Developer Maxis revealed that the Sims 4 team’s focus is to deliver improvements to the gameplay that matters most to Simmers. As part of that effort, The Sims has shared a Laundry List detailing just some of the 150+ fixes and new features coming in the Base Game update on May 12.
“This means new optimizations for Infants, Toddlers, Sleep, and general Sim autonomy, plus fixes for top voted community issues. These areas of improvement have been directly informed by top EA Forums issues, with additional feedback collected from Discord and Reddit. “
Some of the things included in this update:
- A new Base Layer feature in Create A Sim with 380+ new Base Layer variants (including all swatches) that can be layered for even more outfit combinations
- A new Playmat for Infants with 9 swatches, along with 25+ bug fixes for top voted Infant and Toddler issues
- Increased frequency of automatically generated backup saves
- 6 fixes addressing different causes of texture loss (i.e. “black photos”), along with additional QV testing on paintings and photos to catch previously unreported cases
You can find the full list by following the link above.
“The fun doesn’t stop there… In the months ahead, we’ll continue shipping more fixes, delivering new free content, and rolling out collaborations and partnerships we can’t wait to share with you!”

