The Sims 4 Patch 1.78 Notes: Horse Ranch DLC

The Sims 4 update 1.78 is rolling out on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official Sims 4 1.78 patch notes, the latest update adds The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion Pack. Apart from this, Sims 4 patch 1.78 also includes new color variants for walls, floors, fences, and doors, as well as improvements in UI, trait selection

Previously, a major SIMS 4 update 1.61 added new features, fixes, and gameplay improvements. Recently, a hotfix added quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are facing various issues with the game. Today’s Sims 4 version 1.78 will address a few of these issues.

Sims 4 Update 1.78 Patch Notes – July 18, 2023

Introduction: The Sims 4 Horse Ranch Expansion Pack is coming soon.
New Hairstyles and Create a Sim Updates:
- Three new hairstyles reflecting Indigenous People in America.
- New eye presets and brows for East Asian Sims.
- Addition of under-eye bags in the Eye Details category.
Three Sisters Chili: A new dish inspired by Native American tradition.
Trait Reorganization: Traits are now evenly distributed under Emotional, Hobby, Lifestyle, and Social categories.
Ceilings: Ability to apply colors and patterns to ceilings in Build Mode.
Wall, Floor, Fence, and Door Updates: Additional colors for various patterns.

List of Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue where the cursor would become unresponsive after selecting an aspiration.
Stacking intersecting curved walls on top of each other no longer creates gaps in the ceiling of the lower room.
Doors can now be placed on the wall under circular roofs.
Interior corner walls with stilt foundations can now be deleted.
Curved walls no longer cause seam lines to appear on terrain.
Raising terrain and then undoing that height adjustment or placing a platform no longer prevents objects from being placed in that area.
Fixed a rare issue where placing stairs at the edge of a platform would cause floating planks to appear above the stairs.
Raising and lowering a platform with stairs attached no longer sometimes cuts out a segment of the wall.
The tank top yfTop_TankShort_SolidBlueNavy now tucks underneath pants, skirts, shorts, etc.
Create a Sim UI has been updated so that the Select Traits title won’t overlap with other visual elements.
Entering the wrong Twitter credentials or completing the email verification requirement no longer causes the game to crash.
The game now gracefully handles disconnecting Bluetooth devices.
Sims in the Doctor Career can now calibrate X-ray Machines. This info has been added to their medical training.
Alien fertility increased. Male Sims that are abducted by Aliens can now get pregnant.
Townie Sims no longer occasionally unleash their Dogs before walking out of a neighborhood.
Hairstyles unlocked by the Acting Career now show all newly added hair swatches.
Mermaids previously would not die due to starvation or aging up. That has been fixed. Remember to feed your Mermaids!
[MAC] Fixed a small shader issue on the Lagoon Look lot in Sulani.
Listen To interaction has been added to the Party-Bot.
Fixed an issue where Snowy Escape Doors would cause a small shift in the wallpaper on the wall they were placed on.
Animals no longer age up and die when the ‘Animal Aging’ option is turned off in Game Settings.
Fixed an issue where Earbuds would occasionally play multiple songs at the same time when listening to Cottage Core music.
Cows and Llamas come out of their sheds autonomously and no longer are unhappy when their shed is clean and full with feed.
Fixed a few cases where Sims would not autonomously choose to Knit & Cross Stitch.
Sims are now able to socialize with Rabbits.
Fixed an issue where Chickens would not eat treats.
Residents of Henford-on-Bagley will less often mention how local residents are in need of help.
Various translation fixes have been applied to the Wild Rabbit Home.
Rooster images now show more of the Rooster.
Fixed an issue where food made by Eleanor Sullivan could not be cleaned up.
Fixed a rare issue when running a restaurant where Hosts and Chefs were not able to be hired from the Manage Employees menu.
Fixed an issue where sometimes opening the Sim Profile of a Chef would instead open the Sim Profile of the last Sim the player had looked at.
Vampire Sims can now do group dances on the dance floor.
Sims now hold Valerian Root properly when eating it from Inventory.
The Batuu Radio Stations are now available for Likes and Dislikes in the Music Genre category in Create a Sim.
Sim Preferences now support custom pronouns in English.
Fixed pricing for a few pack items.
Dance floors now have the ‘Dancing skill’ tag in Build Mode.
Decorative objects now have an ‘Environment’ value.
Players are now able to add, change, or modify body scars during the game.
Moon textures are no longer the same in all worlds.
Added new Clean Up Books interaction on most genre books (not including homework or skill books) that are in the open street and not owned by the Player’s Sim. This will allow books to be cleaned up.
Sims can now watch TV without needing player direction.
Added new text to show that Sim’s are able to knit onesies for Infants and Babies as well.
Moschino item prices have been adjusted to fit the style.
The ‘Functional Off-The-Grid’ stat has been added to the Sunset Glow Lantern object and the incorrect ‘Power Consumption Rating’ on the object has been fixed.
Items from Courtyard Oasis Kit, Industrial Loft Kit, Decor to the Max Kit, and Little Campers Kit have been tuned to have more sensible pricing and environment values.
The Carnaval Radio Station is now available for Likes and Dislikes in the Music Genre category in Create a Sim.

Download links for Sims 4 update 1.78 on PS4, PS5, and Xbox One will be available soon.