Most of the weirdness seems to relate to the options that allow you to encourage Sims in other households to start families: None of them are remotely close to game-breaking and it remains to be seen whether they'll be patched out later, but just bear these in mind before you go meddling in the lives of your simulated neighbours.
#The sims 4 latest news update#
The Neighborhood Stories update generally hangs together pretty well, but there are a few known issues for you to be aware of. What can go wrong: known Neighborhood Stories glitches It's also worth noting that these options will never be available to perform on another member of your active household, even if you meet the relationship requirements to use them on NPCs. It's unclear at this point whether their relationship value or the emotional context of the conversation impacts this, or whether it's purely random. And unlike the phone calls, in these conversations the Sim in question won't always heed your advice, and may politely turn down your suggestion. The major difference here is that while phone calls arrive randomly, these dialogue interactions are player-directed.
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Read on to learn exactly how Neighborhood Stories work in The Sims 4 and - crucially - how it will affect your existing and new saves.
#The sims 4 latest news Patch#
With the patch installed, certain non-player characters will experience major life events not directly connected to the active household, but comprehensive story progression in the style that we enjoyed back in the days of The Sims 3 is still a work-in-progress. Hailed by some players as the long-awaited story progression feature that will allow NPCs a degree of autonomy, this feature is in fact something of a prototype. How do Neighborhood Stories work in The Sims 4? Patch 121 for The Sims 4 base game has introduced a new core mechanic, called Neighborhood Stories.