The Sims franchise is 20 years old and, to commemorate, EA released The Sims 4 Anniversary 1.61.15.1020 Update in February of 2020, which includes a new Hot Tub and patches a few things. Download and install it RIGHT NOW ⏬💻😇♨🏡
The Sims 4 Free Anniversary Update
1.61.15.1020 - February 4th, 2020
Official Patch Notes
Twenty years ago, The Sims was released on the 4th of February 2000. As a simulation game, it confused "traditional" gamers because it had no defined end goals and there was no way to "win." Non-players even described it as "that game where you have to tell your character to use the bathroom." Even now, two decades later, some people have yet to abandon this mindset, but many of you have been with us from the beginning or joined in the years between, and you understand why The Sims is so much more than just playing house.
Thank you for being here with us through this journey. We have been working on bringing new experiences to our players, such as cross-platform Gallery for our console, PC, and Mac players. And as we continue through our twentieth year, we hope to deliver new excitement to the world of The Sims.
To start the celebrations, we added the Birthday Hot Tub, which you can find in Build Buy as soon as you update your game. Yes, it is for everyone!
We also added new music—we hope you enjoy it!
SimGuryNick's Official February 4th, 2020 Patch Notes
Overview
New Music
“JEKYLL & HIDE”
Performed by Bishop Briggs
Written by Sarah Grace McLaughlin, Kristine Flaherty and Joel Little
Published by Warner Chappell and EMI Blackwood Music
Recording courtesy of Island Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
“Take My Hand”
Performed by Charli XCX
Written by Charlotte Aitchison, Ariel Rechtshaid and Justin Raisen
Published by EMI Foray Music (SESAC), Lion of God Publishing administered by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. and Heavy Duty/Mind the Mood administered by Downtown DLJ Songs
Recording courtesy of Warner Music UK by arrangement with Warner Music Group Video Game Licensing
“We Are Young”
Performed by fun. feat Janelle Monáe
Written by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff and Jeff Bhasker
Published by Bearvon Music (ASCAP) / Rough Art (ASCAP) / Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music (BMI) / Way Above Music (BMI) / Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)
Recording courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. /Fueled By Ramen by arrangement with Warner Music Group Video Game Licensing
“Violet Stars Happy Hunting!”
Performed by Janelle Monáe
Written by Janelle Monae Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III and Charles Joseph II
Published by Jane Lle Publishing (ASCAP), Tang Nivri Publishing administered by BMG Monarch(ASCAP) and Ink Is An Instrument (ASCAP)
Recording courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. /Bad Boy Records by arrangement with Warner Music Group Video Game Music Licensing
FIXES AND UPDATES
The Sims 4
- We fixed some crashes occurring in Build Mode that were afflicting some of our players.
Island Living
- Fixed an issue in which Simoleons were not being granted after selling Research Data.
- Sims with Child of the Island Trait can now Summon Island Elements, Ask for Judgement, and receive Judgement properly.
- I mean, maybe it was a good thing that you were not being judged, but hey, you do you.
hi so every time i try to run the program it says: the contents of your user data directory were created by a newer version of the sims 4 and cannot be loaded. please update your game via origin to play. i don't know how to fix this i also re-downloaded everything but it still doesn't work.
Hi. This version is outdated, sorry. You can update it with The Sims 4 Hellos and Bug Fixes 1.62.67.1020 [Update Only From Anniversary 1.61.15.1020]
mine says "unable to start: the content were created by a newer version of TS4 and cannot be loaded. Please update your game via origin to play". what am i supposed to do??
The version you're commenting on it outdated, do you have it already installed or are you using an older one? The latest is 1.62 but if you already have the one you're commenting on you can download the update only version, if using an older version you need the All in One.
Hi, so basically i downloaded it again and and error pops up and says "the execution cannot proceed because OrangeEmu64.DLL was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem." so what should i do?
Your anti virus removed a couple of files, you need to open it and allow/restore. Also add the folder where your game is downloaded to and where it runs from to your anti virus real time protection exclusion, so it does not happen again.
I'm sorry, im just really dumb so i dont understand that at all. oh and i dont have anti virus
Windows comes with Windows Defender, which is its own anti virus, my tutorial shows what to do (the first part on top is a video). Now that the files are removed you will have to open windows defender and restore/allow any quarantined/removed files that are in the game's folder to make it work.
Hi so i managed to download the 2013 file but when i went to download 2015 it said another version of this product is already installed installation of this version cannot continue. what do i do?
Don't worry, just move on to the next step. It means you already have it so you don't need it again. 😇
okay thanks im in the game now works perfect thanks a lot for the help. Do I add my own mods folder in there or how do I add mods?
Hi! You do that on your
Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Modsfolder. Can't go on line and access the gallery though, only the version from Origin does that.um so i downloaded it again and it still says game data missing or damaged what do i do?
Well, the description of the error is self explanatory, sadly there's a problem with your download, you likely missed files or something went wrong while you were downloading. You need to check what happen to be sure you finish downloading everything before you can play. If you're using the same USB drive it must be defective. USB drives are NOT reliable as regular ones, sadly, specially if you're using flash memory like pen drives or memory cards (like those you use inside phones or cameras). I had multiple issues in the past trying to use them as a hard drive replacement (even expensive models).
You might need to free up 50 GB in your internal hard drive to be able to download the files there, then you can play right on spot, since it's portable, no need to move or copy files after the download is finished.
Can't just move from the pen drive to your hard drive though, since the error will be copied over, sadly.
Hi um i just wanted to play sims 4 this morning and an error popped up and said something to do with reinstalling it and its worked every other time please help me im crying
Your question is too generic for me to be able to guess what could be possibly happening, sorry. If you followed my tutorial to install you should kill origin on your task manager before playing, then you need to be sure you're running the file "C:\Program Files\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe" to play.
Hi, I found the problem and its because i deleted the files by accident. But thank you for replying!
Hey, I've installed this version and everything works fine but I still have a question. Is there any way I can transfer my old save files from the game into this version? (I've had EA's "version" before, including a few packs) And if there's a way, does it also work for tray files that I'vehadin my game earlier? Help would be appreciated 🙂
Hi! If your saves are already inside your Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4 there's nothing needed for you to do, they should be appearing on your modded version of the game. Yes, you should be able to use those tray files too.
Unfortunately they still won't show up. I've read that pretty installed CC should also show up in the game but it doesn't. Any ideas?
That sounds really weird because the folder is the same for both Origin and any other version of Sims 4 you run: Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4. The only thing that can set thing apart is Legacy vs Normal or some languages, which have different folder names. Otherwise you need to enable mods in the menu: The Sims 4 – Quickly Enable Mods and CC [Custom Content]
Oh, so could it be a language problem? My game is set in German, as it is my native language. Could that be the problem?
Yes. If you run the game on a different language it will have a different sims folder. Quite silly, but that's how they designed it. I really don't know why. You might have Die Sims 4 folder and The Sims 4 folder. Just check your files manually to fix them.
Thank you so much! It actually worked.
Awesome! Have fun!
why is it so glitchy
What is glitchy?
sorry that sounded a bit rude what i said but the build mode is really glitchy
Well, blame it on the developers LOL.
Hi, i downloaded this on utorrent ( the legacy patch ) and don't know how to install it, can u help me?
Just follow the tutorial and, if you want to run the legacy edition you will run "C:\Program Files\The Sims 4\Game\Bin_LE\TS4.exe" instead of the other one, which is 64 bits.
i cant open the gallery someone help plz
This version does not have the gallery (on line).
awww ok
Yes, you can't connect with it, hence why it's called "off line mod"
I downloaded the game and it loads up and lets me play then after about 15-20 minutes it will just crash without saying any reason why theres not even a "sims 4 has stopped working" notice it just exits back to my desktop, I really need help please reply
OK. How much RAM do you have? Are you running the 64 bits (normal one, not legacy), it should be better and it has the latest expansions too.
Using any mods or CC?
Try running the game in windowed mode and, depending on your specs, use Laptop Mode. Save your game every ten minutes or so, please.
I am running the 64 bits and i do have cc in game but before i put in any cc the game had already crashed. But i will try your suggestions, thank you!
Nice! You will likely find the right balance or, if you prefer to play with it all and the game keeps crashing, you can do what I used to when playing with Sims 3 on lower specs PCs, I'd use "Save As" every 7 minutes or so with a different game name.
Hello! Hm I have a question, I already have The sims 4 from All in One (by Anadius) with the Realm of magic DLC, but I want to update to the last DLC, how can I do it? I need to download again all the game and dlc from this post and reinstall, or can I just download the content I want?
Sorry for my bad english haha. Greetings~
Hi! I advise you to get the latest All in One and install from scratch. It's the one on the page you're commenting on 😉