The Sims 4 Fixes Major Issues in Latest Update

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Summary

  • A new update for The Sims 4 focuses on Businesses & Hobbies fixes issues with customer interactions and class resets.
  • The patch also addresses burglars stealing unretrievable items like toilet stalls in small businesses.
  • Additional quality of life fixes are also included in the update.

The latest update for “The Sims 4” is geared towards improving the performance of its Businesses and Hobbies expansion pack, providing a smoother experience for players. Although this update also includes bug fixes for the main game and previous expansions, the primary focus has been on enhancing the new pack.

In the game The Sims 4, the main focus is managing a small business as presented in the Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack, launched on March 6, 2025. This expansion offers many activities for Sims to engage in and make money. Additionally, it includes innovative features such as tattooing, pottery, and mentorship opportunities, just to name a few. Players can customize their shops and services around these options.

On March 20, 2025, the latest update addresses numerous aspects of managing a business. It rectifies some straightforward issues such as displaying business names accurately upon purchase, showing the number of servings when selling food items, and ensuring the employee section on the Career Panel functions correctly. Furthermore, in The Sims 4, Ghosts will no longer automatically appear as customers. However, players can still choose to have them present by adjusting the Occult Target Customer settings accordingly.

In this latest update for Sims 4, I’ve noticed some improvements in classes and masteries. For instance, there was an issue with the Hobby Whiteboard where lessons could get accidentally wiped out when saving, loading, or moving my Sim to another location. Thankfully, that’s been fixed now!

Also, the Skillful Sleep Skill Mastery Perk has had a tweak. This perk allows a Sim to learn skills while they sleep by having a ghostly version of themselves work on items. The change here is that this ethereal double will now concentrate more on skill-building to make it more effective.

In the latest upgrade, it tackles a significant concern regarding burglars in The Sims 4. Earlier, some burglars raiding small businesses were taking specific items that players couldn’t restore to their inventory, such as toilet stalls. This update aims to ensure such undesirable occurrences no longer happen moving forward. Although burglary remains an issue for Sims who own businesses, the update should prevent regular customers and patrons from entering through the front door after business hours or watering the plants.

The Sims 4 Quality of Life Fixes for Businesses and Hobbies Patch Notes

Base Game / Multipack

  • Sims will now be paid hourly based on their Skill Level for offering Paid Mentoring, regardless of which packs you own.
  • The locked camera position has been removed from the Bracelet category of Accessories in Create a Sim, now you can zoom in and out with ease.
  • We have advised the Burglar to avoid stealing certain objects which can’t be added back into household inventories. Your toilet stalls (and more) are now safe from being irretrievably stolen.

Cats & Dogs / Horse Ranch

  • The buttons to change position in Pelt Paint Mode for Cats, Dogs, and Horses are back. Your Pets can again strike a pose while you paint their harder-to-reach spots.

Businesses & Hobbies

  • Customer Sims will now water any plants which need watering when the “Tend Garden” or “Tend and Harvest Garden” Business Activities are set, even those which are placed in planters.
  • Employees will no longer remove paintings which are displayed on walls when the “Scrap Crafts” Employee Task is set.
  • Ghosts will no longer attend Small Businesses unless they are set as Preferred or Required customers under the Occult Target Customer category.
  • Fixed an issue where Group Meals were being listed for sale at the same price as Single Meals. The price for selling food on Retail Displays will now reflect the number of servings.
  • The projections created by the “Skillful Sleep” Skill Mastery Perk have been instructed to get back to work building skills on appropriate objects.
  • Fixed an issue where Classes set for employees on the Hobby Whiteboard were being reset after traveling, saving, or loading.
  • Sims will no longer be able to enter a Small Business lot after closing time. They don’t have to go home, but they can’t stay here.
  • Adjusted the cost to prepare and sell prices of some Candy Recipes to make them more profitable for sale on Retail Displays in Small Businesses.
  • Tattoos that contain Custom Content now have the ‘Modded’ indicator in the in-game Gallery to prevent confusion.
  • Pack Settings are now available for players who own only Base Game and Businesses & Hobbies, allowing you to Enable or Disable Small Business Events.
  • Notifications about Inaccessible Ticket Kiosks will no longer trigger on lots which aren’t assigned to the Small Business.
  • Creating a Preset Small Business when buying a Small Business Venue will now show the correct Small Business name in all notifications.
  • Fixed an issue where the Employee section of the Career Panel did not shrink down correctly when minimized.
  • The source of the unexplained glowing lights around Nordhaven Train Station has been identified and contained.
  • Fixed an issue with the Mikro’s Ribbon Mic microphone stand disappearing when zooming out.
  • Resolved an issue with a pair of trousers (ymBottom_EP18Chain) expanding in unexpected areas when the stomach body slider was adjusted.

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2025-03-20 23:15