Find out what’s been added to The Sims 4 in this Patch Overview!

The big Sims 4 Patch day is finally here! The developers worked hard on adding multiple features to the game across almost every aspect of The Sims 4. From Neighborhood Stories updates to New Hairstyles and Eyelashes in CAS, every player is going to want to utilize these features into their game.

We’re actively working on updating this list with more features and additions as we discover them in-game. For now, here’s what we found!

Romantic Boundaries

There are four new panels available in the “More Details” section under your Sim’s gender icons, including:

• This Sim feels jealous if any romantic partner engages in non-physical romance with other Sims. If “Yes” this Sim will have a jealous reaction when a romantic partner engages in non-physical romantic interactions with other Sims. If “No” they may have a minor reaction or no reaction, depending on Personality Traits.
• This Sim feels jealous if any romantic partner engages in physical romance (excluding WooHoo) with other Sims. If “Yes” this Sim will have a jealous reaction when a romantic partner engages in physical romantic interactions (excluding WooHoo) with other Sims. If “No” they may have a minor reaction or no reaction, depending on Personality Traits.
• This Sim feels jealous if any romantic partner engages in WooHoo with other Sims. If “Yes” this Sim will have a jealous reaction when a romantic partner engages in WooHoo interactions with other Sims. If “No” they may have a minor reaction or no reaction, depending on Personality Traits.
• This Sim’s jealousy triggers can change by talking about it with other Sims. If “Yes” this Sim is willing to reconsider their individual Romantic Boundaries on non-physical romance, physical romance, and WooHoo if asked by another Sim. If “No” this Sim is firm on their Romantic Boundaries and cannot be asked to reconsider them.

Eyelashes

There’s a brand new Eyelashes category in The Sims 4 Create A Sim. With two Base Game eyelash extensions that you’ll be able to pick from.

These do not replace the current base eyelashes we have in the game and only “add on” onto the existing ones. If you look closer under the right angle you might even see two pairs of eyelashes stacked one on top of another!

“Apply to All Outfits” in CAS

The newest Sims 4 Patch brings a very useful feature to Create A Sim. Allowing players to apply any accessories, makeup and clothing from one outfit category onto the next with a click of a button!

You’ll be able to select from all different Outfit Categories to choose where you want to reapply your new designs.

New Hairstyles

Hairstyles enthusiasts will be happy to know that there are three new Hairstyles included with the patch. Two masculine and one feminine!

One of the new locks hairstyles for masculine Sims also comes with a new ombre variant:

New Nails and Toenails

French Tips, new Neutral Palettes and Coffin Nails can now be applied to your Sim’s hand nails and toenails!

See the official preview of the new swatches below:

New Neighborhood Stories

The latest Sims 4 Patch has introduced two new Neighborhood Stories that you can manage in Manage Worlds, including:

• Friendship Changes – Sims may make friends and either nurture or damage their friendship.
• Romance Changes – Sims may start romance and either nurture or damage their relationship.

Round Pools and Fountains

Behold – the ability to create curved pools is finally here in The Sims 4!

You can select three different sizes of round pools that you want to place down. They come in preset sizes, meaning that you can only mix them together with other premade curved pools and / or corner pools. The ability to edit and customize pools with pool trims remain the same for this new pool shape!

Along with the round pools are also round fountains – with the same three sizes you can pick from.

Relationship Preferences Panel

The new Sims 4 Patch introduces a new category to your Sim’s information panel. Adding information about your Sim’s relationship preferences including their sexuality, romantic boundaries and more.

Relationship Interactions

All relationship interactions have now been categorized under one “Relationship” interaction category.

For Rent: Ability to create Residental Rentals on Penthouse Lots

If you have The Sims 4 For Rent Expansion Pack installed, you’ll now be able to create Residental Rental Lots on Penthouse Lots!

Those include Penthouse Lots from San Myshuno from City Living, Ciudad Enamorada from Lovestruck and Britechester from Discover University.

My Wedding Stories: Base Game Weddings are BACK!

Interested in the good old fashioned weddings from 2014 even if you have The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Game Pack installed? You’re now able to throw Base Game weddings without having to follow through micromanagement that comes along with the said Game Pack.

New Game Options

The new Sims 4 Patch introduces three brand new game options you can activate or deactivate under Options > Gameplay. Those include:

Allow Romantic Invites and Requests

Allows Sims to call and invite your Sim on a Date or to request changing the romantic relationship status with your Sim.

This includes but is not limited to:

• All Date Invitations
• Romantic Prom Invitations (High School Years)
• Being Asked to Become Romantic Partners (High School Years and Lovestruck)
• Being Asked to Become Engaged (High School Years and Lovestruck)

Allow Friendly Invites and Requests

Allows Sims to call and invite your Sims to different locations or to request changing the friendly relationship status with your Sim.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Child Play Date Invitations
• Birthday Party Invitations
• Restaurant Invitations (Dine Out)
• Bar Night Invitations (Get Together)
• Lounge Event Invitations (Get Famous)
• City Invitations (City Living)
• Friendly Prom Invitations (High School Years)
• Ask to be Best Friends (High School Years)

Allow Automatic Breakups

Allows Sims to initate a breakup automatically if they see their Romantic Partner breaking their Romantic Boundaries, or if they are Mean to each other while their Romantic Satisfaction is low.

Safe for Streaming Music Option

The new option under the Music tab in the Game Options is called “Safe for Streaming”. Allowing players, or in this case video creators and livestreamers, to disable any music that might mess with copyright. Those include mostly original songs performed by actual real life artists (such as Bebe Rexha, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX etc).

You can enable or disable the new option by clicking the button above the music list:

There are A LOT of features we have yet to cover (and that haven’t been mentioned in the Patch Notes)! Refresh this article today for more updates on the new Sims 4 Features added with the latest Sims 4 Patch.