There’s a new Sims 4 PC update available via Origin. If you have auto updates enabled in “Application Settings”, the game will auto-update once you open Origin. If you have auto-updates disabled, you will need to manually update by clicking the game in your library.
To ensure your game is up to date, check the game version found in Documents > EA > The Sims 4 > GameVersion.txt. Your game should now read: PC 1.44.83.1020 / Mac 1.44.83.1220. If you’ve updated but it’s not showing the correct version, delete the GameVersion.txt file, restart, and all will be corrected.
❗ Remove all MODS and Custom Content before updating your game ❗ Update: 06/26/2018 – PC 1.44.83.1020 / Mac 1.44.83.1220
Hi Simmers!
With the launch of Seasons we encountered a few issues we weren’t expecting and wanted to quickly address as many issues as possible. We’re still following up on several community reports, so if you know of an issue that isn’t listed here, be sure to engage with us on the Forums or social media to continue the conversations.
Base Game
- We addressed an issue where fireplaces wouldn’t remain lit. Now, they should remain lit, and if they could talk, they would probably tell their friends “come thru, it’s lit.” Because it’ll literally be lit.
- We addressed some cases where players were experiencing severe lag when placing wallpapers in build mode.
- They always say the grass is greener on the other side, but here at Maxis we try to innovate, and unfortunately we made the grass really brown in some cases, even if you don’t have Seasons installed. We’ve now returned to our regularly scheduled green grass.
- Spliced plants now have a proper description so you know what comprises their genetic makeup.
- The underside of roof eaves no longer have texture.
- Plants were growing a bit too wildly out and about in the world. We’ve scaled them back with some digital, organic, completely sustainable pesticide.
- In the past, we accidentally made available several cheats that are meant for debugging and developing the game only. To be frank, the cheats are VERY dangerous and can have very unpredictable effects on your games. We took these cheats away to be safe. However, we took a few TOO many away. We have added the following cheats back:stats.set_skill_level
stats.set_stat
sims.fill_all_commodities
stats.fill_commodities_household- Plants inside a planter box can now receive water again.
Get to Work
- As expected, any objects placed in the Modern Metallic Illuminated Display Case can now be moved, removed, and so forth.
Seasons
- Calendar events will now occur on the day for which you planned them, thus ending centuries of debate on the purpose of a calendar.
- Player created events will now appear on the calendar as expected.
- NOTE: As a result of some calendar improvements, the dates for some of your currently scheduled events MAY change, but this will only happen once.
- In an unexpectedly diabolical twist, Sims were hosting pool parties in the winter and their guests were freezing to death. Yikes! Sims invited to the pool party are now immune to the effects of the cold during the party.
- We fixed an audio issue when Teen Sims plead for Forgiveness on gnomes.
We are fixing Reset. Sorry. At some point we have to decide when to "stop adding things" to an update so that we can get it out. Reset is being worked on. Stay tuned. Sorry. https://t.co/RQvWbGOfRc
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 26, 2018
There is a specific bullet in the patch notes I want to talk about. You might be mad. But, let's discuss. (This may take a few Tweets). This is in regards to Cheats. We create cheats in every pack to help us test and develop features.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 26, 2018
We also discuss which cheats we can expose to the community. We know many of you use them to tell stories, get to the part of the game you like, all of that. Unfortunately, we exposed a handful of cheats that we really, really shouldn't have. It was a mistake on our part.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 26, 2018
Why shouldn't we expose some cheats? Well, some cheats can REALLY mess up your game. In ways we cannot fix or reverse. It's also very difficult for us to know what you did and what cheats you used when you come to us with glitches to fix.
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 26, 2018
While this will frustrate you, and that's fair, we needed to remove some cheats to basically make sure you don't get into a case where your game just doesn't work. Long term, though, something we'd like to do is make many of our cheats more official. What does this mean?
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 26, 2018
The idea is that we would develop cheats and put them in the option menu, or in official game interactions. They would be fully developed so that the ones we release cannot break or ruin your game. Whether it's "cheating" money, skills, and so forth, we'd make it "real."
— Grant Rodiek (@SimGuruGrant) June 26, 2018
