We’re proper in the course of a really busy interval on the planet of The Sims 4. Following on from the summer time roadmap, revealed just below a month in the past, Maxis has been steadily making issues occur.
The Nature’s Calling occasion kicked off not too long ago with new quests and duties, getting the sport (and gamers) within the temper for some outdoorsy enjoyable in preparation for the launch of Enchanted by Nature, the sport’s upcoming growth.
Enchanted by Nature may be very a lot proper across the nook, launching on July 10 – so slightly over one week from this writing. Maxis promised to launch a base recreation replace on July 1 for all gamers, and it has delivered.
The replace – model 1.116.202.1030 on PC, 1.116.202.1230 on Mac, and a pair of.14 on consoles – brings plenty of main options to the core recreation, alongside a number of high quality of life enhancements for longtime gamers.
For starters, you’re now in a position to make use of glass partitions and glass roofs in your builds. You’ll discover the choice beneath Misc within the Wall Patterns part of Construct Mode. You may place crops on roofs, too. The sport will present you the forms of crops out there in your roof (relying on the footprint) whenever you browse Roof Sculptures in Construct Mode.
The truth is, you possibly can even inform whether or not or not any plant within the Out of doors Crops part will also be positioned on the roof. There’s a wide range of them, too, with a number of sizes of shrubs and flowers so that you can select from.
The stock of your Sims has additionally obtained an enormous refresh with this patch. The primary level is to make it simpler to seek out what you’re searching for. There are new methods to type, and a brand new badge to element when an merchandise had been not too long ago acquired.
Spoiled meals will present a purple background to make it clear they’ve gone dangerous, and there’s a brand new Spoiled stack the place you’ll discover meals it is best to do away with.
The in-game Pocket book has been equally refreshed. On high of a brand new, extra spacious format, you’ll additionally discover the brand new Class Pages extra helpful when managing discoveries. Talking of which, at any time when a brand new discovery is added, it’s going to return with a badge to indicate that.
The stream of the Pocket book has additionally been improved with the addition of a again button, in addition to new devoted buttons from Family Collections, and Sim Stats. Should you’re taking part in on consoles (or with a controller), you’ll discover it a lot simpler to scroll utilizing the precise analog stick.
Should you’re a longtime participant of The Sims 4, you’ve doubtless been hoarding so many gadgets. The newest replace makes the Family Collections UI simpler to navigate. Every assortment class now has its personal icon, rely, and completion standing.
The stock button in your Sims will play slightly animation when a brand new assortment merchandise has been discovered, and the Collections web page itself has a brand new format that higher shows the totally different classes.
That web page may even observe progress, and you’ll even type by completion progress for those who desire. For much more granularity, you possibly can filter by Rarity, Title, Current, Bonus Gadgets, and Lacking inside any particular assortment.
For a take a look at the all of the patch notes, together with the bug fixes made on account of participant suggestions, hit up the EA Weblog, and do not forget to compensate for our Nature’s Calling occasion information.
