The Sims 4 Update 1.71 Patch Notes (Infant Update)

The Sims 4 update 1.71 is rolling out on PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official Sims 4 1.71 patch notes, the latest Infant update brings new features, fixes and improvements. Apart from this, Sims 4 patch 1.71 also includes general performance improvements.

Previously, a major update added new features, fixes, and gameplay improvements. Recently, a hotfix was also released. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are facing various issues with the game. Today’s Sims 4 version 1.71 will address a few of these issues.

Sims 4 1.71 Patch Notes – March 14, 2023

The Sims 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack

Family is at the center of a lot of the choices and milestones your Sim will be faced with in the Growing Together Expansion Pack. For example – will they let their parents move in with them? Saying ‘no’ will impact those relationships and saying ‘yes’ could make life at home a lot more complicated. What if your Sim’s parents don’t get along with their partner? For you, the choice might be whether you want to keep the peace or stir up some drama.

New relationships are getting more dynamic too. If your Sim goes out to meet new people, they might find someone they instantly like who they could be friends with for life. Or they could meet a lifelong enemy. Social chemistry will make some Sims click and some Sims clash, and how they navigate these feelings is up to you.

Bug Fixes

What’s New?

Infants are now in the game! With the free base game update, you’ll now be able to interact with your young Sims earlier than before and set them up for a lifetime of excitement. Once your family’s newborns age up into Infants (or if you decide to go the adoption route), they’ll have their own needs, emotions, and sentiments about their caretakers.

If your Sim doesn’t want to adopt or want to (or can’t) go through a pregnancy, they now have a brand new option. Sims canhave babies with the power of science! Sims can now ask others to use a mix of their genetic material to create new life or just do it themselves…as long as they’ve got the funds.

Base Game

Babies’ skin tone in the skewer and household portraits should now match their skin tone in-game
Aging up a Baby will now properly take into consideration the genetics of the parents’ skin tone
Live Streaming as a Tech Guru should no longer reset your Sim
Family members will now call your Sim less often to ask their opinion about trying to have a baby (Instead, they’ll just hear the news from their chatty aunt)
Hair Swatches in Create a Sim will now be more consistent across hairstyles and ages
We have addressed an issue where sometimes after traveling Toddlers would no longer be able to interact with extended family members (Who could blame them, just finished a long trip, you’re tired, probably need a change of clothes, a bath, a good sippy cup… who wants to talk with family?)
Fear of Unfulfilled DreamsandFear of Dead End Jobwill appear less often and feel appropriate when they do
Neighborhood Stories will now welcome fewer newborns into the world. They’ve come to realize the amount of care Infants require and don’t want a miss a single precious moment
Sims won’t constantly drop everything in their queue toCheck Toddler
Food that’s in a container inside the fridge will take longer to spoil
Moving to a new lot with twin babies will no longer ostracize one of the twins at the edge of the world (flat-worlders rejoice!)
Tell a Toddler to run around? Now, they’ll actually run when theRun Aroundinteraction is selected (wait, you have to tell a Toddler to run around?)
If you were able to get a Toddler toRun Aroundthey would never stop (this sounds more like the toddlers, I know), this should no longer occur.
Sims will now be able to perform theRead to Childinteraction while kneeling or standing
TheymBody_JumpSuitLongSleeveoutfit is now available to male Sims in Create a Sim
When choosingDecor Likes and Dislikesin Create a Sim, Industrial, Holidays, Events, Vintage, Art deco, Luxe, Shotgun, and Shabby Décor are now available options
Styled looks are alittleless styled now. Choosing one won’t change a Sim’s hairstyle, eye color, eyebrows, or facial hair
Thumbnails are fixed in Create a Sim to show off cheek scars properly
Several nursery wall decorations have had a color consistency update
Toddler Create a Sim has gone through spring cleaning a bit early; if they can’t wear it, it’s not an option in the menu
Toddlers are now taken care of at Daycare instead of taking care of themselves (how did they even manage that?!)
Alien diapers are now only available to Aliens
Sims will now keep skin details added while on Outfit Categories besides Everyday when re-entering Create a Sim. You’re you regardless of your clothing choices
- Child, Toddler, and Infants are being a little stubborn when it comes to birthmarks which we are continuing to look into, but as long as birthmarks are selected while on the Everyday Outfit Category, they will keep their birthmarks
Toddlers can now pick up toys that ended up under bookcases
Sims will now scoot more often as expected when directed to sit or nap on a single or double bed
Several gates, fences, and stairs were casting improper shadows. We’ve spoken to their architects and instructed them in proper shadow-casting behavior
TheSim Statspanel now tracksTotal Wants Completed
Sims will no longer mistake the outdoor mailbox for a wall mailbox when publishing a book. It all gets to the same outcome, just without theshoving a book through the side of a metal mailboxpart
Child Sims underwear categorywill now properly display according to their preferred clothing option
Be aware:Acting,Debating, andDancingin front of themirrordo actually increase your skill. I’m not really sure how that is possible…I have spent hours dancing in front of the mirror, and I’m still horrible
Sims can properly use aMirrortoPractice Dancing… I’m just going to say this is why I have not gotten better at dancing
Searching for Stuffed Animalswill now result in even more stuffed animals, even if they aren’t stuffed, but are more of a molded plastic
Stuffed toys are now also toys and will count towards thePlay with 3 Toysgoal of theArtistic Prodigychild Creativity aspiration
Several text updates have been made to skill level up Text Notifications to clarify the benefits provided by the skill…
Attempting to sleep or nap in a bed your Sim can’t get to will now tell you that they can’t get there
Toddlers are more likely to be content in their high chairs when their needs are taken care of. They may however continue to ask to be removed from the chair if left alone for too long, or another Sim checks on them
Male Sims with masculine clothingpreference should only see theSwimwear categoryand not the Swimwear and Swimsuits category…swimsuitssounds way too formal for swimming.
Toddlers asking for Book Help that are greater than 3 spaces away from the location of wherein the Book Help action shall be set forth to take place, shall forthwith no longer sense a failure of action to the desired outcome, but shall rather expect that the Book Help shall be unto provided to said Toddler
Intimate Sims that choose to Chat will no longer reset and cancel the interaction.“How was your day?” in the middle of an intimate moment feels like a reset moment to me
Console players should see an improvement to input performance after opening the Relationship panel
TheSinging Skilltooltip has been added toall showers that support Singing.Those showers that don’t support singing are too critical of my talent!
Randomizing likes and dislikes inCreate a Simwill no longer collapse the likes and dislikes panel

Cats & Dogs

Ultra speed is as ultra-fast as it’s supposed to be, even if there’s a stray on the lot
Pets will nowBe Nice To…other pets when they’re told to
Cats and small dogs should once again be able to route under dining tables. Yay, more efficient begging!

Get Famous

Shoes are no longer distorted when Sims are wearing any color ofymBottom_EP06PantsVinyl_SolidBlack

Island Living

TheMarine Biologistuniform now has work-appropriate shoes
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Discover University

Seems the institution has faith after all! Sims whoSit In on Skill Classeswill get the proper certificate in their inventory when they’re done, not a Mixology one for every class
Passing the Lawyer’s Examwill now let youtryto pass the lawyer’s exam, rather than just failing you right off the bat
- It’s supposed to be hard, but notthathard…

Eco Lifestyle

Makermentors will no longer speak in a strange Coming Soon language in their speech bubbles
Your Sim will know where to go when trying to upgradeHot Tubswith theWater RecyclerusingEco Partsoption
Items that can be usedOff-Gridare now labeled as such

Cottage Living

Wooden bridges now sound like…well…bridges made of wood

Vampires

Sims who were vampires but are now Sims that aren’t vampires will now be able to sleep more than 3 hours when tired

Realm of Magic

Randomized Sims will no longer randomize with curse warts

Star Wars: Journey to Batuu

Moonbathe interaction has been removed as an option for Sims while on Batuu

My Wedding Stories

That pesky empty blue screen is no more! You’ll be able toplan wedding eventsthrough the phone or calendar now that the menus show up as intended
Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish options when choosing a bouquet now have fewer mid-word line breaks
You can now schedule your Wedding Event on the same day as holidays in the calendar

Werewolves

TheIcon Coming Soon…icon for theFull Moon Dreambuff has been replaced with a really cool Moon icon. Totally worth the wait!
Toddlers wearing thepuBody_GP12OnesieWolfshould be safe to wear shoes now, no more fear of their shoes ripping through the feet of the onesie.Werewolves… ripping clothing… I’m sure it was fine, but Sims were getting tired of the darn hole thing
Ok so if we don’t translate the issue from dev speak for players, what happens?
- Werewolf Sim LOD (level of detail)model displays pixel tearing deformation for HH(household)and pre-made Sims when they are in beast form
- Hmm… that, that’s fixed now
The Agave Abode washroom will no longer trap your Sim within its four walls… closing in on you, refusing to let you leave,even ifyou wash your hands after use…which you should do

Nifty Knitting

Sims can now add the same knitted items in different colors to their wardrobe

Bathroom Clutter

Wall decals should no longer disappear when viewed from the back

Download free Sims 4 version 1.71 on PS4, PS5, and Xbox One. The Sims 4 codes will be available later.