With The Sims 4 adventure awaits expansion launching in early October, excitement is tempered by ongoing gameplay issues. Many players have praised the upcoming pack’s concept, but technical problems in the base game are leaving some hesitant to purchase.

Community Concerns

One simmer shared their frustration: while the expansion looks promising, bugs prevent them from fully enjoying the game. This highlights that player concerns aren’t about the content itself, but the broken functionality and recurring glitches across the game.

Simmer Erin has compiled the top-reported bugs from the EA Help forums to inform players about the most pressing issues, along with some workarounds where possible.

Top Issues Currently Affecting Players

  1. Photos and Paintings Turning Black or Blank
    • A longstanding issue where in-game photos or paintings fail to render.
    • Workaround: Upload photos to the Gallery or maintain backups; lost photos cannot be recovered even after a fix.
  2. Severe Lag After Extended Gameplay
    • After 30–60 minutes, menus become sluggish, Build/Buy mode freezes, and interaction tools experience delays.
    • Note: Issue affects both PC and console; clearing cache and restarting the game temporarily mitigates it.
  3. Infant Care Problems
    • Sims fail to properly care for infants, leaving needs unmet and interactions stalled.
  4. Mixologists and Community Lot Interactions
    • Mixologists behind bars are often unresponsive to customers, even after several Sim hours.
    • Workaround: Use resetSim on the affected Sims.
  5. Milestone Moodlets Not Triggering
    • Adults receive moodlets associated with milestones they haven’t achieved.
  6. Creative Sim Inheritance Bugs
    • Children fail to inherit certain facial features from parents, including nose and mouth shapes.
  7. Eyelid and Eye Animation Issues
    • Animations cause eyes to appear unnatural when Sims look down or close their eyes, impacting vanilla gameplay.
  8. Entrepreneur Trait Pay Issues
    • Some Sims do not receive promotions despite completing tasks, while receiving raises instead. This occurs even without the Entrepreneur trait.

Observations and Advice

Many of these bugs are not new, resurfacing despite past fixes, suggesting systemic issues within the base game. Players are advised to:

  • Backup save files regularly, especially before updates.
  • Test gameplay with a clean save to identify mod-related problems.
  • Monitor EA Help forums and upvote relevant bug reports to prioritize fixes.

Even with these bugs, the Adventure Awaits expansion still holds promise, but some players may choose to wait for further patches before purchasing.

For full details on the top-reported bugs and community discussions, see Simmer Erin’s report here: Simmer Erin – Top Sims 4 Bugs