
It’s patch day, babes! 💅✨
Hold onto your Plumbobs, because today’s Sims 4 update is bringing serious energy. Not only are we getting fresh bug fixes and gameplay polish, but burglars are BACK to terrorize your Sims, and there’s some tattoo magic happening in CAS, too.
Here’s your quick rundown before you dive in:
Date: February 25, 2025
Patch Version:
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PC: 1.113.277.1030
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Mac: 1.113.277.1230
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Console: 2.08
This update preps for the Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack, adds iconic new gameplay features, and squashes some of the sassiest bugs we’ve seen lately. Let’s break it all down, short ‘n sweet. 💋
PATCH DAY
The Highlights
✨ Important Patch Highlights:
🖤 The Burglar is BACK, baby!
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Lock your doors and clutch your pearls, burglars are sneaking into your Sims’ homes and small businesses (if you have the new expansion)!
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Expect dramatic fights, epic getaways, and that toe-tapping heist music.
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Install Burglar Alarms on your lots to call the cops or give these troublemakers a shocking surprise.
🏡 New Lot Challenge: Heist Havoc
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Feeling chaotic? Enable Heist Havoc to make burglars visit even more often. No valuables are safe. (You thrill-seeker, you.)
🎨 Tattoo Transformation in CAS!
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Customize tattoos with sliders for Hue, Saturation, Opacity, and Brightness, full glow-up unlocked.
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New tattoo filters by body part make finding the perfect spot so much easier.
🎯 Build Mode Boosts:
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BlandCo Kitchen counters and cabinets now come in four vibrant new colorways.
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Fresh usability updates, like showing “Objects by Room” first when opening Build Mode for the first time.
👗 CAS Goodies:
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Celebrate The Sims’ 25th Birthday with brand-new clothing: the embroidered Crewneck and Pixel Plumbob Hoodie, now for all frames.
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Body sliders are behaving again (bye, accidental avant-garde moments!).
🎭 Gameplay Polishing:
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More club activities if you own Get Together — think table games, massages, flower arranging, and more.
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Mentorship expanded across more skills, with mentoring directly from skill objects.
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Your Sim’s current location now shows up when traveling (no more “where am I?!” moments).
💾 How It Affects Gameplay:
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Mods & CC Users: This patch may break mods!
Make sure you double-check your favorites and update safely.
👉 Read my Ultimate Sims 4 Update Day Survival Guide here before loading your saves! -
Saves: Your save files should be safe if you patch carefully, just remember to back them up, besties.
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Gameplay Tips: If you add the Heist Havoc lot challenge… well, don’t say I didn’t warn you. 😉
Helpful Community Resources 📚
Check these trusted sources for updates, bug reports, and mod status lists:
- 🔗 The Sims 4 Forums (official EA bug reports and discussions)
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🔗 Deaderpool’s Support Server (for MC Command Center updates)
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🔗 Sims After Dark Discord (great mod support)
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🔗 Scarlet’s Mod Status List (tracks broken/updated mods after every patch)
- 🔗 Ultimate Sims 4 Update Day Survival Guide (your must-read guide to updating safely with mods and CC)
Wrapping It Up
That’s the scoop, darlings! ✨
Whether you’re catching burglars in the act or giving your Sim a fresh tattoo makeover, may your mods stay drama-free and your saves stay sparkling.
Happy patching, my loves, see you in-game! 🎮💋