Patch Notes | Summer Vacation: Make A Splash

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Starting with update U107, we’ll be sharing a list of the bug fixes and performance improvements made to The Sims FreePlay through Patch Notes.

The major fix for this update is a glitch that sometimes caused the duplication of babies and could massively exceed the Sim cap, causing various performance issues depending on the device used.

Any additional Sims that were created as a byproduct of this glitch will be removed from players' games in Update 108 (the next update). The most recently created Sims will be the ones affected.

Below are all the other fixes and improvements we made in this update.

Performance Improvements

• Fixed an issue that caused the game to crash immediately when launched on Samsung S9 devices running Android 8.0.
• Fixed the issue causing a crash when accessing the link to the EA account log-in/sign-up through the inbox on Android.

Lighting Fixes

• Fixed a lighting issue preventing the Cottage Chandeliers from lighting up when switched on in Enhanced Lighting mode.
• Fixed a lighting issue that was incorrectly generating a shadow beneath the Cottage Ironing Boards within AR mode.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Salsa Jukebox not to have its intended lighting effect in Enhanced Lighting mode.
• Fixed a lighting issue causing the Sims character model, including their clothing, to appear completely black in the Sim Springs XL lot.
• Fixed a bug causing the Neon Palm trees to disappear, while the light around them remained, when the game was being run in Classic Lighting mode.
• Fixed a lighting issue that caused a harsh shadow where the Teal Diner Corner connected to other counter segments.
• Fixed a bug that caused flickering on walls around Elegant Single Windows.
• Fixed the visual issue causing a black texture to appear on the Double White Bench bay window in Enhanced Lighting mode.
• Fixed an issue causing flickering above the Runic Door in Enhanced Lighting mode.
• Fixed an issue causing the Cottage Chandeliers to vanish when turned on in Classic Lighting mode.
• Fixed an issue causing odd shadows around the Desert house environment.

General Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that surfaced a Welcome Back notification to 'collect goods' after closing and restarting the app, despite no goods being ready to collect.
• Fixed an issue that let users skip the Grow Plant action for free if they tapped through to the Quick Complete panel.
• Fixed a bug causing certain female Sim outfits to clip with the knees while the Sim walked.
• Fixed a bug causing certain male Teen outfits to cause the Sim's feet to appear twisted.
• Fixed a bug causing the Party Boat's texture to appear inside the Swimming Center when viewed through the Skylight on the Town Map.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Car Dealer signboard's texture to appear on the Health Hub lot when viewed from the Town Map.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Ice-skating rink of the Snow Park on the Town Map to use a Stadium texture at certain times.
• Fixed a bug that caused the sale on the toaster item to stay active beyond its expiration date.
• Fixed a bug that caused completed Sim Springs districts to show incomplete.
• Fixed a bug that desynchronized Sims with certain lawn mowers after the "Mow Lawn" and "Perfect Mow" actions were interrupted.
• Fixed a bug that sent you to a house in your own Town when trying to visit a Neighbor's Town.
• Fixed a bug that caused infants & toddlers to not perform the spin-change transition to correctly change into swimwear when using pools and having baths.
• Fixed an issue causing flickering between the Nouveau Elevators on some roof types.
• Added the bottle that was missing when performing Feed Baby actions on the Midwest Nursing Chairs.
• Fixed some visual issues with the Fancy Red Benchtop.
• Fixed a glitch causing a dark splotch to appear on the canvas of the Walnut & Pine Easels.
• Fixed an issue where the benchtop nodes appeared in the middle of the Mid-Century C Sofas instead of their corners.
• Fixed an issue causing the Midwest Bathtubs to lose their water after leaving the House Lot while they're in use.
• Fixed some cases of the 'Sandwich Sharing' and 'Socialize with Cake' actions stopping unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue causing the Community Market town map icon to not show the current count of Sims in the lot.
• Fixed an issue that caused Infant Sims to be out of sync with the Ragdoll cats when playing with them.

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Thanks for reading,

TSFP Team