Plus, the team shares their Laundry List of fixes expected in the next Sims 4 Update.
In a surprising turn of events, EA has released a statement across social media about that they’ve taken a serious approach at helping solve The Sims 4 Technical Difficulties. More specifically, they’ve assembled a team that will help tackle fixing and improving the core experience of The Sims 4.
You may notice we’re investigating more issues than previous months; this is because we’ve assembled a team to invest in the core game experience, including tackling technical issues within The Sims 4 . We have continued to review reported concerns that have interrupted your The Sims 4 gameplay over time, and we recognize that this has caused much frustration. It’s why we have set out to form this focused team, which will be able to increase both the number of fixes we can address and how often we ship these batched updates. Our goal is to fix more reported concerns, both big and small, over the next six months and beyond to check off more boxes on our Laundry List. This is our first release, with others following roughly every two months. Keep an eye out for future Laundry List announcements for the latest run down of fixes.
On social media, Maxis has released a statement about the next Sims 4 Update covering optimizations for The Sims 4 performance including crashes, optimized frame rate and a more responsive simulation.
Our next patch will include some optimizations across platforms so the game uses less memory. As a result, you may experience fewer crashes, a better frame rate, and/or a more responsive simulation.
Thank you for continuing to play and invest in The Sims 4. Our team is more dedicated than ever to developing great The Sims 4 experiences into foreseeable future, and we appreciate your support as these critical improvements roll out.
Here’s to hoping that The Sims 4 will be a more pleasant, stabile experience to play across both PC and Consoles. And now, here’s the official Laundry List for the new Patch scheduled for release on May 30th.
The Sims 4 Laundry List (May 2024)
Base Game
- “A Trash Can Is Required“ message will no longer display when trash cans are present on the active lot.
- Dishes left in corners will no longer be ignored when cleaning up.
- Skills Won’t Stay in Alphabetical Order.
- Plants won’t grow weeds when Out of Season. If a plant has weeds when reaching the Out of Season state, they will be removed until the plant is back In Season.
- Sims can properly merge or move households with NPC Sims “not in world“ – merge/move button no longer grayed out.
- Careers/Jobs that don’t require a daily task no longer have a blank daily task menu.
- Campfire causes too many fires.
- Skills will not randomly increase or change when leaving the lot or editing the household.
- Summon Grilled Cheese interaction will no longer drop from the interaction queue.
- Sim will no longer get stuck in the ground and continue to Swim Laps.
- Calendar notification light will no longer switch off after traveling.
- Customizable pronouns were adjusted to appear correctly on a few of the Romantic Relationship phone calls and will no longer display improper usage like “ask their out.”
- Several Packs are in wrong order.
- (Console) After switching to build mode from world map a red bar will no longer display in the upper right corner.
Cats & Dogs
- Kittens will route downstairs without causing route error.
- Small dogs and puppies will no longer route fail when using the elevator to go downstairs.
Cottage Living
Dine Out
- ‘Order For Table’ interaction will no longer get stuck in the interaction queue after waiter delivers food to the table.
- Home Chef Hustles players can now add Waffles to the Restaurant Menu. More menu additions to come.
Eco Lifestyle
For Rent
- Dirty surroundings moodlet from Pressure Cooker/Kettle.
- Property Ownershop of “Tam Nang Sands“ lot will be recognized in the owned rental tab.
- Tourist location icons will now appear correctly when hovering over the Tomarang world select screen.
Get to Work
Growing Together
- The “Had a Baby“ Milestone unlocks after giving birth at hospital rabbit hole.
- We love Science Babies! The “Had a Baby “ Milestone is now unlocked after having Science Babies for the first time.
High School Years
- After a teen Sim attending high school completes all tasks and aces exams, they will also be promoted to a better grade.
- Teens cannot send flirty messages to adults or household family members
Horse Ranch
- Sim will no longer autonomously want to buy mini goats and will stop triggering UI pop ups.
- Nectar value is now properly increased when selling to the mysterious rancher.
- Horse will no longer get stuck sleeping when too close to the Horse Ball.
Island Living
Seasons
The Gallery
- Non-anonymous Gallery users appearing in the Following and Followers tabs don’t display the number of Followers each user has.
- All profanity filter false-positive reports sent to us via The Sims 4 Gallery Profanity Filter Feedback Survey (up to May 1st) have been reviewed and changes implemented. We appreciate all the responses to the survey and will continue to update our systems based on your feedback.
What are your thoughts on the current and upcoming improvements? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for the latest Sims 4 News and Updates!
