Here's an overview of the biggest changes: The latest patch not only adds new items to the base game, but drastically alters some existing features and introduces new ones as well. What The Sims 4's Latest Update Adds And Changes Others, though, are just quality of life fixes for all Sims 4 players, including those who currently only own the base game. The majority of the new changes are complementary to Cottage Living's main features: the focus on gardening and cooking, for example, will likely work in tandem with the expansion pack's new lot challenges and rotating county fair competition. Many of the features introduced in this week's update were previewed in the latest Sims 411 at the end of June, or were confirmed to be in the works when Cottage Living was announced.
Related: The Sims 4 Cottage Living Preview: Get Cozy in the Countryside On July 20, just ahead of Cottage Living's official release, EA updated The Sims 4's base game, likely in preparation for the pack's major changes.
The expansion pack also comes with bonus content for the Sims 4 fans that order the pack before September 2. It will be releasing on July 22, the same date as this year's EA Play Live, on console as well as PC and Mac.
There's a wide range of new content to explore as of this patch, but here's a look at a few of the biggest changes that just came to The Sims 4.Ĭottage Living was announced in early June and quickly became one of the most anticipated expansion packs for The Sims 4, bringing long-awaited farming mechanics into the game for the first time along with a new world, Henford-on-Bagley. EA revealed a major update for The Sims 4 to complement the Cottage Living expansion pack, changing and adding base game features ahead of its July 22 release.