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Update 1.72 has just launched for The Sims 4,ย and here are the changes and bug fixes that arrived with this patch. Electronic Arts and Maxis support the game thanks to constant updates and offer players a social simulation experience. Unlike the previous versions, the game’s latest version is not extensive; instead, it focuses on compatibility. The patch notes of The Sims 4 1.72 update patch notes below.
The Sims 4 Update 1.72 Patch Notes
Console: Version 1.72
Hi Simmers,
Todayโs update is for the PlayStation and
Meanwhile, if you missed the previous version, named Version 1.71, you can check out its patch notes below.
Bug Fixes
Base Game
- Babiesโ skin tone in the skewer and household portraits should now match their skin tone in-game
- Aging up a Baby will now properly take into consideration the genetics of the parentsโ skin tone
- Live Streaming as a Tech Guru should no longer reset your Sim
- Family members will now call your Sim less often to ask their opinion about trying to have a baby (Instead, theyโll just hear the news from their chatty aunt)
- Hair Swatches in Create a Sim will now be more consistent across hairstyles and ages
- We have addressed an issue where sometimes after traveling Toddlers would no longer be able to interact with extended family members (Who could blame them, just finished a long trip, youโre tired, probably need a change of clothes, a bath, a good sippy cupโฆ who wants to talk with family?)
- Fear of Unfulfilled Dreamsย andย Fear of Dead End Jobย will appear less often and feel appropriate when they do
- Neighborhood Stories will now welcome fewer newborns into the world. Theyโve come to realize the amount of care Infants require and donโt want a miss a single precious moment
- Sims wonโt constantly drop everything in their queue toย Check Toddler
- Food thatโs in a container inside the fridge will take longer to spoil
- Moving to a new lot with twin babies will no longer ostracize one of the twins at the edge of the world (flat-worlders rejoice!)
- Tell a Toddler to run around? Now, theyโll actually run when theย Run Aroundย interaction is selected (wait, you have to tell a Toddler to run around?)
- If you were able to get a Toddler toย Run Aroundย they would never stop (this sounds more like the toddlers, I know), this should no longer occur.
- Sims will now be able to perform theย Read to Childย interaction while kneeling or standing
- Theย ymBody_JumpSuitLongSleeveย outfit is now available to male Sims in Create a Sim
- When choosingย Decor Likes and Dislikesย in Create a Sim, Industrial, Holidays, Events, Vintage, Art deco, Luxe, Shotgun, and Shabby Dรฉcor are now available options
- Styled looks are aย littleย less styled now. Choosing one wonโt change a Simโs hairstyle, eye color, eyebrows, or facial hair
- Thumbnails are fixed in Create a Sim to show off cheek scars properly
- Several nursery wall decorations have had a color consistency update
- Toddler Create a Sim has gone through spring cleaning a bit early; if they canโt wear it, itโs not an option in the menu
- Toddlers are now taken care of at Daycare instead of taking care of themselves (how did they even manage that?!)
- Alien diapers are now only available to Aliens
- Sims will now keep skin details added while on Outfit Categories besides Everyday when re-entering Create a Sim. Youโre you regardless of your clothing choices
- Child, Toddler, and Infants are being a little stubborn when it comes to birthmarks which we are continuing to look into, but as long as birthmarks are selected while on the Everyday Outfit Category, they will keep their birthmarks
- Toddlers can now pick up toys that ended up under bookcases
- Sims will now scoot more often as expected when directed to sit or nap on a single or double bed
- Several gates, fences, and stairs were casting improper shadows. Weโve spoken to their architects and instructed them in proper shadow-casting behavior
- Theย Sim Statsย panel now tracksย Total Wants Completed
- Sims will no longer mistake the outdoor mailbox for a wall mailbox when publishing a book. It all gets to the same outcome, just without theย shoving a book through the side of a metal mailboxย part
- Child Sims underwear categoryย will now properly display according to their preferred clothing option
- Be aware:ย Acting,ย Debating, andย Dancingย in front of theย mirrorย do actually increase your skill. Iโm not really sure how that is possibleโฆI have spent hours dancing in front of the mirror, and Iโm still horrible
- Sims can properly use aย Mirrorย toย Practice Dancingโฆ Iโm just going to say this is why I have not gotten better at dancing
- Searching for Stuffed Animalsย will now result in even more stuffed animals, even if they arenโt stuffed, but are more of a molded plastic
- Stuffed toys are now also toys and will count towards theย Play with 3 Toysย goal of theย Artistic Prodigyย child Creativity aspiration
- Several text updates have been made to skill level up Text Notifications to clarify the benefits provided by the skillโฆ
- Attempting to sleep or nap in a bed your Sim canโt get to will now tell you that they canโt get there
- Toddlers are more likely to be content in their high chairs when their needs are taken care of. They may however continue to ask to be removed from the chair if left alone for too long, or another Sim checks on them
- Male Sims with masculine clothingย preference should only see theย Swimwear categoryย and not the Swimwear and Swimsuits categoryโฆswimsuitsย sounds way too formal for swimming.
- Toddlers asking for Book Help that are greater than 3 spaces away from the location of wherein the Book Help action shall be set forth to take place, shall forthwith no longer sense a failure of action to the desired outcome, but shall rather expect that the Book Help shall be unto provided to said Toddler
- Intimate Sims that choose to Chat will no longer reset and cancel the interaction.ย โHow was your day?โ in the middle of an intimate moment feels like a reset moment to me
- Console players should see an improvement to input performance after opening the Relationship panel
- Theย Singing Skillย tooltip has been added toย all showers that support Singing.ย Those showers that donโt support singing are too critical of my talent!
- Randomizing likes and dislikes inย Create a Simย will no longer collapse the likes and dislikes panel
The Sims 4 and the patch update 1.72 are now available on PC, PlayStation 4,
