NEW UPDATE MAR 20 2025 Patch Notes

[JDLgnd]

Quality of Life Fixes for Businesses & Hobbies

https://forums.ea.com/blog/the-sims-game-info-hub-en/quality-of-life-fixes-for-businesses--hobbies/12022931

Update: 3/20/2025
PC: 1.113.297.1020 / Mac: 1.113.297.1220
Console: 2.11

Sul Sul, Simmers!

We’ve pulled together a series of fixes and adjustments based on your feedback to make sure everything is running smoothly.

Thank you for your reports on the EA Forums and we hope you are enjoying Businesses & Hobbies!

-The Sims 4 Team

Bug Fixes

Base Game / Multipack

[EA Forums] Sims will now be paid hourly based on their Skill Level for offering Paid Mentoring, regardless of which packs you own.
[EA Forums] The locked camera position has been removed from the Bracelet category of Accessories in Create a Sim, now you can zoom in and out with ease.
We have advised the Burglar to avoid stealing certain objects which can't be added back into household inventories. Your toilet stalls (and more) are now safe from being irretrievably stolen.

Cats & Dogs / Horse Ranch

The buttons to change position in Pelt Paint Mode for Cats, Dogs, and Horses are back. Your Pets can again strike a pose while you paint their harder-to-reach spots.

Businesses & Hobbies

[EA Forums] Customer Sims will now water any plants which need watering when the "Tend Garden" or "Tend and Harvest Garden" Business Activities are set, even those which are placed in planters.
[EA Forums] Employees will no longer remove paintings which are displayed on walls when the “Scrap Crafts” Employee Task is set.
[EA Forums] Ghosts will no longer attend Small Businesses unless they are set as Preferred or Required customers under the Occult Target Customer category.
[EA Forums] Fixed an issue where Group Meals were being listed for sale at the same price as Single Meals. The price for selling food on Retail Displays will now reflect the number of servings.
The projections created by the "Skillful Sleep" Skill Mastery Perk have been instructed to get back to work building skills on appropriate objects.
Fixed an issue where Classes set for employees on the Hobby Whiteboard were being reset after traveling, saving, or loading.
Sims will no longer be able to enter a Small Business lot after closing time. They don't have to go home, but they can't stay here.
Adjusted the cost to prepare and sell prices of some Candy Recipes to make them more profitable for sale on Retail Displays in Small Businesses.
Tattoos that contain Custom Content now have the 'Modded' indicator in the in-game Gallery to prevent confusion.
Pack Settings are now available for players who own only Base Game and Businesses & Hobbies, allowing you to Enable or Disable Small Business Events.
Notifications about Inaccessible Ticket Kiosks will no longer trigger on lots which aren't assigned to the Small Business.
Creating a Preset Small Business when buying a Small Business Venue will now show the correct Small Business name in all notifications.
Fixed an issue where the Employee section of the Career Panel did not shrink down correctly when minimized.
The source of the unexplained glowing lights around Nordhaven Train Station has been identified and contained.
Fixed an issue with the Mikro's Ribbon Mic microphone stand disappearing when zooming out.
Resolved an issue with a pair of trousers (ymBottom_EP18Chain) expanding in unexpected areas when the stomach body slider was adjusted.

[James3157]

Those are nice and all, but For Rent and retail from Get to Work still need bug fixes.

[Himmel]

my game is broken, constantly closing hence this update just broke my game

[JDLgnd]

Originally posted by Veltol Velvet Velsvalt:

my game is broken, constantly closing hence this update just broke my game

Try to verify the integrity of game files. Right click The Sims 4 in your library and select properties then select installed files then verify the integrity of game files. When you run the game after that you may get a pop up asking for access make sure you select yes.

[Chey <3]

I think the update broke my game too :/ just constant white screen on start up and then it crashes. game worked PERFECTLY last night...

[JDLgnd]

Originally posted by Chey <3:

I think the update broke my game too :/ just constant white screen on start up and then it crashes. game worked PERFECTLY last night...

Try to verify the integrity of game files. Right click The Sims 4 in your library and select properties then select installed files then verify the integrity of game files. When you run the game after that you may get a pop up asking for access make sure you select yes.

[JDLgnd]

If either one of you are using mods try taking them out to see if it The Sim 4 runs it ran fine for me mind you i didn't load my saved game yet I just went to the main screen and exited.

[Chey <3]

Originally posted by JDLgnd:

If either one of you are using mods try taking them out to see if it The Sim 4 runs it ran fine for me mind you i didn't load my saved game yet I just went to the main screen and exited.

Okay! I'll have to give that a try. checking integrity of files didn't seem to work. I do have mods.

[Chey <3]

Originally posted by JDLgnd:

If either one of you are using mods try taking them out to see if it The Sim 4 runs it ran fine for me mind you i didn't load my saved game yet I just went to the main screen and exited.

sadly taking mods off didn't work :/ I'm gonna have to do some investigating i guess

[JDLgnd]

In the EA Forums under technical issues if you search "white screen on startup" there are some posts many have been solved but there could be information on how to do it.

Try this link

https://forums.ea.com/search?q=white+screen+on+startup&location=board%3Athe-sims-4-technical-issues-pc-en

[Chey <3]

Originally posted by JDLgnd:

In the EA Forums under technical issues if you search "white screen on startup" there are some posts many have been solved but there could be information on how to do it.

Try this link

https://forums.ea.com/search?q=white+screen+on+startup&location=board%3Athe-sims-4-technical-issues-pc-en

Thank you, You're so helpful! I'll give that a look.

[JDLgnd]

Your welcome hope it helps.

[The Dapper Dragon]

Any fixes for werewolves yet?

[The Alchemist]

no fix for raining/snowing inside???

[Xeriath]

Originally posted by The Dapper Dragon:

Any fixes for werewolves yet?

No still bugged; Occults are normally the unloved stepchild when it goes about fixing bugs.

Originally posted by The Alchemist:

no fix for raining/snowing inside???

Still bugged maybe in a half year they will fix it and break something different.

[Xautos]

Originally posted by Xeriath:

Originally posted by The Dapper Dragon:

Any fixes for werewolves yet?

No still bugged; Occults are normally the unloved stepchild when it goes about fixing bugs.

So long as it remains single gendered it will always be bugged.