Everything New in The Sims 4 July 1st Update!
A brand new patch for The Sims 4 has just dropped ahead of next week’s launch of The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature, releasing Thursday, July 10th. We’ve got all the details on what’s new with this update. The latest update thankfully addresses the indoor weather bug that has been affecting players since January. Whether you’re a PC, Mac, or console player, here’s everything you need to know about the exciting new features added to the Base Game!
Patch Overview
Sims 4 Patch – July 1st 2025
Today’s patch brings glass walls and better UI, along with a host of bug fixes and extra features that are laying the groundwork for the release of Enchanted by Nature. Let’s take a look at everything new!
Indoor Weather Bug FIXED!
Players can finally close their umbrellas and take their wellington boots off as the indoor weather bug has finally been fixed by the dedicated bug fixing team over at Maxis! This fix was officially confirmed last month after being extensively reported on in the EA Forums. We wouldn’t usually include bug fixes in a list of features; however, players have been experiencing issues with this since the January 14th 2025 patch!
Non-Occult Eye Colours
Players who own the Vampires Game Pack or Get to Work Expansion Pack (as well as other occult-focused packs) will be familiar with different eye types. This update allows all non-occult Sims to have occult swatches for their eyes… creepy!
Pointy Ears
Along with occult eye colours, all Sims can now have pointy ears. Thank you to @onlyabidoang for pointing this feature out. Check out their screen below!
New CAS Items
A new item has been added with this update. Check it out below!
The new headband can be found under the Hats category; however, it does not seem to work on the majority of hairs available in-game, and there are currently clipping issues. There is also a new ‘Head Decorations’ category.
New Skin Effects Category
As was predicted, so we shall receive. Some of the expanded skin effects shown off in the Enchanted by Nature CAS trailer have made their way into the Base Game. This new category can be found under body accessories and in the new “Skin Effects” tab. Without Enchanted by Nature, players will have access to one new skin effect that gives their Sims a shiny new look!
New Eyelash Colors and Dirty Fingernails
The Sims 4 Base Game Eyelashes have been updated with colors now! You can pick from 20 different presets for each eyelash option.
If you’re more into storytelling and hitting the dirt through gardening then these wonderful new dirty fingernails might be just for you!
Huge thanks to our reader @Gabija60425059 for the find!
Body Hair Texture Improvements
Does Body Hair in The Sims 4 Base Game look more…natural to you? That’s because it’s been revamped! The textures of the original Base Game Body Hair from the July 26th, 2022 Patch have been updated to look less…drawn on.
Thanks to @ghoulbrainz for the Body Hair showcase images! Left is July 2022 and right is July 2025:
Glass Walls
Today’s update sees the return of a feature we haven’t seen since The Sims 2 Seasons greenhouses. That’s right, glass walls are back! There are 6 designs of fully transparent seamless glass walls available in the miscellaneous tab within the wall patterns category of Build-Buy mode. These also work on Swimming pools!
You can check out all of the swatches below!
More Objects on Roofs
Since the release of The Sims 4, we have had the option to place various objects such as chimneys and decorations on pitched roofs. In today’s update, we have received 35 new greenery items that are placeable on rooftops and will follow the slant of the roof appropriately. Players who also own Vampires, Jungle Adventure, Island Living and Outdoor Retreat will have a few more options. This will be perfect for creating homes that blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings of Innisgreen in the upcoming Enchanted by Nature Expansion pack.
Better Notebook
With so many collections available to players across all existing packs, it’s about time we received an update to the very messy collections notebook. Found next to the phone icon in the UI, the collections booklet has a whole new look to it, sorting collections and updates into neat menus so you can keep track of what your Sims have been up to. It is especially useful in the detective career in The Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion Pack, where you can use it to keep track of suspect notes and case files.
Personal Bios
A long-requested feature has been included in the notebook. Personal bios can now be written under your Sims’ name and photo!
Better Collection Menu
The collections menu has also been in dire need of an update. Each collection now has an icon instead of simply a name, and also includes the total number of items in that collection that your household has discovered.
Better Inventory Sorting
Since the release of The Sims 4, it has been a pain in the plumbob trying to figure out which food in a Sim’s inventory is making them feel uncomfortable. In today’s update, inventory items will now be sorted in stacks, similar to how photos are sorted, so you can grab all items of a specific category at once.
Along with the new stacking feature, new filters have also been added. By default, the inventory will be sorted by ‘New’; however, this can be changed to ‘Price’, ‘quality’, and ‘rarity’!
Gardening Additions
Gardening has been given a few new quality-of-life improvements. You can now choose to ‘Fertilize all” and “Evolve all” so you can instruct your Sim to tend to every plant. You can also see fertilizer and water status if you hover over a plant to bring up the tooltip!
Gnome Movement
After the last patch bought us Gnome relationship bars, the latest patch allows them to move about on their own accord. Thanks to @SimmerMikem for finding this over on Twitter. Check it out below!
GNOMES NOW MOVE!! ✨ pic.twitter.com/w6WdKobtQX
— Simmike_ (@SimmerMikem) July 1, 2025
Bug Fixes
Several bug fixes from the laundry list have once again been quashed!
- The indoor weather bug has finally been fixed! It will no longer rain or snow in interior spaces.
- Townies now have more variety in their names.
- Several categories have now been fixed in Build-Buy mode, and missing objects have been restored.
- The eyedropper tool has been fixed and works with all objects again.
You can read the rest of the patch notes here!
What are you most excited about in today’s update? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned on Sims Community for the latest news on the Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack and all future updates!
Glass walls and roof plants! love it!
New eyelashes colors?
There are no elf ears in my game and I have already updated.
so is the “occult eyes for everysim” mod no longer needed?
I’m pretty sure there’s a new base game table kind of in a lovestruck style
The skin effects is peculiar. Or at least mine is .. Barely noticeable. Am i doin something wrong? (As in I know it reads “glossy” but i do not see it …)
I’ve been playing the game and a part of the community for years and this is the first I’m hearing of a “long-requested” notebook bio thing.
I could’ve sworn the quality and rarity filters were already there. I’ve used them in my games.
Also, wait, so now townies will randomly spawn with demon eyes and shiny skin?
i know that certain items and physical features in CAS are either “random enabled” or “random disabled,” meaning whether or not they’re programmed to let randomized townies spawn with them. hopefully the occult eyes are random disabled. i don’t know how to feel about shiny skin being random, i mean, certain makeup looks, skincare, lotions, etc. are supposed to make your skin look really shiny irl… it’s not particularly an occult thing.
Oh man… so many mods are gonna be broken by this update.
I am not complaining, mind you as these are good improvements to the game itself.
New categories in cas are always welcome. It makes CC much more intuitive to place. Now we just wait for simstudio to get updated so we can update CC to reflect that.
I am not looking forward to updating all my mods to a stable game state since major updates are a huge pain in the bootay to fix.
i don’t have the fairy pack yet and i have these new eye colours
should it be like that? (same with pointy ears)
also i hope the bug we can’t move objects get fixed by this upcoming tuesday atleast because the game became really unplayable