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The Sims 4 gets a laundry list of much needed, community-voted fixes to get the game back in ship shape again

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It has not been a good time for Simmers recently, and that's not even touching the recent controversial private buyout that has led to a creator exodus. The Sims 4, for a while now, has been riddled with bugs that simply make it difficult to play, prompting Maxis to outline a quality of life roadmap in September. Part of said roadmap was delivered yesterday in a big update that introduced more than 150 community-voted fixes, as well as some free goodies!

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