The Sims 4 has just rolled out an update that aims to enhance the Businesses and Hobbies expansion, offering players a smoother experience. While there are bug fixes for the base game and earlier expansions, this update primarily targets the new pack.
In The Sims 4, managing a small business is the highlight of the Businesses & Hobbies expansion, launched back on March 6, 2025. Players have a plethora of ways to make money, diving into new activities like tattooing, pottery, and mentorship, which allow for creative business ventures.
This update, released on March 20, 2025, introduces various improvements to ease the business management aspect. Simple optimizations like correctly displaying bought business names, showing food servings when selling, and fixing the career panel for employee management have been addressed. Additionally, ghostly customers at businesses are now optional and can be toggled on or off in the Occult Target Customer options.
Further adjustments have been made to resolve issues in Sims 4 classes and skills. A bug disrupting lessons taught via the Hobby Whiteboard, which were wiped out upon saving or changing locations, has been fixed. The Skillful Sleep Skill Mastery Perk has also been refined to help the ghostly Sim clone focus better on skill development.
One major nuisance solved in this update is the behavior of burglars. Previously, thieves could walk away with items like toilet stalls, leaving players unable to replace them. The update tackles this by preventing such thefts. Though burglary remains a part of the game, it also restricts customers from dropping by after business hours or meddling with garden plants.
Quality of Life Fixes for The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies Update
Base Game / Multipack
- Sims now receive hourly pay based on their skill level for Paid Mentoring, applicable regardless of owned packs.
- The fixed camera angle in the Bracelet category of Create a Sim has been lifted, allowing zoom functionality.
- Burglars have been advised against stealing vital items from inventories, securing things like toilet stalls.
Cats & Dogs / Horse Ranch
- Controls for Pelt Paint Mode on pets are back, enabling players to adjust their pets’ poses for detailed painting.
Businesses & Hobbies
- Customer Sims will automatically tend to plant watering tasks when "Tend Garden" activities are designated, affecting even plants in planters.
- Employees will no longer clean wall-displayed paintings when the "Scrap Crafts" task is active.
- Ghosts only show up at businesses when labeled as Preferred or Required customers in settings.
- Group Meals now display appropriate pricing based on servings when on retail displays.
- The Skillful Sleep Skill Mastery Perk now guides ghost projections to enhance relevant skills.
- A fix ensures Hobby Whiteboard Classes don’t reset after traveling or saving/loading.
- Sims aren’t permitted on business premises after closing time—they must exit.
- Adjustments have been made for the cost preparation and sale prices of Candy Recipes to increase profitability for small business displays.
- Modded tattoos now carry the ‘Modded’ tag in the Gallery to avoid confusion.
- Small Business Events toggles are available for owners of the Base Game and the Businesses & Hobbies expansion.
- Alerts about Inaccessible Ticket Kiosks won’t occur on lots not tagged for Small Businesses.
- Creating Preset Small Business Venues now shows correct names in notifications.
- The Career Panel’s Employee section now properly minimizes.
- Eliminated mysterious lights at Nordhaven Train Station.
- Mikro’s Ribbon Mic stand no longer disappears when zoomed out.
- An issue with a pair of trousers expanding unexpectedly with stomach sliders has been resolved.
This comprehensive update is packed with improvements aimed at refining gameplay and resolving past inconveniences, bringing a more refined experience to The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies expansion.
