School‘s Out Update - Infos, Changes, Bugs

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School‘s Out Update - Infos, Changes, Bugs

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Post any changes you find in the update!


The update is supposed to go live on 10th/11th August [AEST]


Here are the playable event dates for this update (all dates in AEST):

NEW Influence Island: Season 1 begins with a 10-day event starting from Tuesday 11th August
NEW SimChase S18: Sports Day Stoush! - 9-day event starting from Friday 21st August
NEW Maternity Pack 14 - Pregnancy Event between 30 August – 5 September
NEW School's Out Live Event - 10-day event starting Thursday 3rd September
NEW SimChase S19: School Scuffles! - **7-day event starting from Tuesday 15th September

Reruns:
‘Inner Child’s Play’ Seasonal Quest Player Favorite - 13-day event starting from Monday 31st August
‘Mean Curls’ Long Hair Hobby - 9-day event starting from Wednesday 9th September
‘Holiday High Rise’ Live Event - 10-day event starting Wednesday 23rd September
‘Urban Furniture’ Woodworking Hobby Event - 10-day event starting Wednesday 23rd September
‘SimChase S4: Teen Retreat!‘ 7-day event starting from Saturday 26th September

Source: ea com, School‘s Out Update
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News:
New sort of Event „ Influence Island!“ Find the FAQ here.
Facial hair for male teens
Feature Quest - L-Shaped Rooms

Changes:

The button to sign in with Apple has been changed.
Basketball court from 2012 can now also be used by adult sims.

Missing doors - frame from the wizard's cottage and bathroom stall doors from the wedding lot.
Makeup hobby is broken.

Game crashes while doing the Influence Island event. More Info can be found at that topic: Influence Island - Season 1
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The L-shaped rooms quest is really quick and easy - I finished in about a half hour
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simmare wrote: 11 Aug 2020, 02:49 The L-shaped rooms quest is really quick and easy - I finished in about a half hour
Can rooms have multishapes due to it?

Especially interested in:
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A few minutes ago I created a topic for the new Feature Quest - L-Shaped Rooms for sharing our experiences with the new feature.

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Kassandra wrote: 11 Aug 2020, 08:05 […]

Can rooms have multishapes due to it?

Especially interested in: multishape.jpg
This time the new feature exactly says what we get „L-Shaped Rooms“. So, no multishape.
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simmare wrote: 11 Aug 2020, 02:49 The L-shaped rooms quest is really quick and easy - I finished in about a half hour
Yes, thankfully! I finished rather quickly too 😅.
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At the end of the month another maternity quest starts. If someone did not build the maternity store yet, when is a good day to do that?
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Kassandra wrote: 16 Aug 2020, 16:43 At the end of the month another maternity quest starts. If someone did not build the maternity store yet, when is a good day to do that?
Right now. Once you built the maternity store you'll have to complete the "A Bumpy Ride" quest which includes a 9 day pregnancy event. Only after completing that quest can you do any of the pregnancy events with new prizes.
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So basically start building today, click maternity store at the 20th, do a 9 day pregnancy until the 29th to directly start another 9 day horror run to be able to unlock the new pregnancy items?
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I don't know the timing, but pregnancy event is possible but difficult to do during a crafting event, especially at the beginning when you don't have 13 sims tied up with crafting stations. I think it's more difficult to do during a SimChase as both events can require most of your sims for some tasks.

So look at the timing of the event calendar and figure out when the overlap will be best for you. Or decide you don't care about getting a super baby. Or you don't care about one of the other events. Or you can afford a kaxillion SP to keep up. Good luck.
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Kassandra wrote: 16 Aug 2020, 17:12 So basically start building today, click maternity store at the 20th, do a 9 day pregnancy until the 29th to directly start another 9 day horror run to be able to unlock the new pregnancy items?
Exactly. For a pregnancy event I have 2 lots with 10 Sims each for the support tasks. You need phones, refrigerators, stoves, sinks, couches and dining table with chairs (preferably 3 star rated) for those 20 Sims.

One of the pregnant Sims tasks is either a doctor's or a yoga appointment every day. Those cost either tons of simoleons or you can use about 14 LP every day (126 total for the event). Make sure you have those saved up before because you need 20 Sims for the support tasks and won't have many left to generate LP or simoleons.

I agree with SKatF to check the event schedule in the first post of this thread for overlapping events.
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