Patch Notes: 02/02/2017 – PC Version 1.27.80.1020 / Mac Version 1.27.80.1220

[MrsFlynn]

Patch Notes: 02/02/2017 – PC Version 1.27.80.1020 / Mac Version 1.27.80.1220
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-updates/

It's some bug fixes, T-shirts for the Sims as a 17th Birthday gift to Sims players and a new main Menu.

-- What do you think of the new main menu? I've added photos of both the new and old main menus for comparison. - Click images to enlarge them.

New Main Menu



Old Main Menu

[MrsFlynn]

I think it's nice that they've put in buttons that say New Game and Load game. That's a lot less confusing for new players. The Gallery/Library and Options buttons seem smaller (?) And less noticeable.

[Playalot]

That is definitely a good move. Is it just me or should the game options be on the right rather than the left?  It seems awkward to me.

[Nindigo]

I love the new game menu - that you can start a new game world without having to move around save folders. I'm used to this feature from other games and have felt it was missing from TS4 right from the beginning. Kudos, it made me smile

[vancanuckfan86]

I find the new version of the main menu much cleaner and it will be much easier for new players diving into the game.

@Playalot - I like the options on the left side of the screen...I think we are just used to having them on the right side because they have been there for so long. It brings up an interesting debate on usability.

[MrsFlynn]

I do agree the Options and Library/Gallery buttons are kind of lost now on the left hand side of the screen.

[coolsim9999999]

They're all alone on the top right of the screen !  I preferred the old menu, but I'm getting used to the new one.

[sharpsiren]

For purely aesthetic reasons I love the new menu. It just looks so ... I don't know ... classy As for functionality it all makes sense to me, everything seems to be in plain view.