Ahead of the Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack releasing tomorrow – more on that as I play it myself – The Sims 4 got a big update yesterday. This happens semi-regularly, often timed around DLC releases, so let me preface all this by saying that the game screwing up a bit after a patch should not surprise anyone at this point. It’s a 6-year-old game that’s had loads of new stuff crammed into it, and this particular update is a biggun that changes a load of stuff.
Nevertheless, the update has caused a kerfuffle in the community. Most significantly, many people are reporting crashes on specific save files. Some households are failing to load, and there is anguish and gnashing of teeth as people have lost access to massive mansion builds they’ve spent hours on, despite attempting to restore saves or reverting to older ones. Most hilariously, multiple people are reporting that their Sims are peeing fire.