A few years ago we wrote about the Simulation Lag Fix Mod which fixes many glitches in The Sims 4 related to response time. The mod was developed by simmythesim but for some reason the update stopped receiving updates along with The Sims 4 Patches for PC and Mac.
Luckily modder SrslySims decided to lift up the mod and make it fully functional for The Sims 4’s latest version.
The mod has been tested and is functioning properly with The Sims 4’s current version. You can get it by simply clicking the download button down below and extracting the contents to Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods folder. Considering that this is a script mod you’ll need to enable both Mods / CC and Script Mods in your game options in order to have this mod working.
It’s time for another big console giveaway to celebrate our 6th anniversary!
This time around we’re giving away 8 copies of The Sims 4 Parenthood Game Pack for Xbox One and PS4, more specifically:
4 copies of The Sims 4 Parenthood for Xbox One
2 copies of The Sims 4 Parenthood for PS4 (North American Region including Canada, United States, Mexico, and Bermuda)
2 copies of The Sims 4 Parenthood for PS4 (European Region including Western Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Egypt, and Japan)
The giveaway codes for Xbox One are universal for all regions. However, considering that PS4 has several regions with codes locked away for each region specifically we had to make a decision to create 3 giveaways in total, covering each platform and console.
The giveaway is live right now and for better organization we’re hosting it on Sims Community Social. If you don’t have an account you can easily create one and enter the giveaway. Just make sure you follow the specific rules that we’ve linked within the giveaway links down below!
Here are the giveaways that you can enter right now that last until May 19th at 8PM CET:
Make sure you also follow us on the following social media outlets as there are going to be giveaways on both Sims Community Social and some of our social media platforms:
The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack has just been announced for Consoles!
The pack will be making its way to Xbox One and PS4 on May 14th, 2019. Now, if we take in consideration previous release dates for The Sims 4 Game Packs then StrangerVille Game Pack is expected to release at 10AM Pacific Time, 7PM Central European Time and 6PM British Time.
Time zones are definitely confusing which is why we wanted to help you out with the countdown below! The countdown is ticking until the exact time that we’ve listed above. It’s set so that no matter which time zone do you belong it’ll count down to zero, which is when the pack will be available for download.
Playstation Store has just started a quick little sale for The Sims 4 Base Game on PS4 where you can save up 80% off on the base game’s purchase. Yup, you can get the game for just $8 for a limited time.
The Sims 4 Base Game Deluxe Party Edition is also available for 80% off, making the game available for only $10.
The sale is active right now and will last until May 13th at 5PM CET. Make sure you take advantage of the offer before it’s too late!
We’re continuing with our 6th anniversary celebration in full force!
This time we’re giving away 5 copies of The Sims 4 Get Famous Expansion Pack for PC and Mac. We’ll be giving an universal PC / Mac code to randomly select winners so unlike with PS4 which has region-restricted codes these can be used from anywhere.
The giveaway is being held on Sims Community Social for better organization considering we’ll be sending out 5 different codes to lucky winners. If you don’t have an account you can easily create one and enter the giveaway. Just make sure you follow the specific rules that we’ve linked within the image down below!
Click the image down below to enter the giveaway!
In case you don’t know there are also some other giveaways you might be interested in including:
Make sure you also follow us on the following social media outlets as there are going to be ja lot more giveaways on both Sims Community Social and some of our social media platforms:
Nicki Yee, one of the animators who has worked on both The Sims 4 and The Sims Mobile has published an animations reel of some of her work she’s done for The Sims Mobile.
In the reel video down below you’ll see some of the animations which are currently included in the game and some that yet have to see the light of day, such as a Sim flying on a broomstick.
A short reel showcasing some of my favorite animations I made while working on The Sims Mobile team at EA/Maxis.
All animations are hand keyed with the exception of some experimental animations where we toyed with the idea of using Mo-cap for the blocking stage (Last 2 shots in Bonus Material). Thanks for taking a look!
3 months ago we reported on the previous Quarter for Fiscal Year 2019 where Andrew Wilson, EA’s CEO has stated that The Sims Franchise would be getting over 20 content drops in Fiscal Year 2020. In case you don’t know, EA’s Fiscal Year 2020 begins in April 2019 and ends in April 2020.
However, their latest report for their Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 includes an interesting statement, saying that, not only will they be delivering active content for BOTH Console, Mobile and PC but that The Sims 4 alone will be getting those 20 content drops over the next 12 months! This could include pack releases, big content updates and pack releases for console.
Here’s everything they’ve stated regarding The Sims Franchise and The Sims 4 in general:
As we wrap up FY19, I also want to highlight the continued success of The Sims 4, which has grown every year since we launched. We launched three new content packs and multiple game updates for our Sims 4 community throughout the year, all of which contributed to a 35% year over-year increase in active players and our strongest year of engagement yet for this ongoing live service. The passion of our Sims community is incredible, and we look forward to bringing them many more great experiences in the year ahead.
We expect live services to grow 10% to 15%, led by Apex Legends, FIFA Ultimate Team and The Sims 4.
We will add over 20 different content drops for The Sims 4.
Fans of Battlefield V, The Sims 4, and Anthem will have more great content and new ways to play in the year ahead.
Electronic Arts has just published their Q4 report for Fiscal Year 2019, including some statistics regarding The Sims 4!
They’ve reported that The Sims 4’s number of active playerse has increased for 35% year-over-year, taking in consideration the entire Fiscal Year of 2019 which lasted from April 2018 to April 2019 and comparing it to Fiscal Year of 2018.
They’ve also shared a statement that they’ll actively continue to grow The Sims 4 with new content over the next fiscal year!
In FY19, active players in The Sims 4 increased by 35% year-over-year.
“We ended our fiscal year with strong growth, driven by our live services business which continued toprovide a very large, stable and profitable source of net bookings,” said COO and CFO Blake Jorgensen. “Looking ahead, we will bring games to an extraordinary variety of players in fiscal 2020 and deliver on our commitment to players with deep live services content for Ultimate Team, Apex Legends, The Sims 4, Anthem and Battlefield V.”
The Sims Team has just announced on EA Answers HQ that they’ll be doing a scheduled maintenance for The Sims 4 Gallery starting at 1PM PT / 8PM UT / 10PM CET / 9PM BT today, May 7th.
While this maintenance lasts you will not be able to use The Gallery as it’ll be completely offline. We’ll update you as soon as The Gallery goes back up!
Hello Simmers!
We will be performing a maintenance on the Gallery beginning at 1 PM PT/8 PM UTC on Tuesday, May 7th.
During this maintenance, the Gallery will be offline and unavailable, but The Sims 4 will be playable offline. We will notify you once the maintenance has completed and you may resume using the Gallery.
Electronic Arts has just made an announcement that their subscription service EA Access, which is currently available on the Xbox One platform will be making its way to Playstation 4 as well.
In case you don’t know what EA Access is, it’s a subscription service that falls in line with Origin Access for PC / Mac, allowing players to get access to a variety of video games for a monthly (or if you prefer yearly) fee. With EA Access, which is now going to be available for both Xbox One and PS4, you’re able to play a full library of EA’s video games, get 10% off discounts on any EA game purchases and receive early access trials to upcoming EA game releases.
The Sims 4 for Consoles is also a part of the EA Access program. You’ll be able to get your hands on EA Access subscription service this summer!
For the First Time Ever, Players Can Experience the Benefits of EA Access on PS4™
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, Electronic Arts Inc. announced that it is bringing EA Access* to the PlayStation®4 (PS4™) system. Starting this July, players can sign-up for a monthly subscription (MSRP** $4.99), or an annual subscription (MSRP** $29.99) through PlayStation® Store. With the addition of the PlayStation 4 console to the already existing membership services on Xbox One and PC via Origin™, EA now offers its subscription services on more platforms than any other publisher.
“As we continue to invest in digital and subscription services, bringing great games to even more players across more platforms is an exciting opportunity for everyone,” said Matt Bilbey, Executive VP of Strategic Growth. “Our goal is to give players more choice to try and play our games wherever and however they choose, and we’re happy to bring EA Access to PlayStation 4.”
Membership in EA Access lets players experience Play First Trials, where they can play up to 10 hours of most new EA games. Subscribers also enjoy a 10% discount on full game purchases, expansions, in-game items and more. Additionally, players can jump into a growing library of EA games, including the best of EA with franchises like Battlefield™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA, Star Wars™ Battlefront™ and more.
**Actual prices may vary. EA Access is an on-going subscription and a recurring subscription fee will be applied automatically at the billing frequency chosen by the purchaser until the subscription is cancelled.
UPDATE #2: You can now also catch the YouTube Replay down below:
UPDATE: The livestream has ended! You can watch the Twitch replay down below.
The Sims Team is hosting another Maxis Monthly Livestream on May 7th, 2019 at 11AM PT / 8PM CET / 7PM BT!
The team confirmed that they won’t be showcasing any new content for The Sims 4. They’ll be doing a special “Ask Me Anything” session with SimGuruLyndsay, General Manager for The Sims 4 and SimGuruDuke, Senior Producer for The Sims 4.
We’ve also included a countdown down below to the exact beginning of the livestream. As soon as the timer hits zero the livestream below should begin.
Microsoft is throwing a huge sale where you can save up to 50% off on select The Sims 4 Games including Expansion Packs, Game Packs and Bundles. Surprisingly enough The Sims 4 Get Famous Expansion Pack is also on sale and you can get it for only $20!
Here are all the packs included in this sale:
The Sims 4 Get to Work (50% off)
The Sims 4 City Living (50% off)
The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs (50% off)
The Sims 4 Seasons (50% off)
The Sims 4 Get Famous (50% off)
The Sims 4 Dine Out (50% off)
The Sims 4 Vampires (50% off)
The Sims 4 Bundle: Get to Work, Dine Out, Cool Kitchen (50% off)
His latest attempt is to try and speed up the loading time process that occurs when loading different lots when playing The Sims 4. That includes loading up your current household, visiting other lots and venues and visiting other households (basically anything that will put a spinning plumbob inbetween).
He’s stated that his latest work isn’t really a mod but more of a tool that will use up more of your computer’s potential, saying:
It’s actually less of a mod and more of a tool. It converts the games files to be read faster. It works for both TS3 and TS4 too!
I’m still in the middle of programming the tool for complete compatibility, and for optimization purposes. At one point, it reached 5 gigs of ram just to convert one 1 gb file lol.
He’s planning to publish this tool to the public eventually. Until then you can watch the video where he travel between a few different lots in The Sims 4 and see the drastic difference in loading times!
It’s time for a big treat for Console Simmers to celebrate our 6th Anniversary!
We’re giving away 8 copies of The Sims 4 Seasons Expansion Pack for Consoles, more specifically:
4 copies of The Sims 4 Seasons for Xbox One
2 copies of The Sims 4 Seasons for PS4 (North American Region including Canada, United States, Mexico, and Bermuda)
2 copies of The Sims 4 Seasons for PS4 (European Region including Western Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Egypt, and Japan)
The giveaway codes for Xbox One are universal for all regions. However, considering that PS4 has several regions with codes locked away for each region specifically we had to make a decision to create 3 giveaways in total, covering each platform / console.
The giveaway is live right now and for better organization we’re hosting it on Sims Community Social. If you don’t have an account you can easily create one and enter the giveaway. Just make sure you follow the specific rules that we’ve linked within the giveaway links down below!
Here are the giveaways that you can enter right now that last until May 12th at 8PM CET:
Make sure you also follow us on the following social media outlets as there are going to be giveaways on both Sims Community Social and some of our social media platforms:
