A new base game update for The Sims 4 is now live, ahead of the release of the Life & Death expansion pack. This base game adds a few new content and features available to all players, mostly death related.
The biggest headliner feature is the ability to control Ghost Sims. Right after their death, you will be presented a choice to either let the that Sim be a Freeroaming Ghost (the default ghost) or a a Playable Ghost. You’ll still need the expansion pack to complete Unfinished Business and be reborn.
Also, you can WooHoo the Grim Reaper again. What’s a bug is now a feature again.
Here’s the full list of additions and changes:
- Sims can become Playable Ghosts
- Ghost needs are the same like Sims needs, but named differently
- Goo Waste: Bladder
- Ethereal Sustenance: Hunger
- Otherworldly Slumber: Energy
- Spooky Diversions: Fun
- Ethereal Bonding: Social
- Apparition Cleansing: Hygiene
- Ghost needs are the same like Sims needs, but named differently
- Sims react differently when seeing the death of another Sim
- Ghosts can be created in Create A Sim
- When a partner dies, the two Sims (including the one that’s now a ghost) are considered widowed.
- New social interaction “Ask to Say Married: is avaialble
- Sims can WooHoo the Grim Reaper again.
- Improved autonomous ghosts behavior (less broken things, less puddles)
- Build Mode: New Outdoor picture category called Life Event Activity for objects pertaining funerals, weddings and other events
- Infant, Toddler, Child Sims taken by Social Workers go to Household Menu in Manage Worlds and not deleted anymore
- new bonfire object: Fieldstone Bonfire Pit
- Manually swap between Gravestone or Urn instead of automatically change between Gravestones when outdoors and Urns indoors.
- New “true black” colour variant for 10 base game shoes
- Occult-specifc gravestones and urns (requires Get to Work (Aliens), Vampires, Werewolves, Realm of Magic (Spellcasters), Island Living (Merfolks) and Life & Death packs)
- Swap occults in Create A Sim and still carry over most progress of Sim currently being created (requires Get to Work (Aliens), Vampires, Werewolves, Realm of Magic (Spellcasters), Island Living (Merfolks) and Life & Death packs)
- Elder Dog, Cat and Horse Ghosts can be created in Create A Sim (Requires Cats & Dogs or Horse Ranch expansions)
- PC: Improved GPU detection on hybrid systems. Players on hybrid GPU laptops should see the game detect a GPU is available and run on DirectX 11
The full patch notes, which includes a number of bug fixes, can be found here.
The Sims 4 is free and available on PS4, PS5, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, EA App), Mac (Steam, Origin), Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.