The latest update for The Sims 4 is here, smoothing out the ride for those enjoying the Businesses & Hobbies expansion. While the fix-it brigade has tackled bugs in the base game and older expansions, the spotlight shines brightly on the newest pack.
If you’re not familiar, The Sims 4 gave players the chance to dive into the entrepreneurial world with the Businesses & Hobbies expansion, released on March 6, 2025. This pack is a playground for creativity, offering everything from tattoo parlors to pottery classes, while also letting players become mentors. It’s a whole universe for making and selling, providing a rich array of paths for players to follow.
The update that rolled out on March 20, 2025, caters to the intricate aspects of managing a business. It tidies up a few details: businesses now proudly display their names, food comes with serving size tags on sale, and the Career Panel finally minimizes correctly. Plus, here’s a fun tweak: those spooky Specter shoppers you might have seen won’t drop by unless you’ve set them as priority customers under the Occult Target Customer settings.
But there’s more! Hobby-centric patches are included as well. Issues with the Whiteboard classes resetting randomly are a thing of the past. The Skillful Sleep Skill Perk, which spins up a spectral version of a Sim to keep those skills ticking over while the Sim sleeps, has been fine-tuned for better focus on skill development.
Burglars have also been up to their usual trickery, making off with items like toilet stalls—things that magically never made it back to the household inventory. Not anymore! This update curbs such thefts, ensuring that essential business items remain where they belong. Burglars are still on the prowl, but now they can’t sneak in at closing time or play gardener with your plants.
### The Sims 4 Quality of Life Fixes for Businesses and Hobbies Patch Notes
#### Base Game / Multipack
– Sims offering Paid Mentoring now earn an hourly rate matching their Skill Levels across packs.
– The camera restriction on bracelets in Create a Sim has been lifted, giving you full zoom freedom.
– Advisory has been sent to Burglar HQ not to swipe irretrievable objects anymore — your bathroom stalls breathe a sigh of relief.
#### Cats & Dogs / Horse Ranch
– You’re back to painting pets in all their glory as the pelt position buttons return.
#### Businesses & Hobbies
– Customer Sims help out by watering garden plants when the “Tend Garden” option is active.
– Employees won’t mistakenly take down wall-mounted paintings anymore while on the “Scrap Crafts” task.
– Ghostly patrons at the small shops are a thing of choice now, thanks to the customer settings in the Occult section.
– Price adjustments for group meals are live, reflecting the actual serving sizes when sold.
– Skillful Sleep Perk projections are now laser-focused on skilling up.
– Rest assured, classes on the Hobby Whiteboard stay put, even after system restarts or area swaps.
– Closing time is closing time: Sims can’t linger on your business premises afterward.
– Selling candy just got sweeter with adjusted preparation costs and sale prices for better profits.
– Custom Content tattoos are now flagged as ‘Modded’ in the Gallery to keep confusion at bay.
– Event toggling is now possible for players with just the Base Game and Businesses & Hobbies pack.
– Inaccessible Ticket Kiosk alerts won’t pester players on lots not set as Small Businesses.
– When buying Small Business Venue, you’ll correctly see the business name in your notifications.
– The shrink-resistant Employee section in the Career Panel finally collapses as it should.
– The mysterious glow at Nordhaven Train Station has been managed and put to rest.
– Mikro’s Ribbon Mic and that pair of trousers known for unexpected expansions are both behaving as expected now.
Keep on thriving in the world of Sims with these quality tweaks that ensure both your Sims’ lives and your player experience are glitch-free and enjoyable!
