Many updates inThe Sims 4are paid expansions. You can purchase them to visit campgrounds, become a Vampire, or even take your Sims to high school. There are times when free updates arrive in the game, though. These are something everyone can look forward to without having to open their wallet.
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The Sims 4 received a free update for July 2023. It includes a lot of new additionsfor players of the base game. There are new customization options for Sims and your buildings. You’ll also find a variety of bug fixes in the update to make The Sims 4 as flawless of an experience as possible for you and others.
7Bug Fixes Galore
The Sims 4 free July 2023 update includes a seemingly never-endinglist of bug fixes. This goes for the base game anda myriad of expansion content.
The fixes may seem simple, but they will drastically change the quality of your playtime in The Sims 4.
You’ll find everything from ensuring your Sim washes their hands at the nearest sink after using the toilet to the Items Removed message no longer appearing if you own the entire lot’s contents. There’s a lot to unpack in terms of bug fixes, but they are all wrapped with a neat little bow to make The Sims 4 even more enjoyable.
6New Eye Customizations
You will be able to select from a variety of new eye customizations with the free July 2023 update in The Sims 4. There are nine new eyebrow options, several eye presets representative of East Asian appearances, and four new eye bags you can apply under the eyes.
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The Sims has always been about pushing your customizations to the limit. And the game is very inclusive of different lifestyles, cultures, and ethnicities. The new choices for your Sims' eyes definitely add to the capabilities of making your Sim look however you please.
5Updated Patterns
Several walls, ceilings, floors, doors, and fences have all received new color patterns. Many of the new patterns complement each other.
You’ll certainly come across a great pairing of walls and ceilings if you wanta perfect match in your home.
Overall, there are three walls with updated pattern selections. You’ll find over a dozen new options for wood floors and stone or brick floors in addition to that.
All of these updated patterns will make it much easier to decorate the home of your dreams.
4Hairstyles
The Sims 4 free July update provides hair options that are important to Indigenous People in America. Three new hairstyle choices are available, with both masculine and feminine frames. They can be used for both children and older Sims alike.
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The hairstyles all signify the importance of flowing hair to Indigenous cultures. You’ll find Double Braid, Single Braid, and Lengthened Hair, and all three of the options extend to the mid-back of the selected Sim.
3Three Sisters Chili
Corn, beans, and squash are known as “the three sisters” in Native American tradition, and that lends its hand to the newest cooking recipe found in The Sims 4 free July update. Three Sisters Chili is now available for everyone.
The “three sisters” used in the dish are best grown together in the same plot. You’ll cook Three Sisters Chili on the grill, and it shouldn’t be difficult with all the ingredients available.
It is a Level 1 Cooking Skill meal, so eventhe most novice chefs in the Simsshould have no problem creating it.
2Customize Your Ceilings
One of the most anticipated parts of the free July update in The Sims 4 is ceiling customization. For so long, we’ve only been able to add wallpaper, paint, and other patterns to the floors and walls of our homes.
No longer do you need to play with the in-game walls lowered because you hate how the ceiling looks compared to the other patterns in your building.
Now, the update adds ceiling customization to the fold. You’ll find both Floors and Ceilings as options in the flooring section of Build Mode.
Toggle to Ceilings and you’re able to now pattern the ceiling, individual tiles, or by room, with all existing applications.
1Free Cam In Build Mode
In the patch notes for the free July update, it briefly mentions Free Camera is available now in Build Mode. That brief mention does not represent the level of hype this has brought to all of you Sims lovers out there.
Originally, Free Camera was only available after youbuilt an awesome home, exited Build Mode, and moved in with a family. You don’t have to go through all of those steps any longer.
Right in Build Mode, you can enter Free Camera by pressing Tab and take screenshots of the incredible design you just finished.
