EA has released the latest Laundry List for The Sims 4, highlighting the top community-reported issues currently under investigation for upcoming patches. This list provides transparency into the development process and offers players insight into the fixes being prioritized. (Laundry List - April 9, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
🔧 Top Issues Under Investigation
The following concerns have been identified and are being addressed: (Laundry List - April 9, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
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Inability to water plants: Players have reported issues where Sims cannot water plants, affecting gardening gameplay. (Sims4 laundry day stuff content not working since recent patch (2025))
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Teen Sims not receiving a third trait upon aging up: Some teenage Sims are missing their third trait when transitioning to young adulthood. (Laundry List - April 9, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
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Vampire child Sims' eye color reverting to normal: The distinctive eye color of vampire child Sims is not persisting as expected.
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High school homework not appearing for secondary active teen Sims: Secondary teen Sims in active households are missing their homework assignments. (Laundry List - February 18th, 2025 - Electronic Arts)
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Arm hair not being removed after shaving: Shaving arm hair does not result in the expected visual change.
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Inability to complete the chess puzzle at the chess festival despite having any level of the Logic skill: Sims are unable to complete the chess puzzle activity, regardless of their Logic skill level. (Laundry List - April 9, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
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Rebirth interaction causing Sims to appear as ghosts without transitioning to the rebirth screen: The rebirth feature is not functioning correctly, leaving Sims in a ghost state.
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Rebirth interaction causing simulation errors for Sims with reward traits like Affectionate Lover, Beloved, and Romantic Eminence: Specific reward traits are interfering with the rebirth process.
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Divine rays always appearing for the hidden nature selector in the Create-a-Sim interface: Visual effects are displaying incorrectly in the CAS interface. (Updated Laundry List | EA Forums - 4965623)
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Unresponsive Sims and game freezing in the save menu when multiple ghosts are in the household: Households with multiple ghosts are causing performance issues. (Something that should be check and added to the next month laundry list ...)
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Black areas appearing on the floor when zooming out: Graphical glitches are occurring when adjusting the camera view.
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[Mac] Game becoming unresponsive when traveling to the library and nightclub in Willow Creek: Mac users are experiencing crashes when visiting specific locations.
🛠️ Additional Issues Being Investigated
Beyond the primary list, EA is also looking into other notable problems: (Laundry List Updates | EA Forums - 5048705)
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Save game corruption: Players are encountering issues with corrupted save files. (Laundry List - April 9, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
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Indoor weather effects: Weather phenomena are occurring inside buildings, disrupting gameplay. (Something that should be check and added to the next month laundry list ...)
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Fishing in Sulani: Sims are experiencing errors when attempting to fish in designated spots in Sulani.
EA encourages players to continue reporting issues through the EA Forums and Answers HQ to assist in the identification and resolution of bugs. (Laundry List - April 9, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
For more detailed information and updates, visit the official Laundry List page: (Laundry List - May 23rd, 2024 - Electronic Arts)
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