Time stamp of what’s covered in the video:
1) Issue with Enabling Mods after update
2) Update – What’s New:
i) Object & Food Overview
ii) CAS Overview
3) Skin tones not fixed
4) Updated hairstyles (2)
5) Bug fixes
6) Mod Issues
7) Common Bugs not Fixed
Note new items will not show as new as they were added to base game. I show them in the video (see above links) but they can be easier to find if you filter by base game only (both for build/buy and create a sim).
Links referred to in the video:
Patch notes:
Sims Forums: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/982109/october-6th-2020-patch-notes#latest
EA: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/update-notes-oct-06-2020
Links for Issues with Enabling Mods:
Crinrict tweets:
Re: Options.ini: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1313816978549813249
Re: Avast: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1313909761725935616
Re: Default.ini: https://twitter.com/crinrict/status/1313910179579166720
How to do a factory reset (Crinrict blog):
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/resetting-the-game-to-factory-settings-without-reinstalling/
Forum Post re Updated/Outdated Mods:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/980785/broken-updated-mods-cc-sw-jb-sept-oct-2020/p1
Work around for broken custom content windows/door: https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/628472141284786176/how-to-temporarily-fix-cc-windows-find-a-base
Skin Tones Still Being Blotchy:
SimGuruFrost tweet acknowledging they are also still seeing the Skin Tone issues:
https://twitter.com/SimGuruFrost/status/1313921930185981952
EA AHQ Links for Common Bugs:
If you are experiencing any of these issues, head over and add a ‘Me Too’!
Existing Issues Not Yet Fixed:
1) Freelancer Career: gigs not completing:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Freelancer-All-task-done-Gig-not-completed/m-p/8249033#M106373
Mod to fix this: https://louisim-yt.tumblr.com/post/628437862619201536/this-is-a-mod-that-fixes-the-freelancer-career-in
2) Games (chess, cards, etc) not finishing:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-JTB-GT-Several-games-go-on-forever-chess-llama-sabacc/td-p/9471630
3) Gardening issues (plants look like harvestables/turning to dirt piles):
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Plants-shrink-after-harvesting-Turns-into-harvestable/m-p/9187001#M136476
4) Kids not consistently learning adult skills:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Children-don-t-gain-adult-skills/td-p/9173470
5) Nanocans not paying when player puts the garbage in:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Nanocan-not-giving-simoleans/m-p/9167567#M132706
6) Issues with some Get Together doors/windows:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-GT-King-of-Diamonds-Door-Stone-Frame-Holey-Geometry/td-p/9467717
New Issues:
1) New issue with new foods being normal:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-Latin-cuisine-grill-foods-always-come-out-normal/m-p/9565371#M158140
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