Patch 1.42

[Ferretmania]

Just to let everyone know that patch 1.42 is up.

Patch notes copied from the sims 3 site :


Base Game Updates
Greeting Cards feature has been added.  Sims can take a picture using the Greeting Card feature and share it on Sims3.com, Facebook, or Twitter.
Attraction System has been added. This is a new initial romantic system that provides bonuses to socialization and romance when the Sim is attracted by certain attributes.
Sims can now swim in the ocean.
Diving Board object has been added to Build Mode.
Blueprint tool has been added to Buy/Build Mode. User’s may quickly place down furnished rooms with this tool.
Resolved Player Profile and Wall issue where clicking on a user’s name brought up a blank profile.
Badges earned by completing achievements will now appear on your MyPage on thesims3.com.
The moon’s glow on the UI will no longer appear when starting a new game without The Sims 3 Supernatural installed.

World Adventures Updates
Fixed an issue where fish placed in the Sims inventory will no longer disappear when Sims travel back from a vacation world.
Fixed an issue where sound was getting dropped out when Sims are learning a song.

Pets Updates
Fixed a galloping animation issue with Horses that has level 10 Racing skill.

Showtime Updates
Sims must now have some positive relationship before asking other Sims to take photos in the “Gigi Photo Booth”.

Supernatural Updates
Saving and loading during a full moon cycle before 6pm will no longer cause the moon cycle to skip forward.
Feral Change buff will now expire for werewolf on various lunar cycle settings.
Addressed an animation issue in the Smustle dance.
Toadified Sims will route fail less often when trying to eat flies on counters or large tables.
Writing fiction book will display proper text.
Fairy children will no longer stretch into adult size when using the “Talk to Plant” interaction.
Fixed an issue where Woohoo in the Gypsy Caravan wish is not fulfilled when Sims Woohoo in the Gypsy Caravan.
Improved routing issues with the Fairy House.
Sending an elixir from the household inventory to a friend now fulfills the “Send an Elixir to a Friend” wish.
The “Gift of Giving” buff and Lifetime Happiness Points are now given when gifting an elixir from the household inventory.
When gifting an elixir from the household inventory only one elixir is sent instead of two.
Wall post will be created when a user opens a mystery gift containing Simoleons.
Create-A-Sim UI flow fixed so that the use can no longer access other Create-A-Sim menus while eye color picker is still open.
Fairy Bloom interaction will now work with the Omni Plant from The Sims 3 base game.
Sims that were turned into SimBots via an elixir will no longer revert back to human form after WooHoo in the Gypsy Caravan.
Fixed issues with Supernatural children genetics.
“Sweeten Up” interaction can now be completed on Birthday Inferno Cake.
Fixed an issue when selecting werewolf to transform while being struck by a witch’s fire blast.
Fixed flickering issue on objects after performing the “Midas Touch” interaction.
“Midas Touch” interaction will now be able to turn a zombie into a statue.
Fixed an issue with conversion spells turning inexpensive items into expensive items.
Fixed an issue when trying to buy a SimBot with Lifetime Happiness Points.
Turning off the “Spectrum Mood Lamp” will now properly return Sims to their original color.

Store Updates
Fixed a potential crash with the launcher that could occur after uninstalling Lucky Palms.
Fixed an issue where Store Set icons would appear incorrectly in the Organize Collections pop-up window.
Worlds can now be purchased on the Main Menu.



Remember to remove any custom content not made by EA, remove any mods and back up your saves before installing the patch

[Ricalynn]

This looks like part one of the Seasons patch.  I'm so happy to see some of the changes though like retaining fish after vacation and now my horses won't look stupid after hitting level 10!

I so cannot wait to try out the Blueprint tool either.

[RainBeau]

Agreed. I'm also really looking forward to the attraction system! And swimming in the ocean--I wasn't sure if that would be in the patch or an expansion thing.

[TheTripWasInfraGreen]

Feral Change buff will now expire for werewolf on various lunar cycle settings.

Does this mean that non-active werewolves will properly age? Seems weird to say this, but I'll really miss having the Wolff family stick around forever if that's the case. D:

[Ricalynn]

Only one way to find out Trip.  If so, wow this could be a major change for Life State Dynasties out there.

Too bad they didn't include - townies will now have babies during story progression.  LOL

[Lasnien]

Interesting note about the swimming in oceans: If you tell a sim to "Go here" and they'd have to swim to get there, it seems they prefer to just wade along the bottom all the way there. Here's a shot of Daniel Pleasant doing just that in Sunlit Tides.


If you cancel the action, they'll stand around at the bottom of the ocean, but if you then tell them to swim, they'll float back to the surface.

[saltpastillen]

Oh, this makes me both excited and nervous. I want seasons even more now.

[Janna]

I wish they had fixed the memories problem, you can only delete them one at a time.  Also, the gossible of Pip Goodfellow (I think that who it is) that shows up randomly.  Irritating to have it show up at the top of my screen. 

[Ricalynn]

I wish they had fixed the memories problem, you can only delete them one at a time.  Also, the gossible of Pip Goodfellow (I think that who it is) that shows up randomly.  Irritating to have it show up at the top of my screen.

Deleting memories is coming with Seasons.  It shouldn't be coming with the expansion but maybe there will be another patch closer to release day.  The only people that have called this a Seasons patch is players. 

[thesimslover828]

Can someone tell me how to use the greeting card system? All I saw was the memory thing changed positions.
Edit: OK I know how to get them now, the Sims have to go to the school, city hall or science facility to take them.

[Margerita]

This isn't part of the patch notes but they've also fixed the bug when you load a game and it isn't paused even though it was when you saved.

[TheTripWasInfraGreen]

This isn't part of the patch notes but they've also fixed the bug when you load a game and it isn't paused even though it was when you saved.

Really?

This will save me so much hassle. For once, it feels right to say "thank you, EA."

[RainBeau]

Seriously. I've been grumbling about that forever. "Why can't it just load paused?" And now we have our answer!

[Wiry]

Spellcasting also has a bar now, although that would have been useful when I was rushing Nicola to level ten!

[thesimslover828]

Spellcasting also has a bar now, although that would have been useful when I was rushing Nicola to level ten!

What bar are you talking about, are you talking the magic power bar?