Sims Direct clarifies the laundry list

After yesterday’s laundry list (which mostly featured small fixes), The Sims Direct Communications posted a follow-up: the items in the list are separate from the larger “quality of life” work they announced earlier this week. The bigger investigations — think stability and save issues — are still ongoing, with more detail promised closer to the November base-game update. That’s reassuring on paper, but it’s fair to stay cautiously optimistic until the changes land and stick.

Anadius says the internal DLC order shifted

Reliable dataminer Anadius reports that Expansion Pack 21 moved from version 1.108 to 1.110 internally. Translation: the next expansion sits two slots further back, and seven DLCs will release between Adventure Awaits and EP21. Realistically, that likely means a run of kits. A recent anonymous “pipeline” leak suggested expansions help fund other EA projects while kits help fund free base-game updates — which aligns with a kit-heavy quarter and the promised wave of free content and fixes.

Forever Friends event starts September 23

The new limited-time event runs from September 23 to November 4, likely launching with Tuesday’s patch.

  • Login reward: oversized plush bear
  • Week 1: magnet board, bracelets, a new recipe
  • Week 2: digital-style photo frame, feminine top, pillow
  • Week 3: bunny decor, sneakers, bottoms
  • Week 4: a new trait (details TBD)
  • Collectible: fridge magnets (continuing the “event collectible” trend)

It’s free, it’s cute, but it also reads like filler — handy extras rather than must-haves.

The Sims movie gets a tiny update

Producer Roy Lee shared that the film is still in the writing phase with director Kate Herron (Loki S1) and co-writer Briony Redman, under Amazon MGM, Vertigo, and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap. The creative goal reportedly sits “between The Lego Movie and Barbie”: playful, meta, and heartfelt. If it nails that balance, it could broaden the brand — though, yes, stability and fixes for the game remain the community’s top priority.

Quick take

  • The laundry list wasn’t the whole story — bigger QoL work is still in flight for November.
  • Internal build numbers point to a kit streak before the next expansion.
  • Forever Friends brings four weeks of freebies; expect small fun, not game-changers.
  • The Sims movie is alive and scripting, aiming for clever, self-aware fun.

Source: Pixelade