#ts4patch

[alistu]

Patch Related Update

I will be the first person to tell you that I am terrible at updating my mods in a timely manner, so I apologise and please bear with me.

So far, the mods of mine that I know for sure are 100% broken are all of my default map texture replacements. This hopefully shoudln’t be a big deal in getting them working again though if all goes to plan.

As for the rest of my mods, I have no idea. Most of my time outside of work right now is being taken up with trying not to be consumed with anxiety over covid and my day job, and trying not to melt in this heat. People of the UK are not used to temperatures into 30 degrees C!

I would like to ask that if you do discover that one of my mods is broken and you would like to let me know it needs looking at, please, please, PLEASE don’t just tell me “it’s broken”, that’s not helpful. Tell me HOW it is broken and steps to reproduce it so that I can try and get it fixed sooner. Thanks.

[gimmigh0ul]

Having some huge issues with the sims after this latest big update - I updated all my mods - but whenever I try to travel, it’ll go to loading screen then just crash??? Is anyone else having this issue?

[madisyncoreyee-blog]

Happy Halloween from my Sim Family to yours!

[tagnance]

broken sofas sims 4 rip

how in the **#”!” do I fix the sofas in ts4 with the new pets patch? They’re all just disappearing? ; _ ; / cc sofas that is

[katarinaautumn]

Can anyone help me? After this new patch with toddlers sth bad happened to my game... :/ Have you maybe similar problem?

[simsonella]

Ofc I have a problem..

does someone else have saving problems? I can’t save anything (not to the Gallery, not in general) Help, please!?

[trash-llama]

Don’t enter CAS!

Guys, if you are attached to your sims, be careful about entering CAS. It messed with aging. Even with no mods AND with aging off.

I have had one sim go from 21 to 23 to  21 and then to 22 days left... all by changing her appearance.

Literally they put on lipstick and then lose a few days.

// Drop a ‘Me too’ here if you have this issue.

[simsvip]

New Patch Coming Today!

>>>> DETAILS

[thesims4blogger]

The Sims 4: New Game Patch (November 25th, 2014)

There’s a new Sims 4 update available now in Origin. If you have automatic updates enabled in Origin’s “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 on the game in your library

WARNING: Remove all MODS and Custom Content before updating your game!!!

Update: 11/25/2014 – Version 1.2.24.20

Hey Simmers, Just a small update for the end of November! Hopefully you have kept healthy this past month. It feels as though a minor plague has swept through the Studio, knocking folks down one after another. But that aside, we have fixed some crashes, addressed some community concerns, and sorted out a few other fixes that just happened to sneak their way into this release. As always, the community has been doing an excellent job of keeping us on our toes. A new batch of fixes is on its way out with this release, including the un-breaking of the Add to Family cheat, a Sim pruning issue, and some water opacity issues. Thank you for your feedback, keep it up! Crashes / Performance  

Fixed a crash that was the result of long term gameplay instability in the UI framework that only occurred after moving, traveling, creating new families, and building for some time. Also known as playing the game.

We fixed a crash reported on the modding forums where custom content clones of hats and hairs could cause a crash on Intel graphics cards due to an issue with the skinning code.

Fixed a crash wherein should you click on an underwater light and change the dimness setting, and you do that again, and you do it again, and then again, again, again, again, again… the game would crash. The waters are safe again.

The game was freezing under some circumstances when a swimming Sim attempted to use an object found outside the pool. We have fixed all issues that we have found resulting in this freeze, and prevented the freeze from occurring in those cases we have not found. It's magic.

Community Feedback  

We fixed a bug where close family relationships were still getting pruned if they lived in different households. Previously, we were looking at each household individually, which was incorrect. For example, say you have a Sim with two children and one of them moves out. The second child then has a kid who also has a kid who also has a kid. Then the original Sim dies, but the child who moved out is still alive. That dead Sim should not be culled because he/she still has a living child.

The Vidame Hostess Station was causing Sims to freeze if objects that the Sim wanted to interact with were placed on top of it. We contemplated renaming the surface to the Vidame Hostess Station of Mesmerizing Never-endedness but opted to fix the issue instead.

Casual "if you were swimming before you went to work" Workdays have been cancelled, and Sims will once again spin into their work outfit before going to work.

On a side note, folks are happy that Casual “if you were swimming before you went to work” Workdays have been cancelled, because it was just too much to say.

Children and Teens can no longer be modified with the sims.add_buff Buff_Pregnancy_Trimester3 cheat.

The release of Pools introduced an issue with visitation that hid the Visit interaction when clicking on the door of a neighbor’s home. You can now click on your neighbor’s door to visit them once again!

In addition, there was an issue with being able to set which door was the front door on your home lot. That too has been fixed.

The Add to Family cheat has been re-enabled.

We fixed water opacity issues where the water was turning opaque on some graphic configurations.

Tuning / Graphics  

Fixed an issue that was preventing live drag from functioning when dragging from a Sims Inventory to an Object Inventory (such as a fridge or bookshelf).

The game will no longer fail to save if you have over (Step 1: Face computer. Step 2: Place fingertip marked A next to lip corner marked B. Step 3: Say clearly but elongate the quoted phrase) "1 million" satisfaction points.

Ambrosia will no longer be eaten autonomously by your Sims.

We fixed an animation issue that can best be described as "we fixed an issue that caused Sims to scratch their back with their elbows when they chose to sit at the edge of a pool with a drink in their hand." It wasn't pretty. Thankfully no Sims were permanently scarred by the experience.

Sims who sat at the edge of a pool during the moment of bladder failure found they were unable to satisfy their bladder. Whereas had they been in the pool…

Pregnant Sims have temporary immunity from drowning per a previously agreed upon pact with the Reaper. However, if the pregnant Sim found that they "should" have died while in the pool, their buffs would get all wonky (actual technical term as used by the production team). The buff wonkiness has been fixed.

Death by drowning will now count towards the Vengeful Deity Achievement.

Swimming Laps will now help to alleviate the Not Enough Exercise buff that Active Sims can get.

Pool ladders have an interaction "Get In" that you can choose when clicking on them. Now, when you choose that action, it will do something.

If a Sim decided to cancel their adventure in the Forgotten Grotto to go swimming, the Forgotten Grotto would forget that Sim existed, preventing them from adventuring within her forgotten realm. We have spoken to the Forgotten Grotto, explaining that the pool is just another place that Sims want to go, that they have not forgotten the Grotto, they will return once again, but that the Forgotten Grotto can’t forget them, and they must be allowed once again to enter the Forgotten Grotto, lest they be forgotten and thusly forget the Forgotten Grotto. The Forgotten Grotto, jealous... yes. But also forgiving.

Thank you, -SimGuruGnome

[simsza]

Patch first impressions.

Just in case anyone wants to hear me ramble about the new patch...

1. I think that the colored maps are hella awesome!

2. Camera mode feels different to me. The camera makes smaller movements and isn’t as harsh.

3. The new Christmas stuff is pretty great. But that one stack of gifts is so big... and needs to be smaller *ahem* cough cough

4. So glad all the GTW work stuff is in the catalog all the time now. It was #obnoxious making a lot a retail lot just to get some specific items.

5. The 64-Bit makes the HUGEST difference. The camera pans are so smoooooooth. The game just looks and feels so good.

6. The terrain editing tools seem much more betterer. When you turn down the brush softness now it is way more transparent.

7. The Sims 4 opening screen on my large monitor looked so pixelated and it is high res now finally.

8. There are a ton of other things but these are just some things I picked up on building tonight.

[alistu]

With regards to the impending TS4 update, please do NOT message me here or at MTS asking if a mod needs an update if you have not at least first tested it in your game to confirm that it is in fact broken to begin with. Thank you.

[lost-my-plumbbob-in-your-pond]

Gender Patch Notice

Don’t use the S4S batch fix on my EA recolours. I’ve just tried that out, results in having two versions of most hairs. I’ll see what I can do to update.

Haven’t checked my other stuff yet.

[ashley-nicolesims-blog]

hey guys, i know a lot of people are having some custom content problems with the new patch and I found this helpful post on mod the sims about it.

[kadaggles]

Erm.....

Has anyone else's Sims skills disappeared since updating? And the cheat isn't working, not that I wanted to go back to each family and manually replace them. Help!!!

[alistu]

Colour Map Overrides

All three of my EA colour map overrides have now been updated to work with the new patch. Please head over to MTS to redownload them.

I’m still slowly working my way through my other files. I’ll keep you all updated as I come across files that need updating.