The Sims 4 Update 1.48 and Patch Notes Today (September 21)

A brand new update for The Sims 4 was deployed earlier today (September 21) and is now available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Today’s update comes fresh off of the announcement that two brand new Kits will be coming to the game on October 5th. For just $4.99USD, players will be able to purchase the Incheon Arrivals Kit and the Fashion Street Kit.

The soon-to-be-available kits will include sleek and colorful new clothing items for players to dress their sims in.

So we’ve established that there’s plenty to look forward to, but did anything change in the brand new The Sims 4 update that was deployed earlier today? Check out the official details and patch notes below to find out.

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What’s New In Today’s The Sims 4 Update?

Today’s update comes as surprise to many as it includes a total of 1,200 Variants for over 140 different objects. The full list of items updated in the latest patch can be found in the official patch notes below.

Although over 1,200 different variants are included in today’s update, the size of the patch is reportedly only around 600MB. But this may vary depending on your platform.

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The Sims 4 – September 21 Patch Notes

Below you will find the official patch notes for the latest The Sims 4 update that was deployed on September 21.

Patch Notes

Update 9/21/2021

PC: 1.80.69.1030 / Mac: 1.80.69.1230

Console: Version 1.48

Our art team took over this Game Update and they have added about 1,200 new variants (yes, you read me correctly, about 1,200 variants) to 149 Base Game items in Build Mode. The Art Team’s vision was to complement and enhance these assets so Simmers have more choices and have more use out of them. Also, why not?

I will list the names of the assets, with images, that we have added variants to. Huge props to SimGuruBeth for providing these fabulous screenshots! In these screenshots you will notice some arrows and green dots, those represent the new additions.

• Illusion Shades
• Flaunting Flounces Panels
• Minimalist Drapes
• Sooner or Ladder Contemporary Dining Chair
• Tabula Rasa Coffee Table
• Tabula Rasa End Table
• Tabula Rasa Console Table
• Grand Hall Dining Table
• Grand Designs Dining Table
• Simplicity Dining Table
• Square Meals Dining Table
• Floored by Symmetry Standing Mirror
• Carina Dining Hutch
• Simple Symmetry Bookcase
• Intellectual Illusion Wall-Mounted Bookshelves
• Great Wall Mirror
• Capped Wall Plank
• Dodecagon Contemporary Clock
• Honeycomb Bottle Holder
• On Phantom Wing Framed Art
• Apple of Your Eye Framed Watercolor
• Pear Essentials Framed Watercolor

• Terminus Reclaimed Pipe Towel Rack
• RAW Bookshelf
• Reclaimed Plank Shelf
• Wainscott Gardens Dining Cabinet
• Form & Function Industrial Coffee Table
• The Barnish Bed
• Boardwalk Trashcan
• CONCEPT Coffee Mug Rack
• Cluttered Mind Box Set
• GrammyFone Old-Fashioned Music Player
• In Session Novelty Chalkboard
• Three Framed Skeleton Keys
• Ordinary Things Shadowbox Display

• Cooking-U Pro
• Crisponix Ultragreat w/ Deluxe Crisper
• The Omniwaver
• Café Immodéré
• London’s Choice
• The YumCooker
• The Schmapple Oven
• The Schmapple Coffee
• Garbelle Wastebasket
• Popped Color Curtains – Left
• Popped Color Curtains – Right
• Sunny Shades – Left
• Sunny Shades – Right
• Junior Wizard Starter Set
• Mega Couple Of Books
• The Purple Protector Action Figure
• The Purple Pursuer Action Figure
• The Chessmaster
• Chess under the Stars Patio Table
• Grand Plans Chess Table
• Cabin Slats
• Simplicity Shade
• Limber Lumber Traditional Hardwoods
• Rustic Subfloor Slats
• Eco-Craft Hardwood Flooring
• ForestFine Wood Flooring
• Old World Wide Plank Flooring
• Herringbone Hardwood Flooring

• VAULT Modular Counter
• VAULT Modular Island
• VAULT Wall Cabinets
• VAULT Pro-Level Bar

• BlandCo Contemporary Counter
• BlandCo Contemporary Counter Island
• BlandCo Contemporary Cabinet

• Country Fieldstone
• Mega Stacked Stone
• Windowbox of Superiority
• Neighborly Windowbox
• Garden Planter Box
• Garden Pot
• Bonsai Tree
• Oopsa Daisies
• Red, Red Shrub
• Pink Aster Nots
• Purple Perennial Flowers
• Shaggi-luscious
• Passion’s Kiss
• Baby’s Bottom Rose Bush
• Red, Red Rose Bush

And all 64 windows present in Base Game!

Whew, that was quite the list! And now to our bug fix of this Update.

Bug Fixes

The Sims 4

• Sims living that career lifestyle but their outfits were… not up to par? Were your Sims’ career wardrobe a bit stale as you moved up that career ladder? Not exactly dressing for success, right? No worries, we have fixed that issue and now all career levels should have appropriate outfits. Go you, good luck!