The Sims 4 April Update and New Expansion Announced
The April 2021 update for The Sims 4 brought more gameplay elements and fixed some bugs. Maxis also announced a new expansion for the game.
IN A NUTSHELL:
- The April 27 update includes new gameplay elements, but mostly fixes major and minor bugs;
- The next update will be released in May and will include 6 new hair colors;
- Maxis announced new expansion and kit for The Sims 4 - more details in a few weeks.
April's update for The Sims 4 brought a lot of cosmetic changes, including new hairstyles for children, removal of minor and major bugs and improved in-game texts. We also know what will appear in the May update and about the new add-on and kit for The Sims 4, announced on Maxis' stream.
The Sims 4 April update - novelties
- Updated 2 hairstyles and made them suitable for children and toddlers;
- Fixed a bug with pop-up windows in gallery or social groups opening in wrong tab;
- Improved consistency of school and career descriptions and translated some debug options in The Sims 4: Discover University;
- Fixed a bug that caused sterilized cats to go into heat;
- Vegetarian sims can no longer eat meat leftovers in the fridge, but can make hotdogs over the campfire;
- Washing in the rain is now possible with light rainfall;
- In The Sims 4: Snowy Escapades, high intensity slopes are now available on medium and expert difficulty;
- Vampire's diet was made more varied - e.g. fish and frogs appeared in menu;
- Bug related to abandoning chores and starting cleaning has been fixed.
During the Inside Maxis stream the developers also announced 6 new hair colors, which will appear in The Sims 4 in May. Along with them, players will receive, for example, an updated look for the afro hairstyle, 2 new eye contours, and even - with some luck - a partial fix for lag in simulations. The developers aren't promising anything in this regard, but they are asking s to send save files to EA Answers HQ to help improve The Sims 4.
More importantly, however, the studio announced a new game pack and kit for The Sims 4, details of which will be revealed in just a few weeks. Some have speculated about the appearance of werewolves based on a tweet from The Sims' official Spanish showing a sim with arm hair, or a now-deleted message from Dave Miotke, the game's developer. However, the clues are very vague and should not be given much weight.
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