The Sims 4 Unveils March 2025 Update

A fresh update has rolled out for The Sims 4, primarily enhancing the Businesses and Hobbies expansion pack. This tweak addresses several glitches, smoothing out customer interactions and fixing class resets. It also tackles an amusing but annoying issue where burglars would nab irreplaceable items, like toilet stalls, from small businesses. Beyond these adjustments, the update introduces several quality-of-life improvements.

The recent patch aims to enhance the enjoyment of the Sims 4 player’s experience with the Businesses and Hobbies expansion, which first hit the shelves on March 6, 2025. This expansion lets players dive into running small businesses, offering new money-making hobbies like tattooing, pottery, and mentoring. Players can now leverage these new features to create diverse and dynamic shops and services.

Released on March 20, 2025, the patch brings a host of fixes for managing a business in the game. It tackles minor issues, ensuring purchased business names display correctly and the number of servings for food is clear when selling. Plus, the Career Panel’s employee section should now minimize properly. Additionally, if you enjoy having ghostly Sims around, you can still tweak settings within the “Occult Target Customer” options to keep seeing them in your business without them appearing by default.

The update also fixes some quirks related to Sims 4 classes and masteries. An issue with the Hobby Whiteboard that caused lesson erasure during game saves or travel has been resolved. The Skillful Sleep Skill Mastery Perk has been fine-tuned to ensure a more productive spectral assistant when building skills during a Sim’s slumber.

Burglars have been a noted nuisance in Sims’ small businesses, particularly when they carried off unreturnable items. Luckily, this update should prevent such scenarios moving forward, stopping burglars from walking away with items that can’t be replaced.

The update doesn’t just stop there—it makes various efficiency tweaks to improve the overall gameplay. Sims involved in paid mentoring will now be compensated hourly based on their skill levels, no matter which game packs you own. The Create a Sim’s previously rigid camera position for bracelets is now gone, allowing better zoom control. Plus, there’s new guidance for burglars, so crucial items like toilet stalls remain safe, and the notorious late-night business invaders should no longer be a problem.

The Cats & Dogs and Horse Ranch expansions also see improvements, notably the return of Pelt Paint Mode buttons, making grooming pets a breeze. Within the Businesses & Hobbies expansion itself, updates have made customer behavior more realistic, meaning they’ll now tend to garden plants as needed. Additionally, employees are prompted no longer to remove wall-displayed art under the “Scrap Crafts” task, and ghost customers are now better controlled through the game’s settings.

Economic adjustments make selling food more reflective of its service size, and creative builds are encouraged by ensuring projections spawned by Skillful Sleep stay on task. The patch has also addressed issues with resetting Classes on the Hobby Whiteboard, preventing after-hours business lot access, and tweaking candy recipe economics on Retail Displays for better profits. Plus, there’s now a clear indicator for custom-content tattoos and more intuitive app-related notifications.

In terms of aesthetics, options around accessories and camera zoom capabilities have expanded, improving user experience significantly. The mystery of glowing lights around Nordhaven Train Station has been fixed, and a visual glitch with certain trousers has been resolved.

Overall, this update maintains the vibrant and dynamic environment players expect from The Sims 4, especially those diving into the intricate world of business and skilled hobbies. With these adjustments, The Sims 4 continues to grow more robust, offering sims enthusiasts smoother gameplay with every patch.