in Create a Sim (CAS) should be more responsive so you can see your adjustments without waiting.
The Show: All Households list in the Manage Households menu can be scrolled meaning you can now see all Households as well.

Bust The Dust
*Sniff Sniff* Sims will perform the smelling animation the appropriate amount when their environment is dirty. No one likes a dirty litter box!

Get to Work
When your Sim grows up; Alien nose, chin, and eye width will carry over.
A respectful introduction will now fulfill the Greet Co-workers/Patients task as a part of the Doctor Career.

Seasons
Sims won't freeze to death in the Summer when interacting with sprinklers. Someone must’ve forgotten to turn the air conditioner off… we’ll be sure to hand out blankets next time!
Sims are now able to properly schedule holidays when they have a teen in the house. Scheduling family trips is already hard enough!

Snowy Escape
Work Withdrawals are now removed when working during their off hours.

My Wedding Stories
Your Sims will no longer talk about planning their wedding ceremony after they are married.

Werewolves
Werewolves are now able to change their fur in CAS mode. Furtastic!

"MeowchaFrappe;c-18216151" wrote:

"PhilSims;c-18216111" wrote:
A popular Patreon that I follow has indicated a patch on 17th, not sure where they got the info from....

Well the 17th is a Tuesday so that would make sense. I'm wondering if it's just bug fixes or the patch though. Assuming they're even right.

Perhaps we can expect a roadmap on the 10th then? Which should give us a general time frame of when to expect the first pack of this year. It seems a little close to have the roadmap potentially release on the 10th, and then have such a big update only a week later. But it is possible I suppose.

I'm not sure why, but I have a feeling the expansion pack may release in February rather than January. I'm not really sure why but it's just a feeling I have. And this is assuming the EP is even coming in the first quarter of the year.

This is my line of thought right now

January 10
Roadmap covering January, February, and March.

January 17th
Possible Infant Update (if we are indeed getting a patch then) Got the patch, but no infant update

January 24th
Possible Infant Update (if we don't get the update on the 17th)

January 31st - Livestream + Possible Infant Announcement?

February 7
Possible Infant Update or EP announcement

OR

February 14
Possible Infant Update or EP announcement

February 21 to 28
Promotion Period?

March 7
Possible EP Release Date or Promotion Period if released later

March 14
Possible EP Release Date

I don't forsee them releasing a pack on Valentine's Day which is why I skipped a couple of days during my prediction. Of course somewhere in there we'll probably have an Inside Maxis and perhaps a Kit. But I'm not sure where to squeeze them in.

If it's just an announcement or Infant Update, it could possible come on Valentines Day if it's not February 7th. I'm thinking the EP might come in March at this point but could be wrong

Decided to update my "predictions"

"MeowchaFrappe;c-18219667" wrote:

"MeowchaFrappe;c-18216151" wrote:

"PhilSims;c-18216111" wrote:
A popular Patreon that I follow has indicated a patch on 17th, not sure where they got the info from....

Well the 17th is a Tuesday so that would make sense. I'm wondering if it's just bug fixes or the patch though. Assuming they're even right.

Perhaps we can expect a roadmap on the 10th then? Which should give us a general time frame of when to expect the first pack of this year. It seems a little close to have the roadmap potentially release on the 10th, and then have such a big update only a week later. But it is possible I suppose.

I'm not sure why, but I have a feeling the expansion pack may release in February rather than January. I'm not really sure why but it's just a feeling I have. And this is assuming the EP is even coming in the first quarter of the year.

This is my line of thought right now

January 10
Roadmap covering January, February, and March.

January 17th
Possible Infant Update (if we are indeed getting a patch then) Got the patch, but no infant update

January 24th
Possible Infant Update (if we don't get the update on the 17th)

January 31st - Livestream + Possible Infant Announcement?

February 7
Possible Infant Update or EP announcement

OR

February 14
Possible Infant Update or EP announcement

February 21 to 28
Promotion Period?

March 7
Possible EP Release Date or Promotion Period if released later

March 14
Possible EP Release Date

I don't forsee them releasing a pack on Valentine's Day which is why I skipped a couple of days during my prediction. Of course somewhere in there we'll probably have an Inside Maxis and perhaps a Kit. But I'm not sure where to squeeze them in.

If it's just an announcement or Infant Update, it could possible come on Valentines Day if it's not February 7th. I'm thinking the EP might come in March at this point but could be wrong

Decided to update my "predictions"

why 24th crossed out?

Presumably because we get one substantial update a month, and we've already had January's one.
(That, and the extremely high likelihood that the stream on the 31st is about the impending infancy update)

I now think the EP will get announced Next Week instead of this week cause of the Kits releasing Thrusday.

"Benjamilian;c-18219772" wrote:
Presumably because we get one substantial update a month, and we've already had January's one.
(That, and the extremely high likelihood that the stream on the 31st is about the impending infancy update)

Thank you for answering. :blush: This is exactly the reason I crossed the 24th out.