The Sims 4 Home Chef Hustle Stuff Pack is scheduled for September 28th and, just two days before, we'll get a nice selection of new features and bug fixes with The Sims 4 1.101.290.1030 (1.101.290.1230 for MacOS) Update!
The Sims 4 1.101.290.1030 / 1.101.290.1230 Update - September 26th, 2023
Ciao, Dia Dhaoibh, Hola, Hej Hej, Moikka, Привіт, Sveiki, Merhaba, Hello and Sul Sul, Simmers!
In just a few days we’ll be turning up the heat and getting cooking with the release of The Sims 4 Home Chef Hustle Stuff Pack. There are some fresh Base Game updates and bug fixes rolling out to make the experience even better. Get hungry!
The Sims 4 Team
The Sims 4 1.101.290.1030 / 1.101.290.1230 New Features
Today’s update has a variety of improvements across different features in the game.
The Recipe UI has received a well deserved update, bringing filtering to your fingertips. Now you can filter recipes by: “All, vegetarian, lactose free, meat, seafood, and sweets!”
Let them eat (cup)cakes!
Speaking of sweets… this update includes freeing the sweetest treat, cupcakes! Your Sims can now prepare delicious cupcakes by using an oven, in addition to the traditional method of using the Whipped Dream Cupcake Factory. Plus, Toddlers can now experience the joy of eating a delicious cupcake.
Expect to see the quality of food that's prepared better reflect your Sim's skill level, current mood, and appliance quality. Additionally, recipes across the Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, and Baking skills have been updated to better utilize more of the expected ingredients of the food that's being prepared. One example of these updates: Players who own both Cottage Living and Get To Work can use the sugar, flour, and egg ingredients from the former with the baking recipes from the latter.
The updates don’t stop there. We gave the Cool Kitchen Stuff Pack some love too! I scream, you scream, now Child Sims can scream for Ice Cream! Child Sims can now use the Sweet Tooth Ice Cream Machine.
One last update we’d like to tell you about relates to the Small Appliances in game. We've added the ability for many different small appliances to be dragged around within the game world while in Live Mode, as well as being able to place small appliances into your Sim's inventory to take them with you on your travels. Find the full list of compatible appliances below:
- The Wavescatter
- The Food Annihilator
- The Omniwaver
- The Schmapple Micro
- Luxe Drink Tray
- Sugar Kane Popcorn Popper
- Summer Drink Tray
- Sweet Tooth Ice Cream Machine
- Fountain of Mirth
- The Gravy Fountain Mark IV Stand
- Vintage Glamour Beverage Fountain
- Blazin' Ladles' Over The Counter Oven
- "No Space" Electric Oven Space Saver
The Sims 4 1.101.290.1030 / 1.101.290.1230 Bug Fixes
The Sims 4 - Base Game
- Garden plants now should remain as plants instead of sometimes crumbling into piles of dirt. Be strong and live your best life, garden buds!
- Visual effects for Sim Traits in Create a Sim have returned from an unplanned summer holiday.
- Some text was updated to properly gush about Newborns.
- Take a big whiff, we’re growing trash! Trash Fruit will now properly grow from any pile of trash outside, no matter its source.
- It was getting a little lonely out there! Sims will once again receive calls and invitations from other Sims and NPCs.
City Living
- We all were very hungry working on this update. But not so hungry that vegetarians would eat meat! Your Vegetarian Sims should no longer grab meals that upset their stomachs when using the "Get Leftovers" interaction.
- Gelatin Rainbow Cake isn’t Vegetarian?! We’ve updated a lot of recipes that weren’t properly flagged as Vegetarian-Safe - and some that shouldn’t have been flagged in the first place.
Seasons
- Bees will no longer become Enraged or Irritated after applying Mite Treatment. They will BEE a little more grateful to their caretaker Sim!
Eco Lifestyle
- Photographs taken following today's patch will no longer turn black when stored in the Storage Box.
Cottage Living
- Some vegetables weren't being recognized as vegetables for recipe ingredients! We've fixed this; make as many vegetable based dishes as your heart desires!
- Now your Sims can make more informed choices on if they want to suffer the consequences of eating dairy when they are Lactose Intolerant. We've done a large update to food for a more accurate Lactose Free experience.
High School Years
- Set your boundaries! There should be fewer invitations to become BFF with other Sims.
Growing Together
- Photographs taken following today's patch will no longer turn black when stored in the Basic Keepsake Box and the Truly Ornate Keepsake Box.
Horse Ranch
- Ranch Hands now stay hired until you dismiss them.
- Riders going from using Horse Barrels or Horse Jumps to doing something on foot no longer sometimes linger on horseback.
Movie Hangout
- When using the Sugar Kane Popcorn Popper, Sims will now have visibility into what Cooking skill level they must reach to be able to prepare the various popcorn recipes.
The Sims 4 1.101.290.1030 / 1.101.290.1230 Laundry List
Sul Sul Simmers!
Welcome to this month’s Laundry List, where we share a list of the top community concerns we’re currently investigating and hope to resolve in the next update. This is only a list of topics with upcoming fixes; there are more topics reported by players that are not listed and are still being worked on. This list is based on reports by players on Answers HQ and helps us continue our work of improving the user experience on a regular basis.
Please note that some topics can be tricky and may require an extended investigation on our end, so even though we are actively reviewing, it’s not a guarantee that we’ll have an immediate fix in the upcoming patch.
The Sims Team
Here’s the list of the community concerns that might be included in The Sims 4 1.101.290.1030 Update:
- Plants suddenly reverts to dirt pile
- Uninvited Sims entering homes to ask to be BFF
- Photographs turn black
- No longer getting invites
- Ranch Hand keeps needing to be rehired
- Vegetarian sims get meat items with 'get leftovers'
- Bees in the bee box won't calm down
- Missing VFX Animations Related to CAS Trait Previews
Come back later for updates to this page!
