Dag Dag to Lag: Improving The Sims 4 Performance
Alongside our ongoing efforts to bring you closer to what we’re working on with our save file investigations and Quality of Life roadmap, we wanted to take a moment to share some behind-the-scenes info about how we make The Sims 4 the best experience it can be for everyone. Our team puts love and care into each pack and update we create, running meticulous performance tests to ensure they run smoothly on across many platforms, including min-spec machines. Here’s the fun part - we’ve learned a lot from our QA testing that can help you make the most of your game! We have advice on how you can build, utilize cheats, and experience the game in more performant ways. This is important information for all players, but especially those who may be exceeding hardware limitations and heavily utilizing in game systems as this increases the chances of resulting in error codes, lots failing to load, or other memory related issues. Read on to learn more! Signs That Indicate You Should Make These Changes You may want to make these changes in your game when you see things like long loading times, various error codes when saving or loading your game like ‘Error Code 140:95e2d14f’ ‘Error Code 34’, etc. or when you experience lagging and freezing in either Build/Buy or Live Mode. If you can hear your computer struggling, it’s probably time to take some of the steps below. Keeping your System Up-to-Date No matter what hardware you use, it is always best practice to remember to keep your system software and drivers up-to-date. This is best practice for any game. How to keep PC up-to-date How to keep Mac up-to-date How to keep Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One up-to-date How to keep PS4 up-to-date How to keep PS5 up-to-date Technical Explanation on Performance Beyond your computer’s hardware, two main things affect how well The Sims 4 runs: How much the game has to draw on screen. How many interactive objects are in play. Every visible object, piece of furniture, or part of the environment takes power to display. The more the game has to show at once (like nearby lots or heavily decorated builds) the more your computer has to work. Similarly, each object that Sims can use (like stoves or sinks) takes processing power, even when not being used. The more complex or versatile an object is, the more it impacts performance. For example, kitchen counters are surprisingly heavy on performance because Sims can do so much with them. Performant Lot Building Best Practices There’s no “one way” to build a lot, but if you’re ever curious on how you can build a more performant lot, here are some helpful tips and guidelines: Wallpapers - Multiple types of wallpaper on a Lot will impact performance more, especially wallpapers with edges. Mirrors - Multiple mirrors in a single room will impact performance if their reflections are bouncing off each other. Doors that have glass, transoms, or sidelights will impact performance more. The more of these a door has the more impact it has. “Portal” Objects - Portal objects are any object that transitions a Sim from one room/level to another. Large numbers of portal objects increase Sim routing time. Portal objects include doors, arches, fence gates, platforms, ladders, stairs, and more. The more portal objects a Sim must traverse to get somewhere the more performance is impacted. Pools and Platforms - Platforms are much like pools as Sims can get in and get out of a pool or traverse a platform at any location, so they have a lot of portals! The larger the pool or platform, the more portals. The smaller the pool or platform is, the more performant it is. Note: Fountains are quite performant, because you can’t get in or out of them. Fridges and computers - These have high simulation costs because they have so many interactions. Kitchen counters are an additional example due to the amount of hidden autonomous interactions available when using them. The more unique items used on a lot, the higher impact on performance. Clutter, lots of different pictures, lots of carpets, window types, light types, plants, etc. all add up. Ponds - The larger and more complex a pond is, the less performant it is. Small ponds with simple shapes are very performant. Large ponds with irregular shapes are less performant. Small ponds are about 8 x 8 tiles. Large ponds are about 19 x 19 tiles. “Simple” means smoother edges and simpler shapes like an oval or circle. Number of Sims - Be mindful of the number of Sims on screen at any given time. The more active Sims in a lot, the less performant your game will become as more resources are used. Large Lots - Whether a lot is big or small it has the same object budget. If you are building a large lot and want to keep it performant, our tip is to try to find a way to fill it in using creative object placement that isn’t dense or tile designs. Decorations cannot be as dense as they can on a small lot. Occluders and Visible Objects - When you load a lot with other lots around it, objects inside buildings on the other lots aren't visible. This is because the solid walls of the building act as “occluders.” If these objects are placed outside of the house walls then there is nothing to occlude them when loaded into another lot and the game has to draw them, which can result in a dip in performance. Most games work this way! Glass Walls, large Glass Windows, Glass Roofs also do not act as occluders because you can see what’s happening behind them. Seeing objects when loaded into another lot isn’t problematic, unless a nearby lot is very full with objects. Cheats are another performance variable to consider. Remember that cheats can impact your gameplay negatively if your specs aren't high enough, and it’s always best practice to backup your saves before trying any cheats, especially those that remove restrictions. Things that Will Affect Your Memory and Performance and Might Result in Bugs if Overutilized: There are many tools The Sims 4 provides the player to enhance creative options! We don’t know your exact software, however, and overutilizing these tools can result in poor performance, or memory issues (like corruption or failure to load issues). Mods are another aspect to consider when playing performantly as we can’t account for their resource costs when developing content for The Sims 4 as they are developed and maintained by the community. Please use these tools at your own risk and responsibly. These are also cumulative. Meaning, if you are doing all of these, then that adds up. That’s why sometimes bugs around crashes, freezes, and failing to load things can be difficult on our end to investigate - each one can be very dependent on how it came about. Graphics Settings The best practice is to be aware of your settings in relation to your system’s capabilities and don’t increase Graphics Settings beyond your system’s limitations. On PC and Mac, The Sims 4 has a benchmarking system where the game automatically optimizes graphics settings on first launch and allows the player to adjust. Exceeding the determined graphics settings can cause performance issues on lower spec systems. Build Cheats like vertical move cheats, scale cheats, or bb.moveobjects. These move cheats alter the navmesh (what Sims use to know where they’re going) and make it more complex. When this happens, the game has to do extra calculations which takes up extra performance and memory. Doing this a handful of times is normally perfectly fine, but if you have a Lot where this is happening hundreds and hundreds of times, that can be very hard on most computers. Using the bb.showliveeditobjects Cheat When we ship objects in a pack (the ones you can find normally in Build Mode or as rewards for gameplay), we have built and tested those objects to be performant. If you use LiveEditModeObjects, these objects are not performant when player-placed. Placing a handful of these items on computers with capable hardware is perfectly fine! This is why we wanted to provide this cheat as an option to you. However, if overused or if used by lower spec hardware this could cause a lot of memory and performance issues. This also applies to laying multiple objects together. Maximum Sim Count Game Options This is an option in the Household Manager menu. By default this is set to 80 Sims for played Households in a Save. This is best for players with Min Spec computers (and honestly healthiest for all computers). However, Mid to High End computers can reasonably upgrade to 150 Max Sims. Choosing the 200 or Unlimited options are things we’ve given you the option to do, but are not recommended in most instances. Please do this at your own risk. Super Stuffed Lots How much you can pack into your lots really depends on your specific hardware. If you fill every lot to the brim (and skip the performance tips here), you run a higher risk of encountering slower performance, crashes, or other issues. There’s no single “right” amount as every setup is different. If you find that you can build Lots with full, detailed spaces and your hardware can handle it, great! The key is finding a good balance that keeps your game running smoothly. Have Too Many Farm Animals Chickens, Mini Goats, and critters like these are super cute! However, depending on your hardware, having too many (not 10-15, but in the 30-100+ range) can cause the game to lag heavily, though we have made changes to try to decrease the effects of this. Mods that Allow Increased Sim Cap Limits We have a limit on how many Sims can appear at a time in a neighborhood for performance reasons. If you increase this using Mods, this is happening at your own risk and can greatly impact performance and memory. Screenshots Folder, Custom Music, Mods The more content you have in these folders, the more content that needs to be loaded and run. Having an overabundance of content on certain hardware specs can result in performance and memory issues. This is particularly relevant to mods, as much we love them! Running Other Apps and Programs Having other resource-heavy programs running on your computer while playing The Sims 4 can impact performance. Closing those extra apps can free up resources and make your game run more smoothly, so your Sims can thrive without any hiccups. You can easily see any programs that are configured to start running as soon as your computer does for Windows here, and here for Mac. Other Instances There are probably other ways a game can become inefficient and have memory issues based uniquely on how it is played. As always, the best advice is to create judiciously based on your computer hardware, listen to the game (if it starts chugging, or your cooling fans start ramping up, it isn’t happy), and follow a “moderation” is key approach. These things above aren’t off limits! But should never be overdone. Ultimately, The Sims 4 offers an incredible range of creative possibilities, and we love seeing the unique worlds you build and stories you tell. However, every creative choice comes with a performance cost, and understanding those limits helps ensure your game stays fun and stable. By balancing creativity with moderation and keeping your hardware in mind, you’ll enjoy smoother gameplay and fewer headaches, crashes, and load times. As always, if you have any questions or concerns you can reach out in our Technical Issues section of The Sims forums here for additional assistance.Community Concerns with Save File Issues - October 2025 Update
Sul Sul Simmers, In our last blog, we shared our commitment to investigating concerns that some players had around save file corruption, and we’re here to update you on what our team has been working on and where our investigation currently stands. In this update, we’ll share our progress, what we’re still investigating, and the next steps we’re taking. From collaborating with players to analyzing save data and exploring technical leads, here’s where things stand today. We’re committed to being transparent with you about our processes, and while we don’t have all the answers yet, progress is being made every day. Thank you for your patience, your feedback, and your passion for The Sims. The Sims Team Our Progress So Far We’re focused on identifying any potential causes of corruption, implementing preventative measures to avoid future issues, and resolving any identified problems to ensure your gameplay experience remains safe and reliable. When we refer to “save corruption”, we mean situations where the game itself won’t load, a save file fails to load, or a save loads but is missing assets, such as thumbnails or Lots. To tackle this, our specialized team is focused on save integrity. Here’s what’s been happening: Community Collaboration: We asked you to share your impacted saves, and we’ve received dozens of them so far. Thank you for providing these, please keep them coming! New Tools: We’ve developed a new Python-based tool that helps us extract, analyze, and summarize the data in save files provided by our players. This is helping us provide more actionable data to investigation teams. Player Save Database: We’ve organized incoming reports to better understand potential patterns, such as file size, code versions, number of packs, use of mods, and more. Review of Past Fixes: Our team has analyzed historical corruption cases to learn from previous solves and spot any recurring causes. Our Current Investigations From attempting to reproduce the issues reported by players both with and without mods, we've identified the following issues as strong leads. These require more time to investigate before we can confirm anything concretely, but we wanted to keep you updated on what we've learned so far. Scratch File Concerns: One of our most pressing leads involves scratch files. These are important but temporary files the game relies on, and reports suggest they may be disappearing or getting deleted, which could trigger corruption. We’re looking into the root cause of these deletions now, focusing on any areas where The Sims 4 files would come in contact with other systems, cloud backup services, and other external factors that could be deleting or overwriting these files. Lot Data Issues: Another major area of focus is Lot data: Some Lots provided to us show up with missing or extremely minimal information in saves. We’ve reproduced cases internally of endless loading/white screens linked to certain build behaviors like super-stuffed Lots, with and without mods. We’re also tracking any potential links to specific expansion packs or objects, though corruption reports predate packs like The Sims 4 For Rent. Other Areas of Focus: Excessive rental units alone don’t seem to be the primary cause of corruption at this time. While more units do increase error reports, data also suggests it’s likely tied to overall save complexity rather than unit count alone. Instances of corruption existed before the release of For Rent, and our investigations into individual packs remain a top priority. In some cases, specific types of mods called script mods are leaving behind files after the mod is removed that can cause issues in The Sims 4, though we have not yet linked this to corruption. Our Next Steps: Continuing to test venue type data transfer across saves. Deepening our investigation into scratch file deletion and common external programs. Exploring historical cases of save bloat to understand potential connections. Out of an abundance of caution, we’re removing the bb.increaserentalunitcap Residential Rental Unit cheat in an upcoming update, as a preventative step while broader fixes are developed. This step is needed to mitigate any potential risk. We know how much your saves mean to you - they represent countless hours of creativity, storytelling, and play. Please keep sharing reports with us, as each one brings us closer to understanding and solving these issues.Quality of Life Roadmap
Sul Sul Simmers, Our top priority is to provide a fun, positive experience for all players. We see your feedback on technical issues and game performance. And, we want to assure you that your concerns are heard. Today, we’re sharing the steps we’re taking to double our efforts, ensuring Simmers have the best experience possible with The Sims 4. Over the next 8 weeks, our dedicated teams will dive in to resolve current issues and get ahead of unforeseen technical disruptions. Here’s what the next couple of months will look like for The Sims 4: September 2025: Base Game Update On September 18, PC and Mac players can expect a Base Game Update. We are pulling forward the release from its originally scheduled launch to allow additional time for us to quickly identify and address any potential issues that may take place across players’ various setups and game configurations. This also provides space for mod creators to update their content prior to the launch of the Adventure Awaits Expansion Pack. Before the game update, we will release the TDESC files in The Sims Discord for those who need time to support and maintain any mods or custom content. Console players will see this update on September 23 after it goes through additional verification. Since PC and Mac will be on a newer game version until the PlayStation & Xbox update on September 23, console players will need to use the PlayStation and Xbox filters in the Gallery until you receive the update. More information will be provided in the Laundry List on September 16, and in the Patch Notes released on September 18. September 2025: Community Prioritized Fixes We’re investigating and resolving issues based on votes in The Sims 4 Bug Report section of the EA Forums. Player upvotes are crucial in prioritizing fixes, and we’re doubling down efforts to focus on the most impactful issues players want resolved. Each upvote you cast on a reported issue helps us determine which problems are causing the biggest disruptions across the community. The earlier we receive votes, the better. We’ll provide an update on our progress if we’re unable to address all of the top-voted issues in our October Laundry List. With our commitment to quality, and providing a smooth and enjoyable game experience, we’ll tackle as many issues as possible based on the top-voted issues. We’re starting with a known list of highly upvoted threads from EA Forums, in addition to the save file investigations we previously announced. We’re looking at the top-voted issues in the “Under Investigation” and “Needs Info” statuses in The Sims 4 Bug Reports | EA Forums. Scroll down to read more about “How It Works” to vote on the issues you are experiencing. October 2025: Monitoring and Addressing Fixes We’re currently completing compliance tests across platforms and multiple levels of quality verification for the Adventure Awaits Expansion Pack, including playtesting with The Sims team and a paid group of experienced Sims players from the community. On October 2, the Adventure Awaits Expansion Pack will be released, and monitoring will continue through the EA Forums to ensure any unforeseen issues are fixed in a timely manner. November 2025: Fixes and Freebies for Everyone November 4. Mark your calendars. This will be a big day! Not only will you see fixes based on your feedback, but the update will also include some new, free content for all players. Ongoing Work We assure you that we’re aware of the issues impacting your play experiences, and your voices matter to us. Whether it’s gameplay, Create a Sim issues, or just a visual bug, utilizing the EA Forums and casting your votes will directly shape our future updates and changes to The Sims 4. Dag Dag, The Sims Team _________________________________________________________________________________________ Community Prioritized Fixes - How It Works Here’s where we’re starting with “Top Votes:” The Sims 4 Bug Reports | EA Forums Share Your Issue: If you have an issue with The Sims 4, take a few minutes to visit the EA Forums and see if a report thread already exists for the issue you are having. If you are unsure if a report has been made, please create a new report, and our team will merge it into an existing one, if appropriate. If you are still experiencing an issue that is marked as “Fixed,” please create a new report. If you are experiencing an issue that is marked as “Needs Information,” we’ve been unable to make progress or replicate this issue. Save files with the issue occurring are the most helpful for our teams, so please share your save file when upvoting one of these issues. Instructions on How to Send User Files: [INFORMATION] How to Send User Files to The Sims 4 Team | EA Forums - 5048472 Vote for Fixes: If you see a report that matches any issue you are experiencing with The Sims 4, simply click the “Vote ⬆” button to add your vote. If you created a new report, please upvote the report you created. That’s it. You’re not limited on how many issues you can upvote. We will start with the reports that have the most upvotes by the end of September for a November update. If during the course of our investigation we discover an issue is only happening with saves that use mods, we may not be able to resolve that issue. As a reminder, we do not and cannot pre-screen, support or endorse mods. Closer to the base game update in November, we’ll publish a special edition of our Laundry List including the Top Voted Community Issues you can expect to see resolved. Follow The Sims Direct and The Sims Discord to stay current with important updates on fixes.Community Concerns with Save File Issues
Sul Sul Simmers, We’ve received questions from players with concerns about the For Rent Expansion Pack, and what we’ve been doing to tackle save file issues in The Sims 4. To address this community concern, we’re providing an update below on: For Rent issues we’re currently investigating Current issues with The Sims 4 that might impact saves How we prevent issues before release What to do if you’re experiencing serious issues with your game Nothing is more important to us than the performance of our game and players’ enjoyment of it, and we’ve been investigating these issues thoroughly before providing an update. What we discovered is this is not a single bug, and given the complex variance in devices, setups, packs, and other factors, it’s required extended investigation. With this being shared, let’s dive in. For Rent: Known Issues We’ve fixed 29 For Rent issues that the community has reported, and as of August 26, we’re tracking 37 others across 2 different statuses. 26 Issues Currently Being Investigated: This means we’re aware of the community report and it’s going through our internal processes. This can become a lengthy process that ranges from trying to replicate the bug to identifying the cause, working on a fix, testing the fix, or scheduling an update for the fix to come. Our team will share updates as the work continues. 11 Issues Require More Info: This means we’re unable to make progress on this issue until we get more specific information from players who are experiencing it. Save files with the issue occurring is the most helpful for our teams, and you can learn more about how to report issues further down this post. For Rent: Save File Issues Of these 37, we’re currently aware of 2 issues commonly associated with save corruption that players are experiencing: Lots/Houses disappear in saves featuring a large number of rental units, with 173 votes. We’ve identified a partial fix for this issue and will provide an update once we have more information about the scale of the fix. We won’t mark this as fully resolved until we’re confident we’ve fixed the issue as described by players in this post. White screen when loading the world, with 39 votes. We’re tracking this across PlayStation 4 and looking for more reports. If this is not your experience with For Rent, and you continue to face issues that specifically relate to this pack, we’d like to receive the info needed to investigate further. If you recognize an issue you're facing, please drop a comment or a vote - it really helps us prioritize what to tackle next. If your For Rent issue is not listed here, please start a new post here so we can investigate it. The Sims 4 Save Issues Let’s look at what issues are impacting save files on The Sims 4 more broadly. A most severe issue would be if The Sims 4 game is completely unable to be opened and does not launch. We currently have zero confirmed reports of this; if any players are experiencing this, please leave a comment here so we can help troubleshoot. The next type of serious issue is when a player is able to load the game, but unable to load their save. From what we’ve found in our investigations so far, we’re currently aware of 6 issues that players correlate with save corruption, and this is where we’re investing our focus to resolve. The game loads up initially, but then the player is unable to make further progress. This could mean a player sees a white screen, or the game crashes, the player gets stuck in infinite loading, or receives an error message that prevents them from being able to play that particular save file. Status: 3 known issues; Unable to load lots after Aug 19, 2025 update, with 104 votes. We’re looking for save files from players who don’t use mods. Players report being stuck on an endless loading screen when using lots from the gallery, with 81 votes. Players report seeing a Load Error 800/801 while playing the game, with 44 votes. We’ve been trying to reproduce this issue internally with no success, and are looking for save files that exhibit this issue. If you’re experiencing this issue please share your save file in the EA Forum linked above. The game and save file loads, but the player reports that things are broken, which typically means builds/lots, items and/or Sims are missing. Status: 3 known issues; Neighboring builds are missing, with 98 votes. Builds/lots disappearing, with 85 votes. Furniture is floating with builds missing, with 14 votes. It’s important to note that just because these issues are not unique to For Rent, they may have connections to For Rent that could be uncovered during investigation. You can expect us to share updates as we find them. We’re committed to continue investigating these issues and work towards making progress, alongside shipping fixes for other top community concerns. We aim to deliver updates quickly, once we have new or helpful information, to keep players informed of our progress. Keep reading to learn more about how our team works behind the scenes to identify and address player issues. Investigating Game Issues Before we release new content, we complete compliance tests across platforms and multiple levels of quality verification, including playtesting with The Sims team and a paid group of experienced Sims players from the community. We’re unable to recreate every potential Sims scenario across the different combinations of packs, playstyles, and devices before launch. Once it’s been released, we utilize player feedback to understand what issues are being experienced, by how many people, and any patterns of what might be causing them to aid our resolution. Another variable is if players use Mods and Custom Content (CC), as we’re unable to test against those in our pre-launch testing. Some mods come with permissions that modify save file structure, which can have unintended consequences out of our control. We have best practices for mod players here, which include disabling mods before any update, and we do our best to let modders know when to expect a base game update via our roadmaps. We also share our TDESC (Tuning Description) files via Discord to help with their updates, as that provides essential information for understanding and modifying data like field names and options. Reporting Game Issues If you’re experiencing something that’s impacting your ability to play the game that’s not on these lists, we want to hear about it. If you’re unable to get your The Sims 4 game to load or have a save file that you cannot open anymore, we want to hear from you and review that save file. We’ve created this new thread for any reports that the game is not functioning as expected, as we want to capture the full situation. Fixing old issues and addressing new ones are both equally important to our team and to players. While many players continue to play without interruption, we understand experiencing these issues is frustrating, and we remain committed to making progress against them. We’ll continue to update players via SimsDirect on X and Discord, and through our Laundry List and Patch Notes. Plus, we’ve seen players ask for information on how to back up save files and improve the overall game performance, which we’ll be sharing soon. Lastly, we invite you to join our Discord community so we can hear from you directly, you can chat with our team and other Simmers, take part in surveys, and share your thoughts in our new feedback forum we’re launching August 27.
150+ Community Voted Fixes - Coming Nov 4
Hey Simmers, Welcome to the Laundry List, where we update the community on what's coming next to The Sims 4! On November 4, we’ll release a large update fixing 150+ community reported issues, and bring exciting new free items to the Base Game. This update is part of our ongoing commitment to our community, ensuring the game remains stable, responsive, and enjoyable for players. Since our Quality of Life Roadmap announcement, EA Forums bug pages saw a 148% jump in views and 903% surge in votes; this helped us understand what’s affecting your game the most and directly shaped what we worked on for this update. We’ll share more info about the new content soon, and below are some of the 150+ fixes that will be resolved across the Base Game and Packs. Dave and Sims developer Alex will be joining our Discord community on Friday October 31st to answer your questions about these fixes, and can share more about what’s coming next as this isn’t a one-time effort. We’re committed to addressing community-raised issues consistently, and work is already underway on the next batch of fixes planned for December and beyond. We’re continuing to investigate Save File issues; find out more from our last update and we’ll have another update next month. If you encounter an issue, please continue to report and vote on The Sims 4 Bug Reports page. Thank you for your time, as this information is critical for us to prioritize and verify fixes. Keep an eye out on The SimsDirect across X and Discord for future updates! Issues that will be resolved in our November 4th update, in order of most voted by Simmers: Top 5 Most Voted Fixes: [EA Forums] Identified and resolved some cases of photos turning black in inventory when taken with the camera. Applies to new saves only. [EA Forums] Sabotage interaction is no longer available on objects without completing Deviance aspiration. [EA Forums] When the Mixologist is in conversation with NPCs, they'll break out of it if a drink order is queued up and be more responsive. [EA Forums] Children should now more clearly inherit some features from their parents. There may still be some variation (a child's nose may be slightly wider than their parent's, for example, but you should be able to see distinct features passed down between generations; if both parents have large ears, the child probably will too. [EA Forums] Relationship decay after having a baby was too fast and was destroying relationships. It has been slowed. Base Game Fixes: [EA Forums] ‘Sit Up' Milestone now properly unlocks and displays after travelling. [EA Forums] Sims won't use their phone when in the water or jogging. [EA Forums] "Take Vacation Day" is only given to the sim if their next shift is within the next 24 hours. This means that some careers often have 1-3 days free so sims must wait until the last day in order to request that Vacation day. When the option is not available it is now greyed out with a tooltip explaining it's only available 24hrs before the next shift. [EA Forums] Sim put books, foods and drinks into their intended inventories (bookshelf, fridge respectively) instead of more random inventories like the ICYA Chest/Sticker storage box. [EA Forums] Random Sims will no longer enter the home without knocking when using sliding doors. [EA Forums] Aspirations no longer default to the first one when looking at or switching to another. [EA Forums] Fixed issue where infants were being placed near a crib or playmat instead of remaining in it if the player travels to a different lot with a Sim and returns. [EA Forums] Excessive 'Wants' are no longer generated from music when there are other categories of preferences. [EA Forums] Mischief interactions between Sims who both like mischief can now properly succeed. This was happening only with Get Famous installed and that has now been fixed. [EA Forums] "Dance to stereo music" wants are now fulfilled when Sims dance using earbuds. [EA Forums] Sim will no longer autonomously perform 'Grab a Drink' interaction with 'Tea Magic Personal Brewer'. [EA Forums] Resolved an Exception that triggered while putting the baby in the crib leading to Infant resetting and laying on the floor outside of crib. [EA Forums] Infants can now acquire the Little Babbler trait. [EA Forums] "Energized" interactions will appear for Energized Sims on all showers; including locker room showers. [EA Forums] Fixing CAS applied makeup color swatch selection to be consistent on swapping items with the one that is highlighted. Tattoos are still being worked on to provide the same functionality. [EA Forums] Toddlers with 4 or 5 Movement Skill will no longer walk as if they have lower Movement Skill while in certain moods. [EA Forums] Sims will stop wearing hats while in their nude outfit. [EA Forums] When Sim goes to work, all the newborn/infant/toddler will be sent to daycare. Adoption events and pregnancy events were blocking this and now be resolved. [EA Forums] Nannies and Butlers will perform their duties more often and regularly. They will check if they need to perform duties every 30 minutes instead of every 4 hours. [EA Forums] Fire Fighters can fit into unroutable errors to better fight fires. [EA Forums] Soulmate is now added when the friendship/romantic track is full. The bug was caused when the friendship value was not updated in the romance relationship and assigned the wrong relationship bit. In existing saves, Sim now can be soulmates if they lower their friendship/romantic value and raise it again to achieve the soulmate status. [EA Forums] Aspiration goals will no longer reset when Sim travels to another lot, you switch to another Sim at home, and then perform "Bring Here" interaction on the first Sim. [EA Forums] Excessive Townies will no longer generate every time the computer is used. We adjusted a filter for style influencers that was generating new sims if you had not met a style influencer. [EA Forums] Moodlets related to fear will not trigger after the Fear of Dark trait is removed. [EA Forums] Fixed cases where NPC sims wear random weather outfits which they don't own. [EA Forums] Trash from all inside trash cans will now be emptied and dumped to the outdoor trash can. [EA Forums] Maid Sim with neat trait will no longer get stuck in grill cleaning loop. [EA Forums] CAS categories (excluding tattoos & pets) will again show all content from their subcategories. A previous update was made to the CAS Menu to support the new tattoo arcs. The change also caught several other categories, causing them to only show one subcategory at a time unlike their usual behavior of showing all categories at once. [EA Forums] ‘Listen to <genre specific> Music' wants are now fulfilled when Sim listens to music through Earbuds. [EA Forums] Sims can only Woohoo in steam rooms that are indoors and not broken. They will stop unsuccessfully attempting outdoors. Trash will be present in the world and on Community lots and trashcans can be properly rummaged. Sim's needs should now gain more consistently while they are low at Work/School while you're playing on a different lot. [Bug Archive] "Complete an aspiration with the Child Sim" goal now completes properly in 'Aliens Stole my Parents' Scenario. Affecting Multiple Packs: [EA Forums] Added glass wall pattern styles for Greenhouse Haven Kit and Life & Death glass roofs. [EA Forums] Patients and Ranch Hands will no longer arrive in random hats. [EA Forums] Reduced the size of the footprints of the following Radios (stereoTable): The Grimophone, GrammyFone Old-Fashioned Music Player, Kitty Tunes Radio, HiFive High Fidelity Radio, Life's a Ball Speaker, Vintique Record Player. [EA Forums] Nannies/Gardners/Ranch Hand will no longer return immediately after dismissing or firing them. [EA Forums] Cafeteria workers will now show up as expected. Cafeteria workers will not leave as soon as the game loads from save. Expansion Packs Adventure Awaits [EA Forums] Adding curtain rod for modular curtains in Adventure Awaits pack. [EA Forums] Skills from Adventure Awaits can no longer be increased in University "Sit in on Skill Class" interaction without the pack installed. [EA Forum] Firewatch tower structure pillars in the Wander Woods Wilds will no longer disappear when zooming out using sims 3 camera. [EA Forum] Child Sim's Legs will no longer show a wrinkled texture when wearing "cfBottom_EP20FlutterSkirt". [EA Forums] Fixes to Getaway Outfit selection on Controller: Scheduler UI should display correctly after setting Custom Role's outfit multiple times and Game should remain responsive. Getaway Sims will keep performing activities and interactions when running in 3x speed Fixing an issue where Sims were teleporting and exiting the pool after performing Woohoo in Water. Camera shake will time properly with the Geyser blow. Drowning, meteorite, lightning, cowplant or freezing deaths will now occur during Getaways. "Examine" interaction will not route fails if butterflies are placed in one of the center slots of Butterfly & Moth habitat. Can now gift a Friendship Bracelet to Imaginary Friends. Enchanted By Nature [EA Forums] When the "Limit Fairies to Innisgreen" option is enabled, Fairy Sims should not autonomously appear in their fairy form in any world outside of Innisgreen. [EA Forums] Most Fairy eye colors are now available for Infant, Toddler or child sims. 10 of the 18 overall Fairy eyes are now allowed. [EA Forums] "Connect to Power Grid" interaction is now available on lightning root when the plant has bloomed. [EA Forums] If Sims is on cooldown from a cured ailment, pixies won't be able to immediately add it back. Business & Hobbies [EA Forums] Sims will no longer reset and trigger a Last Exception when performing grab food interactions after using Secret Spice perk. [EA Forums] Customer Sims more consistently complete their laundry tasks before leaving the lot. [EA Forums] Sticky Fingers Aspiration: A Sim with an owned business can now swipe properly at Mischief level 10. Life & Death [EA Forums] "Return to office" interaction is now available on the Reaper when on assignments in Reaper career. [EA Forums] Random NPC Sim will no longer replace Edith. [EA Forums] Fixed cases when Funeral Guests would wear random outfits or work outfits (whichever they had last worn) to the Funeral event when no outfit was selected. Sims should now wear more appropriate outfits. [EA Forums] "Death by Pufferfish", "Death by Overheating" & "Death by Freezing" death types are now available for child Sim in CAS. [EA Forums] Woohoo with Grim will no longer get cancelled. This is happening because of an incompatibility with grimReaper_CarryScythe. [EA Forums] Ghost Essence notification now fires properly and players will only see the TNS if essence is actually being added (and no essence is already in inventory). [Bug Archive] Fixed cases where NPC Waylon and NPC Lady Ravendancer were being selected for the 'Walkby' Situation and pulled from their duties. [Bug Archive] All grave and urn options should appear now under 'Display as' interaction on urn/tombstone. Lovestruck [EA Forums] Preventing Neighborhood Stories romance actions from happening between incompatible Sims. Previously, it was not taking Sim's Romantic Preferences into account with "Romance Changes". This now verifies that Sims are still romantically interested in each other's genders before considering the action to be successful. For Rent [EA Forums] Rent in bills section will no longer show 0 and Tenants will now be able to pay rent. [EA Forums] Changing a Penthouse lot type to Residential Rental will not result in white screen asserts or an infinite loading screen. [EA Forums] Tenant agreement 'Remaining lease' duration will no longer revert and freeze when Sim travels somewhere and then returns to home lot. [EA Forums] The Kettle & Pressure Cooker will not cause excessive cases of "Unpleasant Surroundings" moodlet and Sims' reactions to smelly food. The pressure cooker now won't automatically decay into the spoiled state, but instead will only start decaying after anything is prepared there, and will reset after the object is emptied or cleaned out. [EA Forums] Tenant revolt event will not trigger when Rental Unit Events are disabled in game options. [EA Forums] Now able to convert Residential Rental lot to Residential lot when active sim not living in the main unit of the Residential Rental. [EA Forums] Tenants on Residential Rentals can send items on Plopsy/Trendi. [EA Forums] Aspiration goal "Handle a Maintenance event" now ticks off after completing the goal. [EA Forums] Resolved issues where Property Owners would fail to inspect or repair broken objects. The "Garden Blight" event of Maintenance Troubles Lot Challenge will now progress as intended. Stoves and Ovens can be replaced during the explosive malfunction event on a Non-Residential Rental. Horse Ranch [EA Forums] Sims will not receive Fizzy buffs from drinking crafted Nectar drinks. [EA Forums] Ranch Hand will no longer stay past 7pm. [EA Forums] Mini goats and sheep will no longer be able to use the gate when it is locked. Growing Together [EA Forums] Sim will no longer stand idle when a child asks for help with bike riding indoors. [EA Forums] Sims will no longer receive random milestone moodlets without achieving the milestone. [EA Forums] Daycare milestone will now unlock for toddler & infant Sims away from the lot when they return. [EA Forums] Child Sim will not be forced to sit on the edge of the pool when 'pull out loose tooth' or 'wiggle loose tooth' interaction is performed. [EA Forums] Child Sim's Confidence no longer stuck on Neutral and will change as expected. [EA Forums] Winning the marble game will now add new marbles to the child Sim's inventory. [EA Forums] Temporary Stay Guests will now sleep; even in sleeping bags. Cottage Living [EA Forums] Added message to help players understand that Gnomes have a reason for dropping gifts outside of holidays after Agatha Crumplebottom interacts with them. [EA Forums] Egg will no longer spoil while incubating it to hatch. Snowy Escape [EA Forums] Sim no longer gets a bored moodlet from an outdoorsy lifestyle for being inside when they are actually outside. High School Years [EA Forums] A high school official will always be present to give out the diplomas to graduating students. [EA Forums] Teens graduating early will no longer get 'Resentful About No Prom Invite' Sentiment when the Sim attends or skips the Prom. Both Sims need to have not graduated early for the sentiment to show up now. [EA Forums] Fixing immortal homeless high school students. Homeless teens in high school weren't aging up. This was particularly noticeable in multi-generational gameplay (e.g. classmate of parents is now classmate of child). We've added code to check for these Sims and appropriately age them up as you would expect compared to their classmates. [EA Forums] "Copperdale Llama Sports Mascot" object now appears in Build/Buy mode. [EA Forums] Drama Club/Scouts will now complete Afterschool tasks in the Goal-Oriented Aspiration. [EA Forums] When going to school on a Holiday, the proper High School UI shows by default instead of the Holiday UI. [EA Forums] Fixed cases where there would be no pop up option to Join school or Send Alone when Teen should be going to the Highschool. [EA Forums] The Science Fair Judge shows up when expected and stays for the duration of the Science fair Festival event. Eco Lifestyle [EA Forums] Sim can travel to a Community Space that has been updated to a Maker Space without experiencing crashes or error codes. [EA Forums] Vendors will now be consistently available at stalls or selling tables at the marketplace in Evergreen Harbor.Vendors were not appearing at market tables after the community lot type changed. [EA Forums] Sims will make more than just White Cakes when Food NAP is active. In new saves, Sim can now sell/own the Full wood jacket bike which was discovered from the dumpster. [EA Forums] Households that receive a bill with an owed value that's positive (a refund) can now pay bills, allowing the refund to be processed and the bills to be marked as paid. [EA Forums] NAPs no longer show TNSes with the option turned off. [EA Forums] Moving the recycler/fabricator in build buy mode from Manage worlds screen will no longer cause a Last Exception. [EA Forums] Incoming phone calls will no longer drop due to "Off Grid" when Sim isn't actually "Off Grid". Discover University [EA Forums] Added benefits to the Dream Home Decorator career if you have graduated from the Fine Arts or Art History programs. Island Living [EA Forums] Adjusted event timing to avoid overlaps which will allow the Turtle Hatching event to occur. Get Famous [EA Forums] Bouncers will arrive as expected to staff VIP Exclusivity doors on Studio PBP Lounge in Del Sol Valley. [EA Forums] Celebrities can now be interacted in a Retail store. [EA Forums] Actor career now properly displays as an Active Career in the "Select A Career" UI. Seasons [EA Forums] Admiring ghost and occult Sims will count for a Holiday's spooky spirit. [Bug Archive] Funny interactions on Teen/YA Sims will now fulfill the Good Deed badge. [EA Forums] Removed "in season" tests from the Research and Evolve interactions so they can be interacted with out of season. [EA Forums] Father Winter now gives toddlers a gift even if they've not officially met. Cats & Dogs [EA Forums] Vet clinic will no longer get stuck on 3 star rating. [EA Forums] [Console] Now able to enter dog/cat breed names for the pets adopted from neighborhood stories. [EA Forums] Fixed Dogs excessively exploring bush and triggering the Skunk encounter outcome and becoming dirty as a result. [EA Forums] Pets adopted by households from neighborhood stories will not properly show their breed. [EA Forums] Decreased the time duration range of taking dogs on Long and Medium Walks. [EA Forums] Sim and Dog will now autonomously exit the 'Go on Walk' interaction before reaching Motive failure. Get Together [EA Forums] "Dance" interaction is now present again on DJ booth objects when a DJ is playing. Get to Work [EA Forums] Sims will now buy things which are "set for sale" on display shelves from retail stores. [EA Forums] Alien Sims will no longer repeatedly wipe out the memory of their spouse autonomously. Game Packs Home Chef Hustles [EA Forums] Sims with glutton trait will no longer autonomously eat prepped ingredients when other foods are available. Werewolves [EA Forums] Werewolves will not use their phone when rampaging. [EA Forums] "Lunar Expert's Studio" and "Surreptitiously Studious Stationery Pile" objects can now be cloned with the Eye Dropper tool. [EA Forums] NPC Sims who are not werewolves will no longer be seen as Werewolf pack members. Please note that this only applies to new Saves. [EA Forums] Werewolves can no longer break upgraded objects; which caused Sims to continuously try to repair them. [EA Forums] When overmaxing the Werewolf's XP bar will now properly resets and the Sim will receive the expected ability points. My Wedding Stories [EA Forums] Fixed cases when Wedding Guests would wear random outfits or work outfits (whichever they had last worn) to the wedding event when no outfit was selected. Sims should now wear more appropriate outfits. Dream Home Decorator [EA Forums] Client Sims will stop being unhappy even though Decorator does the gig according to their preferences. [Bug Archive] Retro Dinette Stretch Booth now counts as "dining chairs" when performing Bar Renovation gig during the Interior Decorator career. Realm of Magic [EA Forums] Players will now receive the right notification stating for their Sims to become higher ranked Spellcasters if they want to learn additional spells from Practical & Mischief Sages. [EA Forums] Sims can now purchase or win all wand recolours. Parenthood [EA Forums] "Play with Emotion" interaction for child Sim will no longer be greyed out with tooltip asking to Repair or Replace Piano when it's not broken. Journey to Batuu [EA Forums] NPCs will board the X-Wing as needed for quests like "A Daring Rescue" Resistance mission including tasks like "Fly Rescue Mission in X-wing". [EA Forums] Arresting Someone (First Order) will no longer get stuck or fail. Dine Out [EA Forums] Sims can now check off restaurant related goals on a date. [EA Forums] Batuu 'Cantina Booth' will now count towards dining spots. Fixed some drinks that were appearing as water in the restaurant Menu. Outdoor Retreat [EA Forums] Sim prepares the herbal potion and places it in their inventory without any T-pose or animation issues. Stuff Packs Nifty Knitting [EA Forum] Fixing CAS unlock display to remove locked thumbnails in "Knit Clothing" even though the items are unlocked. Kids Room Stuff [EA Forums] Monster will no longer be spotted under the bed when monster spray is used. Vintage Glamor Butler stays on the lot (and remains in their work outfit) when you travel with your sim to another lot. Spooky Stuff [EA Forums] Sims can now perform 'resume' interaction on a pumpkin carving station.Mods + Game Updates: Best Practices and Getting You Back Into The Sims 4
Sul Sul, Simmers, As many of you already know, after any base game update any mods or CC you have installed are disabled as you might need to update some of them to be compatible with the newer version of The Sims 4 you’ve just installed. Below you’ll find steps on how to launch the game “vanilla,” what to look out for when playing with mods, re-enabling mods, and (If something broke) how to use the “50/50” method to find the culprit, along with other best practices. Updating mods and CC, is it that important? Did you know that in certain cases using an outdated mod could cause unfixable problems for your save? Some mods may even make changes to your game that persist after the mod is removed, so be sure to check any elements of the game that a mod you used may have affected. If (for example) you used a mod to add Lot traits to your neighbor NPC Sim, removed playmats, or installed any food related mods, are the changes they made still present after removing the mod? Before you update Back up all of your stuff. Copy these 2 directories to a safe spot, like your desktop: Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods Want some extra help here? Check out our full blog on backing up and restoring saves here for more info. Note your mod list. Have a lot of mods? A method of organizing your mods may be worth looking into, a simple text file or spreadsheet with the names of your mods and their creators might save you a ton of time later. Close the game and your mod manager (if you use one). After the base game update Launch once with no mods or CC (vanilla). Mods and CC are disabled by design after updates - this is normal. Hop into Live Mode for a minute. You’re just checking that the game runs on the new patch version. Exit the game WITHOUT saving. Don’t save a modded game while mods are off, or the game will strip most modded content (this mostly impacts mods that have separate .cfg files) Clear cache: delete localthumbcache.package (in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4) whenever you change mods. Re-enable mods/CC. Under Game Options - Other - Enable Custom Content and Mods (and Script Mods Allowed if you use them as well), then restart the game. Start adding content back safely Start with the known-good/updated versions. Grab fresh downloads from creators who’ve posted updates, and add back in mods that creators have said are compatible with the new game version. Remember to check for what other mods those mods depend on, though! Add in small batches. Drop in a few mods at a time, then launch and test. Prioritize gameplay and UI mods. These are most likely to break after patches - verify them first. (UI mods are anything that changes or adds to the game layout, including in Create-a-Sim and Build/Buy mode.) If something isn’t right: the “50/50” method Move all content out of Mods. Add back half → test in game. Make sure that in that half you include mods those mods depend on. You might want a “half” to be all build/buy and CAS content that doesn’t require a “core” mod, for example. If it breaks, the bad file is in that half → remove half of that half and test again. If you’re testing gameplay mods, make sure to not split mods from the ones they depend on. If it’s fine, swap in half of the remaining files → test. Repeat until you isolate the culprit, now you can look for an update or remove it. Clues the issue might be mod-related Script/gameplay bugs: interactions won’t complete, menus fail to open, Sims get stuck. UI glitches: Menus are the wrong colour or distorted, icons are jumbled. CC/asset glitches: missing meshes, distorted clothing and faces, floating accessories. Quick fixes that help a lot Test on a fresh save to rule out save-specific issues. Turn off the “mod list at startup” if booting your game is slow (uncheck Show at Startup on the mods list screen). Repair the game via your launcher if core files seem off (this doesn’t touch your Mods folder, but you may want to back them up again anyway): EA app - Library - click on The Sims 4 - Manage - Repair EPIC - Library - click on The Sims 4 - click the three dots (...) next to The Sims 4 - Manage - Verify (You’ll also want to follow the steps above on EA app after this as EPIC launches The Sims 4 through the EA app) Steam - From your Steam library - right-click the game tile - Properties - Installed Files - Verify integrity of game files Still not working quite right? What to include when asking for help We’ve got a whole section of the EA Forums dedicated to mods in The Sims 4. Remember when posting in the forum to check the pinned posts first, it’ll probably save you time. Also be sure to include the info below to get help from the community faster: Your game version, launcher, and platform (e.g. Version 1.119.109.1220, EA app, Mac). You can find your game version in the bottom left corner of the main menu. A short summary of what changed (e.g. “updated today; added X mod; removed Y”). Which mods/CC you’re using (link to your list if possible). Make sure any mods you mention are in line with the EA Forum Rules & Guidelines! We’ve got gamers of all ages here. When errors happened, and what happened. If at some point your game won’t launch the next stage, which stage that was helps with finding a solution. The same with what was happening when your Sims stopped behaving. Steps already tried (vanilla test, 50/50, cache cleared, repairs, etc.). Any error messages or LastException/lastCrash files.
Embrace A Change of Heart
Update 09/18/2024 PC: 1.109.185.1030 / Mac: 1.109.185.1230 Console: 1.99 Sul Sul Simmers! This patch is a big one and brings many new updates and fixes into the game that span across different packs, including improvements to apartment walls, ceiling lighting, and a whole host of fixes for our recently released expansion pack, Lovestruck. These, along with so many more across both Base Game and Packs, can be found below. Thank you for your continued reporting efforts at AnswersHQ. It really helps to let us know the issues you care most about. We hope these fixes keep improving your game and allow you to keep having more fun! More to come. The Sims 4 Team What’s New in The Sims 4 There’s a colorful update to Build/Buy items! 650 color variants have been added and there are new items such as archways, doors, and even ground covers to spruce up your terrain. Check out the vibrant colors and new items in the video. For more details, scroll to the end of the patch notes to see a list of all the Build/Buy items. We can’t wait to see how you mix and match! Performance Reducing Memory Usage: Frequent Memory Updates - Increased the frequency of memory usage data updates to prevent out-of-memory crashes. Improving Simulation Performance: Streamlining Data Storage - We restructured how we store game data to reduce the overhead of using Python objects, making the game run faster and use less memory. Efficient Buff Generation - Reworked how temporary data is generated and stored to fix previous issues and optimize memory usage. Reducing Load Times: Optimizing Render Target Allocation - Stopped unnecessary allocation of large color targets during certain rendering processes, now saving valuable memory especially in high-resolution settings. DirectX 11 (DX11) Updates We’re pleased to announce improvements to the DirectX 11 executable for PC users. While these updates are focused on Windows PC’s, Xbox Simmers will also see benefits from these changes as the Xbox runs a console-based variant of DirectX 11. Here’s what to expect: NVIDIA and AMD NVIDIA and AMD Graphics Cards - Players using NVIDIA and AMD GPUs will now automatically default to the DX11 executable. Players on other GPUs like Intel, will continue to enjoy The Sims 4 on DX9 until a later update. DirectX 11 Enhancements - Faster Graphics Processing - Implemented changes to how graphics data is updated, reducing delays between the CPU and GPU for smoother gameplay. Performance Boost with Constant Buffers (cbuffers) - This enhances performance by reducing overhead and managing memory more efficiently. Users with mid to high-end GPUs should notice improved performance! New DirectX 9 Option in Graphics Setting - By default, Simmers on NVIDIA and AMD GPUs will launch The Sims 4 using DX11. If you prefer, you can switch to DX9 via Game Options > Graphics and enable the DirectX 9 toggle before re-launching The Sims 4 to play using DirectX 9. Intel Ongoing Intel Development - We are continuing development on bringing DirectX 11 to Intel GPU based PC’s but it needs a little longer before we can bring it to Simmers as the default option. For now Intel based Simmers will continue to use DirectX 9 when running The Sims 4. DirectX 11 Opt-In - DirectX 11 is available for those Simmers who want to try it, including those using an Intel GPU, you may experience visual issues with mods. We recommend disabling all mods while using the -dx11 command line argument. For detailed information about DirectX 11 and instructions on how to enter launch arguments for both the EA App and Steam, please visit here. If you encounter any issues with DirectX, you can find assistance here. The Gallery Pack filters now properly work for Home Chef Hustle in The Gallery and library. No more hiding. Base Game [AHQ] Outdoor lighting will no longer affect inside the room through ceilings. Let there be (proper) light. [AHQ and AHQ] When attempting to save, "Error Code: 0" no longer occurs related to Gigs or Neighborhood Stories. [AHQ] Addressed an additional issue where the game would fail to load and display Error Code 123 when traveling between lots. [AHQ] Clay and Future Cubes will no longer get left on lots during events. Pick up your trash and leave nothing behind. [AHQ] Frogs, mice and fishes in tanks are now visible when placed in laptop mode. Welcome back, friends! [AHQ] Sims will put their tablets and homework back into their inventory instead of placing them in the world as long as they are standing or sitting. Again, stop littering, Sims! [AHQ] The call is not coming from inside the house–you'll stop getting invitational phone calls from your own Household Members. [AHQ] “Complete a Daily Work Task” Want now completes properly after finishing a daily work task. Work work work. [AHQ] Children now have the option to quit their "After School Activity". Although quitters never prosper. [AHQ] Thought bubbles of Sims will no longer appear through walls and floors. Keep your thoughts to yourself. [AHQ] Family fortune - “Heal Negative Sentiments” task will now properly complete. [AHQ] Sims will return from work or school and switch into the same Everyday Outfit they had on instead of defaulting to the first Everyday Outfit in the Create a Sim list. You will wear what I tell you to wear, Sim! [AHQ] Certain cabinet/shelf combinations over kitchen sinks will no longer prevent Sim from washing in the sink. No excuses for not cleaning up after yourself. [AHQ] Outdoor shadows now move smoothly without jumping on the screen on ultra graphics settings and at different Live Mode speeds. [AHQ] Camera jittering is no longer observed in Build Buy mode after using Terrain Tools. [AHQ] When recent neighborhood stories mention a Sim that died in another neighborhood, switching to the respective Sim household will now have an urn present. RIP. [AHQ] Upgrading washer/dryer now completes Nerd Brain Aspiration. [AHQ] Sims will now hold the acarajé dish the right way while eating. It’s delicious however you eat it, though. [AHQ] Autonomous check infant no longer causes new random cold weather outfit to be generated for infant. They’re not cold. Infant no longer stretches when crawling in deep snow. Although we question why you’re letting your infant crawl in the snow. [AHQ] Teen Sim is able to take vacation days while working in the lifeguard career. It’s only fair. [AHQ] Event goals remain visible even after editing from the Calendar. Siblings can no longer be set as engaged in Create a Sim. [AHQ] The Teen Goal Oriented Aspiration now gets completed properly after getting promoted at work. Investigating missing Doodlepip splines. Reticulation progressing. [AHQ] "Become friends with" Want no longer appears for Sims with relationship equal or above friends. We’re already friends. [AHQ] World icons on the world selection screen no longer move when middle-clicked. [AHQ] Locked seed packets are unlocked in BB when using the gardening skill cheat “stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10”. Gimme my seeds! [AHQ] Female Sims' stomachs will no longer become invisible when paired with Masculine cargo pants in certain color swatches. "Likes/Dislikes" Sim preferences are now available for Sims created via Create a Sim Stories. Sim animation will no longer pop when sitting on a stool and asking another Sim an inappropriate question. [AHQ] Sim thumbnails are no longer low resolution on the Resume button. [AHQ] Re-fixed issue where Skill List gets out of order, specifically when switching between Sims. [AHQ] ‘ymTop_TshirtRolled_Yellow' top no longer clips with bottoms in Create a Sim. [AHQ] Event Goals created through the Calendar properly show up during the Event, even if you edit the Event. Affecting Multiple Packs [AHQ] In apartments, University dorms, and penthouses: Walls and doors will now cut away properly in wall down/cutaway viewing mode. Adjusted checks for exterior walls and inactive units. [AHQ] Vampire scars are no longer observed while creating a genetics-based Spell Caster Sim, and any scars generated can now be removed (mouth, eye, cheeks and brow details). [AHQ] Werewolf/Vampire Sims will swap to occult form and vice-versa after the animation instead of before or during. [AHQ] Nails no longer cause shoulder tears on ‘yfTop_EP08SweaterScarf_Solid’ and ‘ymBody_EF90Djellaba_Solid’ outfits. [AHQ] Leather Pants no longer overlap with low boots. Get to Work [AHQ] Sim targeted by the Simray now change to the proper blue skin tone. [AHQ] Child eyebrows now update to match their hair color in Create a Sim. City Living [AHQ] Strange wall patches and gaps are no longer visible in Wall Down View in San Myshuno Apartments. [AHQ] Food stalls in San Myshuno no longer disappear after coming out of Create a Sim and Manage Worlds. [AHQ] Snow no longer appears inside the Planet Honey Pop building. Cats & Dogs [AHQ] Feline friends rejoice! “Give Catnip Treat” action to cats will no longer cancel. The cat deserves a treat! Seasons [AHQ] Sim will now receive a vacuum along with the vacuum dock as a Holiday gift. Wow…a vacuum. That’s just exactly what I wanted. Thank you? [AHQ] The “lose weight” New Year's resolution will now be properly completed. But really, you look great just as you are. [AHQ] ‘Holiday Decoration Box’ will no longer become unowned after moving to another Residential lot or Residential Rental lot–take those holiday memories with you! [AHQ] The "Countdown to Midnight" tradition on all TVs now can be completed. Discover University [AHQ] Sim will return from visiting the law class as a guest speaker–in both judge or private attorney branches–whether through the phone or the building interaction. We don’t know where they were previously going. Very sus. [AHQ] Sims without the Active Trait will no longer get trait-related buffs when playing with a soccer ball. [AHQ] “Contribute Knowledge” will now satisfy Writing Aspiration on a Research Archive Machine goal counting towards the “Senior Scholar” milestone Academic Aspiration. [AHQ] Servo's graduation portrait now shows an accurate picture. Eco Lifestyle [AHQ] Other Sims will stop stressing you out by constantly making de-stressing decoctions autonomously in the neighborhood or in the active Sim's lot during Self-Sufficiency Neighborhood Action Plan [AHQ] Notifications for a Neighborhood Action Plan no longer trigger with the option turned off and only send the notification if the Eco Footprint feature is enabled. [AHQ] Stacking sun rays/aurora no longer get stuck loading. [AHQ] Blue void lines no longer appear in Evergreen Harbor. Snowy Escape [AHQ] The platform roof at 2-4-3 Wakabamori now looks correct… [AHQ] Fun and Social Needs no longer reduce while Hiking together. Exercise is fun. Everyone knows that. Cottage Living [AHQ] Finchwick Fair results no longer appear during Sports Day Competition results. High School Years [AHQ] Teen Sims no longer randomly stop taking exams. [AHQ] Teen Sims can travel to prom even if Principal Mei Prescott is not alive. [AHQ] Sims are paid in full for WFH tasks for Simfluencer/Video Game Streamer career. Growing Together [AHQ] San Sequoia’s world map properly loads into all lots and avoids corrupted white screens. [AHQ] ‘Left-Side Work of Modern Art Window’ is now properly transparent. Horse Ranch [AHQ] Goats and Sheep now have “Care”, “Put In Inventory”, and “Trade For” interactions right after moving to a new lot. There is now self-interaction on the Sim to walk to Dreadhorse Caverns. For Rent [AHQ] You can now select and edit wall heights on Residential Rentals without having to delete and replace the walls. [AHQ] Ownership no longer disappears from objects after "Move Household". [AHQ] Kettle and Pressure Cooker no longer randomly disappear from inventory. [AHQ] The "Do You Be-leaf in Concrete?" red/orange swatch and green/gray swatch displays properly. [AHQ] Work From Home Sims in the Handyperson career will be properly paid. [AHQ] On rental properties when someone dies, you are now given a headstone/urn. Visits from property owner Panya count towards the "Have the Property Owner Visit your Unit" goal for the Discerning Dweller Aspiration. Lot Traits and Lot Challenges stay selected for Residential Rental lot units when converted from Residential or Venue lot. [AHQ] “Venue Funds Transfer” button no longer appears for community lots. Able to enter a vacation rental unit by using phone and last exception no longer triggers when loading the save. When objects are being repossessed, the Utility BIlls and Unpaid Taxes properly update in Bills Info Panel. Unit Details text no longer overlap when hovering on Residential Rental lots in Map View. [AHQ] When bills are delivered while you are in another world, it will now process utilities correctly. Lovestruck [AHQ] Players who had saved after using Cupid’s Corner while Gallery Sims were not available were still not getting Gallery Sims there after the previous update. NOW everyone who is online and has the feature enabled should see them. Vet Clinics can no longer be a venue for Create a Date events. Find a different place to get to know your date! Activities from packs you do not own now cannot be selected for a Create a Date activity. Saved games that have used Cupid's Corner now stay at an appropriate size. Sims with a special role (such as Bartender or Librarian) that are invited on a Date now join even though they're very busy at work and just trying to do their job. [AHQ] The occasional occurrence of a blank Create a Date goal has been fixed. Changing a Create a Date event from the calendar from no goals to goals enabled and then switching back to no goals will now correctly remove the goals from the event. The Romantic Explorer and Paragon Partner goal for going on a date will now be completed properly if the date does not have goals enabled. The goal “Use Romantic Blanket” for the Romantic Explorer Aspiration now lights up when completed. The interface to "Create Your Own Relationship Label" now works properly with a controller or when switching between Keyboard/Mouse and a controller on consoles. When setting up Household Relationships in Create a Sim, all the Romance Dynamics options are selectable now for Sims towards the bottom of the list on console. The “Romance Enthusiasts” category is now available under “Attraction Characteristics” in Create a Sim Preferences. A few objects were not properly sorting or filtering due to missing tags. The following objects have been fixed: Rose Radiance Flower Bouquet (flowerBouquet_EP16GENlove), Herbert Heart (sculptTableMedium_EP16GENplush), Exotic Elegance Flower Bouquet (flowerBouquet_EP16GENmodern), Tri-Aviary Love Symphony Sculpture (sculptTableMedium_EP16GENloveBirds), Floral Symphony Flower Bouquet (flowerBouquet_Ep16GENvariety), Draped Desires (sculptFloor_EP16GENcanopyStraight), Flexible Three-Seat Loveseat (sitLoveseat2x1_EP16GENartsy), Delicate Iron Bench (sitLoveseat2x1_EP16GENparkIron), and Couples Crest Bench (sitLoveseat2x1_EP16GENartistic). When using The García Amor Costume Trunk, the Sim's portrait at the bottom of the screen now updates to reflect the costume they are wearing. [AHQ] Romantic interactions should no longer be available for family members at the gym. Dine Out [AHQ] Interactions are now available on culinary pot racks. Removed instances of duplicate menu items in Restaurants. [AHQ] Photo of experimental food no longer changes upon adding frame. My Wedding Stories There are new interactions on the wedding arch that will allow you to set which Sims to sit on either side of the aisle. You will now be able to pick which Sims perform the requested behavior when clicking on the wedding arch and do Ceremony Activities. This will allow greater control of what is happening in the wedding. After telling guests to do a ceremony activity, they'll stop doing other things autonomously. Music specific interaction is now available on the wedding arch in order to control when wedding music plays. The text of these new interactions above will be translated into all supporting languages in an upcoming release. Sims gather around without getting stuck as the wedding couple dances. [AHQ] Sims will properly perform "Exchange Vows with Officiant and Kiss" interaction after performing "Gather at the Aisle" interaction. [AHQ] You can now sell wedding cakes to local bakers! "Sell to Local Bakery" action is available now on wedding cakes. “Take your seats” interaction will no longer show up 3 times. [AHQ] No lines will appear on Sim’s neck after applying the nail asset ‘yfAcc_ManiGP11Patterned_blue’. Werewolves [AHQ] Skin details (like acne or freckles) will no longer appear on Werewolves' in their wolf form. Laundry Day [AHQ] Sim only has to wash only once (not twice) for clothes to be clean or pristine. Tiny Living [AHQ] Butlers can now sleep on Murphy beds (at their own risk). Nifty Knitting [AHQ] Legendary Knitting will now count for Excellent Knits Aspiration. Paranormal [AHQ] More spawners like the specters, weird dolls, occult markings, etc now trigger during Paranormal Investigation for Occult Sims. [AHQ] Paranormal Investigation Gigs no longer showing blank Goal Bar. Specters beware. We’re back on the case. Crystal Creations [AHQ] New item highlights on the Accessories tab properly disappear after checking out the new item(s). Party Essentials [AHQ] Fun and Dancing Skill tooltips now appear for ‘The Minimalist's Dance Floor’. Updates to Build/Buy New Items: Prairie-Style Entry Frames Pointless Renovation Doors Trabeated Entry Frames Delight VAULT 2 Pro-Er-Level Bar The Sloop Jr. Iconless Fiberglass Door Kickless Fiberglass Door New Ground Covers: 21 Rock A Fine Geometry Ground Pavers Bright Moss Grassy Pavers Gravel Pavers Murky Moss Pebbles Please Rich Moss Rock Storm Weeds are Flowers Too New Variants: Mega Chimneys Low Stucco Roof Parapet Feathered Friends Turret Shaped Mission Roof Parapet with Quatrefoil Curved Iron Balcony Mega Wall Hunk Mission-Style Slatted Wooden Balcony Made in the Shade Tile Awning Boxy Iron Balcony Annesley Square Column FitzHerbert Column Grosvenor Column Mega Columns Woodn’t You Like to Know Spandrel with Decorative End Caps High-tide Exterior Trim Jutting Exterior Trim Mega Windows The Craftsman Old Meets View Arch You Happy to See Me? Cha Cha Mostly Tall Sliding Door Mega Doors Island Mahogany Sliding Doors Mega Stairs Handsome Knuckled Banister Mega Railing Mission-Style Turned Wood Banister Shoe Rail with Square Newels Slatted Railing with Chunky Newels Slatted Railing with Square Newels Elegant Shoe Rail with Rounded Newels A Simple Fence Archetypal Picket Fence Fancy Fencing Fancy Picket Fence Mega Fence Mission-Style Wooden Slat Fence Narrow Slatted Fence Rustic Stone Wall Short Picket Fence Simple Picket Fence Spanish Revival Wall Smooth Keeper Cottage Gate Garden Gate Maiden’s Gate Mega Gate Modern Vista Gate Narrow Vista Gate Spanish Inquisition Modern Wonder Dorm Life Panel Droopy Drapes H.S. Trionic Draperies Nouveau Riche Blinds Indecision Swags Indecision Valances Royal Wedding Swag Indulgence The Long Island The Money Maker The Sloop Breath of Fresh Air Stove Hood Caress Stove Hood Close Quarters Range Hood Copperrrr and Otherrr Metal Stove Hall Ceiling Copperrrr and Otherrr Metal Stove Hall Wall Discretion Stove Hood Double Whoosh! Ceiling Stove Hood Dramatic Heights Stove Hood EuroBreeze Range Hood Postilion Ceiling-Mounted Range Hood Pro Performance Range Hood Steely Fan Range Hood Super Sucker Range Hood Tempest Range Hood The Noblesse The Obelisk Wall-Mounted Modern Stove Hood Whoosh! Ceiling Stove Hood Fate Postmodern Antique Tomes Scholarly Stack School Binders and Bookend The Note Book Simplicit-Ease Chair The Hipster Hugger Whipped Cream Cupcake FactoryAdventure Awaits - New Features and Gameplay Q&A
Welcome to Gibbi Point, an exciting new world full of natural wonders and adventure at every corner. With three new neighborhoods to explore, four new skills to master and a new career, Adventure Awaits is brimming with possibilities and discoveries. We know you have questions about Getaways, Custom Venue Lots, and how these new features differ from other packs, so let’s dive into the details! What's the difference between a Getaway and a vacation? Getaways are more than just a vacation, they’re a new way for your Sim to discover exciting experiences and adventures. With Getaways, you can set a custom schedule to plan out your adventures with the new Schedule Planner feature - keep reading for more info below. While vacations lock you to one specific world, you can place Custom Venues and plan Getaways anywhere you want. Whether you're planning a family vacation to the scenic beaches of Sulani, or an occult-only retreat in Moonwood Mill, the choice is yours! What new activities do I get with Adventure Awaits? Gibbi Point has three new neighborhoods to explore - Wanderwood Wilds, Crystal Valley, and Jellyfish Junction, each with new and unique experiences. Wanderwood Wilds invites you into a lush sanctuary of winding forest trails, bubbling geysers, and an air of mystery. You can catch butterflies, or hop into a camp Getaway on the water. Crystal Valley dazzles with glittering rock formations that spark the imagination and inspire awe. You’ll be able to pan for crystals, or discover a mysterious Plumbird. Jellyfish Junction is a waterfront gem, where a shimmering lagoon meets a community that celebrates its beloved jellyfish. You can experience tons of different activities and events by the water, from spin class to kayaking. Modular Playgrounds are new items you can find in Build Mode to create customized playscapes for your Sims and even their new imaginary friends. Build, play, and share on the Gallery using #Playground so other Simmers can enjoy your creations. Imaginary Friends give even the most timid of Child Sims the perfect companion to play with, offering four interchangeable personalities - Goofball, Creative, Competitive, and Evil - that shape how they interact. Imaginary Friends are more than just a childhood companion, these friendships are meant to last a lifetime. If your Child Sim has a strong enough bond with their Imaginary Friend, once they age up into a teen they’ll be able to turn their Imaginary Friend into a fully real Sim! There are 4 new skills with Adventure Awaits, each with their own deep-dives on our EA Help site: Entomology Skill Archery Skill Papercraft Skill Diving Skill The Park Worker career lets your Sims trade the office for the great outdoors as you start as a Cabin Cleaner and climb your way up to Park Counselor or Park Ranger. For full details on this career, check out the guide on our EA Help site: Park Worker career What is a Custom Venue and how can I use it? A Custom Venue is a new type of Lot that lets you build and design your own venue types with more control and customization options through schedule planning. You can use the schedule planner to control the itinerary for your Getaway to add as many or as little activities as you want. You can choose from 1 of 3 Pre-set Getaways, or use Custom Getaways that allow you to determine the location, the schedule, the rules, and even the roles. For more details on rules, roles, and how to set up or schedule your Getaways, check out our EA Help guide here. How can I include pets in my Getaway? If you want to create a Dog Training Getaway, you can do so by following these steps: Create a household with at least one Sim and up to 7 dogs Only pets within a household can attend a Getaway. When in your household, you can assign them to a Role (or Roles). Then, use the Getaway Planner from your phone, computer, or calendar to schedule a custom Getaway. Next, make sure you have a supported* venue or lot that includes dog friendly objects. *Getaways are not supported at Retail lots, Vacation Rental Lots, Residential Rental lot Units, Wedding Venues, Vet Clinic Venues, Restaurant Venues, Small Business Venues, University Housing, all Lots in Batuu, or all secret/hidden lots (ex: Sylvan Glade, Sixam, etc). If you want to use a Custom Venue, you can build out the ideal space with plenty of objects for pets. Assign your household Sim and pets to Roles of the Getaway. The specific Role Activities that you can use for your Pet Roles are: Pets Play and Learn - Cats & Dogs The specific Pet Caretaking Activities that you can use for your Sim Roles are: Care for Animals - which will encourage your Sims to feed, clean, and care for Animals Care for Pets - which will encourage your Sims to fill and care for Litter Boxes, Pet Bowls & Feeders, and Small Pet Habitats Play with Pets - which encourages your Sims to socialize and play with Cats and Dogs The dogs will then take part in the supported activities as part of the Getaway, such as Playing with available Dog Toys like Balls or Obstacle Courses. You can also direct your Sim to run the "Training …" interactions included in Cats & Dogs. What is a Formative Moment and how is it different from a Milestone? While Milestones will give your Sims a head start on certain skills, Formative Moments will give your Sim a bonus on various social interactions, career advancements, and even moodlets as they age up. With Growing Together, completing a Formative Moment also increases your Sim’s Childhood Confidence. Formative moments are a new way for your Child Sims to shape their skills and personality through traits and evolving Childhood Sentiments that will provide lifelong benefits. There are four types of Formative Moment challenges - Adventure, Independence, Inquisitiveness and Social. Each challenge will provide a new trait for your Sim that will influence experiences well into adulthood. Still have questions? One of our very own Creator Network members EmmaVane might just have you covered in her Q&A: Adventure Awaits!What the Plumbob is a DLC?
Sul Sul! While The Sims 4 offers you a solid foundation to build, create, and tell your stories right out of the box (yes, games used to come in boxes. Get off my lawn), what if you're looking for something more eclectic, like a werewolf, dating app, or the messiest bathroom you've ever seen? Buddy, we've got you so covered. The Sims 4 offers a plethora of content types to inspire you, excite you, and for you to use to expand on the stories you want to tell. EA_Solaire and I will show them off below! Expansion Packs Expansion Packs typically focus on a specific concept, like sending your Sims off to University, owning a tattoo shop, or relaxing on an island beach. With Expansions, you’ll usually get a new world to play in, careers to master, new gameplay features, skills and quests, as well as a wide array of Build & Buy objects and plenty of CAS items. Expand your game with all the latest Expansion Packs here! Game Packs Game Packs provide additional storytelling options by focusing on new gameplay features like exploring a perilous jungle, transforming into a powerful werewolf, or saving the town from a mysterious creature 🌵👀. Not only do these packs include tons of exciting new gameplay, they also include Build & Buy items, CAS items, new skills and careers, and sometimes a new world to explore. Add new experiences to your game with all the latest game packs here! Stuff Packs Stuff Packs include new gameplay centered around specific themes, like crafting your own custom jewelry, running a food stall, or investigating a haunted home. These packs typically include new careers and skills, and a selection of Build & Buy and CAS items. Add more to your Sim's lives with all the latest stuff packs here! Kits Kits are smaller and more affordable packs that include several Build & Buy items or CAS items centered around a specific theme, like embracing your inner goth (it’s not a phase mom!) designing a serene greenhouse, or building your own medieval castle. Boost your playstyle with all the latest kits here! Creator Kits Creator Kits are specialized kits that have been curated and crafted by some of your favorite Sims Creators. They include a handful of themed Build & Buy items or CAS outfits, like a sleek high-end bathroom, a cozy mid-century living room set, or elegant business attire. Add more style to your game with all the latest creator kits here! Bundles Love pets? Love decorating? Love...love? Well we also curate special themed bundles at a discounted price that we feel especially compliment each other! The Sims 4 Love & Family Bundle for example bundles the The Sims 4 Parenthood, The Sims 4 Growing Together, and The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories. You can view all of our bundles right here!Boo-tiful Changes Await!
Update 10/22/2024 PC: 1.110.265.1030 / Mac: 1.110.265.1230 Console: 2.01 Sul Sul, spoopy Simmers and specters! This Halloween season, we're summoning delightful surprises alongside the release of The Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack. A hauntingly huge thank you to those special ghouls who took time to report issues via Answers HQ. Prepare for a ghostly array of fixes and updates. No tricks, just spectral treats! What’s New in The Sims 4? Base Game Updates Sims will react uniquely to others' deaths based on traits and relationships. Experience everything from sobbing for a loved one passing to retching at a stranger’s death. Ghosts can now be created in Create a Sim for Child through Elder ages. After passing on, Ghost Sims gain a new set of needs in place of the classic, living Sims ones: including Goo Waste, Ethereal Sustenance, Otherworldly Slumber, Spooky Diversions, Ethereal Bonding, and Apparition Cleansing. At the moment of death, Sims are now given the option to "Become a Playable Ghost" or "Become a Freeroaming Ghost." Upon the death of a marriage partner, two married Sims will no longer be married, they'll be widowed. However, there is a new interaction that will allow them to "Ask to Stay Married" so they can reinstate their marriage status. Sims can WooHoo with the Grim Reaper again. Improved autonomous ghosts behavior such as reducing the frequency of ghosts breaking things and creating annoying ghost 'byproducts', i.e. puddles. Added a new Outdoor picture category in Build Mode called "Life Event Activity" to help players find content for Funerals, Weddings, and more. Infant, Toddler, Child Sims taken by Social Workers go to Household Menu in Manage Worlds, rather than being deleted. Added a new bonfire object called the Fieldstone Bonfire Pit to Base Game. There is an option on Gravestones/Urns to manually swap to the other one whether you are indoors or outdoors. Before it would always auto-change when brought in or taken out. We added 10 new "true black" color variants to 10 different BG Shoes: (ymShoes_AnkleOxford) (yfShoes_AnkleBoots) (yfShoes_PumpsLow) (ymShoes_SneakersSlipOn) (yfShoes_PumpsHighPointed) (ymShoes_OxfordFringe) (ymShoes_AnkleCombat) (yfShoes_AnkleBootsCuffed) (yfShoes_PumpsHighOpenAsym) (yfShoes_PumpsMediumOpenJewel) New Base Game Content That’s Cross-Pack Compatible If you have Get to Work (Aliens), Vampires, Werewolves, Realm of Magic (Spellcasters), Island Living (Merfolks) or the upcoming Life & Death Expansion Pack, you can click on a Sim’s urn or gravestone to choose from a selection of which gravestones to use. That Sim who wasn’t a Vampire but was a little too obsessed with Vampires? Yeah, they can rest eternally with a bat-themed gravestone now. There is now a Merfolk Urn and Tombstone for players with Island Living. Players can swap occults while in Create a Sim if they have the necessary occult packs. This doesn’t remove progress on a Sim that’s currently being created (within reason). Players can create Elder Dog, Cat, & Horse Ghosts in Create a Sim with the Cats & Dogs or Horse Ranch Expansions. DirectX 11 - Improved GPU Detection on Hybrid Systems We’ve addressed an issue affecting players with hybrid GPU laptops, where the game was defaulting to DirectX 9 on devices with NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards instead of the expected DirectX 11. Bug Fixes Console [AHQ] Cottage Living - Images for crafted Cross-Stitch objects on PlayStation are no longer in grayscale. [AHQ] Growing Together - Puzzles are no longer in black and white on PlayStation. Base Game: [AHQ] Sims will not eat spoiled food autonomously. [AHQ] Plants that have enough water will stop dying. [AHQ] Interactions will no longer jam and prevent progression through the interaction queue when caused by stuck chickens on the lot. [AHQ] Sims will fully close their eyes when they are supposed to (like when sleeping). [AHQ] Parent Sims will no longer get stuck standing idly in front of the crib when trying to interact with their sleeping baby. [AHQ] NPC Sims no longer enter the lot without knocking on the door. [AHQ] Skill books are now available at all libraries; not just the Willow Creek Library. [AHQ] Most recently interacted with Sim will appear at the beginning of the Relationship panel. [AHQ] Pizza delivery Sim can now be tipped and interacted with after delivering pizza. [AHQ] Invisible Nannies have had their superpower removed and will now remain visible. [AHQ] Sims will no longer incorrectly age up when adjusting game age options. [AHQ] Stopped issues where a held baby tries to perform an interaction that requires an adult to put them down, but the adult can't so it just spins in a loop. [AHQ] Textures will now apply on one-Tile gable roofs. [AHQ] Curved Fences will now cast shadows. [AHQ] Small black shadows on lots in Manage Worlds map can be removed by loading into the affected lot and exit to regenerate the thumbnail. [AHQ] Blue squares no longer observed in lieu of empty Lot Traits when saving the lot in Build Mode. [AHQ] Modify career outfit cheat now works for part-time careers. [AHQ] Male tank tops are no longer observed after selecting Feminine fashion choices for previous SDX assets. [AHQ] Mourning moodlet will not appear when a stranger Sim dies in front of the active Sim. The moodlet is only displayed if they are at least acquaintances. [AHQ] Previous SDX Ponytail's texture will no longer distort around pulled out ear shapes. Non-binary Sims are now properly referred to as “Birthday Sim“ during the birthday party event. [AHQ] Guerdon Goods Nano Can 2.0 is now tagged as off-the-grid. [AHQ] Fixed an issue that could occur during the “Adopt a child“ flow while off lot. Affecting Multiple Packs [AHQ] Cleared situations where Build Mode objects and houses placed with ‘moveobjects on’ would appear in the sky. City Living [AHQ] “Game failed to load“ error no longer triggers when to visit apartments with placed pools (Error Code 132:dad724e4:16f19fc6). [AHQ] City Living Festivals and other festivals now always appear properly in the calendar. [AHQ] NPC Sims in San Myshuno will no longer experience sudden unexpected weight gain. NPC Sims’ bodies should only be susceptible to change if they are inside an active residential lot. Seasons [AHQ] Flower arrangements will look the same when placed from the Library or the Gallery. Island Living [AHQ] Merfolks now have their own tombstone and urn. [AHQ] My Wedding Stories: Island Living canoe no longer gets water inside of it when navigating in Tartosa world. Eco Lifestyle [AHQ] Vertical gardens now count towards the Freelance Botanist Aspiration. High School Years [AHQ] Packed lunch boxes from inventory are eaten by teen Sims during lunch hours. [AHQ] Rocks will respawn a few hours after digging in 'Water Tower Way' in Copperdale world. Growing Together [AHQ] Reduced clipping issues when Child Sims Practice Riding Bike near a building. Horse Ranch [AHQ] ‘Bad Ranch Product' moodlet no longer observed upon Harvesting Excellent/Magnificent/Perfect Quality Plants. For Rent [AHQ] Property Owner will not be charged along with Eviction settlement after Tenant breaks lease. [AHQ] Event Failed TNS no longer triggers after completing the Tenant Revolt event by performing “Promise Better Conditions“. [AHQ] Lot Challenges and Lot Traits of a lot downloaded from gallery reflect correctly in-game. [AHQ] When a tenant Sim bulldozes a unit in a Residential Rental, the rent for other hidden units won't reset to zero. [AHQ] The asset (yfBody_EPLongTunicPants_darkpink) pairs properly with all the Nail Assets. Lovestruck [AHQ] The asset (yfAcc_PediContrast_ContrastOrange) now has orange swatches. Vampires [AHQ] Infants will no longer teleport to outside of the Crib when Resuming Game right as the baby transitions to sleep. Realm of Magic Spellcaster animation will run less frequently in Create a Sim. Werewolves [AHQ] Werewolf Sims howl less frequently in Create a Sim. [AHQ] Turned Werewolves will no longer occasionally lack color on their nose. Vintage Glamor [AHQ] Globe bar drink platter now fits on accent/end/coffee tables. Paranormal [AHQ] Lights no longer revert to auto mode in Haunted Houses. Crystal Creations [AHQ] The Crystal Tree will not become invisible or transparent and the crystals will be collectable. Bust the Dust [AHQ] Inspired moodlets from Cleaning House now have a proper timer to prevent overriding other moodlets and blocking related Interactions.
