The Sims 4’shas been experiencing a lot of change lately, from the introduction of the Lovestruck expansion to the Life and Death pack arriving on Halloween. During September, the team is treating us to over 650 new color variants for items, a Reaper Rewards event, and other fun changes.
The Sims 4 September 18 update patch notes and changes
AsThe Sims 4September 18 update’s official announcement details, the highlight of this patch includes:
The first new feature mentioned in the patch notes is more color variants for several items in the game, ranging from archways and doors to various furniture items. There are even new items to give you some extra creativity with building.
Another update, although not explicitly mentioned in the patch notes, is the upcoming limited-timeReaper’s Rewards. If you’re familiar with the previousHappy at Home login event, you’ll recognize this eight-week event type thatThe Simshas been incorporating into the game lately. Now, it’s continuing once more for the Halloween season. This time, rather than logging in, you’ll have to complete specific tasks to gain points toward your rewards.
The Reaper’s Rewards event will start on September 24 and last until October 12, giving you plenty of time to prepare.
The last major changes are the various DirectX 11 updates for PC and Xbox players to improve overall performance. While this doesn’t mean much to some, anyone who previously struggled with performance or graphical errors will have an easier time with faster graphics processing and more efficient memory usage, even if you have a mid to high-end GPU.
The Sims 4 September 18 update patch notes listed
While the details above are some of the most notable features inThe Sims 4September 18 update, there are many others to check out. Numerous expansion and game packs got bug fixes alongside the base game, and there’s an entire list of build/buy items that got some color tweaks.
Here is the complete list ofThe Sims 4’sSeptember 18 patch notes.
What’s New in The Sims 4
There’s a colorful update to Build/Buy items! 650 color variants have been added and there are new items such as archways, doors, and even ground covers to spruce up your terrain.
Performance
DirectX 11 (DX11) Updates
We’re pleased to announce improvements to the DirectX 11 executable for PC users. While these updates are focused on Windows PC’s, Xbox Simmers will also see benefits from these changes as the Xbox runs a console-based variant of DirectX 11. Here’s what to expect:
For detailed information about DirectX 11 and instructions on how to enter launch arguments for both the EA App and Steam, please visithere. If you encounter any issues with DirectX, you may find assistancehere.
