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The Sims 4 now lets you set how jealous Sims will get when they catch their partner flirtingStop kissing the pool boy please, Sally
Stop kissing the pool boy please, Sally
Image credit:Electronic Arts
Image credit:Electronic Arts
The latest free update toThe Sims 4will let you “define the conditions under which your Sims become jealous”. That’s handy. The new feature, called “Romantic Boundaries”, will give you some settings to tweak that determine whether a Sim will be bothered when they see their partner flirting with the neighbour, or kissing the neighbour, or getting into bed with the neighbour, or becoming a blur of obscene pixels with the neighb- okay Cindy, stop! I’m not comfortable with this. When I said we could open up I didn’t mean withNigel.
There are other quality of life changes when it comes to relationships. “Previously, the Partners relationship could only be established through gameplay,” say the developers. “Now you can set it within Create a Sim between two Sims in your household.” That’s useful for setting up a couple straight off the bat.
This all comes ahead ofthe paid Lovestruck DLC, which is coming out tomorrow and is due to add a bunch of new dating options for romance-focused Sims. They can use a new dating app, for example. And you’ll be able to set your wee peoples' “turn-ons” and “turn-offs” to help determine exactly how their romantic entanglements shake out. But that’s all the paid stuff - today’s patch is a free update to the basesimulation, basically prepping the ground for the new features the DLC will add.
Alongside the changes, there are a bunch of other fixes and rejigs. As is my custom, here are the ones I found most enjoyable when read out-of-context.
Like I say, the Lovestruck expansion pack isout tomorrow on Steam, and costs £35. Turns out moneycanbuy you love.
