The Sims 4 is the life simulation game for that gives you the power to create and control people. Experience the creativity, humor, escape, and the freedom to play with life in The Sims 4.
Create Unique Sims
A variety of Sims are yours to personalize, each with distinct appearances, dynamic personalities, and inspiring aspirations. Use powerful customization features to bring your imagination to life. Create yourself, your favorite celebrities, your fantasy, or your friends! Change your Sims' clothing to reflect your mood, develop stories that deepen your world, and give their lives purpose with traits and aspirations.
Build the Perfect Home
Effortlessly build and design ideal homes for your Sims using Build Mode. Construct the home of your – and their – dreams by planning its layout, choosing furnishings, and altering the landscape and terrain. You can even add a pool, basement, and garden, or rebuild with new ideas and designs!
Explore Vibrant Worlds
Travel between locations, discover amazing and distinctive neighborhoods, and encounter captivating venues. Your Sims can visit new communities to expand their social circle, hang out with friends, or throw unforgettable parties.
Add New Experiences
Use the Gallery to find inspiration from a community of players just like you, where you can add content to your game or share your own creations. Download, like, and comment on your favorite Sims, homes, and fully-designed rooms. Join the community, join the fun!
The Sims 4 normally costs $40, but can go on sale for up to 85% off with instances where it has been given away for free.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/z00mK3Pxc8w
Create a Sim Demo: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/create-a-sim-demo
Content Packs
In the Sims 4 content packs come in three varieties:
- Expansion Pack - These packs are your standard packs that have existed since the original Sims game. These packs provide the most content out of any pack and add several new features, clothing, objects, and sometimes worlds that follow the main theme of the pack. Expansion Packs normally cost $40, but go on sale for up to 50% off very often
- Game Pack - Introduced with The Sims 4, Game packs are medium sized packs that add a new experience to the Sims game following a theme. These packs include the same additions a full expansion provides on a smaller scale. Game Packs normally cost $20, but go on sale for up to 25% off very often
- Stuff Pack - Stuff Packs were introduced in The Sims 2 and they provide new clothing and objects following a theme. In The Sims 4 there have even been two instances where fans were allowed to vote and create their own Stuff Packs. Stuff Packs are the smallest of the three packs and normally cost $10. These packs rarely go on sale.
Expansion Packs
Get to Work
Rule the Workplace
You rule the workplace with The Sims 4 Get to Work. Actively control your Sims while they're on the job, and determine whether they're headed toward a big promotion or are becoming the workplace menace. Jump to the rescue and save countless lives as a Doctor, torment your neighbors with mischievous inventions as a Scientist, or investigate crime scenes and crack the big cases as a Detective. If you'd rather be your own boss, you can even create, customize, and manage your own retail businesses and become a Simoleonaire! You decide how your Sims get to work.
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/rinBmBen2Iw
- Doctor, Scientist, and Detective active careers, which give you the option to go to work with your Sims and complete tasks throughout the workday
- Create and run your own businesses
- Baking and Photography skills
- Magnolia Promenade world
- Alien life state
Get Together
Get Together with Clubs!
Create Clubs for your Sims where you set the rules, define their looks, and customize their hangouts in The Sims™ 4 Get Together. Sims in a Club follow your rules when they're together, regardless of how they usually behave, giving you new ways to play with your Sims! You can also meet new Sims by joining various Clubs with distinct interests, identities, and styles. Get together with other Sims for exciting group activities like super-secret dance parties, midnight bonfires, and more. Explore the beautiful new world of Windenburg, with its scenic neighborhoods and lively hotspots!
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/X4owA7k9UrY
- Create and join clubs with increased perks the more you participate
- Group activities with other Sims
- Windenburg world
- DJ and Dancing skills
City Living
Take Your Sims to the City
Do your Sims long to leave the suburbs behind? Fulfill their dreams in the diverse city of San Myshuno, where they can discover exciting neighborhoods, move into a new apartment, check out fun festivals and more. In The Sims™ 4 City Living your Sims can experience the joys and challenges of sharing close quarters with other Sims. Work your way up from a starter unit to a penthouse as your Sims launch new Metropolitan careers!
Key Features:
- San Myshuno world
- Apartments that add rent, landlords, pests, lot traits and close neighbors. Penthouses without these restrictions are also available
- Five different types of festivals to participate in
- Critic, Politician, and Social Media careers
- Singing skill
- Inspirations from Chinese, Indian, Moroccan, and Japanese cultures that include clothing and recipes
Trailer: https://youtu.be/W458QnCVQik
Cats & Dogs
Life is better with Cats & Dogs
Create a variety of cats and dogs, add them to your Sims' homes to forever change their lives and care for neighborhood pets as a veterinarian with The Sims™ 4 Cats & Dogs. The powerful new Create A Pet tool lets you personalize cats and dogs, each with their own unique appearances, distinct behaviors, and for the first time, expressive outfits! These wonderful, lifelong companions will change your Sims' lives in new and special ways. Treat animal ailments as a veterinarian and run your own clinic in a beautiful coastal world where there's so much for your Sims and their pets to discover.
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/OFWb3lgRpcE
- The ability to create cats, dogs, raccoons, and foxes as pets that your Sims can train and play games with
- Build and run your own vet clinic
- Brindleton Bay world
- Pet Training and Veterinarian skills
Seasons
Year-round fun for your Sims
Add weather to your Sims' lives to tell new stories, enjoy seasonal activities and celebrate heartfelt holidays with The Sims™ 4 Seasons. Make the most out of the weather all year round, from crisp snowfalls to sweltering heat – every world is affected by seasons in unique ways. Create a winter story with ice skating, befriend a magical scarecrow at the fall harvest, share a spring fling during a downpour or host a summer pool party. Gather friends and family to celebrate holidays complete with traditions, gifts and special guests. Stay warm or keep cool with all-new outfits to brave the elements. Even begin a blossoming gardening career as a botanist or by crafting floral arrangements!
Key Features:
- The four seasons are added to the game with dynamically changing weather with each world having it's own unique weather pattern
- Calendar that allows you to set holidays for any day, including custom ones with options such as gift giving and holiday meals
- Gardening career and Scout after school activity
- Flower arranging skill
- Outerwear options for Sims
- Gift Giving and Grand Meals for holidays
Trailer: https://youtu.be/tn0hCTyj2Kc
Get Famous
Experience the celebrity lifestyle with your Sims!
Reach for the stars and rise to celebrity status with The Sims™ 4 Get Famous. Build your stardom as you pursue an acting career, become an A-lister, and guide your Sims down the unpredictable path to fame. From the studio lot to VIP parties, you choose how your Sims can gain worldwide acclaim. Customize and show off your celebrity style, and decorate your Sims' luxury house on the hills with over-the-top accessories like a solid-gold toilet. Get ready to shine bright in the spotlight and live your best celebrity life.
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/fIekuG3FG7I
- Fame system that gets you all the perks of a celebrity, including paparazzi, fans, and even VIP access to clubs
- Reputation system that allows your Sim to have a good, neutral, or bad reputation that will affect how nearby Sims react to them
- Actor active career
- Acting and Media Production skills
- Blind dates
Island Living
Escape the ordinary and enjoy a laid-back lifestyle.
Explore a breezy world drenched in sun, sand and endless fun as your Sims make their own paradise in The Sims 4 Island Living. Whether they contribute to the conservation effort or prefer living off the grid, your Sims can take the plunge and enjoy what this unique culture has to offer. Embrace traditional events, wear native clothing styles or sip on some kava. It's all part of Sulani island life.
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ihFbmjYm7CQ
- Sulani world
- Conservationist career
- Diver, Fisherman, and Lifeguard part time jobs
- Mermaid life state
- Ocean Swimming
Discover University
Explore all the experiences college has to offer. Take classes that set your Sims up for success in engineering, education or law careers. Discover robotics and ping-pong, or make some mischief pulling pranks against the rival school. Study hard, sleep in and high-five the school mascot – just make sure to keep those grades up!
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/VtPy-71fkSc
- Two Universities for your Sim to attend with thirteen majors to choose from
- Classes and grade system
- Dorms and roommates
- Britechester world
- Research & Debate and Robotics skills
- Education, Engineer, and Law careers
- E-Sport and Soccer Team after school activities
- Bicycles
- Servo(robot) life state
Eco Lifestyle
Make a Difference
Be the change you want to see in Evergreen Harbor. Start a clean-water project with fellow collaborators, or build wind turbines to power the community. Then watch your neighborhood transform.
Key Features:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/Q2ce9VSNsjE
- -Eco Footprint mechanic that shows the pollution level of each neighborhood
- -Eco friendly objects such as a recycler, solar panels, and wind turbines
- -Community Space lot assignment option
- -Civil Designer career and Crafter Freelancer career branch
- -Fabrication and Juice Fizzing skills
The Era Sims community voted on the most essential Expansion Packs and this is how they ranked:
1. Seasons
2. City Living
3. Cats & Dogs
4. Discover University
5. Get to Work
6. Get Together
7. Get Famous
8. Island Living
Game Packs
Outdoor Retreat
Explore the Outdoors!
Venture into the deep woods to discover new surprises, including dangerous and wondrous herbs, new species of fish, creepy insects and…bears? Hang out by the campfire before trying to find the hermit rumoured to live in the deepest parts of the forest.
Camping themed pack that adds to Granite Falls world.
Spa Day
Pamper Your Sims!
Treat your Sims to a day of pampering with The Sims™ 4 Spa Day. Visit the all-new Perfect Balance Spa for a revitalizing massage, or work on the all-new Wellness skill with some yoga. After a relaxing mud bath, step into the sauna to melt away the daily stresses. You'll also get a variety of all-new objects and décor, so you can pack your home with so much tranquility that your Sims can't help but find their inner peace!
Spa themed pack that adds a Wellness skill and saunas.
Dine Out
Create a Restaurant and Dine Out
Own a restaurant and take your Sims out to eat with The Sims™ 4 Dine Out. Create and manage a variety of restaurants, hire staff, and set the perfect menu to earn a profit and expand your business. Dine out with Sims to enjoy all-new experimental cuisine and spend quality time with friends and family.
Restaurant themed pack that allows you to dine at restaurants as a well as create and run your own.
Vampires
It's Time to Live the Immortal Life
Transform your Sims into powerful vampires and live for eternity in an eerie new destination with The Sims™ 4 Vampires. Create a variety of vampires using all-new tools and unlock unique Powers that give your Sims supernatural abilities. Escape to Forgotten Hollow, build a lair and hang out with other immortals.
Vampire themed pack that adds the Vampire life state and the Forgotten Hollow world.
Parenthood
Guide Your Sims into Adulthood
Develop your Sim's parenting skills to help shape their children's lives into adulthood with The Sims™ 4 Parenthood. Choose when to discipline or encourage child behaviors, teach life values, and leave a lasting impact on their future. Experience fun family activities and personalize your household with new home decor and family fashion.
Parenting themed pack that allows you to influence how your sims grow up. A Parenting skill for parents and character skills for children are added, children can go through phases, and families can participate in activities together.
Jungle Adventure
Take your Sims on a mysterious adventure into the wild and discover a new culture!
Explore a unique wilderness landscape, revealing a temple, jungle obstacles, cursed relics and treasures. Experience the culture and customs of Selvadorada, from devouring local eats to learning spicy new dance moves!
Adventure themed pack that adds the world of Selvadorada based on Latin America.
Strangerville
Solve the mystery of a desert town that holds a deep, dark secret.
Start your investigation and solve the mystery of a desert town that holds a deep, dark secret.
The first story based content pack in the history of the Sims. This Stranger Things inspired pack adds the desert world of StrangerVille where you must solve a sci-fi mystery. The story content is optional and the pack also adds the Military career.
Realm of Magic
Realm of Magic is a magic focused pack that includes the Spellcaster life state, familiars, and the Glimmerbrook world. You are able to cast spells that you have learned and create potions with different effects.
The Era Sims community voted on the most essential Game Packs and this is how they ranked:
1. Parenthood
2. Dine Out
3. Vampires
4. Realm of Magic
5. Outdoor Retreat
6. Spa Day
7. Jungle Adventure
8. StrangerVille
Stuff Packs
There are a large number of stuff packs and they mainly just add clothing and objects, so I will just link to them all:
Upcoming releases
Custom Content
Recent updates
Update 07/08/2020
PC: 1.64.84.1020 / Mac: 1.64.84.1220
Console: Version 1.28
Hello Simmers!
We have a small but important update for you to address a couple of critical issues. As well as a "Coming Soon" feature announcement that you can find in The Gallery! We hope you will join in on the fun as we get closer to the 17th! Check out the Gallery for more details!
Happy Simming,
SimGuruGnome Ft. SimGuruRusskii
And now onto the fixes:
Sims 4
Somebody please stop Russkii.
PC: 1.64.84.1020 / Mac: 1.64.84.1220
Console: Version 1.28
Hello Simmers!
We have a small but important update for you to address a couple of critical issues. As well as a "Coming Soon" feature announcement that you can find in The Gallery! We hope you will join in on the fun as we get closer to the 17th! Check out the Gallery for more details!
Happy Simming,
SimGuruGnome Ft. SimGuruRusskii
And now onto the fixes:
Sims 4
- Fixed an issue with cycling swatch options while using the Numpad + and - keys.
- Fixed an issue which caused Error 122:324a2e8e to occur.
- Fixed an issue which caused Error 134:b378c837 to occur.
- Hello Error 134, was it me you were looking for? I don't wonder where you are (now) and I don't wonder what you do (now), I hope you don't get lonely…
- Fixed an issue in which when two Households were on Vacation (or one of them were), the messages for Vacation Ending were ambiguous or incorrect.
- Fixed an issue for Consoles in which the Main Menu became unresponsive when disconnected from The Gallery.
- Fixed an issue in which if Simmers were offline and they clicked on The Gallery tab or their Profile tab resulted in their contents in My Library would disappear.
- We turned it off and on again.
- Made some updates to some of the icons for Off-The-Grid related Moodlets.
- Fixed an issue in which some floor textures were disappearing if Stilts were put over terrain tiles. Kinda groovy but we had to fix that.
- Create a Sim asset yfBody_EF18SportStriped_SolidBlueTurquoise has been fixed to avoid clipping with all types of shoes. In the same vein, we fixed a clipping issue when top yfTop_EP03JacketTie_SolidBlueDkBlue is paired with bottom yfBottom_EP02SkirtAsym_Blue (for those who own Get Together and City Living).
- Corrected Residential Lot status of "The Summer Home" Lot in Winderburg. Against all previous evidence, it is actually NOT an Incomplete Lot.
- Fixed an issue in which the game froze when moving to dorms in University of Britechester when giving control to another Sim.
- The University of Britechester and The Foxbury Institute have now associated some of their Degrees with Freelancer Maker and Civil Designer careers! See you next term Simmers!
- Fixed an issue in which the Fabrication sound effect continued playing even after Fabricator had completed its task. Had the Fabricator become sentient… self aware?
- Sims will now actually receive their inheritance after Marrying within the 7 days as instructed. Marry for love or Simoleons? <insert Telenovela Music>
Next on Pasión de Simoleones.- -"Roberto Alejandro del Valle de la Mancha - I love you, I'm glad we are finally together after numerous Sim days and nights… even at Super Speed 3… it felt like an eternity not being able to tell you about my feelings…"
- -"Catalina Josefina Martínez Ochoa de la Trinidad, I loved you since you got that phone message saying you had an inheritance coming… my love will be with you always… or at least until my Motherlode cheat stops working and those Simoleons run out…" <looks away>
- -"Oh Roberto Alejandro… <dramatic embrace>
Somebody please stop Russkii.
- Fixed an issue in which while playing in Low Medium Graphic Settings, doors and windows would not display in Pinecrest Apartments. Where did they go? What secrets have they unveiled?
- Corrected some terminology related to policies in the Bills and Utilities interface.
- Fixed an issue in which when zooming in Pinecrest Apartments, you could sometimes see a hole in the ground without textures. Nothing ominous, no… right?
- The 'All Included!' Lamp With Storage is no more, it has become the 'Not All Included!' Lamp Without Storage as our text writer was deceived and the Lamp does not allow a deco slot. Shenanigans!
Update 06/03/2020
PC: 1.63.133.1020 / Mac: 1.63.133.1220
Console: Version 1.25
The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack drops in just a mere few days, and since we know that living your best Eco Lifestyle can take a little extra elbow grease, we've added some exciting quality-of-life improvements to help pave the way.
Between Inventory updates, new CAS assets from a surprise partnership with M·A·C the return of two beloved NPCs, as well as some really cool new Build features, we hope you enjoy the update.
NEW & IMPROVED FEATURES
INVENTORY UPDATES
Fellow hoarders, this one's for you: We have updated the Sim Inventory with the ability to Filter, Sort, Favorite, Multi-Select, and Multi-Sell in one easy flick of the wrist. Managing that cumbersome pile of collectables you've been racking up for the past five years has never been so easy!
FREE PLACEMENT OF DOORS AND WINDOWS
Following in true Eco Lifestyle fashion, Door and Window placement is now also Off-the-Grid. But not that kind of grid. The limiting kind of tile grid that used to keep you from placing your windows and doors precisely where you wanted them. By holding down the Alt key while dragging, you can enjoy the smooth sensations of free Door and Window placement.
LADDERS
Ladders have been added as part of the Build System. Find your free Classic Wooden Ladder in the Build catalog in the Stairs (& Ladders) category. Unlike Island Living's Dock and Ladder objects for use on water lots, these Ladders can be placed anywhere on your lot and like stairs, they can be used as a means for Sims to traverse from one floor to another.
M·A·C COSMETICS
Did you say you needed some fresh looks for your Sims? We've collaborated with none other than M·A·C Cosmetics to bring you 12 fashion-forward makeup assets suited for everything from everyday to night out glam. If you're not already using it, on PC and Mac we recommend trying out the "Uncompressed Sim Textures" setting in the Options Menu, which is now enabled by default on the High and Ultra graphics settings profiles in order to see these looks really shine. While console versions of The Sims 4 do not have the setting in the Options Menu, each console spec is automatically using the optimal graphical settings based on system resources.
REPO PERSON NPC
The Repo Person NPC has graduated with honors from Discover University's University of Britechester with a Degree in Villainy and has comfortably taken up residence in Base Game. Now everyone can taste their wrath if Bill payments fall behind.
BILLS UPDATE
Speaking of Bills, we've added a cohesive breakdown of Sim's Bills information that can be accessed via an interaction on the Mailbox or Phone. Now instead of lumping everything together, you can see what percentage of your Bills go to Water, what percentage go to Power, insight into any Fees, Reductions, or Penalties. All this and more, calculated and cleanly presented for your finer understanding.
LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD MAP TAGS
We have gone back and added Map Tags with Neighborhood Descriptions to existing neighborhoods that didn't yet have them. We now have delightful icons, names, and descriptions for the no-longer-forgotten Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest, and Windenburg. Ok, feel free to freak out now.
OFF-THE-GRID UPDATES
This one is tricky to list out in a single paragraph with attempted wit, so I'll just drop this bullet list off right here:
Some people who have the Vampires Game Pack appreciate Vlad's antics more than others. I personally love receiving a charming visit from Vlad, and sometimes I could really use a kind compliment about my neck. But we've heard there are a select few that don't quite like having their Sim's necks bitten and motives tanked by an invasive nighttime visitor with no respect for boundaries. Keep Vampires and other unwanted visitors at bay with a new No Trespassing interaction we've added to the Door.
SEND HOME INTERACTION
Speaking of unwelcome visitors, we've also added a new Send Home interaction that's available on visiting NPCs or as a self-interaction in the case of multiple visitors. How is this interaction any different from Ask To Leave or Go Away, you might ask? Convenience. Unlike its less efficient predecessors, this interaction is nearly instantaneous and leaves your visitors with no hurt feelings or Relationship impact. We added it as a useful tool for players, not necessarily as a story-telling mechanism.
BUILD MODE ITEMS GRANT GAMEPLAY EFFECTS
How you build your lot can now affect your gameplay. Certain objects such as wall patterns, floor patterns, fences, and columns bring different gameplay modifiers. Some of these modifiers affect how your Bills and utilities are calculated by decreasing or increasing your Power or Water utility production or usage, as well increasing or decreasing the price of bills. Environment Score can now be impacted by certain objects and materials. Drywall walls without wall patterns applied now decrease environment score like they did in The Sims 3! The choice of floor and wall materials used can also affect the ability to spread fire or puddles at an increased or lessened rate. And if you'd rather build your lot without having to think about these things, don't worry. There's an Option in the Gameplay menu to turn all of this off.
FIREFIGHTER NPC
Oh hey, and speaking of Fire, that reminds me. Did you hear that we've added Firefighter NPCs to the game? We took nods from classic Firefighter NPC behavior from The Sims, The Sims 2, and The Sims 3 and added a few small twists for The Sims 4. When a fire breaks out, Firefighters will come automatically to your lot if you already have a Fire Alarm installed. That way, if you still like to let things burn baby burn, you can just "accidentally" forget to place a Fire Alarm. It's okay. We won't tell anybody. If you honestly did forget to place a Fire Alarm, you can call the Fire Department from the Phone or by clicking on the fire itself. If the Fire Department is called, but there is not an active fire, they will call you on your lapse in judgement and charge you a fine. You won't be punished if there was legitimately a fire that was extinguished before they arrive though. The Firefighter Uniform can be accessed in CAS and gives any Sim wearing it the Fireproof Buff, which gives them some extra protection against fires as well as make them more efficient at putting out fires themselves. It's worth noting that Firefighter NPC's do not show up in Island Living's Sulani. Sulani already has their local Fire Brigade to handle these kinds of emergencies and besides, who wants to wear all that heavy Firefighter gear in the tropics?
STYLED LOOKS FOR TOTS AND KIDS
More than 20 New Styled Looks have been added for Children and Toddlers, using existing Base Game CAS assets to better flesh out some outfit categories that previously felt sparse.
BALANCING PASS OF PHONE CALL INVITATIONS
After five years of Expansion Packs, Game Packs, and Stuff Packs our phone call invites were admittedly starting to get a little spammy. Moments after moving in, you've got Lucas Munch hitting you up, asking you to go to the Bluffs with him. Then not long after, you might have had Vivian Lewis asking you to join her at The Spice Festival. Jeez, let me get settled in first, why don't ya? We've done a tuning pass to rebalance all of these previously competing Phone invites to give you a more meaningful and holistic experience.
LESS INVASIVE EARBUDS
In the same vein as the above balancing pass, we wanted to smooth out one of our more pressing notifications. The free earbuds pop-up that comes with Fitness Stuff has been changed to a more passive TNS and gifts your Sim the earbuds automatically when it triggers. The days of telling the game over and over that you don't want free earbuds, or worse - hitting OK by accident - is a thing of the past.
CONSOLE UPDATES
Eco Lifestyle releasing on the same day across all platforms marks an important milestone for The Sims 4 as Simmers get to play the same content and share new creations on The Gallery together. In this update Console Simmers have a few additional features to improve their quality of life:
We have added a new Controls Overlay Reminder that shows up throughout CAS, Gallery, Live Mode and Build Mode which should make it easier for new Simmers to jump in and not need to remember all the controls.
The Sims 4
Get Together
City Living
Cats & Dogs
Seasons
Get Famous
Island Living
Discover University
Dine Out
PC: 1.63.133.1020 / Mac: 1.63.133.1220
Console: Version 1.25
The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack drops in just a mere few days, and since we know that living your best Eco Lifestyle can take a little extra elbow grease, we've added some exciting quality-of-life improvements to help pave the way.
Between Inventory updates, new CAS assets from a surprise partnership with M·A·C the return of two beloved NPCs, as well as some really cool new Build features, we hope you enjoy the update.
- SimGuruJill & SimGuruRusskii
NEW & IMPROVED FEATURES
INVENTORY UPDATES
Fellow hoarders, this one's for you: We have updated the Sim Inventory with the ability to Filter, Sort, Favorite, Multi-Select, and Multi-Sell in one easy flick of the wrist. Managing that cumbersome pile of collectables you've been racking up for the past five years has never been so easy!
FREE PLACEMENT OF DOORS AND WINDOWS
Following in true Eco Lifestyle fashion, Door and Window placement is now also Off-the-Grid. But not that kind of grid. The limiting kind of tile grid that used to keep you from placing your windows and doors precisely where you wanted them. By holding down the Alt key while dragging, you can enjoy the smooth sensations of free Door and Window placement.
LADDERS
Ladders have been added as part of the Build System. Find your free Classic Wooden Ladder in the Build catalog in the Stairs (& Ladders) category. Unlike Island Living's Dock and Ladder objects for use on water lots, these Ladders can be placed anywhere on your lot and like stairs, they can be used as a means for Sims to traverse from one floor to another.
M·A·C COSMETICS
Did you say you needed some fresh looks for your Sims? We've collaborated with none other than M·A·C Cosmetics to bring you 12 fashion-forward makeup assets suited for everything from everyday to night out glam. If you're not already using it, on PC and Mac we recommend trying out the "Uncompressed Sim Textures" setting in the Options Menu, which is now enabled by default on the High and Ultra graphics settings profiles in order to see these looks really shine. While console versions of The Sims 4 do not have the setting in the Options Menu, each console spec is automatically using the optimal graphical settings based on system resources.
REPO PERSON NPC
The Repo Person NPC has graduated with honors from Discover University's University of Britechester with a Degree in Villainy and has comfortably taken up residence in Base Game. Now everyone can taste their wrath if Bill payments fall behind.
BILLS UPDATE
Speaking of Bills, we've added a cohesive breakdown of Sim's Bills information that can be accessed via an interaction on the Mailbox or Phone. Now instead of lumping everything together, you can see what percentage of your Bills go to Water, what percentage go to Power, insight into any Fees, Reductions, or Penalties. All this and more, calculated and cleanly presented for your finer understanding.
LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD MAP TAGS
We have gone back and added Map Tags with Neighborhood Descriptions to existing neighborhoods that didn't yet have them. We now have delightful icons, names, and descriptions for the no-longer-forgotten Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest, and Windenburg. Ok, feel free to freak out now.
OFF-THE-GRID UPDATES
This one is tricky to list out in a single paragraph with attempted wit, so I'll just drop this bullet list off right here:
- The Off-the-Grid Lot Trait now ties into our new Bill updates, drawing from Water and Power utility. Without excess utility, lots function off-the-grid as they did before. With excess utility, they function more like an on-the-grid lot.
- There is a new Off-the-Grid Build category that will allow players to find Off-the-Grid and survival-esque objects.
- We've done a pass on candles to ensure they properly work when electricity is out.
- Off-the-Grid supported Fridges now have an "Add Ice" interaction that will allow them to keep food preserved—so long as the ice remains!
- Sim will now autonomously use stoves and fridges when Off-the-Grid, not just grills.
- Harvestables now grant unique buffs when consumed off-the-grid.
- Dogs and Toddlers now have a unique interaction to be bathed in Bathtubs even when Off-the-Grid.
- Objects can now be cleaned using the "Use Elbow Grease" interaction. Yummy.
- Players are able to gather Water utility from fishing spots in base game. With Island Living they can gather from the waterfall. Water can also be gathered from any world with swimmable 'ocean' water. With Seasons, water can be gathered from snow drifts.
- Off-the-Grid specific buffs will now take into account motives and Sim traits when determining if a Sim should receive a positive or negative moodlet when living Off-the-Grid.
- We've added multiple new recipes that can be cooked while Off-the-Grid given a Sim has the proper cooking skill level. Some recipes require special ingredients like the Boiling Frog Hot Pot—which adds a really neat survival element to off-the-grid gameplay, while providing Sims with powerful new moodlets that will help them survive in the wild.
Some people who have the Vampires Game Pack appreciate Vlad's antics more than others. I personally love receiving a charming visit from Vlad, and sometimes I could really use a kind compliment about my neck. But we've heard there are a select few that don't quite like having their Sim's necks bitten and motives tanked by an invasive nighttime visitor with no respect for boundaries. Keep Vampires and other unwanted visitors at bay with a new No Trespassing interaction we've added to the Door.
SEND HOME INTERACTION
Speaking of unwelcome visitors, we've also added a new Send Home interaction that's available on visiting NPCs or as a self-interaction in the case of multiple visitors. How is this interaction any different from Ask To Leave or Go Away, you might ask? Convenience. Unlike its less efficient predecessors, this interaction is nearly instantaneous and leaves your visitors with no hurt feelings or Relationship impact. We added it as a useful tool for players, not necessarily as a story-telling mechanism.
BUILD MODE ITEMS GRANT GAMEPLAY EFFECTS
How you build your lot can now affect your gameplay. Certain objects such as wall patterns, floor patterns, fences, and columns bring different gameplay modifiers. Some of these modifiers affect how your Bills and utilities are calculated by decreasing or increasing your Power or Water utility production or usage, as well increasing or decreasing the price of bills. Environment Score can now be impacted by certain objects and materials. Drywall walls without wall patterns applied now decrease environment score like they did in The Sims 3! The choice of floor and wall materials used can also affect the ability to spread fire or puddles at an increased or lessened rate. And if you'd rather build your lot without having to think about these things, don't worry. There's an Option in the Gameplay menu to turn all of this off.
FIREFIGHTER NPC
Oh hey, and speaking of Fire, that reminds me. Did you hear that we've added Firefighter NPCs to the game? We took nods from classic Firefighter NPC behavior from The Sims, The Sims 2, and The Sims 3 and added a few small twists for The Sims 4. When a fire breaks out, Firefighters will come automatically to your lot if you already have a Fire Alarm installed. That way, if you still like to let things burn baby burn, you can just "accidentally" forget to place a Fire Alarm. It's okay. We won't tell anybody. If you honestly did forget to place a Fire Alarm, you can call the Fire Department from the Phone or by clicking on the fire itself. If the Fire Department is called, but there is not an active fire, they will call you on your lapse in judgement and charge you a fine. You won't be punished if there was legitimately a fire that was extinguished before they arrive though. The Firefighter Uniform can be accessed in CAS and gives any Sim wearing it the Fireproof Buff, which gives them some extra protection against fires as well as make them more efficient at putting out fires themselves. It's worth noting that Firefighter NPC's do not show up in Island Living's Sulani. Sulani already has their local Fire Brigade to handle these kinds of emergencies and besides, who wants to wear all that heavy Firefighter gear in the tropics?
STYLED LOOKS FOR TOTS AND KIDS
More than 20 New Styled Looks have been added for Children and Toddlers, using existing Base Game CAS assets to better flesh out some outfit categories that previously felt sparse.
BALANCING PASS OF PHONE CALL INVITATIONS
After five years of Expansion Packs, Game Packs, and Stuff Packs our phone call invites were admittedly starting to get a little spammy. Moments after moving in, you've got Lucas Munch hitting you up, asking you to go to the Bluffs with him. Then not long after, you might have had Vivian Lewis asking you to join her at The Spice Festival. Jeez, let me get settled in first, why don't ya? We've done a tuning pass to rebalance all of these previously competing Phone invites to give you a more meaningful and holistic experience.
LESS INVASIVE EARBUDS
In the same vein as the above balancing pass, we wanted to smooth out one of our more pressing notifications. The free earbuds pop-up that comes with Fitness Stuff has been changed to a more passive TNS and gifts your Sim the earbuds automatically when it triggers. The days of telling the game over and over that you don't want free earbuds, or worse - hitting OK by accident - is a thing of the past.
CONSOLE UPDATES
Eco Lifestyle releasing on the same day across all platforms marks an important milestone for The Sims 4 as Simmers get to play the same content and share new creations on The Gallery together. In this update Console Simmers have a few additional features to improve their quality of life:
We have added a new Controls Overlay Reminder that shows up throughout CAS, Gallery, Live Mode and Build Mode which should make it easier for new Simmers to jump in and not need to remember all the controls.
- If you don't want to be reminded and you know all the controls by heart, you can turn off the Controls Overlay Reminder in the Game Options > Other menu
- The controller overlay screens remain available for those who want them.
The Sims 4
- macOS players should no longer encounter the setLocale.zsh error. However, both Origin and TS4 must be up to date.
- Sims will not have random accessories or clothing pieces when changing into towels.
- Style Influencer Sims can now remove trends they have created, with the Reset Trend interaction.
- Fixed an issue where Sims were not able to Care for Self after they had been in daycare when they were a Toddler.
- Some roofs were updated to remove the appearance of black sides when placed on ceilings.
- Active Sims will no longer get a Tense moodlet for lack of exercise when finishing exercising. Do you even push up bro?
- Sims will no longer get the Fatigued moodlet immediately after starting a workout. Now, we know that endurance takes time to build, but we decided to give Sims a chance to enjoy their workout before being completely fatigued right away.
- Child Sims will now be able to unlock the Video Gaming Skill after they have maxed out their Mental Skill instead of their Motor Skill, which was causing adult skills to reset for Child Sims when they completed aspirations.
- Fixed an issue in which some Households did not have their names displayed in Manage Worlds.
- Corrected requirements for completing the Great Landscaper task that is part of the Mansion Baron Aspiration.
- Fixed an issue in which when utilities are shut off (either because of past due bills or Off-The-Grid) adding objects from Build Mode such as Lamps, would add them turned On.
- The Water Pump, Fishing Holes, Romantic Garden's Whispering Wishing Well, and Get Famous's Luminary's Exotic Water Garden now have the Gather Water interaction when the Off-the-Grid Lot Trait is applied.
- Fixed an issue in which the Subtle Saucer Light was not being so subtle and made objects added from Build Mode be placed randomly when dragged near it.
- Teen Sims will now see the appropriate tooltip when trying to acquire the Fertile Trait from the Rewards Store. No, they are not Robots.
- Fixed an issue in which some Roof Eaves were clipping into enclosed blocks.
- Fixed an issue in which the Clean Up interaction would drop off the queue if dirty dishes were placed on a counter.
- Since we added a new trash bike to Eco Lifestyle, we've made the bicycle helmet available for everyone in CAS. Now you can outfit your Sim in a helmet, regardless of owning a pack that includes bikes.
- Sims will now not receive occasional text messages asking them for a Date from other Sims that they are not romantically involved with. Because it was aaaakward…
- Toddler Sims will not be able to Ask for Mentoring on some in progress mentoring interactions to strangers. Except for "Invite to Bob to Music" because we can dance if we want to, we can leave our friends behind, 'cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well... they're not friends of mine.
- Fixed an issue with textures for the tops and landings on some Staircases.
- Fixed an issue that did not allow randomizer to work correctly when Male Sims had Makeup on Create a Sim.
- Plants can now be placed closer to foundations with moveobjects cheat enabled, as long as most of the plant's footprint is outside of the foundation.
- Fixed an issue in which Simoleons were not added to Household Funds when moving and selling furniture.
- Fixed an issue in which previewing certain windows on diagonal walls reverted their color back to the default color swatch.
- Simmers on macOS Catalina and Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU will no longer experience seeing a squared shadow under their Sims.
- Fixed an issue with the Wooden Prairie-Style Two-Panel door in which color swatches were not displaying correctly on both sides of the door.
- Sims now can dispose of packed lunches that have spoiled. Out, foul food!
- Fixed some oddness with disappearing Stairs within enclosed courtyards.
- Fixed a Stair issue with Landings not working properly on lots with raised foundations and basements. Sims will no longer walk through walls and things should now look appropriate.
- Fixed missing Career Promotion screens for careers in various packs.
- Fixed User Interface elements and Icons across multiple packs.
- Spandrels can now be properly applied on Fences.
- Stairs will now not shrink when increasing Foundation heights.
Get Together
- Fixed an issue in which non local Sim Townies would spawn in Windenburg's Island, now named The Crumbling Isle.
- As much as Windenburgians (Windenburgers? Windenburguese? Windenburglites?) love visitors from other worlds, they have voted them off the Island. Sorry, not sorry!
- Fixed an issue that caused an error to occur when deleting or editing Clubs.
City Living
- Fixed an issue that caused time to be desynchronized at Speed 3. Bending the space time continuum no more!
- Vet Clinics can no longer be placed in Penthouses.
- Yard Sale customers will no longer wander inside Sims' houses and interact with their belongings. While prospective buyers are nice to have in any sale, this was just rude, this is NOT a Welcome Wagon.
Cats & Dogs
- Game progress will no longer be lost when editing/adding/deleting career outfits in Create a Sim.
- Fixed an issue that made Pets' needs to not be fulfilled if not playing an active household.
- Pets' ehm… poop is now able to be used as plant fertilizer. Happy gardening!
Seasons
- Sims can now sell Flowers in stacks from their Inventory.
- Sims will now appropriately put their Umbrellas away before performing some interactions. Because WooHoo while having an Umbrella out in the open, seems complicated, we are not judging… but seems complicated.
- Fixed an issue that made Simmer created Holidays in the Calendar populate after a season ended.
- Father Winter will now be able to remove his beard and change in Create a Sim if he is part of an active Household. But who would dare shave Father Winter's beard?? Who?!
Get Famous
- Fixed the issue with the Actor Career where Sims were unable to complete their gig when they would travel and return home before it was time for the gig.
Island Living
- Lotta Cocolatas will now be made with actual Coconuts taken from Sims' Inventories. What were they made from before? We will never know! Never accept imitation Lotta Cocolatas… never!
- Fixed an issue in which some quick meals were requiring a Microwave while being Off-The-Grid when it is not needed. Yogurt needing a microwave? I think not!
- Mermaids in Create a Sim will no longer be able to have their Traits randomized. This allows them to keep their Mermaidism, as well as their air of mystery and charm.
- Mermaids now will wear appropriate career outfits when going to work. So I can picture this now, Mermaids as Doctors would be a great TV show.
- "Dr. Mermaid/Merman, what do you recommend?
- "I am prescribing some Vitamin Sea"
- Give Russkii more coffee please...
- Fixed an issue in which some Island Living Tank Tops were categorized incorrectly in Create a Sim.
- Mermaid Children made in Create a Sim will now grow up to be fully-functioning Mer-dults.
- The Go To Work button for Odd Jobs has been fixed for Sims on Vacation.
- The Eyedropper tool will now work on Stilts instead of only working on the Foundation Trims.
- Fixed an issue in which Sims in Off-The-Grid lots were showering constantly. Now they will shower when appropriate. Though, with this heatwave, anything goes in my opinion!
Discover University
- Student Sims will not lose their Term Presentations Boards when signing up for another term.
- Simmers with Seasons additionally installed: Student Sims will no longer receive Academic Probation if they were on planned Holidays through the Calendar.
- Student Sims will no longer be labeled as Graduate after completing the Graduation Ceremony. Congratulations!
- Fixed an issue in which homework assignment progression was too slow and timers might have been missing in some instances.
- Fixed an issue in which Sims were taking showers fully clothed. As much as the current heat wave is giving us creative ideas to cool off, it would be more efficient to not be fully clothed when showering.
- Hair Style ymHair_EP08MensShavedPonytail_Black has been updated for Teens, Adults, and Elders to display all swatches. Similarly yfHair_EP08ShortBobBraid_Black has been fixed to appear as an option for Teens.
- Sims that re-enroll in University after graduating or dropping out, can now rejoin their Secret Society. Likewise, if Sims get suspended and re-enrolls their progress will not be lost.
- If a Sim already knows about the Secret Society, is it still a secret? Time will tell.
- Fixed an issue with the "Gameday Glute Accommodator" chair that occasionally could make Sims invisible if they placed it in their Inventory. We don't know what other powers the "Gameday Glute Accommodator" may have but invisibility is now not one of them.
- Sims in the Law Career can now Attend Depositions from their Computers and Phones. Because you don't need to break your computer to complete an assignment, that seems impractical.
- Vampire Coffins and Sleeping Pods can now count as Beds in University Dorms.
- Fixed an issue in which the Write and Publish Research Paper interaction would disappear from the options if it was cancelled midway. I mean, I understand rage quitting something but not to the point of my options to do it disappearing...amirite?
- Fixed an issue with yfBody_EP08DressParty_SolidPurple in which pendant necklaces were not able to be seen if this asset was worn by Sims.
- Fixed an issue that could make the Soccer interaction Study Plays with drop out from the interaction queue.
- Corrected Final Exam Requirements for Elective Courses to say that for studying they need to do so on Computers or Research Machines.
- To anyone who may have noticed the tiny head effect in the thumbnails if you wore the Dragon or the Lobster mascot costume without their hats, that issue has been fixed.
- Humanoid Robots will no longer be able to have Traits or Aspirations modified in Create a Sim. You are a real Sim to me Robot friend, you are to me.
- Herbalism recipes can now work while Off-The-Grid, however only on Off-The-Grid supported stoves.
Dine Out
- Random NPCs will not leave Hamburgers on tables at restaurants anymore. As much as we like to receive free food, we don't think it is proper to get them randomly from a stranger.
- Vampire Sims working on the Master Vampire Aspiration will no longer have the task "Survive for an Additional 20 Days as a Vampire" reset after traveling.
- Vampire Sims with Full Sun Resistance are now able to properly tend to gardens and not tend to plants one at a time.
- Fixed an issue in which you could set the Registered Vampire Lair Lot Trait for Venues.
- Vampire child ears can now be changed after being aged-down from adult Dark Form.
- The Rustic Candle Chandelier now has flame effects on the candles.
- Fans/Stans will no longer follow their adored celebrity into the jungles of Selvadorada.
- Spellcasters have regained access to Styled Looks.
- A Spellcaster is never not in vogue, but it's always nice to have options.
- Fixed an issue in which a Tank Top belonging to this pack was not categorized correctly in Create a Sim.
- Hot Tubs that have been upgraded to unbreakable will no longer be broken upon performing the Zipzap Spell.
- We fixed an issue in which some hotkeys in Photo Mode (particularly E and Q) were not working.
- After popular demand, the Libearian bookend will now cost Simoleons. Nothing's for free, nothing's for freeee... take it away!
- Murphy beds will now be more resilient after first use. Warranty terms pending.
- We have also adjusted their pricing and comfort levels, bang for your buck!
- Fixed an issue in which Game Consoles were not usable with the all in one entertainment systems.
- Now the "Media Marathoner All on the Wall" will be actually the Media Marathoner All on the Wall.
- Fixed an issue in which Hair Styles from this pack appeared with their color swatches out of order in Create a Sim.
- Fixed an issue in which Sims could not Put Bed Up their Murphy Beds after WooHoo.
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