The Sims 4 Excessive College Years is launching right this moment, however its launch seems to be set to be overshadowed by a few main bugs launched by its supporting replace, Patch 132. The patch got here out on Tuesday and, when you’ve performed The Sims 4 since then, you will have mechanically downloaded it until you have been taking part in offline. Whereas the patch’s launch coincides with the Excessive College Years enlargement and helps quite a lot of its options, it additionally added a number of new components to the ever-evolving base recreation. These embrace long-time fan requests like sexual orientation customisation, physique hair choices, and the return of a needs and fears system within the fashion of The Sims 2.
Sadly, as is usually the case, some bugs reared their ugly heads not lengthy after the patch was launched; and on this event, the issues they trigger are exhausting to disregard. For one factor, it appears The Sims 4’s notorious “incest glitch” is again as soon as once more, nearly as rapidly because it was final patched out, with the brand new needs mechanic inflicting youngsters to develop a want thus far their favorite siblings. It isn’t a very good look, though mercifully thus far it looks like toddlers and youngsters are at the very least being unnoticed of the unpleasantness on this event.
One factor youthful Sims aren’t proof against, nonetheless, is the fast ageing bug which appears to have affected all save recordsdata utilizing “quick” or “lengthy” lifespans, which can be found as a part of The Sims 4’s gameplay modification choices. As an alternative of their age counter ticking up as soon as per in-game day, Sims in these saves are ageing a lot sooner, and the unnerving result’s a cradle-to-grave cycle that may final just some real-world minutes.
Fortunately, there is a work-around for the ageing bug, though it is not an particularly sensible one. Gamers whose video games are affected are really helpful to carry off taking part in something aside from a default (“regular”) lifespan save till the problem — which is already actively below investigation by the dev group — is resolved. This apparently means beginning a model new save if you do not have one useful, because it appears adjusting the affected saves’ lifespan settings and even turning ageing off altogether is not essentially halting the issue as soon as it begins.
Hey Simmers! We’re presently investigating situations involving Sims auto-aging up in saves utilizing the Quick or Lengthy lifespan. We suggest briefly taking part in in or creating new saves with the default/“regular” lifespan, as we work in direction of an answer.
— The Sims (@TheSims) July 27, 2022
This is not the primary little bit of Sims DLC launched in current months to be affected by glitches early on. Nevertheless, an awesome urge to mack in your sister is certainly extra problematic than, *ahem*, rubbing your ear in your new partner’s face through the wedding ceremony reception.
The Sims 4 Excessive College Years will launch later right this moment (July twenty eighth) for £35/$40/€40. It brings with it a franchise-first within the type of on-screen highschool actions; together with different new and returning options together with amusement parks, trend preferences and thrifting, and an overhaul of in-game social media to higher replicate the tastes of Technology Z. When you purchase the pack earlier than September eighth you will additionally get entry to the unique three-item Vibing Streamer Gear digital add-on… though, given what is going on on, you would possibly wish to maintain off taking part in altogether till the following patch comes by.