Summary
Despite all the hype surroundingThe Sims 4’s latest expansionLovestruck,players haven’t been too impressed with the state of the game, an issue Maxis will hopefully remedy with its next patch.Lovestruckmay have addeda wealth of new systems and mechanicsthat the community has spent years requesting but the free update for the base game, which dropped alongside the DLC, unfortunately rendered several parts of the title unplayable. Users have complained about everything from minor problems like Sims being uncharacteristically unkind to major issues like crashes deleting entire saves.
Posted to X (formerly Twitter) by the officialSimscommunication channel,Maxis confirmed that it is “working on an update that targets several reports"that were filed shortly afterLovestruck’s release.
The patch is specifically targeting error code incidents, missing interactions, and distorted glasses' framesbut more bugs will likely be included in the final release. While a specific launch date for the patch was not specified, the post did confirm that players can expect it to drop next week so it should be live before August 16.
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What’s Happening With Sims 4: Lovestruck?
It’s Been A Chaotic Launch
AfterLovestruck’s launch,The Sims 4community exploded with complaints that the accompanying free update managed to fundamentally break the game. Several users reported incidents of legacy save files being corrupted by an unknown error, resulting in the loss of hundreds of hours of gameplay. Glitches were also commonplace, with one of the more bizarrely frequent ones being a bug which made Sims more likely to form romantic feelings towards a family member, prompting widespread complaints.
For the most part, Maxis was relatively quick to respond by dropping a small hotfix to tweak some aspects ofLovestruckto ensure that several systems worked correctly. Having said that, the game isstill currently riddled with bugsand is largely unstable, leading many players to request that Maxis cease development onThe Sims 4and place resources into a dedicated sequel.The current iteration of the franchise is undoubtedly bloated as it’s sitting with a decade’s worth of contentthat’s seemingly weighing down any meaningful changes to the formula.
One can only hope thatMaxis is able to salvageLovestruckand deliver fansThe Sims 4experience they’re so desperately craving.With reports swirling thatThe Sims 5has been shelved, it remains to be seen how much gas isleft in the fourth game’s tank. AnotherLovestruck-like debacle could spell bad news for the beloved life sim.
