The latest update for The Sims 4 has rolled out, aiming to enhance the gameplay experience of players immersed in the Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack. While this patch does touch on a few bug fixes for the core game and some earlier expansions, the spotlight shines brightly on the new pack.
The Businesses & Hobbies expansion, which became available to players on March 6, 2025, revolves around the thrilling concept of running a small business in the virtual world. With this pack, players can explore an array of new money-making activities, including tattoo artistry, pottery, and mentorship, offering a diverse range of opportunities for creating unique shops and services.
Launched on March 20, 2025, the new patch introduces numerous enhancements. It fine-tunes some simpler aspects like correctly displaying the names of purchased businesses, showing the number of servings available when selling food, and allowing the employee section on the Career Panel to minimize conveniently. Moreover, ghosts have stopped making uninvited appearances as customers, although players who fancy their ghostly presence can easily set this under the Occult Target Customer settings.
The update also tackles issues related to classes and masteries in the game. Notably, a glitch with the Hobby Whiteboard has been resolved to ensure that scheduled lessons by employees aren’t accidentally wiped out when players save or navigate away. Additionally, the Skillful Sleep Skill Mastery Perk, which conjures a ghostly version of a Sim to build skills while the actual Sim sleeps, now encourages these projections to focus better on their skill-building.
An annoying issue with burglars plaguing small businesses is also addressed. Before this fix, some mischievous burglars had a knack for nabbing items, including toilet stalls, from small enterprises without any possibility of recovery. Thankfully, the update curtails these occurrences. Though burglary still poses a challenge for Sims with businesses, this patch ensures closing-time adherence by preventing regular customers from lingering or tending to plants beyond business hours.
### Quality of Life Improvements for Businesses and Hobbies
#### Base Game / Multipack
– Paid Mentoring now rewards Sims with hourly pay aligned with their skill level, relevant across all pack ownership.
– The fixed camera angle for accessories in Create a Sim has been removed, allowing players to zoom in and out effortlessly.
– The burglar’s antics have been curtailed, protecting items impossible to return to household inventories, like your trusty toilet stalls.
#### Cats & Dogs / Horse Ranch
– The buttons used to alter positions in Pelt Paint Mode for pets are restored, letting pets pose as you paint their tricky spots.
#### Businesses & Hobbies
– Customer Sims will attend to plants needing water when either “Tend Garden” or “Tend and Harvest Garden” Business Activities are activated, extending even to those in planters.
– Employees working under “Scrap Crafts” will no longer erroneously remove wall-displayed paintings.
– Ghosts won’t drop by small businesses unless specifically set as welcome under the Occult Target Customer category.
– Fixes ensure group meals no longer list for the same price as a single serving, ensuring accuracy on retail displays.
– Projections from the “Skillful Sleep” Skill Mastery Perk are urged to focus diligently on skill-building activities.
– Setting classes via the Hobby Whiteboard will now retain settings even after traveling, saving, or loading.
– Sims will respect closing times, unable to linger in small business lots after hours.
– Adjustments were made to the crafting and sale costs of candy recipes, making them more lucrative for sale.
– Custom Content tattoos now carry a ‘Modded’ tag in the in-game Gallery for clarity.
– Pack settings can now be accessed for those with only the Base Game and Businesses & Hobbies, enabling toggling of Small Business Events.
– Notifications for inaccessible ticket kiosks will cease on non-business designated lots.
– Naming issues with Preset Small Businesses have been corrected to maintain accuracy in all notifications.
– Resolved issues with minimizing the Career Panel’s employee section.
– Anomalous lights near Nordhaven Train Station have been identified and contained.
– A glitch with Mikro’s Ribbon Mic stand disappearing upon zooming out has been fixed.
– Fixed misbehavior with a pair of trousers (ymBottom_EP18Chain), ensuring they fit properly when adjusting the stomach body slider.
These updates represent a significant step forward in refining gameplay and enhancing the overall experience in The Sims 4’s newest expansion. Whether you’re managing a bustling shop or mentoring budding Sims, these improvements are set to provide a smoother and more rewarding experience.
