Performance updates and bug fixes!

Update: 8/‌19/‌2025

Performance updates and bug fixes!

PC: 1.117.227.1030 / Mac - 1.117.227.1230

Console: Version 2.18

What’s New in The Sims 4 Update

New Skin Details

The Base Game now includes new skin details for teens and older Sims. Options include Rosacea, Dark Spots, Age Spots, and Eye Bags for faces, as well as Stretch Marks and Freckles for bodies. For adult Sims, additional details such as Mouth Wrinkles and Body Wrinkles are now available.

New Feature: Pack Selection

A new Pack Selection feature allows players to customize which packs are enabled when starting a new save. This provides more control over the stories they want to tell while also freeing up resources on PC, Mac, and console. Disabling packs removes related hairstyles, clothing, objects, and gameplay functions. Once a save has been created, removing packs may affect that save, so this feature is best suited for starting new games.

DirectX 11 (DX11) Updates

For PC players with Intel GPUs, the game will now automatically default to the DirectX 11 executable. Non-Intel GPUs that are not NVIDIA or AMD will continue to use DirectX 9. Updates have also been made to improve rendering, responsiveness, stability, and lighting across a variety of hardware.

Performance Updates

• This patch includes a number of optimizations:
• Enhanced rendering performance for smoother visuals.
• Improved responsiveness in how graphics are processed.
• Fixed crashes linked to certain graphics settings.
• Addressed shadow flickering and water reflections.
• Resolved lighting inconsistencies to ensure steady brightness.

Enchanted by Nature: Ailments Options

A new toggle has been added to Game Options under Pack Settings. Players can now disable the spread of Ailments so that only Sims who have contracted one will be affected. Fairies can still deliberately inflict Ailments, and Naturopaths can continue to treat them. Another toggle for “Enable Balance & Imbalance” has been introduced, preventing Sims from developing Ailments due to becoming Very Imbalanced.

Upcoming Creator Kits

The Creator Kits collection will soon expand with two new releases: Grange Mudroom by Peacemaker_ic and Essential Glam by Crypticsim. Both kits will be available later this month.

BUG FIXES

Base Game

• Sneakers from the 25th Anniversary Update now appear in the Cold Weather category.
• Wide Leg Jeans from the Anniversary Update are properly listed under the Masculine Fashion Preference category.
• The new Tucked Tees are now available in Athletic, Sleep, and Hot Weather categories.
• The Blazer & Tee top is now accessible for Sims with the Feminine Fashion Preference in Create a Sim.
• The Curly Shag hairstyle is now correctly classified under Wavy hair textures.

Console

• The updated User Agreement and Privacy & Cookie Policy now appear as intended, restoring online connectivity for Gallery and Events.
• Game Options settings such as Volume now save correctly between sessions. Some PlayStation players may still encounter a Display Size prompt or see the agreement screen, and this is being monitored.
• In Live Mode, clearing notifications with RT or R2 no longer changes game speed.

High School Years

When four or more teens from the same household attend school, all teens now receive High School Day tasks.

Businesses & Hobbies

Sims added from the Gallery or My Library with custom tattoos no longer appear with pitch black skin.

Enchanted by Nature

• “Enable Ailments Spread” can now be toggled in Pack Settings.
• Sims with Bad Luck are now less likely to cause fires when cooking.

Sleek Bathroom

• The dirty state for Serenity Stone Tubs, Throne of Stone Toilets, and Sleek Stone Sinks is now displayed correctly.
• Dirty states no longer incorrectly alter the color swatches of Serenity Stone Tubs.

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