Madden NFL 26 Title Update - September 17, 2025
Hey Madden fans, welcome back to Gridiron Notes! Our next Title Update for Madden NFL 26 is arriving tomorrow, and it’s packed with gameplay fixes, tuning, and updates across every mode. From new Coaching Adjustments that give you more control over pass protection and coverage depth, to key improvements in various modes, including new likenesses, gear, and equipment options. Let’s dive in! Gameplay Pass Blocking Added a new Coaching Adjustment option allowing you to set your default pass protection scheme—choose from Base, Empty, Half Left, Full Left, Half Right, Full Right or Default. Dev Note: For players who don’t want built-in pass protections on passing plays, we have included a new Coaching Adjustment to allow players to choose the default protection for all dropback passing plays. When toggling this option in, players will still have the ability to change their protection before the play via the Pass Protection adjustments menu. Fixed an issue sometimes causing the pass protection adjustment menu to get stuck in an open state after selecting a protection adjustment. Made improvements to blocking logic for better targeting and improved protection on Shotgun Play Action plays Tuning done to shorten the wait time after failed pass rush moves to improve pocket degradation over time. Enhanced QB Contain logic to ensure defenders contain more effectively Dev Note: This was a two-part fix where we fixed disengages from blocks and pursuit of quarterbacks scrambling outside the pocket. For the second part, we resolved an issue where defenders would incorrectly abandon their Contain assignments in favor of executing pass rush moves. Addressed an issue with pass rush move selection logic to reduce excessive use of Rip moves and ensure more realistic, ratings-driven defender behavior. Run Game Fixed an issue allowing a short, artificial speed boost to the ball carrier when using Truck in open space (Air Truck). Dev Note: The truck animations and transitions from truck to locomotion have been modified to more accurately reflect the movement speed of the ball carrier as the truck ends, and the transition has been tuned to keep the speed more consistent. Fixed an issue causing Duo run plays to be mislabeled as Inside Zone plays. Decreased the frequency of power non-engaged sheds on run plays. Added shed timers for defenders who lost their previous defensive move on passing plays. Edge defenders now steer towards their outside gap for longer to help set the edge on run plays Passing Game Increased the minimum for ‘stemmed down’ routes from 1 yard to 3 yards. Dev Note: When using the route-stemming feature, certain stemmed-down routes, particularly Corner Routes, became too powerful and difficult to fairly and/or realistically defend. As a result, the minimum stem-depth allowed now is 3 yards. The intent of this change is to preserve the structure and timing of the route, while enabling more realistic and balanced defensive reactions. Resolved an issue where auto-motion receivers would continue their motion during the Quiet the Crowd animation, users can no longer Quiet the crowd during auto-motion. Fixed an issue preventing behind-the-line special moves from working when using Gadget players in the QB spot in Wildcat formations. Fixed an issue causing WR’s to sometimes use fake-out footwork off the snap with no defender nearby. Fixed an issue preventing the appropriate frequency of catch-knockouts when throwing to a receiver covered by multiple defenders. Dev Note: This was the main issue leading to receivers holding onto aggressive catches too much in crowds when the ball should have been knocked out. With this update, outcomes on aggressive catch attempts now more accurately reflect the ratings and physical matchups of the players involved when there is collision at the catch point. Fixed an issue causing illegal man-downfield penalties to trigger incorrectly on certain play-action boot plays. Fixed an issue causing no-look passing animations to sometimes trigger on quick throws, like bubble screens. Pass Coverage Added a new Coaching Adjustment setting to set the safeties depth at 16 yards. Updated hook-defender depth with underneath coverage adjustment to play at 5 yards of depth to be in better position to play short routes like drag routes. Updated hook-defender depth with over-the-top coverage adjustment to play at 12-18 yards of depth to put defenders in better position to take away deeper intermediate routes like deep Digs and Over routes. Updated vertical-hook zone logic so that it will not match when using coaching adjustments or custom-stem zones. Updated press-animation logic to ensure defenders trigger press animations requested by the user at the line of scrimmage. Fixed an issue in Goal Line defense causing the receiver in heavy-personnel formations to be completely uncovered. Pre-Play Controls Updated logic so the offense cannot instantly flip the play or audible to a new formation when walking to the line from the huddle Standardized the hot route timer for all QB’s when breaking the huddle. Dev Note: This new timer also applies to how long users need to wait after flipping a play or audibling to a new formation. Stemming a route also counts as a hot route when breaking the huddle. Signature animations for players like Mahomes now have consistent responsiveness resulting in all quarterbacks having the same hot route timing cadence. Fixed an issue preventing under-center QBs from queuing more than two hot routes at a time. Fixed an issue causing the TE to motion awkwardly on a series of plays within Gun Y Off Trips Wk (Mtn Y Corner, RPO Alert Mtn Dive, Mtn Shock H Opt) Fixed an issue preventing the hot-route stem controls from appearing when using mouse & keyboard controls on PC. Fixed hot route stem control not appearing when using keyboard and mouse. Tuning to improve avoidance by WR’s in motion at the snap. AI & Game Logic Tuning to the Bills Homefield Advantage to reduce excessive kick-meter wobble. Tuning to improve AI-controlled teams’ clock management, preventing it from calling timeouts right before punting when losing by a large margin. Fixed an issue sometimes causing a crash when setting QB Throw Style. Fixed an issue in Goal Line defense causing the receiver in heavy-personnel formations to be completely uncovered. Fixed a rare issue causing some players in online rosters to appear with generic player models and wearing the incorrect uniform numbers, such as multiple players wearing #11 or #22. Animation & Visuals Adjusted Small Agile Back hit stick animations to look more realistic and grounded. Fixed an issue sometimes causing defenders to warp back to their feet when mid-lunge in tackling. Fixed an issue allowing late hurdle attempts to cause missed tackles. Fixed an issue causing Josh Allen to use the incorrect ball-carry style (bread loaf) on read option plays. Playbooks Fixed an issue causing the ball to warp on specific Pistol formation handoffs. Fixed an issue causing the ball to warp when cancelling the handoff on PA Sprint HB Flat plays. Fixed an issue causing a fumble when snapping the ball in Gun Bunch TE Str MTN RPO Peak Flats. Fixed a rare issue causing the ball to be snapped well behind the QB on various Pistol and Gun Jet Sweep plays. Fixed an issue allowing an unnatural speed boost on the In-Corner route within Gun Bunch Offset Close Mesh Rebound, which made it unbalanced. Presentation Broadcast Packages Fixed issue with missing stats in the Last Week Stats banner after a bye week. Fixed issue with Stat Leaders banner for pass yards disappearing too quickly. Fixed issue preventing Draft Class banner from appearing during a Sunday Night Primetime game. NFL Traditions Fixed a camera issue for the Cardinals’ Big Red Siren tradition. Halftime Show Fixed issue with missing highlights after using the Resume Game option. Fixed an inconsistency with a score shown during a highlight from a game in progress and the subsequent Around the League banner. Halftime Show / Weekly Recap Fixed lighting pop that would sometimes occur at the end of a highlight. Tuned logic for highlight selection from a game in progress to reduce the chances of seeing the losing team. Tuned logic to prevent non-scrambling QBs from being shown performing long runs. Fixed CPU highlight showing right-handed QB throwing left-handed touchdown. Weekly Recap Fixed issue preventing Weekly Recap from being available during the playoffs when a user’s team did not make the playoffs. Pregame Fixed issue with an out-of-focus camera for the Falcon statue at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Fixed issue with fog sometimes obstructing mascots during runouts. Fixed various camera obstructions and clipping issues with sideline characters. Drive Starter Fixed a broken camera when showing the Stat Leaders banner for a wide receiver. Fixed issue with Drive Starter sometimes appearing before Drive Summary when a turnover occurs in Superstar: The League. Post Play Fixed an issue sometimes causing players to appear on the wrong sideline. Fixed an issue causing the camera to linger too long after completing a MUT Challenge in one play. Franchise Fixed an issue where certain Players would be playing out of position. Dev Note: This issue was tied to the Progressive Fatigue setting, we have removed the setting as we’ve introduced Wear and Tear Management. We are also addressing an issue where Wear and Tear sliders are not in Franchise and looking to implement them in a future title update Fixed an issue with the Nose Tackle archetype's OVR formula that was causing it to appear different from the front end. Dev Note: For new leagues this change will apply immediately. For existing leagues, the formula will apply immediately and for players that had Nose Tackle as their highest rated archetype previously, will appear with their new Nose Tackle OVR until the week is advanced where their highest OVR will be correct. Fixed an issue where some draft generators were using wrong body types. Dev Note: The change will not apply to existing leagues until the next draft class is generated. Addressed an issue with Importing and Exporting Draft Classes were incorrectly changing Player Body Types Dev Note: This update will not address existing Draft classes already in a league. Addressed an issue where Tight Ends were able to acquire the Universal Coverage Zone Ability Addressed an issue where Players sustaining a Low Back Strain Injury was treated as a Career Ending Injury Fixed an issue where coaches and trainers were unlocking abilities in the wrong order Addressed an issue where the WILL position was prioritized over the SAM position in the Depth Chart when using the reorder feature Dev Note: We are aware of an existing case when a Head Coach leaves a league, the CPU automatically promotes the teams’ existing Offensive or Defensive coordinator without hiring a backfill. We are investigating the issue to be addressed in a future title update. Superstar Mode Fixed an issue where Season stats were not accessible Adjusted QB Combine drills Resolved an issue where selected Gear would appear on the wrong uniform Ultimate Team Field Pass, Progression & Rewards Fixed an issue that prevented certain objectives from appearing in the Field Pass and Team Pass tabs. Resolved multiple soft lock scenarios when purchasing the Premium Field Pass or entering rewards screens. Corrected a visual bug where Season 1 Field Pass art would replace Season 2 while active. Reward icons and token/coin rewards now display consistently across New Items Flow and Rewards Flow. Lineups & Team Management Corrected an issue where punters and kickers displayed inflated OVR values when placed at QB. Fixed chemistry and strategy boosts not displaying correctly, ensuring lineup synergies are accurate. Improved substitution logic and lineup refresh behavior to prevent errors when managing rosters. Store & Packs Restored the “Open Next Pack” callout in reward flows, improving pack-opening speed. Fixed an issue where packs included inside other rewards were not visible. Pack Helper tuned to prioritize lineup improvements correctly, avoiding cases where it would recommend removing useful players. Challenges, Events & H2H Addressed blockers in Gauntlet events that prevented progress from tracking correctly. Fixed a bug in H2H Seasons where winning the Super Bowl did not end the season as intended. Leaderboards now display correctly, fixing issues with empty or undefined rank values. Corrected star reward tracking in Legendary Challenge packs to ensure proper rewards. Stability & Disconnects Fixed multiple soft locks in NUX scenarios, Field Pass purchases, and Preseason Events. Addressed crashes when loading into Squads crossplay sessions with multiple PC players. Corrected disconnects during ready-up transitions in H2H and Squads lobbies. Resolved desyncs in 6v6 and Sick Six modes. Audio New music added: Limp Bizkit - “Morgan Wallen” Fixes for various issues: in-game commentary firing improperly, stadium music adjustments, SFX volume adjustments, mix adjustments for the Halftime Show, & a fix for unintended audio dropouts when adjusting unrelated volume sliders. UI Fixed crash when entering Custom Playbooks Fixed issue with avatar portraits not showing in the Halftime Report Fixed issues with some in-game banners not showing data or showing incorrect data and other various polish Dev Note: This will also include occasionally seeing ‘Eagles vs Chiefs’ in the scorebug during certain moments. Fixed double score HUD showing after calling a timeout after a play Korean currency now supported on Switch 2 Fixed issues with Download/Preview/Report function in Download Center Added and updated various player, coach and avatar portraits Art Added additional NFL Player & Coach Likeness Heads: 49ers DL Mykel Williams Bears WR Luther Burden III Bengals LB Demetrius Knight Bengals EDGE Shemar Stewart Bills CB Maxwell Hairston Broncos CB Jahdae Barron Browns RB Quinshon Judkins Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka Cardinals CB Will Johnson Chargers RB Omarion Hampton Chiefs OT Josh Simmons Dolphins DT Kenneth Grant Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith Eagles LB Jihaad Campbell Giants QB Jaxson Dart Jets OT Armand Membou Jets TE Mason Taylor Lions OT Taylor Decker Lions DT Tyleik Williams Packers WR Matthew Golden Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson Rams TE Terrance Ferguson Ravens S Malaki Starks Saints QB Tyler Shough Seahawks TE Elijah Arroyo Seahawks S Nick Emmanwori Seahawks G Grey Zabel Steelers DT Derrick Harmon Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Texans WR Jayden Higgins Added New Cleats Nike Vapor Edge Speed 360 2 Added New Facemasks Axiom Robot Jagged 2 Axion Grid Axiom Robot 808 Axiom Robot RB Jagged 2 Axiom 3 Bar RB Axiom Robot RB Straight Added 2 New Coach Wristbands Added New Undershirt w/4 Color Options That wraps up this edition of Gridiron Notes for Madden NFL 26. We’re excited to get these changes into your hands and can’t wait to hear your feedback as you dive in! Keep sharing your feedback with us as we head through the NFL season and be on the lookout for more Gridiron Notes in the future. The Madden Team __ Stay in the conversation by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and the EA Forums. [Source]
skate. - Community-Raised Issues [Last Update: December 5]
What's this post all about? This post will be used to inform you on issues that the skate team are actively investigating or working on that have been raised by members of the skate community. By keeping an eye on this thread, you'll be able to see some of what the team is working on before a patch/update is made available to download. You may see a ❗Workaround or ❗Note from Dev below certain issues that give additional context to those listed. Wherever relevant, pages that add more context to a particular issue will be linked. How do I report a bug or issue? Here's a how-to guide on how to effectively report a bug on the EA Forums: skate. | How to report a bug Even if you're familiar with bug reporting, please consider checking the linked post. For account-related issues, please reach out to us via EA Help 🚧 INVESTIGATING 🚧 A significant number of people have reported this issue. The development team is currently investigating how it can be resolved. Please, provide as much information as possible. 🆕Players stuck | Stuck on the initial loading screen | Stuck on black screen with game mouse pointer | EA Forums - 12982688 Players stuck | Multiple reports on players getting stuck/softlocked | Softlock MEGA THREAD | EA Forums - 12581740 ❗ Update: Last week the team pushed out some back-end fixes to prevent further softlock occurrences, and are working to address those that are softlocked currently. We've recently unlocked 200K folks from various progression issues, and the work continues, and as we continue to make progress, we’ll keep you updated on our official skate_status account on X. 🆕Visual | Settings socks to none/off and restarting the game will revert to the previous settings | Someone keeps putting socks on my character! | EA Forums - 12986018 🆕Visual | Pants clipping on the front leg | Punk Pants - consistent clipping on the front leg | EA Forums - 12985930 ⏳ AWAITING UPDATE ⏳ A fix/adjustment has been made and will be issued in a future patch/update. Items marked as 🆕 in here may have previously been in the Investigating section. Challenges | Elements disappear when starting a challenge, and the user is unable to enter any menus | Starting Challenge Nothing Happens 🆕Players stuck | Players are getting stuck in replay after mission is completed | Stuck in replay after mission completed | EA Forums - 12981412 Visual | The bottom of the soles of the vans sk8 hi are white instead of brown | Wrong Sole Color on Vans Sk8 Hi ✅ RESOLVED ✅ This issue has been resolved in the game version listed beside the issue. Please ensure you have updated your game to the latest version. Achievements | Achievements aren't being unlocked despite meeting the criteria. | [MEGATHREAD] Achievements not completing Players stuck | Extravert Store mission cannot be completed resulting in progression softlock | Go to extravert to level up bug Visual | Hedgemont community park is fused with the Skate-o-Ween park. | You forgot something Challenges | Skate-o-Ween challenges don't show on the map | Skate-o-Ween Challenges don't show on the map | EA Forums - 1284724 Challenges | "Holly Huck" challenge reappears after completing it | 'Holy Huck' Challenge is reappearing... Challenges | Cumulative total challenge goal completion is not updating or tracking properly to unlock neighbourhoods. | Challenges not logging Challenges | The coop challenge goal often does not register as completed. | Co op challenges not completing Challenges| Unable to make progress against daily/weekly/seasonal tasks | Daily and weekly task not counting progress AGAIN | EA Forums - 12765908 Daily Tasks | Task progress stops after two completions due to lack of additional daily slam challenges | Daily Task and Daily Challenges Don't Match Sometimes. Loading Issues | Multiple reports on players encountering an infinite loading screen. | MEGATHREAD - Loading.... Error Trick of the Day | Spread Eagle doesn't count progress towards the Task for Trick of the Day | Trick of the Day - Spread Eagle not counting Skate-O-Ween Tasks | The Skate-O-Ween Tasks event task progress does not update properly | Skate-o-ween task bugged?! Patch v0.29.1 In-Game | Friend's skater appeared invisible after joining a friend's party. | Invisible Friends in Online Co-op Level Up | Market mile fails to level up after achieving the required neighborhood rep | Market Mile not leveling up Players Stuck | Stuck in a canal if they fall in after collecting the final bearing in the Salmon Run line challenge. | Stuck in canal, can’t respawn, can’t play game now SVB Charge | Getting charged SVB for Rip Chip or Tix Items | MEGA THREAD - Getting Charged SVB for Rip Chip or Tix Items ❗ Update: If you experienced the issue, please post your details on the linked thread. Visual | Rip score award screen shows twice | Repeated rip score award screen Visual | Claim button appearing when there is no completion award | Can’t claim season 1 challenges after completion. Visual | Stunt target showing up/staying on when not in a Stunt Challenge. | Stunt target showing up/staying on when not in a Stunt Challenge. | EA Forums - 12634173 Patch v0.28.0 In-Game | When starting a challenge solo or without a party, a "Waiting for player" pop-up appears on the screen. The challenge eventually starts after a minute. | Waiting for players on non co-op chalenges Players stuck | Unable to progress even after rebooting the game and getting stuck on the mission Tour 1 - Skater Eyes: Stunting 101 | [MEGATHREAD] Stunting 101 Tour 1 Stuck at 3/3 completion Patch v0.27.7 In-Game | Rarely, a queue notification showing "err" will appear when a party starts a Co-op challenge queue. | [MEGATHREAD] ERR notification every few seconds Players stuck | When booting the title with a fresh account, the user will get stuck in the splash screen at the "Configuring" stage. | Stuck on "Configuring" MEGA THREAD Players stuck | Players spawn way out of bounds every time they log in. | [MEGATHREAD] Stuck beneath map. Skatebord in a void. 🔧 PATCH NOTES 🔧 The following information includes details of the patches that have been released for skate. For itemised patch information, please check the attached link. Dec 2, 2025: Patch v0.29.1 Oct 7, 2025: Patch v0.28.0 Sept 16, 2025: Patch v0.27.7 Please consider the following: This is not an exhaustive list of everything the development team are working on. Just because an issue is not listed above does not necessarily mean it's been ignored. If an issue is added to ⏳ AWAITING UPDATE⏳, this does not mean it will be addressed in the next patch/update, but it will be included in an upcoming patch/update. Items marked 🆕 have been recently updated/moved when this post was last edited. See you in San Vansterdam!
Customization in CFB26
ok honestly! This is a really good game and I am glad it’s back. But a HUGE PART of MY AND PLENTY OTHERS CFB game experience has been destroyed due to lack of customization! Can’t create a player due to NIL. Not sure what sense this makes when you can do Teambuilder and create a player in RTG. Like why does it matter what I create in OFFLINE DYNASTY. But fine we will accept it. But then…… You give us Teambuilder that you AT FIRST can’t edit your own created players. THEN YOU MAKE IT TO WHERE WE COULD in CFB25 and begginning of CFB26 which was pretty much perfect! I can live without CREATE A PLAYER as long as we could edit Teambuilder players in Dynasty. THEN… This year CFB26 you take editing Teambuilder teams AWAY after allowing us to do it! This makes me ok with 2K getting the rights to College Basketball because hopefully they get creation and customization right! It just suck that such a BELOVED portion of the game that SO MANY love has been destroyed! Create a player and customization is extremely important and needs to be brought back asap!
Dreamy Kits and Updates!
Update: 12/2/2025 PC: 1.120.117.1030 / Mac: 1.120.117.1230 Console: Version 2.25 Sul Sul Simmers! This update brings a variety of top community reported bug fixes and improvements across the base game, plus new furniture swatches and quality-of-life fixes for your Sims. We're also excited to announce a new Creator Kit coming soon called Prairie Dreams by Miiko! Read below for one more exciting update coming to The Sims 4. For the most up-to-date information, please follow @TheSims, @TheSimsDirect, join The Sims Discord, or visit EA Forums to share any issues, as this is our primary source of information for troubleshooting and gathering information on player issues. Happy Simming! -The Sims 4 Team What’s New? Upcoming Kits The Sims 4 SpongeBob’s House Kit and The Sims 4 SpongeBob Kids Room Kit will be available for purchase on December 4, 2025. The Sims 4 Bikini Bottom Bundle, featuring both kits and three exclusive SpongeBob SquarePants items: the Goofy Goober Guitar, Conch Street Aquarium and The Flying Dutchman’s Jungle Gym. Please note, in order to receive these exclusive items, you must purchase The Bikini Bottom Bundle. The bundle is available December 4, 2025 through March 3, 2026. Upcoming Creator Kit Our work with incredible community creators continues with a new Creator Kit collaboration. Coming this month: Prairie Dreams by Miiko, arriving on December 11, 2025. Bug Fixes It wouldn't be the patch notes without a few bug fixes! The following fixes are part of our continued commitment to regularly fix top voted community issues. Today we’re shipping improvements to smooth out unexpected behaviors, tidy up some long-standing quirks, and keep your Sims running just a bit more predictably. Thanks for all of your continued reports; your feedback is instrumental to our work. Base Game [EA Forums] Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims will once again no longer have clothing visible under their privacy mosaic. However, the cause of the issue is different for other ages, and we’re still investigating those instances to hopefully fix in an upcoming update. [EA Forums] The Nature Soundscapes radio station will no longer wake up Sims when they listen to it while sleeping. [EA Forums] Teens will retain their active Aspiration (so long as it is not a ‘Teen-specific’ Aspiration) when they age up into a Young Adult. [EA Forums] The Arrrmed Living Chair had a duplicate color swatch. We didn’t want to remove a swatch, because that might break existing builds, so we decided to change one of those swatches to be a new variant. When choosing what color to go with, the artist thought this piece of furniture might nicely match some of the Enchanted by Nature furniture in style. But it felt odd to add just one swatch, so we added an additional two other variants, but then realized the Arrrmed Living Chair was part of a set, and we probably wanted those three new variants to match other pieces of furniture from Base Game—takes a breath—so in total there are at total of 27 new free swatches (9 objects with three new variants each). Here’s a list of the updated furniture pieces. Enjoy! (We know Princess Cordelia would!) Arrrmed Living Chair Deep Delight Living Chair Cuttlefish Love Seat Cuttlefish Sofa Arrrmed Dining Chair Captain Rodrigo de Pablo Dining Chair Arrrmless Dining Chair Cephalopod Bar Stool with Back Support Cephalopod Bar Stool [EA Forums] The Main Menu will no longer show “WWWWWW” when there isn’t an active Household to display on the Main Menu. [EA Forums] Sims will once again change into their outfits in front of Toddler Sims. [EA Forums] We fixed an issue where Moodlets and Quirk notifications could occur for a Young Adult Sim. [EA Forums] We fixed some texture issues with the IndustryMatters Brick Facade with Wood Trim wallpaper when applied to wall corners for two of the wallpaper’s variants. Sims without the Horse Ranch Expansion Pack were able to get a Fear of Horses, but this can no longer happen. Good and Evil Sims will no longer mourn excessively at gravestones. Multiple Packs [EA Forums] We fixed an instance of Save Corruption that was resulting in Error Code 109:4fe45107:239aa048. In the save we received, there was a Clone Sim that had a Household status set incorrectly in our code. We fixed it so if a Household is in this state it will no longer crash the game upon trying to load the game. If this error happens in other ways, new save files shared with us will be beneficial in uncovering the cause. (Business & Hobbies, Get to Work) [EA Forums] We fixed an issue where sand sculptures were auto-generating on beaches when it rained a lot. This is still occurring if the Weather Machine is used by the player, but we have a fix planned for that instance in an upcoming patch. (Island Living, Seasons) [EA Forums] We made a change that allows gates with lanterns to have the lanterns light up the area around them. This should now work for the following gates: Spanish Inquisition (Base Game) Woodn’t You Like to Know (Base Game) Maiden’s Gate (Base Game) Barn Door Double (Cats & Dogs) Cozy Craftsman Gate (Seasons) [EA Forums] Sims who dislike Mischief or Singing will no longer autonomously do mischievous behaviors or sing. (Base Game, City Living) [EA Forums] The Police Station, Foxbury Commons, and other work computers are now fixable after they’ve broken. (Get to Work, University, and More) [EA Forums] The Tomarani Introduction will now fulfill the Greet Co-Worker task in the Doctor Career. (Get to Work, For Rent) Fixed an issue with Temporary Stays where certain Sims couldn’t be invited to stay over from a Residential Rental lot. (Growing Together) City Living [EA Forums] Sims in the Social Media Career will now automatically meet their Coworkers so that they can perform certain Work From Home tasks. This fix will only occur on fresh saves. Cats & Dogs [EA Forums] We fixed a situation where it looked like you couldn’t have more than 7 Sims in a Household. This was because the Household had an empty Sim slot “reserved” for an “Adopt a Cat” story arc that the player couldn’t know was happening in the background. This story arc will now just wait until there is an available household slot and not prevent the addition of new members to the Household in the meantime. [EA Forums] We added timing restrictions on how often a Pet can autonomously explore the PooHoo Bush to every 3 days. Doing this causes them to get sick and it was previously happening too frequently. Sims will no longer receive a text from their Pet about missing curfew. Seasons [EA Forums] Sims are now able to travel between World/Lots without the Seasons screen popping up. [EA Forums] Children and Teens can now donate on a Computer when in the Scouts Afterschool Activity. Get Famous The “Attend Drama Club” interaction is now available as a Self-interaction and on other Household members when a Teen Sim is at max level in Drama Club and has left for rehearsal. This interaction will remain for 1 hour 30 minutes (in-game time) afterwards to allow the player time to select it. Cottage Living Added a shadow to the Cottage Living pack icon. High School Years [EA Forums] The Corndog food object is no longer using a block model (which appeared as invisible in Live Mode). This also fixes the related issue where it didn’t appear in preview UI images. Growing Together [EA Forums] We rebalanced the Mental Fog Moodlet to appear after 3-4 days of running the Work Hard career tone. It used to appear after 1-2 days of doing this. For Rent [EA Forums] Lines will no longer appear on Sims’ arms while wearing either the shirts (yfTop_EP15StackedPocketShirt or ymTop_EP15StackedPocketShirt) if nails are also equipped. Lovestruck [EA Forums] Male Gallery Sims will no longer have high-pitched voices. Their correct voice tone will be used. This fix is not retroactive and will only affect future saves going forward. Life & Death [EA Forums] Made progress on Children being taken away despite not being neglected. More investigation is required before we mark this one as fully resolved. [EA Forums] House Parties and Spooky Parties have been added as viable options for the Bucket List goal “I want to throw the most bizarre costume party of all time!” [EA Forums] Ghost Sims will no longer appear as a regular, living Sims while in the Reaper Career attempting to collect souls. [EA Forums] The Mentor Coworker interaction is available on a Co-Worker while they are performing “Practice Reaping” on the training dummy. The “Ingest Ambrosia” interaction is now available to Ghost Sims in the Reaper Career. Businesses & Hobbies [EA Forums] We fixed an instance of Save Corruption that was resulting in Error code: 123:b378c837: In this Save, a Sim was dead, a ghost, and min LOD (Not actively engaged with by the player), which was causing some code around Small Business careers to crash the game on load. We made it so that if a Sim is referenced in this situation the game will not crash when trying to load. [EA Forums] The Stucko's Top Stucco Wallpaper now extends fully to the floor when applied. [EA Forums] We added a missing purple variant color swatch to 8 doors and windows. Lang's Door Double Arched Nordhaven-Style Door Single Nordhaven-Style Door Arched Nordhaven-Style Window Nordhaven-Style Portal Window Nordhaven-Style Cottage Window Nordhaven-Style Window Nordhaven-Style Glass Block Window Adventure Awaits [EA Forums] Pre-made Custom venues will now display and execute their pre-made schedules. This means when you load into a pre-made Custom Venue, you will now see the proper schedules and gameplay. This was previously only working on our internal builds due to some code that needed changes. This is fixed in existing saves so long as the venue’s schedule hasn’t been edited already by the player. This doesn’t fully address the EA Forums thread, which mentions “Custom Venues not saving roles” but makes substantial progress towards the goal of fixing it fully. [EA Forums] The jacket (cfTop_EP20PulloverLayered) is now tagged as a Masculine style choice option. [EA Forums] All Adventure Awaits Toddler and Child hairstyles are now visible if you remove the Masculine/Feminine Style choice filters. The Gran Gran’s Flannel Curtain rods were using a different shader than the curtain set, but we’ve updated them to use the same shader. This was done on purpose since curtains and solid objects use different shaders, but in this case, it caused a difference in some lighting scenarios which made the objects look like they were different colors. The jacket (ymTop_EP20FleeceCurve) was missing fashion choice tags. These have been added. Vampires Non-Vampire Sims will no longer autonomously eat Plasma Fruit Salad. Realm of Magic [EA Forums] All variant textures display the logo of the bottle properly on the Classic Apothecary Cabinet. My Wedding Stories [EA Forums] We fixed an issue where the “Exchange Vows” interaction could become greyed out on the Wedding Arch even though the necessary Sims were present for the ceremony. Paranormal The Terrified and Scared Emotions are now available in Sim Stats. Greenhouse Haven The AirCycler fan will no longer disappear when viewed from a different floor than the floor the player is currently on. Autumn Apparel [EA Forums] Fingernails will no longer clip through the gloves (yfAcc_GlovesSP69Leather asset).
