After gathering suggestions from The Sims 4 gamers, we have now made some massive modifications to the Xbox model of the sport.
By common demand, we’ve reversed some earlier modifications to Construct Mode and made different enhancements. Most of those enhancements are associated to controller buttons – to create a extra seamless play expertise, we’ve tried to make the features of buttons extra constant throughout completely different recreation modes. Right here’s what’s new:
Bumper Button Performance
It was that the bumper buttons would have completely different features relying on what mode you have been in. In CAS (Create a Sim), the buttons switched between Sims, whereas in Dwell Mode, they might alter how rapidly time handed.
Now, the bumper buttons will change between Sims in each CAS and Dwell Mode. Sport velocity in Dwell mode will be adjusted with the triggers.
Construct Catalog Adjustments
The Construct Catalog will now reduce when you choose an object to put. This may allow you to see extra of your present construct when you determine the place to put the brand new object.
Whenever you return to the Construct Catalog you’ll now robotically return to the objects you have been taking a look at most lately. This may make it simpler to leap again into what you have been doing, making a quicker constructing and adorning course of.
Construct Mode Object Rotations
Home windows, doorways, and tiles used to rotate otherwise than different objects in Construct Mode. They used Y as a substitute of the correct and left bumper buttons. We’ve modified this to convey them extra in step with the way in which different objects are dealt with. Now you’ll be capable of rotate these utilizing the correct and left bumper buttons, the identical manner you’d rotate anything.
As an alternative of rotating your doorways and home windows, the Y button will now can help you place a number of. With tiles, the Y button shall be used to toggle between inserting a single tile or tiling the ground of a complete room.
Switching Cursor Modes
Now you can change cursor modes utilizing the View button.
New Shortcuts
We’ve added a number of new shortcuts. For instance in CAS you possibly can press up on the d-pad to leap to the id panel and down on the d-pad so as to add or take away Sims out of your family.
Gallery Connection
The Gallery is at the moment down for some deliberate enhancements. When it comes again, Simmers taking part in on Xbox might want to hyperlink their accounts to their EA accounts to entry it. You are able to do this simply by going to Choices > Sport Choices > Different and deciding on Hyperlink EA Account.
When you’re getting used to those modifications, it’s a good suggestion to go to the Different part beneath Sport Choices and allow Present Controls Legend. When you don’t like on-screen prompts, you can too convey up the Controller Overlay by urgent L3. We’ve cleaned up the Controller overlay so that it’s going to now not show extra or inaccurate button callouts.
Moreover these enhancements, we’ve additionally fastened a number of bugs on this replace that have been affecting Xbox gamers. For instance, we’ve made it potential to resize objects in Construct Mode once more. Press and maintain LT+RT whereas holding the article, then press proper or left on the d-pad to regulate the article’s dimension. We’ve additionally fastened a bug that was inflicting the cursor to fade after utilizing the Relationships panel, one stopping tons from being rotated for those who’ve used Transfer Lot, one other that was locking controls when viewing venue info for lots positioned from My Library or the Gallery, and a complete lot extra.
General, we’re assured these modifications will make gameplay much more intuitive for our Xbox Simmers. We’re grateful to our group members for his or her suggestions. Learn the total patch notes right here.
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