“We always have an incredibly long list of things we want to add to the game, and so much of that list comes directly from player feedback. “Our players are constantly engaged in a conversation with us about The Sims, and they’re always requesting more of everything,” says Pearson.
#SIMS 4 EXPANSIONS 2016 UPDATE#
In total the new update makes more than 700 pieces of in-game content available to both genders. Since The Sims 4 first launched in September 2014, the life sim has seen two major expansion packs, plus more than half a dozen add-on packs that introduced new items and features. The changes impact content not just from the base game, but also the plethora of expansions and add-ons, as well. “The update gives players more ways to reflect the world around them, or in their imaginations, creating the sims and the stories they want,” says lead producer Lyndsay Pearson. The update has been a year in the making, and involved reworking hundreds of pieces of previously gender-specific content, from clothing and hairstyles to tone of voice and walking animations. "For the first time, you'll be able to customize your sims without the gender boundaries previously set in place," the developer says. If you want your male character to wear high heels and jewelry, or to dress your new female sim in a slick three-piece suit with close-cropped hair, now you can do that. Today developer Maxis announced that it's expanding the gender customization options in the game's "create-a-sim" mode, opening up a range of new choices for players. The robust character creation tool in The Sims 4 is getting even more flexible.