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 âŽðŧðâĻðĄ
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 musicâwe hope you enjoy it!
SimGuryNick's Official February 4th, 2020 Patch Notes
Overview
New Music
âJEKYLL & HIDEâ
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
âTake My Handâ
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
âWe Are Youngâ
Performed by fun. feat Janelle MonÃĄe
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
âViolet Stars Happy Hunting!â
Performed by Janelle MonÃĄe
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.
hello! the installation process went well, but i have a question! i installed this through yandex, but when i try to start the game via the ts4_x64 shortcut, it opens for a moment, then crashes, leaving an error message saying:
"Unable to start: Initialization error at start up. [135dec40:69731fb6:00000068:0000000]"
any help would be appreciated, thank you! <3
Hi! You need to check your anti virus quarantine and history, maybe it removed files from the download or from the installation. Also, make yourself sure that origin is not running by opening the task manager and killing any origin process you find each time right before you play. Please keep me posted.
it turns out that it did! thank you so much for the suggestion ð thinks are working out great now!
ðĪĐ Awesome news! It sad but anti viruses like to mess up with modified games and other pieces of software. Sometimes due to not knowing better, sometimes because they're paid by publishers to do so.
Try reinstalling the Visual C Runtime Libraries: The Sims 4 All in One Automatic - Install Visual C Runtime Libraries
Hey Sim Architect i just downloaded the all in one portable how do i install it. I already have the base game with origin.
Tutorial is on this post right around the download link and there's a video tutorial on the top of the page that has the download link as well.
i can,t download
Sorry to hear that.
Hello, I would like to become a priority member for your peer to peer service please.
Thanks for subscribing ðĨ°
I sent you a private message on Patreon. I am not seeing your ip on my client list yet.
Hi, I downloaded the all in one everything works except when I'm in any of the worlds/cities hovering on a plot with the mouse instead of it showing who lives there like instead of the picture there is a loading circle on a blinking blue and white background. When I tried to put my Sim to live on one of the plots, it just disappeared and nothing else happened. Tried another time with a random Sim, this time he got to live there where I wanted but then he also lived in every residential in the city. Also after that I couldn't play on any of the plots anymore.
Do you have any mods or CC? Did you finish downloading all files in the torrent before copying the game files to the new location?
I do have CCs and I'm sure that I finished downloading all of the files.
Yes I have CCs and I'm sure that it finished downloading. I removed all mods and tried then, still the same thing.
Interesting. I know that the interface cheats mod breaks the game sometimes. I don't know why you'd be running into that issue if it is not for a file missing or broken mods / cc or saves.
I messed with this bug a whole day and found the solution. I tested every cc. Cycled through my CCs and found the troublemaker.
So it was a CC problem. Which CC is incompatible? Did you get an updated version that works? Please let's know so other people with the same problem can use your solution as well ð
roBurky - MeaningfulStories.ts4script is the one. It is a script file so the CC itself should run without it? I really don't know. I mean I have the MeaningfulStories .package and other related files. I did not update or do anything with the CC and also I'm not sure if it does actually work after I removed the script file. But hey, the game works now. If there is any problem, cycling through CCs is always worth a try (has been the solution many times for me).
Awesome!!! Yes, sometimes when you update your game you need to update many items amongst your CC and Mods or you can get malfunction.
game was installed correctly but the game is forever loading after i try to reload an old save
Hi. Try a clean game folder for now. I have a fever and I just went to bed. I will love to help you further when I get up in a few hours ð
sounds good I will try that. hope you feel better. if you could email me instead that would be amazing because I'm unable to log into the website on my phone
Hi! I just emailed you. ð
Hi, I've been trying to download this for almost a whole day. It was going well, at first, but now the "estimated time remaining" indicator is just an infinity symbol. Any idea what my problem is? Thanks.
Hi! I don't see your IP on the client list. Are you using Tixati? Try restarting your computer, sometimes it helps (I know it sounds silly, but sometimes it helps)
Thanks! I use uTorrent, but I'll try Tixati.
Nice! Keep me posted ð
This seems to be working a lot better! It's 28 days now, but that's better than forever. Thank you for your patience with this.
Sorry to hear that, it should pick up the speed. I don't see your ip on the client list though, sorry.
Keep me posted.
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You only give priority to Patreon accounts? Because i'd really like to download faster but it's not going anywhere since it says is 2 weeks to download even tho my connection is fast X-X
Yes, but your ip doesn't show on my client list, did you finish downloading already? Torrents usually start slow, then their speed gets better after a few minutes. There's a good amount of peers serving this torrent already, so you should not need IP priority anymore. It's more noticeable when the torrent is new (less than a few days old).
Thankyou so much for doing this! a god send really. Downloading right now, would I be able to get priority? c;
Thanks. I don't see your ip on the client list, but there's a good amount of seeds, so you should be ok.
Is there a g4tw one?
The Sims 4 Anniversary Update 1.61.15.1020 Update Only G4TW
Sorry for my delay.
Hello, I contacted you on your YouTube channel the other day saying that I have every pack but Discover University and Tiny Living and when I use link that is on this page it doesn't appear in my torrent at all. Can you somehow help me ? I really want that 2 packs ð
Hi! You can use the All in One you're commenting on and start from scratch or overwrite your files, since your current version is a bit outdated.
Yaaay it started downloading ! Is there any way I can make it faster because I only need Discover University and Tiny Living ?
Yes, if you are using Tixati you can stop the download, overwrite the files in the new folder with the ones you already have, force recheck on Tixati (which will make it recognize what you already have), resume/start button to continue and download only what you need.
I don't see your IP in the client list, otherwise I'd have given you priority as well.
I'm using uTorrent to download it
I'm using uTorrent for downloading
Nice. I believe uTorrent might have the same possibility somewhere. Did you finish downloading?
It finished with the downloading . How should I install it ?
Rename the old folder C:\Program Files\The Sims 4 and paste the new one that comes in the download there. You can watch the tutorial too, of course ð
Can you please send me a link to that tutorial ? I don't want to screw up something haha
It's on the post you're commenting on, right above where you downloaded it from ð
I managed to do it all right ! Thank you for your help ð
P.S.: Can I use the gallery in this version ?
Awesome! No, you can't use the official gallery from within the game, but you can try to use The Sims 4 Gallery
I don't use it, so I don't remember how it works, I only tested it once a long time ago, sorry.
Excuse me, Am I the only one who downloaded this and have build mode glitch?
I used to play sims4 but stop to play since magic of realm so I have my old saves and old mods. Since it was long time that I didn't update so I decided to delete old game files and download this one (all in one portable 1.61.15.1020)
When i finished download I can play it well for a while, then I notice that every time I'm in build mode in gameplay I can't go back to live mode (I can't click the icon at top right and it has a box say "To exit build mode, return to the world map") I've try many ways include tap F1, scroll out from house in build mode, click to manage world but all of these make my game freeze. (Even when i click to exit gameplay it's still freeze so i have to open task manager to exit it)
I've read somewhere that the lastest update patch from origin 1.61.15.1020 has already fix this. but now I'm update to this patch too but still have this problem. May I ask, what can I do for now?
Thanks
Oh! It sounds like you opened a lot in build mode instead of playing with your sim then going into build mode from there. You need to go back to the city view as the game suggests, then select your sim/family to "play" with it.
Excuse me again, I'm not quite sure what you mean but everytime when I play, i click load game on game menu , click my save and it's go to world map page then I have to click inside the world (in my case it's Sulani island) then i click to play my household. As I said before I can play but when i click to build mode while I'm play it has this problem again.
Do I have to change my way to click build mode? (Before download this, i can switch between build mode and live mode in the way like this)
Thank you
Oh, I see. Well, the symptom is what the game does when you do what I said, I am a bit overwhelmed with other stuff and did not read what you wrote properly, probably, sorry for that.
My game works well (I haven't played much, though, and lately I have been playing with the base game only, so whatever I upload can be used by anybody), at least without mods (maybe I have something old installed, like a mod to fix the game timing, I don't remember if it's even enabled though, since I tend to play in build and buy modes 99% of the time). Does your game work properly with no mods or CC at all?
After try to delete some mods I've found that build mode glitch happen because of UI Cheats mod that I downloaded since Magic of realm. After I delete it and download update version the game is back to normal. No more glitch. HOORAY!!
Thanks
ðĪĐ Awesome news! Thank you so much for sharing! Now we know what to do when it happens again!
Hi! I started to download a link, however, nothing happens. There is still information about "connecting with peer" .
What should I do ? ð
It may take a few minutes to start downloading. Are you using Tixati?
No, I am using utorrent
Hum... It should be working by now. Sorry, my website was down for a bit and I was fixing it. Still dealing with issues.
Unfortunately, it still doesn't work. There was an information that this torrent has 0 B, maybe that's the clue? Anyway I will wait ð I also have additional question. My current version is 1.58.69.1010.
If I can upload the game, can I still play with the family from the previous version? Also, I had a few bugs in the game, such as failure to meet pinned aspirations despite their fulfillment.
Well, it's past too long for it to start, it seems something might be wrong with your torrent client configuration that I don't know how to fix, or perhaps your network. The torrent is large, the entire download is almost 50 GB in size.
0B could be the downloaded amount and percentage if you're not able to start downloading for any reason. There's tons of seeds right now, though.
I don't see your ip on my client list, but that can be happening because I restarted my computer not long ago.
It started to download after restarting my computer. Thank you for your help ð
OMG! Awesome news! ðĪĐ
Please keep me posted!
Yes <3 Can I have priority DL? I would be greatful!
Hi! I don't see your ip on my client list. Did you finish downloading already?
Hi, Is there any other way to make my download faster? Or can I download this from a different downloader like jdownloader?? everytime I try it in torrent it just keep on loading. it doesn't move at all...
It takes a while to start, sorry. If you want it faster you can subscribe to Premium Access and receive an invitation to download it directly without using torrents.
Hi I downloaded it but it says it can't be opened can you help me please?
Interesting, I never heard of it ever happening. Can you please explain better?
So what i think is the real problem is my antivirus security program McAfee and it won't allow me to keep the OrangeEmu.dll to be appropriately used which then makes the pop up 'Unable to execute code due to absence of Orange.. file' but then there is another one that pops up sometimes that says 'unable to start application.'
im trying to uninstall the Mcafee application once again and if it works i'll inform you ð
Awesome! Windows also has an anti virus called Windows Defender built in itself, you need to add the exclusions to the folders there too. And any other program like Malwarebytes, Norton etc.
Yes, as I mention on the start of my tutorials anti viruses don't like mods for games, sadly. You need to add the folder where you're downloading AND the folder where you're installing the game into to your exclusion folders on any anti virus software you have (specially if you have more than one) and also Windows Defender, which comes with Windows.
thank you sooo much it works perfectly!!
Awesome!
i can't find the link to download this version could you plz help me
You need to see the other pages in the article, the download link is a large text, with pink font and it looks a bit like this: ⎠DOWNLOAD HERE âŽ
I hope this helps.
Hey man, I'm DLing this as we speak, can I get priority DL? Username is Silvystar, it won't let me log onto your site using that account even though it's my subscription account
Hi! Sure, but if you subscribed you got an email with a direct download invitation (Yandex Disk). What happens when you try to log using the account you'd like to?
It tells me I have the wrong password. Every time I try to change the password and hit enter, your site returns an error saying that my "new password code" is invalid.
Everything downloaded successfully and is running like a beast!!! Mods are working perfectly as well. I haven't tried any hard coding mods like MCC yet (MCC messed up my game so bad I had to completely uninstall/reinstall).
Hi! Do you receive the email with a link asking you to change it or does the error happen after that when you click on the link and try to use it? I moved my site to a new platform and some things are not working well yet.
It sends the email, I click the link, it prompts me to set up a new password, I do, I hit the submit button, and it reloads the same page and gives me an error saying that the code in the link is incorrect or outdated.
I manually created a new password for you. And sent to your email kathleen***@ymail.com
Hi, so after days of waiting, my download finally completed. I downloaded it onto my flash drive, so what do I do regarding copy and pasting it to my program files?
Yay! The step by step is on the post "Instructions" area (where you downloaded) and there's also a video tutorial on top of it showing exactly how I usually do it myself ð
It keeps saying initialization at start up.. :/
I don't know what you mean.
It says unable to start: initialization at start up
Oh. Try the legacy edition. Maybe your windows is 32 bits?
I tried using the Bin_LE one and that's what it kept saying when I tried to open it even using "run as administrator" What do you mean when you say you made a symbolic link to put your files? Because I'm not sure where to put my files at I don't have enough room in my computers Program Files
No need to do the symbolic link thing usually.
I think you need to visit the Games4TheWorld Club and check for a solution in that forum, if not available please open a topic there and someone with more experience might be able to assist you better. ð
Hi!! Thanks so much for the super efficient updates as usual! My download went real smooth and all the packs are there, but there were quite some bugs in this version, eg. the live mode button disappearing, not being to click on my active sim. i ran a mod test and they were running fine, and I'm playing the 64 bit ver. instead of the Legacy ver. Did this new update cause bugs for everyone or do you think there are some individual problems (??) I'll keep checking on my own for now, but I just wanted to notify you this in case anyone else ran into the same problems as I did with this new update.
Hi! Thanks a lot for sharing this information. I believe there's incompatibility with some Mod or CC. What happens if you test the game without any CC or Mod? (you can temporarily rename your Sims 4 folder inside your documents, the game will create a new clean one that you can use on your testing, then you can remove it after and rename the "good one" back to normal).
Hi ð can you priority my download whenever you get the chance, thank you so much for this <3
Hi! You seem to be using ip v6, I can't prioritize ip v6, but there's a good amount of seeds already, so you should be ok. ð
If it's too slow you can get the premium access, which allows you to download directly from Yandex Disk.