A new surprise update has just dramatically updated how Neighborhood Stories work in The Sims 4, as chosen by Eurogamer. The feature, which appeared in previous games in The Sims, allows Sims in non-active families to autonomously go about their lives and make major changes, including having or adopting children, changing careers, moving house, and even dying in an accident.
The feature launched last November, with an early version of “Neighborhood Stories” featuring neighboring Sims able to make changes to their lives, but only if the player first authorized or initiated the change. The new update gives full autonomy to non-active families, although it can be customized for players who like to have more control over their communities.
The new feature is highly customizable, which means you can still allow neighboring Sims to make some changes to their lives, but you can turn off Neighborhood Stories options like accidental death or moving, which can change the neighborhood dramatically. Players even have the option to configure these settings on a per-family basis if they want to micromanage their neighbors’ lives. Players who liked the game as it was can also disable the new feature and continue playing as normal.
Even if players don’t interact with their neighbors enough to see the results of their newly granted freedom, players will now be able to check for updates to Neighborhood Stories from any mailbox. The blog post detailing these changes encourages players to check out these updates and use the information contained in them to visit neighbors and check out any changes that are happening.
Translated article from Hayley Williams’ GameSpot.
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