The new Feature Sims 4 Update has just dropped!
Electronic Arts and Maxis studio have just released a new Sims 4 Update across PC, Mac, Xbox and Playstation supported platforms. Adding “new skin customization options” as promised in the Summer 2025 Roadmap, a new Ailments Feature toggle and more.
The new Skin Details will be delivered to players through a Sims Delivery Express drop. So prepare to restart your game again after patching!
Discover everything new, improved and fixed in the official Sims 4 Patch notes down below.
The Skin Customization Options Update
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Installing the Latest Sims 4 Update
You can get the latest The Sims 4 Update on the following official launchers and platforms:
- PC: EA App, Origin, Steam, Epic Games
- Mac: Origin, Steam
- Playstation: PS4 and PS5
- Xbox: Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S
You can download the latest Sims 4 Update by checking for a Patch through the EA App, Steam or Epic Games launcher for Desktop. If you have Automatic Updates enabled the update will automatically download through your client program. In case your EA App is not working properly ensure you’ve cleared your app cache!
If you play The Sims 4 on Xbox Series X / S and Playstation 4 and 5 you can request a new update by checking for updates under The Sims 4 game in the Main Menu. If you’ve enabled automatic updates the Patch should download right away.
Considering that this update is adding new features to the game, it’s expected that Sims 4 Mods and CC will be disabled automatically. Make sure you keep up with your favorite modders and creators to know if the latest game version is compatible with their Mods / CC!
Official Sims 4 Patch Notes
Sul Sul Simmers!
Today’s update brings you a handful of new features intended to improve performance and player experience. We have included the Enchanted by Nature Aliments Option in addition to a handful of other bug fixes.
Thank you for your support and continued reporting efforts via EA Forums. It really helps us identify the issues you care the most about. The Forums are also a great spot for reporting issues with text and translation.
Happy Simming!
– The Sims 4 Team
What’s New?
New Skin Details: Wrinkles, Freckles, & More
New Skin Details have been added to Base Game! For teens and older, we’ve added a selection of Rosacea, Dark Spots, Age Spots, and Eye Bags for faces, as well as Stretch Marks and Freckles for bodies. For adult Sims, we’ve also added Mouth Wrinkles and Body Wrinkles. Learn more in our upcoming Dev Diary!
New Feature: Pack Selection
Pack Selection is a new feature allowing you to customize your experience when starting a new save based on the stories you want to tell and the experiences you want to build. This helps free up resources on your PC, Mac, or consoles without needing to uninstall packs you don’t currently use. Please note that once you’ve started a save, removing packs may affect the save itself, so this feature is best utilized when creating new saves to optimize performance.
Disabling packs will remove pack-specific content like hair, clothing, objects, and gameplay functions. Learn more in the official guide and faq thread!
DirectX 11 (DX11) Updates
We’ve improved DirectX 11 for PC users with Intel GPUs.
Intel GPU users will automatically default to the DX11 executable. Players with GPUs that are not Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD will continue to use DX9.
For detailed DirectX 11 information and instructions on entering launch arguments for the EA app and Steam, please visit this guide.
If you encounter issues, assistance is available here.
Performance Updates
- In this patch, we’ve made several optimizations to enhance your gameplay experience.
- Enhanced rendering performance for smoother visuals.
- Improved responsiveness by optimizing how graphics are processed.
- Fixed issues causing crashes when certain graphics settings were used.
- Addressed shadow flickering to ensure more stable reflections in water.
- Resolved problems with lighting to maintain consistent brightness throughout gameplay.
Enchanted by Nature Ailments Option
In Game Options, the latest expansion pack now has a Pack Settings option for “Ailment Spread”! Unchecking “Enable Ailment Spread” will contain Ailments to Sims that have contracted it, so other Sims won’t catch it. It’s like a sickness that isn’t contagious! You still can have Fairies deliberately give Ailments to other Sims, Naturopaths still will be able to treat clients who have Ailments, and becoming Very Imbalanced can result in Ailments. To play without that last consequence, just uncheck the “Enable Balance & Imbalance” checkbox. This will prevent Sims from getting an Ailment from being Very Imbalanced (because they won’t get Very Imbalanced at all).
You can read more about it in this Dev Diary!
Upcoming Creator Kits
Since kicking off our Creator Kits series, we have launched six one-of-a-kind collections in collaboration with our standout community creators, each bringing their signature style to The Sims 4 franchise.
Coming soon: two new releases featuring Grange Mudroom by Peacemaker_ic and Essential Glam by CRYPTICSIM, both dropping in the store later this month.
Bug Fixes
The Sims 4
- All the Sneakers from our 25th Anniversary Update can now be found in the Cold Weather category.
- Our Wide Leg Jeans from the Anniversary Update (ymBottom_SDX037Jeans & yfBottom_SDX037Jeans) can now be found under the Masculine Fashion Preference category.
- The new Tucked Tees from the Anniversary Update are now both available in the Athletic, Sleep, and Hot Weather categories.
- Sims with the Feminine Fashion Preference will now see the Blazer & Tee top (yfTop_SDX037BlazerTee & ymTop_SDX037BlazerTee) from the Anniversary Update in Create a Sim.
- The Curly Shag hair from the Anniversary Update is now listed under the Wavy hair texture.
Console
- [EA Forums] With a recent update we identified that an updated User Agreement and Privacy & Cookie Policy was not being shown causing the game to be offline. Simmers will now be prompted to accept the agreements if there is an updated version before reaching the Main Menu to allow the game to connect to the Gallery and Events.
- [EA Forums] Settings configured in Game Options, such as Volume levels, should now accurately save between sessions. We are aware of an instance where some PlayStation users may see a Display Size prompt and a version of a User Agreement when starting a new session and we are monitoring and investigating this.
- In Live Mode when the Notification Wall is open, pressing RT or R2 to clear all notifications no longer affects the game speed.
High School Years
- [EA Forums] When four or more teens from the active household attend high school, all of them now have High School Day tasks.
Businesses & Hobbies
- [EA Forums] When adding a Sim from the Gallery or My Library that has custom tattoos to a household in a new game, the Sim’s skin no longer turns pitch black.
Enchanted by Nature
- [EA Forums] For more flexibility in how you play, “Enable Ailments Spread” now is a toggle within Game Options > Pack Settings.
- [EA Forums] When cooking, Sims with Bad Luck are now less likely to start a fire.
Sleek Bathroom
- Dirty state on the Serenity Stone Tub bathtubs, Throne of Stone toilets and Sleek Stone Sink sinks are now properly displayed with correct color.
- Dirty state will no longer incorrectly change the color swatch of the Serenity Stone Tub bathtubs.
Release Notes
Pack Selector
The Sims 4 now lets you choose which Packs you want to play with directly from in-game settings! Simply head over to Main Menu and choose the new “Pack Selection” option.
From there, you can select Expansion Packs, Game Packs, Stuff Packs and Kits you want to enable or disable.
After choosing which Packs or Kits you want to deselect, you’ll be prompted with a new screen. Warning you about the gameplay consequences that may occur in your current saves, recommending that you start a new save and giving you an option to restart your game. Which will always be required when toggling Packs on and off.
Skin Details
Check out the latest free base game update for The Sims™ 4. There are eye wrinkles & bags, age spots, and more details for Sims’ faces, arms, legs, backs, upper body, & lower body.
Read more about the new Skin Details right here!
It’s an SDX
To confirm – the latest Sims 4 Skin Details will be delivered to players in a seperate form through a Sims Delivery Express (SDX) drop. You’ll have to restart your game again after patching to get the new Skin Details in Create A Sim:
The update is around 1GB on Desktop platforms!
What’s your experience so far with the latest Sims 4 Update? Join the conversation below and stay tuned on Sims Community for the latest news and updates!
I think the pack selector is a good ideal, I wish they took it a step further to allow players to disable occult features with the individual packs. I purchased werewolves for the custom content, not necessarily for the gameplay. I don’t really like having werewolves in my game. I also wish the ailment feature extended to pets. It’s frustrating having pets because they get sick what feels like every 30 seconds which is why I don’t have any pets in my game, it becomes kind of a nuisance. I am appreciative that EA is adding more features to the base game.
the werewolves pack has an option in settings to limit werewolves to moonwood mill, iirc.
They can still spawn in any world, just not in their beast form. What people are asking for is a complete disable option where the game doesn’t auto create anymore new werewolf Sims.
The update broke my game i cant play any household in any of my save files