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REMINDER: New The Sims 4 Update is coming tomorrow!

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In case you’ve missed the news, The Sims Team has announced that they’ll be releasing a series of new updates for The Sims 4, addressing the Skin Tones and representation in the game.

The first update that they’ve announced is coming tomorrow, October 6th on PC and Mac, which promises to fix blotchy artifacts and ashy appearance on darker skintones. The same update is set to release on November 10th on Xbox One and PS4 consoles. The update will also revisit two existing base game hairstyles:

The Sims team will be releasing a base game update around existing skin tones on October 6 for Mac/PC and November 10 for console. As we work on expanding skin tone variety, in this first step, we’ll be improving the blotchy artifacts and ashy appearance of darker skin tones on mid and high spec machines*. (Not sure whether this applies to your computer? See the note below!) As mentioned in our initial video, we recognize there is a need to improve the representation of hairstyles in our base game as well, so in October, we will start by updating two of the base game hairstyles.

 

In December 2020 The Sims Team will do a major revamp of CAS by adding 100+ Skin Tones and sliders for them, as well as adding a makeup slider feature.

Please make sure you backup your save game for tomorrow’s update just in case! It’s not known what else this update could bring other than Skin Tone and Hairstyle fixes but we’ll make sure to keep you updated when the update happens!

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Sandra Egbers
Sandra Egbers
4 years ago

And what about our doors and windows?
It’s just not fair that creators have to fix all their stuff they made for years!
You should redo the walls for existing doors and windows.
Maybe a combination of both or just trow away the update for windows above each other… Who needs that?!
Please, we have spend so much money to play Sims 4 and now we can delete all our CC doors and windows… 🙁
Sincerely Sandra TheUnicorn67

Nika
Nika
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

I thought that Sims4Studio should add batch fix for it ‘soon’…?

Milla
Milla
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

That isn’t really their responsibility though. You cant expect them to fix all the crap in the game AND stuff that they didn’t even create. That’s the responsibility of the content creator not the sims.

Dee
Dee
4 years ago
Reply to  Milla

100% this

Rene
Rene
4 years ago
Reply to  Milla

And that’s one of the main reasons for their disclaimer about mods. The game is easy to mod but it’s up to those using mods to take responsibility for what they download and to update when it’s made available. It’s unreasonable to expect team to be responsible for your mods or to hold off on updating a feature because it’s inconvenient for you.

chase
chase
4 years ago
Reply to  Milla

but its also their game and everything should be compatible with it. no matter it being their work or not its still they’re game so they need to make sure it works with everything

Andrea
Andrea
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

What about the glitch when a spell Castor and a witch make a baby? When they become teenagers they forever have a tail. How about fix that…

Brian Tasker
Brian Tasker
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

I think the skin tones were a bit of a bigger more pressing issue than the windows.

Gavote
Gavote
4 years ago
Reply to  Brian Tasker

Really? I’ve had mods that fix the skin tone issue for years. This “improvement” will likely break 80% of my Sims.

Jay
Jay
4 years ago
Reply to  Gavote

Gavote, so I you have to remove default skin replacements. Big whoop. People shouldn’t have to mod to get sims that look like themselves, it is such a nonissue to remove skin default mods. If you were organized about it, you’d have them in separated subfolders – easy to find. If not, tray importer is your friend and will list applied defaults.

Deryk
Deryk
4 years ago
Reply to  Brian Tasker

Spot on Brian. But unless you’re of color its not a priority. 🙁

Name
Name
4 years ago
Reply to  Deryk

We don’t need your half ass updates. Mod creators are better than any of you sim people they actually create the things we want and take the game to the next level. If you’re a console player I suggest buying a computer it doesn’t even have to be a fancy PC even a Mac laptop supports mods and u don’t have to deal with building a gaming computer or worrying about viruses

liz
liz
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

what on earth??? even “just” a mac laptop is super expensive? I play on a laptop that I’ve had for years now, but not everyone is so privileged that they can just go buy a whole computer so that they can play the sims on it. especially if they’ve already payed for the game (and probably also packs) on console.

Name
Name
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

Lol privileged? It’s called having a job. You should have enough in the bank to where a laptop purchase doesn’t leave you with nothing. I make a little over minimum wage and can do this

Terry
Terry
4 years ago
Reply to  Deryk

How do you know what are issues for other simmers? You’re making a blanket statement which actually sounds a little racist.

Heyo
Heyo
4 years ago
Reply to  Deryk

I think it’d be priority for everyone to see themselves and the people they know represented in this game. Unless you simply don’t know (or don’t want to know) any poc, why wouldn’t it be a priority? Don’t speak for other people, Deryk. If you want nothing but white sims for *whatever reason* then good for you I guess but for the rest of us, updated skin tones ARE a priority.

torrie
torrie
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

I need to be able to put windows above each other lol. Just because it’s not your play style doesn’t mean it isn’t valid.

An
An
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

Are you actually asking them to retract the best update of the game so far? What, because it’s “unfair” to cc creatures? What about console players that can’t use cc?

That’s a bit of a ridiculous request. Not everyone mods, and the sims literally has a disclaimer that they don’t support them

Fizz
Fizz
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

O stfu silly little biych hwy ad dsomethgna and you complain e thankful for once

Ashlee
Ashlee
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

People have been wanting this update for a while now. Skin tones are more important than doors.

Brittany A
Brittany A
4 years ago

I would love to see a boat or jet-ski or a canoe built for two people to enjoy.

Denise
Denise
4 years ago

I would love to be able to play with my friends

Russiea
Russiea
4 years ago
Reply to  Denise

Me too

VictorWolfYT
VictorWolfYT
4 years ago
Reply to  Denise

Me too

Esmarie
Esmarie
4 years ago
Reply to  Denise

YES DENISE MY SISTER AND I CONCUR

Holly Sweany
Holly Sweany
4 years ago

Hopefully, the snowing inside homes and bars in San Myshuno is fixed. No mods, just snowing through roof. I’ve given up on NPCs walling in and not leaving until a sim yells at them.
Brindleton Bay swimming thru lawns not as much.
I’ve been building homes instead of playing. Cleared cache as well…
H

Cyn
Cyn
4 years ago

How about babies being updated to not be objects too? Or free pool tables? Or band instruments? Or more animations? I left CAS stuff up to modders and got so many different skin tones already. Better quality too.

Rando
Rando
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyn

Baby’s are objects

Heyo
Heyo
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyn

As much as I’d like all of those things in game, this is the most important update since the gender update, especially so for simmers who do not have access to CC, be it because they are on console, don’t have the space to download all of those files, don’t want to download CC or any other reason. We need this, and it’s upsetting to see some simmers acting like it’s not that big a deal.

Joseph Hopkins
Joseph Hopkins
4 years ago

How about fixing the annoying glitches in the game especially the free will glitch. Like the steady baking of cakes, not finishing or even doing the actions selected for them

Catherine Gonzalez
Catherine Gonzalez
4 years ago
Reply to  Joseph Hopkins

Yes!! And the sharing is caring, the worst!

Evan
Evan
4 years ago

I hope they add gay and lesbian Sims to Sims PS4 without having to use mods

Jennyfer
Jennyfer
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

I’m confused aren’t there already gay sims ? I have gay sims in my game and I’m on console

BlackGlitter
BlackGlitter
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

As far I know I have gay sims? They all don’t seem to discriminate lol

Gavote
Gavote
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

You just need to look closer at the gender options. Everything is there and available.

JayJay
JayJay
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

U can already do that without mods I did this with my female character and the nanny they dont discriminate whether male or female if they are both feeling flirty u can do it

Nova
Nova
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

Why would you need a mod for that? It’s not a setting. You’re supposed to just do the same thing you do with a straight couple.

lilbackpack
lilbackpack
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

your sims should definitely be able to be gay or lesbian if you want, youve never needed a mod to have gay sims in any sims game ever

icovaline
icovaline
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

Also auf PC ist das so ich hab mir die Magie geholt und da ist ja ein also weiblich und männlicher Sim irre

Simsgurly993
Simsgurly993
4 years ago

How about some array of better clothinglines and ways to download on ps4 consoles. And when a sims move out of the household everything should go the next Sims in the household like in Sims 3

Hydman
Hydman
4 years ago

I just hope they fix the freelancer career

Lovelieghstory
Lovelieghstory
4 years ago
Reply to  Hydman

Same sometimes I complete all the requirements and nothing happens. Then the deadline is up and I dont get paid.

Name
Name
4 years ago

Also can you have NPC sims progress in life? The world is so boring on your games. Kids grow up and don’t do anything but age and then die they don’t work they don’t date or marry or have kids and the same goes for the adult npc’s

AngelSims
AngelSims
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

They did that a couple of patches ago. I won’t say it is a bunch of progressions, cause it might not be to som, but I notice in mine they do have kids get married and even have affairs.

Maddy
Maddy
4 years ago

We need this for the ps4 and xbox because we dont have cc

Angel Lina P.
Angel Lina P.
4 years ago

Umm is sims 4 available on lany laptop or phone.

LALAINE ESTIMO
LALAINE ESTIMO
4 years ago

What time does the update usually start?

iiiKsana917
iiiKsana917
4 years ago

hi! I love Sims 4! It is the best game I ever played, but I also have a problem.
I play The Sims 4 on PS4 and I always wanted to get CC, but I can’t since it is just for laptop.
Maybe you can add CC on PS4 too.
Thank you very much, iiiKsana917 (Sims name)

DELILAH
DELILAH
4 years ago

Skin tones…? Yea Cool but can yall please just make the game playable? Everyone and I repeat EVERYONE (even with amazing computers) has the issue of sims standing there doing nothing for 5 hours trying to do simple actions. Toddlers are annoying. For some reason high chairs are a nightmare and they could really be so simple. Forget about it if you cancel an action that happened to involve your sim going upstairs. They’ll still walk all the way to the stairs, and walk up them. Actions need to be canceled easier. Sims aren’t responsive to actions given appropriately at all. Its so annoying. The glitches make the game agonizing and this game is beloved by many. Anyways…its bizarre that the new sims team doesn’t listen and isn’t receptive to what we want. I’m not buying anymore games or packs until I see better improvements.

Jessica Keyes
Jessica Keyes
4 years ago
Reply to  DELILAH

I totally agree with the canceling of actions. They should make this easier. I’m about ready to stop playing because of all the issues.

Lisa Lewis
Lisa Lewis
4 years ago

You should add a Diving board for the pools also please been waiting n hoping but nothing yet , please high board and normal board ❤❤❤

Jonny
Jonny
4 years ago

What time’s the Oct 6th coming out??

Jo'Sway
Jo'Sway
4 years ago

My sims keep making de stress still baking cakes & not listening soooo buggy just to play on console help us out

Anonymous
Anonymous
4 years ago

What time will it come out? I am playing with origin.

Louise nelson
Louise nelson
4 years ago

I just updated and now I CAN NOT !enable my mods. Ive not had this happen before usually I just enable them in the game options restart and them boom they are there, but this time it just keeps coming up saying my mods are disabled everytime I restart the game . I dont know what to do plz someone help x

klein4t
klein4t
4 years ago
Reply to  Louise nelson

As far as I know, you also have to update your mods. Last I checked the mods I’m using haven’t been updated yet. Like Private Practice, SOL, MCCC.

Sandra Egbers
Sandra Egbers
4 years ago

And what about our doors and windows?
It’s just not fair that creators have to fix all their stuff they made for years!
You should redo the walls for existing doors and windows.
Maybe a combination of both or just trow away the update for windows above each other… Who needs that?!
Please, we have spend so much money to play Sims 4 and now we can delete all our CC doors and windows… 🙁
Sincerely Sandra TheUnicorn67

Nika
Nika
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

I thought that Sims4Studio should add batch fix for it ‘soon’…?

Brian Tasker
Brian Tasker
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

I think the skin tones were a bit of a bigger more pressing issue than the windows.

Gavote
Gavote
4 years ago
Reply to  Brian Tasker

Really? I’ve had mods that fix the skin tone issue for years. This “improvement” will likely break 80% of my Sims.

Jay
Jay
4 years ago
Reply to  Gavote

Gavote, so I you have to remove default skin replacements. Big whoop. People shouldn’t have to mod to get sims that look like themselves, it is such a nonissue to remove skin default mods. If you were organized about it, you’d have them in separated subfolders – easy to find. If not, tray importer is your friend and will list applied defaults.

Deryk
Deryk
4 years ago
Reply to  Brian Tasker

Spot on Brian. But unless you’re of color its not a priority. 🙁

Heyo
Heyo
4 years ago
Reply to  Deryk

I think it’d be priority for everyone to see themselves and the people they know represented in this game. Unless you simply don’t know (or don’t want to know) any poc, why wouldn’t it be a priority? Don’t speak for other people, Deryk. If you want nothing but white sims for *whatever reason* then good for you I guess but for the rest of us, updated skin tones ARE a priority.

Name
Name
4 years ago
Reply to  Deryk

We don’t need your half ass updates. Mod creators are better than any of you sim people they actually create the things we want and take the game to the next level. If you’re a console player I suggest buying a computer it doesn’t even have to be a fancy PC even a Mac laptop supports mods and u don’t have to deal with building a gaming computer or worrying about viruses

liz
liz
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

what on earth??? even “just” a mac laptop is super expensive? I play on a laptop that I’ve had for years now, but not everyone is so privileged that they can just go buy a whole computer so that they can play the sims on it. especially if they’ve already payed for the game (and probably also packs) on console.

Name
Name
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

Lol privileged? It’s called having a job. You should have enough in the bank to where a laptop purchase doesn’t leave you with nothing. I make a little over minimum wage and can do this

Terry
Terry
4 years ago
Reply to  Deryk

How do you know what are issues for other simmers? You’re making a blanket statement which actually sounds a little racist.

Milla
Milla
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

That isn’t really their responsibility though. You cant expect them to fix all the crap in the game AND stuff that they didn’t even create. That’s the responsibility of the content creator not the sims.

chase
chase
4 years ago
Reply to  Milla

but its also their game and everything should be compatible with it. no matter it being their work or not its still they’re game so they need to make sure it works with everything

Dee
Dee
4 years ago
Reply to  Milla

100% this

Rene
Rene
4 years ago
Reply to  Milla

And that’s one of the main reasons for their disclaimer about mods. The game is easy to mod but it’s up to those using mods to take responsibility for what they download and to update when it’s made available. It’s unreasonable to expect team to be responsible for your mods or to hold off on updating a feature because it’s inconvenient for you.

Fizz
Fizz
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

O stfu silly little biych hwy ad dsomethgna and you complain e thankful for once

Ashlee
Ashlee
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

People have been wanting this update for a while now. Skin tones are more important than doors.

torrie
torrie
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

I need to be able to put windows above each other lol. Just because it’s not your play style doesn’t mean it isn’t valid.

Andrea
Andrea
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

What about the glitch when a spell Castor and a witch make a baby? When they become teenagers they forever have a tail. How about fix that…

An
An
4 years ago
Reply to  Sandra Egbers

Are you actually asking them to retract the best update of the game so far? What, because it’s “unfair” to cc creatures? What about console players that can’t use cc?

That’s a bit of a ridiculous request. Not everyone mods, and the sims literally has a disclaimer that they don’t support them

Cyn
Cyn
4 years ago

How about babies being updated to not be objects too? Or free pool tables? Or band instruments? Or more animations? I left CAS stuff up to modders and got so many different skin tones already. Better quality too.

Heyo
Heyo
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyn

As much as I’d like all of those things in game, this is the most important update since the gender update, especially so for simmers who do not have access to CC, be it because they are on console, don’t have the space to download all of those files, don’t want to download CC or any other reason. We need this, and it’s upsetting to see some simmers acting like it’s not that big a deal.

Rando
Rando
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyn

Baby’s are objects

Brittany A
Brittany A
4 years ago

I would love to see a boat or jet-ski or a canoe built for two people to enjoy.

Holly Sweany
Holly Sweany
4 years ago

Hopefully, the snowing inside homes and bars in San Myshuno is fixed. No mods, just snowing through roof. I’ve given up on NPCs walling in and not leaving until a sim yells at them.
Brindleton Bay swimming thru lawns not as much.
I’ve been building homes instead of playing. Cleared cache as well…
H

Denise
Denise
4 years ago

I would love to be able to play with my friends

Russiea
Russiea
4 years ago
Reply to  Denise

Me too

VictorWolfYT
VictorWolfYT
4 years ago
Reply to  Denise

Me too

Esmarie
Esmarie
4 years ago
Reply to  Denise

YES DENISE MY SISTER AND I CONCUR

Jo'Sway
Jo'Sway
4 years ago

My sims keep making de stress still baking cakes & not listening soooo buggy just to play on console help us out

Jonny
Jonny
4 years ago

What time’s the Oct 6th coming out??

Louise nelson
Louise nelson
4 years ago

I just updated and now I CAN NOT !enable my mods. Ive not had this happen before usually I just enable them in the game options restart and them boom they are there, but this time it just keeps coming up saying my mods are disabled everytime I restart the game . I dont know what to do plz someone help x

klein4t
klein4t
4 years ago
Reply to  Louise nelson

As far as I know, you also have to update your mods. Last I checked the mods I’m using haven’t been updated yet. Like Private Practice, SOL, MCCC.

Lisa Lewis
Lisa Lewis
4 years ago

You should add a Diving board for the pools also please been waiting n hoping but nothing yet , please high board and normal board ❤❤❤

Joseph Hopkins
Joseph Hopkins
4 years ago

How about fixing the annoying glitches in the game especially the free will glitch. Like the steady baking of cakes, not finishing or even doing the actions selected for them

Catherine Gonzalez
Catherine Gonzalez
4 years ago
Reply to  Joseph Hopkins

Yes!! And the sharing is caring, the worst!

Anonymous
Anonymous
4 years ago

What time will it come out? I am playing with origin.

Evan
Evan
4 years ago

I hope they add gay and lesbian Sims to Sims PS4 without having to use mods

BlackGlitter
BlackGlitter
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

As far I know I have gay sims? They all don’t seem to discriminate lol

lilbackpack
lilbackpack
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

your sims should definitely be able to be gay or lesbian if you want, youve never needed a mod to have gay sims in any sims game ever

JayJay
JayJay
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

U can already do that without mods I did this with my female character and the nanny they dont discriminate whether male or female if they are both feeling flirty u can do it

Gavote
Gavote
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

You just need to look closer at the gender options. Everything is there and available.

Nova
Nova
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

Why would you need a mod for that? It’s not a setting. You’re supposed to just do the same thing you do with a straight couple.

Jennyfer
Jennyfer
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

I’m confused aren’t there already gay sims ? I have gay sims in my game and I’m on console

icovaline
icovaline
4 years ago
Reply to  Evan

Also auf PC ist das so ich hab mir die Magie geholt und da ist ja ein also weiblich und männlicher Sim irre

Simsgurly993
Simsgurly993
4 years ago

How about some array of better clothinglines and ways to download on ps4 consoles. And when a sims move out of the household everything should go the next Sims in the household like in Sims 3

Angel Lina P.
Angel Lina P.
4 years ago

Umm is sims 4 available on lany laptop or phone.

iiiKsana917
iiiKsana917
4 years ago

hi! I love Sims 4! It is the best game I ever played, but I also have a problem.
I play The Sims 4 on PS4 and I always wanted to get CC, but I can’t since it is just for laptop.
Maybe you can add CC on PS4 too.
Thank you very much, iiiKsana917 (Sims name)

LALAINE ESTIMO
LALAINE ESTIMO
4 years ago

What time does the update usually start?

DELILAH
DELILAH
4 years ago

Skin tones…? Yea Cool but can yall please just make the game playable? Everyone and I repeat EVERYONE (even with amazing computers) has the issue of sims standing there doing nothing for 5 hours trying to do simple actions. Toddlers are annoying. For some reason high chairs are a nightmare and they could really be so simple. Forget about it if you cancel an action that happened to involve your sim going upstairs. They’ll still walk all the way to the stairs, and walk up them. Actions need to be canceled easier. Sims aren’t responsive to actions given appropriately at all. Its so annoying. The glitches make the game agonizing and this game is beloved by many. Anyways…its bizarre that the new sims team doesn’t listen and isn’t receptive to what we want. I’m not buying anymore games or packs until I see better improvements.

Jessica Keyes
Jessica Keyes
4 years ago
Reply to  DELILAH

I totally agree with the canceling of actions. They should make this easier. I’m about ready to stop playing because of all the issues.

Hydman
Hydman
4 years ago

I just hope they fix the freelancer career

Lovelieghstory
Lovelieghstory
4 years ago
Reply to  Hydman

Same sometimes I complete all the requirements and nothing happens. Then the deadline is up and I dont get paid.

Maddy
Maddy
4 years ago

We need this for the ps4 and xbox because we dont have cc

Name
Name
4 years ago

Also can you have NPC sims progress in life? The world is so boring on your games. Kids grow up and don’t do anything but age and then die they don’t work they don’t date or marry or have kids and the same goes for the adult npc’s

AngelSims
AngelSims
4 years ago
Reply to  Name

They did that a couple of patches ago. I won’t say it is a bunch of progressions, cause it might not be to som, but I notice in mine they do have kids get married and even have affairs.