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Bugfix available from July 9th
Version 5.61.1
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Whether your Sims enjoy the seaside or look forward to a beach vacation, the coast holds a special place in everyone’s heart! Create fond memories and bring the colors of the ocean inside your home with effortless style. The rewards in this update are inspired by neutral tones, marine life, beach and timber textures that encompass the charm of coastal living. Every day will feel like a day at the beach!
Pride Month
Happy Pride Month! Now more than ever, it’s important to remember that while Pride is a time for celebration, it’s also a moment for reflection and solidarity. We appreciate having Simmers just like you in our player community and are grateful for your passion that continually helps shape the future of FreePlay! We’re gifting everyone a free ‘Pride Pack’ that includes 19 official flags and a new funky rainbow side hairstyle for male and female Sims! Head to the online store now.
Sim Springs – New Town and Neighborhood
You’ve been asking for more places to build without demolishing all of your favorite lots in SimTown! Well, our game team have been hard at work creating a new town and neighborhood for you to do just that! Welcome to Sim Springs – a huge tumbleweed town with untapped potential waiting for your Sims to rebuild it from the ground up! Do your Sims have what it takes to save Sim Springs from an oily fate?
Available to all players from Level 20, visit the new bus stop in SimTown to travel to Sim Springs. The brand-new map location is divided up into a series of neighborhoods, with the first neighborhood launching in this update called Sandy Suburbs. It isn't quite a blank slate though - there are four “fixer upper” house lots in Sandy Suburbs that all need a little bit of love, so it's time to renovate! As you upgrade and improve the town to make it a better place for your Sims to live, you’ll see visual upgrades that transform it into a real oasis!
It’s up to you to upgrade the lots, then improve the Sandy Suburbs neighborhood, then finally Sim Springs! The fourth lot in each neighborhood will always be a special one – a brand new ‘Community Lot’ type!
There are many rewards for upgrading Sim Springs, which also include brand new autonomy skills for your Sims! Sims of all age groups will be able to read books, use a laptop and study at a desk everywhere once you’ve unlocked them.
Here are the playable event dates for this update (all events begin 7AM UTC):
- NEW Pride Month Free Pack 2021: Available for 30 days from 14 June
NEW Influence Island Season 11 – Yacht Club: 10-day event starting from 15 June
NEW SimChase Season 30: Seaside Strife! 9-day event starting from 15 June
NEW ‘Captivating Coast’ Live Event: 10-day event starting Thursday 24 June
NEW Maternity Pack 21 - Start a Pregnancy Event between 28 June – 6 July, and successfully complete all your tasks to win maternity rewards!
NEW Influence Island Season 12 - Wine Cellar: 10-day event starting from 2 July
NEW Influence Island Season 13 – Art Deco V2: 10-day event starting from 15 July
- ‘Styles of Time’ Time Capsule Quest Player Favorite Rerun: 14-day event starting from 28 June
‘Romantic Garden’ Live Event Rerun: 10-day event starting 15 July
‘Long Hair Event’ Hobby Rerun: 7-day event starting from 16 July
‘SimChase S10: Floral Feud Rerun: 7-day event starting from 16 July
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Free ‘Pride Pack’ in online store now.
New Town and Neighborhood - Sim Springs
Home Store Category: Because your Sims can unlock an adorable new dog kennel and cat bed in our latest SimChase Season 30 event, we’re surfacing the 'Pets’ category! If you haven’t unlocked this feature, it'll be locked/greyed out, but with clear instructions on the requirements and path you’ll need to take to access the 'A Puppy Odyssey’ Quest!
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Changes
The star rating of some items in Home Store has been changed. This wasn’t intended and is supposed to be corrected with the next update.
The costs for skipping most of the weekly- and social tasks have been changed.
Fixed Game crashes in Sim Springs/Sandy Suburbs while doing tasks with multiple sims in Tumbleweed Terrace and Dusty Dwelling at the same time. Please, if possible contact the Online Support. The more players do, the bigger the chance the bug will be fixed soon.
Separate topic for this: Crashes in Sim Springs/Sandy Suburb.
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