EA’s April Sims 4 Laundry List: What’s Getting Fixed Next?

If you’re a longtime Simmer, you’ve probably experienced your fair share of quirky bugs and gameplay oddities in The Sims 4. Thankfully, EA regularly publishes a Laundry List—a transparent look at the top community concerns they’re actively investigating and aiming to perform bug fixes on in the near future. It’s not just a wishlist—it’s a roadmap of priority issues that the development team is focused on resolving to improve the overall player experience.

The latest Laundry List dropped on April 24th, and it includes some much-needed bug fixes and community-requested improvements. Let’s take a look at what’s getting attention in the next update.

🔧 Top Bugs on the Fix List

Here are some of the standout issues EA is currently working on:

• Gardening Gone Dry: Many players have reported not being able to water plants—kind of a big deal for those running a greenhouse or simply keeping their backyard pretty.

• Trait Trouble: Teenage Sims aging up to Young Adults aren’t always receiving their third trait. This messes with Sim development and storytelling.

• Vampire Glitches: Child Vampires lose their supernatural eyes and revert to regular ones—a small but immersion-breaking detail for Occult players.

• High School Hijinks: Secondary teen Sims in High School Years aren’t receiving event tasks properly, breaking active gameplay.

• Shaving Woes: Shaving arm hair doesn’t always remove it—even when Sims are shaving to their “preferred” length.

• Logic Puzzle Lockout: Sims with any level of logic skill are unable to complete the Chess Fair puzzle—goodbye chess champ dreams.

• Rebirth Bugs: Several issues with the new Life and Death gameplay have cropped up, including ghost Sims not transitioning to the Rebirth screen and errors when trying to Rebirth Sims with reward traits like Affection Aficionado or Romantic Sage.

• Occult CAS Flash: The “godrays” light effect appears every time you use the Occult picker in Create-A-Sim. Pretty dramatic—but not ideal.

• Ghost Overload: When households have multiple ghosts, the game can freeze in the save menu. Spooky, and not in the fun way.

• Zoomed Out Plant Problems: Plants gain weird black spots when zooming out—another visual oddity.

• Mac Meltdown: On Mac, the game can become unresponsive when travelling to the Willow Creek Library or Nightclub.

🧪 Under Investigation: Ongoing Concerns

Some bugs are a bit trickier to fix, and EA has acknowledged they’re still looking into these community-voted issues:

• Save File Corruption: A critical issue for many players. If your save has been impacted, check this EA thread for troubleshooting and to report your experience.

• Indoor Weather Effects: Weather showing up inside buildings? EA is actively investigating this atmospheric glitch. Contribute to the active forum thread if it’s happening to you.

• Sulani Fishing Failures: Trouble fishing in Sulani? Route errors have made it impossible for many players to access these serene spots. You can share your experience here.

🗣️ EA Wants to Hear From You

EA encourages players to continue reporting bugs and voting on issues over on the EA Forums. If you’ve noticed something strange in your game—no matter how small—it could help shape the next Laundry List.

You can also stay updated by following Sims Direct on X (formerly Twitter) or joining the official Sims Discord community.

Final Thoughts

The Laundry List might not be the flashiest Sims content drop, but it’s one of the most important. It shows that the team is listening and prioritising the real pain points that impact how we all play. Whether you’re a legacy family storyteller, a challenge runner, or an occult lover, there’s something on this list that could improve your game.

We’ll keep an eye on the next patch and report back on which of these bug fixes make it in—until then, happy Simming!