The Sims Freeplay: Get cosy for the holidays with new update

For much of the northern hemisphere, temperatures are noticeably dropping and days are getting heaps shorter. You know what that means?

It’s time to get cosy. Not just for you, but for your Sims, too. 

The Sims Freeplay’s new update, which is out now, gives you the ideal chance to do just that. Get ready for the Hygge Holidays, complete with new Community Spaces, crisp winter lighting upgrades, and a whole lot more.

As well as Freeplay’s new content drop, you can also expect your app to start running a whole lot smoother, thanks to a long laundry list of bug patches and other fixes.

What’s included in The Sims Freeplay: Hygge Holidays update?

Same as October’s Roads Less Travelled event, The Sims Freeplay’s Hygge Holidays update is a part of the Gap Year event calendar. It’s set to be a cosy celebration of comfort, connection, and crackling fires throughout the festive period. 

Inspired by the Danish and Norwegian concept of Hygge, the event is going to bring twinkling fairy lights, festive decor, and winter markets to the town of Plümberg. As well as some cute winter decor, you can also expect to enjoy gift-giving, crafting challenges, and a huge list of new events to take part in.

The event starts right away on November 24th and will roll all the way through until mid-January.

Every event happening during The Sims Freeplay: Hygge Holidays

Here’s when you can expect to enjoy every part of the Hygge Holidays season, as per The Sims Freeplay’s recent blog post:

Every event listed in bold is an all-new experience for the season. And, every event starts and ends at 7:00 AM UTC, giving you plenty of time to make the most of them.

The Sims Freeplay: November 23rd Patch Notes

The Sims Freeplay Team also dropped a bunch of bug fixes, quality of life improvements, and visual glitches with Freeplay’s enhanced lighting system at the same time as sharing the Hygge Holidays update. There are a lot of patch notes this time, so put a minute aside to take them all in.

General improvements and bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the daily task ‘Complete a Discovery Quest Step’ wouldn’t complete when the ‘A Bump-y Ride’ quest was triggered, and the ‘Complete the Pregnancy Event’ task was active
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Tiny Tots Daycare’ house wouldn’t appear correctly when it was built on Mystery Island
• Fixed clipping issues when certain footwear items were paired with any bottoms on adult female Sims
• Fixed a bug that caused a few House Templates to appear broken when previewing them in the Deals tab while on the Mystery Island
• Fixed an issue that prevented relationship statuses from updating after the Sims aged up from teen to adult
• Fixed a bug that caused a blurry texture on adult Sims’ eyes when certain makeup items were applied
• Fixed a bug that prevented a few players from constructing rooms via the Build Mode
• Fixed an issue where a certain female headwear item incorrectly appeared in the Hair tab
• Fixed an issue where the Daily Tasks streak wouldn’t update correctly
• Fixed an issue where the Daily Task ‘Have a Sim Check Self Out in a Mirror’ couldn’t be completed on some mirrors
• Tweaked the text on some Daily Tasks to make them clearer
• Fixed a bug with the names for a couple of doors in the game
• Fixed a bug that prevented full-length windows from disappearing when the walls were toggled off
• Fixed an issue that prevented unclaimed Daily Task streak rewards from being awarded
• Fixed an issue that prevented the ‘Stare into mirror’ animation from starting when it was performed on the ‘Magic Mirror’ object
• Fixed an issue that prevented Teen Sims from performing any actions with ‘Train Set’ or ‘Slot Car’ items
• Fixed a bug that caused the flame effect to occur at any fireplace, even after the ‘Wait for Fire’ action was cancelled
• Tweaked the Action Failed text for the ‘Do Laundry’ action to make it clearer
• Fixed an issue that caused visual inconsistencies on the items ‘Vibrant/Bright Party Table Medium’
• Fixed a glitch where the ‘Log Cake Slice’ item clipped through male Sims’ fingers
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect model of certain chimney items was seen on all the floors inside when placed on a multi-story House Lot
• Fixed an issue preventing the gold beads from appearing on certain adult hairstyles unlocked from Hair Hobby events
• Fixed a sizing issue with the Daily Tasks screen when playing on an unfolded Galaxy Fold devices

Performance improvements

• Fixed a crash issue that occurred sometimes when trying to load into a neighbor’s SimTown
• Fixed a performance issue that caused the game to crash while refreshing the Daily Tasks board
• Fixed a crash issue that occurred when some players opened the Order Board at the Community Market
• Fixed a crash issue that occurred when tapping certain buttons as the Daily Task menu was being closed

Lighting fixes

• Fixed the visual glitch that caused a dark shadow to appear on walls upon placing Light/Brown/Dark/White Waterfall String Lights in the Classic Lighting mode
• Fixed a visual glitch that caused dark striped lines around Sims’ shadows
• Fixed a visual glitch that caused a dark shadow to appear around the ‘Modest White Lamp Shade’ in Enhanced Lighting mode
• Fixed a visual glitch that caused a dark shadow to appear when placing plants or trees near walls in Enhanced Lighting mode
• Fixed a visual glitch that made a black texture pop up while panning the camera towards the edge of certain house environments
• Fixed an issue that made Sims cast an unusual shadow when performing autonomous idle actions under sunlight in the Enhanced Lighting mode on certain devices