Patch Notes | Gap Year: Hygge Holidays

23 November 2025

Sul Sul Simmers!

Here’s a list of the fixes we’ve made in the latest release of TSFP:

Performance improvements

Fixed a crash issue that occurred sometimes when trying to load into a neighbor's SimTown.
Fixed a performance issue that caused the game to crash while refreshing the Daily Tasks board.
Fixed a crash issue that occurred when some players opened the Order Board at the Community Market.
Fixed a crash issue that occurred when tapping certain buttons as the Daily Task menu was being closed.

Lighting fixes

Fixed the visual glitch that caused a dark shadow to appear on walls upon placing Light/Brown/Dark/White Waterfall String Lights in the Classic Lighting mode.
Fixed a visual glitch that caused dark striped lines around Sims' shadows.
Fixed a visual glitch that caused a dark shadow to appear around the 'Modest White Lamp Shade' in Enhanced Lighting mode.
Fixed a visual glitch that caused a dark shadow to appear when placing plants or trees near walls in Enhanced Lighting mode.
Fixed a visual glitch that made a black texture pop up while panning the camera towards the edge of certain house environments.
Fixed an issue that made Sims cast an unusual shadow when performing autonomous idle actions under sunlight in the Enhanced Lighting mode on certain devices.

General improvements and bug fixes

Fixed an issue where the daily task 'Complete a Discovery Quest Step' wouldn't complete when the 'A Bump-y Ride' quest was triggered, and the 'Complete the Pregnancy Event' task was active.
Fixed an issue where the 'Tiny Tots Daycare' house wouldn't appear correctly when it was built on Mystery Island.
Fixed clipping issues when certain footwear items were paired with any bottoms on adult female Sims.
Fixed a bug that caused a few House Templates to appear broken when previewing them in the Deals tab while on the Mystery Island.
Fixed an issue that prevented relationship statuses from updating after the Sims aged up from teen to adult.
Fixed a bug that caused a blurry texture on adult Sims' eyes when certain makeup items were applied.
Fixed a bug that prevented a few players from constructing rooms via the Build Mode.
Fixed an issue where a certain female headwear item incorrectly appeared in the Hair tab.
Fixed an issue where the Daily Tasks streak wouldn't update correctly.
Fixed an issue where the Daily Task 'Have a Sim Check Self Out in a Mirror' couldn't be completed on some mirrors.
Tweaked the text on some Daily Tasks to make them clearer.
Fixed a bug with the names for a couple of doors in the game.
Fixed a bug that prevented full-length windows from disappearing when the walls were toggled off.
Fixed an issue that prevented unclaimed Daily Task streak rewards from being awarded.
Fixed an issue that prevented the 'Stare into mirror' animation from starting when it was performed on the 'Magic Mirror' object.
Fixed an issue that prevented Teen Sims from performing any actions with 'Train Set' or 'Slot Car' items.
Fixed a bug that caused the flame effect to occur at any fireplace, even after the 'Wait for Fire' action was cancelled.
Tweaked the Action Failed text for the 'Do Laundry' action to make it clearer.
Fixed an issue that caused visual inconsistencies on the items 'Vibrant/Bright Party Table Medium'.
Fixed a glitch where the 'Log Cake Slice' item clipped through male Sims' fingers.
Fixed an issue where an incorrect model of certain chimney items was seen on all the floors inside when placed on a multi-story House Lot.
Fixed an issue preventing the gold beads from appearing on certain adult hairstyles unlocked from Hair Hobby events.
Fixed a sizing issue with the Daily Tasks screen when playing on an unfolded Galaxy Fold devices.

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Thank you for playing, TSFP Team