The Sims Team has just released their next Game Pack for The Sims 4 – Dream Home Decorator!
The Pack is currently available on official stores for all platforms including PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X and PS5.
Down below you can check out the official stores where you can get the pack. The pack is retailed at the regular price of a Game Pack at $19.99USD – or an equivalent to your local currency.
We’ve also got all the latest coverage and information about the pack. Check out our The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator Articles for some great insight and tips on this pack!
In The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator, your Sims can embark on an exciting new active career in interior design! One major feature of the Interior Decorator career that makes it unique is reputation. Your Interior Decorator must build their professional reputation alongside performance to get the most out of the career.
Unlike performance, reputation does not reset after every promotion. You carry your reputation with you throughout your entire career. The main way to build reputation is by going to your gigs and doing a good job on them but when you reach higher levels of the career, you’ll be able to build reputation through social media and writing design books as well. Every once in a while, a brand might contact you offering you free goods in the hopes that you will use their products in some of your future renovations. This can also boost your reputation. Your work might even be featured on the Dream Home Decorator Network!
Building up your reputation as an Interior Designer is important if you want to land high profile gigs and clients. It can also be your saving grace if you ever do poorly on a gig. When you start building a good reputation, previous clients may come back to you to do more work for them since they loved what you did for them last time. They can also refer you to their friends, who may contact you about hiring you for a gig. If you have a great professional reputation but for whatever reason completely fail a gig, that client may be more willing to contact you again in the future to offer you a second chance. Reputation can make or break you as an Interior Decorator. Keep your reputation consistently high and enjoy brand perks, client referrals, callbacks, and more challenging and rewarding gigs. You can even get thank you letters in the mail from happy clients you’ve worked for, as well as calls to tell you how much they love the space you designed for them.
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If you own the Get Famous expansion pack, be careful not to get Interior Decorator reputation confused with Get Famous’ reputation system. They are two separate systems that function independently of each other; however, Get Famous is integrated into your professional reputation as an Interior Decorator. Interior Decorators can gain fame from having a good professional reputation. Whenever a brand contacts you about your work, you’ll gain some fame from that recognition. You can use social media to your advantage to build both fame and reputation, too. Post all your before and after photos to Simstagram to get noticed and potentially become a famous Interior Decorator! If you’ve really established yourself in the Interior Decorating world, celebrities might want you to work for them!
Remember, it’s not just about your job performance as an Interior Decorator. Your reputation matters, too. Do well on gigs and use social media to your advantage to gain the attention of big brands and get referrals and callbacks. With Get Famous installed, a high reputation means the chance to work for celebrities or maybe even become a famous Interior Decorator, yourself!
In The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator, your Sims can embark on an exciting new active career in interior design! For Simmers who aren’t knowledgeable about different décor styles, some of your gigs might feel confusing. What the heck is cosmolux décor, anyway?! Luckily, you don’t need to have watched every home makeover show on earth to become a successful Interior Decorator in the game. There are a few tips and tricks that will help guide you to a good score at least most of the time. There is always a chance for the occasional unhappy client, of course; especially if you are working for a family of Sims whose likes and dislikes clash with each other.
After getting to know the clients and finding out their likes and dislikes, it’s time to send them away so you can work your magic. Remember to take at least three before photos before you go into Build Mode and start gutting everything. Once in Build Mode, open up the gig info tab in the top left corner. You’ll be able to see an overview of the gig and your clients’ likes and dislikes here.
If the client didn’t give you a whole lot to go on, or if their décor preference is something you’ve never even heard of before, don’t worry. You’re not completely in the dark and you won’t have to run to Google to do a bunch of interior design research. Just click on the like or dislike in the gig info tab and everything in the game that fits that style will pop up for you to browse through. This works for all likes and dislikes, including colour and hobbies.
The best part? You can combine these together. Let’s say your client loves contemporary decor and the colour orange. If you click on both those likes, every orange swatch for contemporary objects will pop up for you to look through. This makes finding the perfect piece to pull a room together quick and easy.
Maybe your client didn’t give you enough to go off of and you had to resort to using the friendly socials to find out some extra likes and dislikes that are more useful to you. Those extra likes and dislikes you discovered won’t be clickable in the gig info tab, so how do you hunt down those items specifically? By using filters! Filters (also sometimes called tags) have always been a part of Build/Buy but they’ve been integrated into Dream Home Decorator to be even more helpful. Right above the Build/Buy catalogue on the right hand side of the screen, you can bring up lots of filters to find specific objects. If you’re looking for a décor style, use the Style filter and select the style you’re looking for. You can do this with colour as well.
We know you’ll probably want to go wild with these cool new and improved tools while on a gig but don’t forget to keep an eye on the budget. When in Build/Buy Mode on a gig, the simoleons displayed are your client’s funds that they’ve allocated towards the renovation. If it’s in the negative, it will turn red. You can go over the budget if you really want to. Sometimes, the client won’t mind if they really love your renovation but it’s a risk. They could hate it and be angry with you for spending more than they wanted you to. Try to stay within the budget if at all possible.
Now that you know all the tricks of the trade, go out there and start renovating!
In The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator, your Sims can embark on an exciting new active career in interior design! While it might be tempting to go nuts as an Interior Decorator and redecorate the whole town to your own personal taste, that’s not going to help you get far in the career. When you’re redecorating someone else’s space, it’s about what they like, not what you like. As an Interior Decorator, the most important part of your job happens before you touch anything in the house; it’s when you’re interviewing your clients before the reno!
When you arrive at a gig, the members of that household will be there for you to interact with. You can send them away immediately and just get to work doing whatever you want to their space but you risk the client hating what you’ve done because you didn’t take the time to ask them what they want. This will result in lower pay and decreased reputation as an Interior Decorator.
Spend some time talking to the clients as soon as you arrive. Use the new Interior Decorator social category on them to discuss what sorts of things they like or don’t like. Any of the available options in this category have a chance at revealing a like or a dislike from clients. You can see what likes and dislikes you’ve discovered by clicking on the job panel.
Sometimes, you’ll end up with bizarre likes and dislikes that don’t really help you very much with your reno. For example, you might be called in to redecorate a kid’s room but the only things you have to work with are that the client hates mixology and mischief, but likes comedy. Not nearly as helpful as colour and décor preferences. When this happens, you can “cheat” a little and find out the client’s colour and décor preferences through the regular Friendly socials. These extra likes and dislikes won’t show up in the job panel so make sure you jot them down somewhere so you can keep them in mind while in Build Mode.
Never rush the clients out too fast. Make sure you take as long as you need to find out all the information about them you can. Once you send them away, you won’t have an opportunity to learn any more of their likes and dislikes.
The main thing to remember as an Interior Decorator is it’s not about you; it’s about the client. Push aside your own personal tastes and preferences and get into the mind of your client. For example, I personally hate mission style décor. I think it’s dark, dingy, and clunky-looking but when I remodeled the master bedroom in the Bjergsens’ house, it turned out that Clara Bjergsen loves mission style décor. I did my best to give her and Bjorn a space in that style. Even though I hated the remodeled look, they loved it so much, they burst into happy tears when they saw it.
A satisfied client makes a successful Interior Decorator!
The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator comes with over sixty brand new Create A Sim items for all Sims including Child and Toddler Sims. With a variety of choices for everyday wear as well as more professional looking outfits there is something for every one!
Check out every new CAS item below. To zoom in, just click on a picture to get a larger view.
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Note: The Top that has been added for Toddler Sims are unisex.
In The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator, your Sims can embark on an exciting new active career in interior design! As an Interior Decorator, you’ll be completing gigs to build your career performance and professional reputation. It’s important to understand what kinds of gigs you can get as an Interior Decorator because they’ll dictate how much freedom you have to design the home of your client’s dreams.
When you first join the Interior Decorator career, you can look for gigs to take on in the career panel. At first, you’ll only have access to simple room renovations but as you gain promotions and build your reputation, more challenging gigs will open up to you. Eventually, you’ll be able to design an entire level of a Sim’s home, take on commercial jobs, and even add new levels to a building.
You can easily sort between the different types of gigs by clicking the tabs at the top of the gig selection menu.
Guide to Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator Gigs
Types of Gigs
Room Renovation: This is the simplest type of gig that you’ll be starting out with. Clients will ask you to redesign one room in their home for them. Sometimes they will ask you to renovate a specific room in their home, like their child’s bedroom or the kitchen. Other times, they’ll let you pick which room in their home needs the most help.
Room Addition: Room additions allow you to create a brand new space in the home. You’re restricted to the home’s existing foundation, so no making the house itself bigger but you’ll be able to rearrange the interior floorplan to create a brand new room for your clients.
Level Addition: When you become a highly sought after designer, Sims may start requesting an entirely new level to be added to their home. You’ll have lots of freedom on these gigs because you’ll get to design a whole new floor plan from scratch.
Level Renovation: Sometimes clients will want a whole level of their home redone. Depending on the individual gig restrictions, you may or may not be allowed to adjust the floor plan but you’ll have a lot of design choices to make either way.
Gig Restrictions
Each gig will have its own restrictions and it’s not necessarily determined by the type of gig. The same type of gig might have different restrictions. For example, one room renovation might allow you to knock out and build new walls while another room renovation might not allow you to touch the floorplan at all. Even though you can see a lot of information about the gig before you go, you won’t know the specific restrictions for that gig until you arrive and go into Build/Buy.
You can see what restrictions you have at the bottom of the information tab in the top left corner of your screen while in Build/Buy. Sometimes you might be restricted from adding new floor tiles. Other times you might be restricted to editing only the ground floor. If you aren’t able to do something to a house while on a gig, check the gig restrictions. You might be trying to do something you aren’t permitted to do on that gig.
Our Tips
Always read all the information about a gig carefully before accepting it. You’ll be able to select the gigs that work best for you and your build style if you know exactly what you’re getting into beforehand. Some things will be a surprise when you get there, like the clients’ likes and dislikes and the gig restrictions but most other information will be readily available to you right from the gig selection menu.
You’ll be able to see who the clients are, whether it’s a residential or commercial gig, if they live in a house or an apartment, the type of renovation they want done, and their budget. If you really want to let your creativity loose, it’s best to select gigs where the clients have a large budget to work with. Up for a rewarding challenge? Pick a gig with a really tight budget! Hate renovating bathrooms? No problem. Avoid bathroom renovation gigs and focus on different rooms that you like redecorating more.
If you do your research before selecting your gig, you can ensure you’re curating your gigs to get the most enjoyment out of them as a player. When I was playing through the career, I got burnt out fast doing the same types of gigs over and over again. Once I started paying more attention to which gigs I was selecting, I started having a lot more fun because I got to pick and choose what was the most fun for me to redesign.
We’re just a few moments away until the official release of The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator Game Pack!
The pack is set to release for both PC and Consoles (including Xbox One, PS4, Xbox One X and PS5) on June 1st, 2021 at 10AM Pacific Time.
Considering that there are a lot of time zones to convert we’ve included a countdown that counts to the exact moment until the release of the pack. By the time the counter turns to zero you should expect the pack to come out on the official stores including Origin, Steam, Microsoft Store and Playstation Store.
The Pack is retailed at a regular Game Pack price at $19.99USD, or an equivalent to your local currency.
The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator pack introduces our Sims to the world of Interior Design. Better still your Sim can be the designer and help bring their clients dreams and wishes alive. Well, at least that is the plan.
As with any career, your Sim can join the Interior Decorator Career simply by sitting down at a laptop/computer, using their cell phone, or by the job tab on the user interface. The Interior Decorator career can be found under the Professions tab.
The Interior Decorator career is slightly different from the other professions (except for the Actor/Actress profession that comes with Get Famous) where the work is distributed by you choosing which gigs you’d like your Sim to do.
To select your first gig, simply head to the Career Panel and select Look For Gigs.
As you will just be starting your journey as an Interior Decorator, you won’t have many Gigs available to you but as earn promotions you’ll find a bigger variety of Gigs will become available to you.
You’ll notice that there will be a variety of gigs to choose from, starting with Room Renovations and heading up to Level Additions and Renovations. While the majority will be greyed out when you first start, you’ll get an idea of future Gigs you can go for in the future. For the Gigs that are available currently to your Sim, you’ll be given all the information you need such as the client name, budget, pay, gig type, lot type and your start/finish time.
Once you’ve selected your first Gig, you’ll now notice that your Career Panel has changed a little bit.
Here you will find everything that you need to know for each Gig. Even though you’ll get some optional tasks, it’s always recommended that you try to complete them to help your Sim get a better understanding of their client and what their vision is.
If you get stuck and aren’t too sure what to do during a Gig, simply hover other the task, and it will give you an explanation as to how to go about it.
As you complete each Gig you’ve notice that your Reputation and Performance bars will increase. Of course, if things don’t quite go to plan, or you select a Gig and decide to cancel it, that will have a negative impact on both. It will also take longer for you to max out both to earn a promotion.
When it is time to start your Gig, you will get a pop-up asking if you would like to go with your Sim or Send Alone. It is up to you which you choose as it will still complete the task of visiting the clients’ lot. Typically speaking, once you’ve accepted a new Gig, it will begin at 9am the following day and run through until 9pm.
As with any career, there are a number of promotions your Sim can earn to become the ultimate Interior Decorator. You’ll also find that pay varies depending on the kind of Gig that you undertake and there is no hourly rate as such in this career.
Below you’ll find details of each level of the Interior Decorator Career starting with the joining level.
Interior Colour Consultant
Interior Design Technician
Space Manager
Decorating Consultant
Building Space Planner
Home Organizer
Home Decorator
Business Interior Designer
Interior Designer
Certified Interior Designer
You’ll notice that your Sim isn’t given any Vacation Days as such as you have the flexibility to chose as and when you complete Gigs.
Career Rewards
As you earn promotions in the Interior Decorator Career, you’ll unlock three exclusive objects within Buy Mode.
Issues of Interior Design Magazine – Unlocked at Level 2
Patterns And Shapes – Modern Rug – Unlocked at Level 5
S.I.Mac P.R.O Laptop – Unlocked at Level 10
You will also unlock several new Create A Sim options as well!
Overalls (2 Styles) – Unlocked at Level 3
Utili-kilt – Unlocked at Level 6
Waist Coat and Shirt Combo – Unlocked at Level 7
All of the new Create A Sim additions are Unisex
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What kind of Gigs are you looking forward to exploring with your Sims?
With the recent game update we saw Likes and Dislikes added to the game. In the Base Game you can choose from a variety of different dislikes which cover Colour, Music Genre and Activities, however, The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator adds another category which is tailored towards Décor Likes and Dislikes.
If you want to know more about the Likes and Dislikes that were added to the Base Game, you can check out this handy article by SnarkyWitchhere.
Much like the Base Game likes and dislike, you can hop into Create A Sim and add them the same way. This time you will see four different categories as opposed to three with the fourth being the new Décor category. While Child Sims can have Likes and Dislikes, they will not have the Décor option until later once they become a Teen.
The category comes with fifteen new Likes and Dislikes to choose from and will feed into the twenty that you can choose overall for each Sim. We could even see more Décor styles added in the future too.
Below you’ll find a more in-depth look at each of the Décor Styles and some of the packs that you can use to help bring those styles alive for your Clients and your own Sims.
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When you are renovating for a client and are in the Build Buy Catalogue, you can use the Filter Items Menu to filter a specific Style. This will show you many of the items that fall into the Décor styles listed above as well as a couple of smaller decor styles.
Let us know which Décor Styles your Sims are going to love and hate or which styles you can’t wait to try out and build with!
One of the upcoming features in The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator is the ability to build and create your own Sectional Sofas. This has been something that many Simmers have been wanting to see added to the game for a while now and previously was only doable using cheats and custom content. At this moment in time this feature is currently only available in the Dream Home Decorator Game Pack.
The new game pack comes with ten new seating option split between Sofas and Living Chairs. Four of these can be used to create Sectional Sofas.
Tough and Tufted Sectional Sofa
Tough and Tufted Chaise Lounge
A Couch Evolved The Sectional Sofa
A Couch Evolved The Sectional Chaise
At first glance, you might be wondering how you use these work together or more specifically how do you start creating a Sectional Sofa. It’s actually really easy.
On any of four Sectional Sofas in Build Buy Mode where you see the Colour Swatches you’ll now see another option which looks like two cogs. Simply click on there, and it will open up another smaller menu. Here is where you can select a specific piece of the sectional sofa.
It’s important to note that the Sofa’s will have eight options to chose from whereas the Chaise has four different options to choose from. For both, there is an option for a matching/standalone Living Chair and Chaise to pair alongside the rest of your Sectional Sofa.
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But what do the individual pieces look like in game?
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You can place each section one by one, or you can use the Auto Sofas feature that works similarly to how Auto Counters work.
Additionally, you can mix and match between the various Sofa and Chaise styles, so there are plenty of combinations you can create.
Here are a few examples of how you can use Sectional Sofas in the game!
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With countless combinations for Sectional Sofas you can keep it simple and create something that works for your Sims or you can go big and create something completely abstract and random! There really is no limit when it comes to creating Sectional Sofas!
Let us know how you are going to use the new Sectional Sofa features in your game!
Today’s free base game update comes with some exciting new additions to the game, including a new likes and dislikes system! Now your Sims will have their own individual preferences for colours, activities, and music. These preferences will determine how your Sim reacts to various things in their day-to-day life and what they will prefer to do (or not do) when left to act autonomously.
In CAS, you’ll notice a new molecule branching off from the aspiration molecule. This is your likes and dislikes. Click it to open up a menu where you can select from three different categories: colour, music genre, and activities.
You can select what your Sims like and dislike in each category by clicking on either the happy face or sad face below each option. Sims can have multiple likes and dislikes in the same category but make sure you balance them out because they are limited to a total of 20 likes and dislikes combined across all three categories.
Here are all the current likes and dislikes from the base game and all DLC packs listed in the table below:
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Even though you are free to max out the number of likes and dislikes your Sim has in CAS, players might want to consider leaving at least a few empty slots. Why? Well, likes and dislikes aren’t restricted to just CAS; Sims can develop new likes and dislikes through gameplay as they go about their lives. This can be a fun way to add some storytelling and variety to your gameplay. It can be a refreshing change of pace to let your Sims take the reins sometimes!
You can always see what your Sim’s likes and dislikes are by going to the Sim Info panel and hovering over the three categories. Don’t be scared of committing to new likes and dislikes; you can change them in CAS anytime you like at the click of a button.
Once you’ve selected your likes and dislikes and entered Live Mode, it won’t be long before you’ll start to notice your Sim’s likes and dislikes influencing what they do and how they react to things. My Simself here likes Wellness. When I had her do a yoga routine, she got a strong positive buff from it and increased fun; however, she also dislikes Electronica music. When I put some on, she made it very clear that this was not her jam and became Tense.
When Sims are doing something they like, they’ll enjoy positive buffs to improve their mood and gain Fun at a faster rate. When they are doing something they dislike, they will become Tense and lose Fun at a faster rate. The longer a Sim is forced to do something they dislike, the more miserable they’ll become. Sims will actively avoid doing activities they dislike as much as possible. For example, a Sim who hates cooking will prefer to grab quick meals and leftovers from the fridge if they can. Similarly, Sims who like an activity will choose to do it more often.
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If your Sim still has some room for more likes and dislikes, there’s a chance they could discover a new like or dislike on their own. If a Sim is doing an activity while in a positive emotion, there’s a chance you may be asked if you want to select that activity as one of your Sim’s likes. Sims can discover new dislikes too in the same way if they are doing an activity while in a negative emotion. As mentioned previously, likes and dislikes can be changed in CAS at any time so don’t agonize over whether to pick yes or no. You can always change your mind later.
Sims can also talk about their likes and dislikes with other Sims. They can ask about other Sims’ likes and dislikes and enthuse or complain about their own likes and dislikes, respectively. The other Sim’s reaction will depend on their likes and dislikes as well. Sims with clashing likes and dislikes will suffer a hit to their relationship when discussing those likes and dislikes with each other.
Our final thoughts on likes & dislikes? We were happy to see this much-requested feature finally make its way to the game in a free update and even happier that they weigh more heavily on gameplay than we thought they would. Most of the buffs we saw related to likes and dislikes had a +2 modifier, which feels like a good middle ground. In most cases, that should be enough to override a lot of mundane, everyday buffs; however big life moments like the birth of a new baby or the death of a loved one will probably override the likes and dislikes buffs. That makes sense; most people probably wouldn’t stop in the middle of witnessing someone die to appreciate a good song on the radio, after all. Or at least we hope they wouldn’t.
The latest update for The Sims 4 has added a lot of cool new things in Create A Sim – including six new Hair Colors for you to choose!
That’s right – every single piece of hairstyle, from Toddlers to Elders have been updated with new colors, including the hairstyles that we’ve gotten through various Packs.
Now the new User Interface for Hair Colors looks a lot bigger, plus all of the hairstyle variant thumbnails have been updated to True Black hair color – which is one of the six new colors added in:
Wondering which hair colors have been added? Let’s quickly take a look! There are three new shades of blonde added, two shades of brown and a true black color which is…well…trully black without any blue undertones that the previous black color had.
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However, that’s not all! Hairstyles that include ombres and colorful gradients have also been updated. Beside the base of the scalp which should give you the new hair color that you’ve selected there are also new variants included – depending on the ombre hairstyle that you’ve selected!
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What are your thoughts on the new hair colors? Let us know in the comments!
The Sims Team has released a brand new update for The Sims 4 on PC, Mac, Xbox One and PS4!
To download the latest version of The Sims 4, simply open your Origin program and if the game doesn’t update automatically, right click on The Sims 4 and select ”Update”.
In case you have Mods or Custom Content, the game will automatically disable them for you after first launching The Sims 4 after the update. To re-enable all your Mods and Custom Content, select the Settings option in the Menu and select Settings. Under the ”Other” section you’ll find the ”Enable Custom Content and Mods” option. Check it and restart your game in order for it to take effect!
Patch Notes
PC: 1.75.125.1030 / Mac: 1.75.125.1230
Console: Version 1.42
Hello Simmers!
We hope you are all well wherever you are in the World! We have had quite an exciting week with the start of the Summer of Sims and with that, we have an exciting new Game Update for you today, with something new, something known, and something with an… interesting update.
We hope that you enjoy it and thanks again for your continued support and feedback!
Happy Simming!
-SimGuruRusskii, SimGuruJill, and SimGuruPJ
What’s New?
Additional Bunk Bed Placement Options
You’ve played with Bunk Beds. But now you can play with them more! More objects can now be slotted underneath a Top Bunk: Double Beds, Dressers, Desks, Living Chairs, or Loveseats – all fit comfortably and function as you would expect. Also, you can change things up by slotting some of these perpendicular to the Top Bunk. Dressers, Desks, and Single Beds can be oriented in two ways! Whether saving space or giving three Sims a place to sleep, the bunk bed is more versatile than ever.
Likes and Dislikes
Sims can now have Likes and Dislikes! For our first sweep of Like and Dislike categories added to Base Game, you can now define whether your Sims Like (or Dislike) various Colors, Music Genres, or Activities in Create a Sim near the Traits Molecule.
Any Sim, child and older can now have up to 20 Likes and/or Dislikes that can be dispersed individually across the different categories. Does your Sim like Blues Music but Dislikes Playing Guitar? Does your Sim like literally every color except for orange? Their unique tastes and where you want to focus those preferences are up to you! And it’s ok parents, you can admit it if you don’t like Kids Radio.
See your Sims’s individual Likes and Dislikes in the Sim Info Panel in Live Mode. These Likes and Dislikes will manifest themselves in various subtle ways during Gameplay.
Unless directed to do so, Sims will tend to avoid – or do the bare minimum of – Activities they Dislike. For instance, Sims who dislike Cooking will only grab Quick Meals and Sims who dislike Video Gaming won’t generally play games on their phone. Being directed to do Activities they dislike will give Sims negative tense debuffs and may unlock contextual interactions to complain about the Activity to other Sims. On the other hand, Sims will generally want to autonomously do Activities they Like and will similarly get an added mood boost from doing these things. Listening to Music a Sim Likes or Dislikes will give them positive or negative buffs and may eventually lead to them performing what I like to call “The Frowny Dance”.
Since Likes and Dislikes were designed with the intention of being a fluid part of your Sims’ personalities, Sims can also encounter Like and Dislike discovery moments through gameplay. If they’re doing an activity and happen to be in a particular mood, you’ll receive a prompt asking if you’d like to add this activity to their list of Liked or Disliked things.
Don’t be shy though! These preferences aren’t set in stone. You can change out your Sims’ Likes and Dislikes at any time when you return to Create a Sim.
Find out other NPC’s Likes or Dislikes by using new social interactions to Ask About Favorite Color, Ask about taste in Music, or Ask about Hobbies.
New Hair Colors!
As you probably noticed in a previous Sims 411 <giggles nervously>, we have added in Create a Sim six new hair colors to further customize your Sims. I can probably talk about it and give you the names, but I’d rather show you!
I’m resisting the urge of dying my hair dark again… don’t tell my stylist!
Now onto the fixes…
Bug Fixes
Consoles
We fixed an issue for both Xbox and PlayStation that made Turning Off the Dust System introduced in Bust the Dust problematic and could cause Games to Freeze.
Sims 4
We fixed an issue that didn’t allow for all Sims in Careers and those in School to go to Work/School during any time off or Holidays, except for Vacation. Because if you are on Vacation, you are on Vacation. Don’t be like me, I work on Vacation.
I have heard of making nervous purchases but never about nervous cooking… Sims however will no longer endlessly autonomously cook food and then forget about it. Food is a terrible thing to waste.
If you were worried about leftover food from excessive cooking… and the fact that Sims were not eating it, even when they were actually Hungry. Fear not, now Sims will autonomously Eat Leftovers when they are Hungry. No food waste here!
We have fixed an issue that made Babies’ Skin Tones not match in different parts of Gameplay, like Interaction queues.
Did your Sim want to Leave Work Early, but couldn’t? We all have been there sometimes, now your Sims can do so though!
Cleaning up after Toddlers can be overwhelming, but at least normally you know where the things to clean come from at the time it happens, right? Now when you see a mess on the floor from fruits and vegetables from Sims resetting when toddlers eat them around them? Now that is unfair. No worries, now that won’t happen… we hope.
Are you Sad Sim? Are you Sad, really Sad? Traveling across all Worlds, you shouldn’t be… Sad, and without a Moodlet. Sad around the Worlds… you shouldn’t be.
Sims that were Sad all the time without a Moodlet to tell you why? It should no longer occur.
As always this Editor and the Localization Team have tweaked and improved some of the Text and Translations across all Packs.
We have put a stop to Error Codes: 102:eb3376f3:a777e5d8 and 109:812fe7cb:f1565180 that appeared for some Simmers. We hope it is not the second coming of the Error Code saga… well, I hope so anyway.
Get to Work
Fixed a visual issue with Create a Sim assets ymHair_EP01LongWavySwept and yfHair_EP01LongWavySwept that made seam lines appear when they were applied to opposite Frames.
Realm of Magic
Spellcaster Sims will no longer get reset when Brewing Potions gets canceled and then Resumed.
Journey to Batuu
The Grand Entrance Cantina Door has been made available in Build Mode again in the Tall Door sort.
Backyard
Fixed a visual issue with Create a Sim Top yfTop_SP08TeeBoatNeck that made it seem like it had some weird shadowing – not foreshadowing, we hope – or weird coloring on the knotted hem.
Tiny Living
We have added the Relax interaction for Loveseats that are part of Murphy Beds. So Relax… but can you? On a Murphy Bed? <winky face >
Nifty Knitting
Neither Snow nor Rain nor sunny days nor Vlad in the gloom of night shall stay these items from Ship on Plopsy. Sims are now able to Ship all their masterpieces to swift completion on Plopsy.
While we were working on the shipping service in Plopsy, we also fixed an issue that made the option of Ship on Plopsy display twice… I guess, if one failed, the other worked? Better safe than sorry!
Paranormal
We fixed a visual issue caused by Create a Sim asset yfTop_SP18BlouseCrop_SolidOrange that made yfShoes_SP18MaryJanes_Black look a bit streaky… not chic. Similarly, it also created an issue with yfBottom_GP08SkirtLayered from Realm of Magic… coincidence? Only the Paranormal know.
Bust the Dust
The Clean Surroundings Moodlet’s power was way over 9000! So it was really hard to have Sims go through other Moods, so to speak. While cleaning can be… a choice, we needed to balance things around here.
SimGuruNinja has shared a brand new preview of the upcoming free update from The Sims 4!
In case you haven’t heard, The Sims 4 is getting the Likes and Dislikes Preferences in Create A Sim which will let you choose your Sim’s favorite (and least favorite) Music, Colors and Hobbies / Interests.
In the new preview down below you can see the showcase of what the Likes and Dislikes look like for Sims who have been saved to the library and shared to The Gallery. The categories down below also include Decor Preferences which are coming with The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator Game Pack.
There’s only a few moments before the release of this brand new update so stay tuned!
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