The Sims 4: My Wedding Stories has received a sorely needed patch that aims to fix some of the Game Pack's main issues. The My Wedding Stories DLC was first announced in February 2022 and aimed to expand upon in-game weddings by adding additional events and features. After release, the DLC caused a large amount of backlash against developer EA from the game's community for the largely unfinished state. Selling over 36 million copies since its release in 2014, The Sims 4 is one of the most popular simulation games of all time.
Before the release of My Wedding Stories, weddings in The Sims 4 were fairly simple. There were no pre-wedding events or roles within the wedding such as officiator, and the wedding itself played out almost identically to any other party held in the game. My Wedding Stories added a slew of new features, including events like engagement parties and rehearsal dinners, wedding roles like Sim of Honor, and even an entirely new in-game world. However, almost all elements of the Game Pack were buggy. Some bugs include guests not sitting for wedding ceremonies, Sims not walking down the aisle, spousal kisses having glitchy animations, and a whole host of other errors.
The Sims Twitter account announced the patch on Twitter this week, detailing the patch notes on the EA website. The notes address a laundry list of issues, from problems with animations to Sims not participating in events properly. Sims should now follow directions when told to gather for wedding activities, Sims with roles in the wedding will now perform their duties, and wedding animations should no longer suffer any issues, amongst other fixes.
The My Wedding Stories patch was announced at the beginning of March, but many players doubted that a functional patch would be released any time soon. Although the state of the DLC at its release is still a sore point for fans, the fact that EA came through on their word fairly quickly demonstrates that The Sims team is listening to player feedback. The series has faced a lot of criticism lately over the direction that it's taken - smaller content in the form of Kits has been prioritized over larger releases, with the team even releasing a Kit before the My Wedding Stories patch. Many have questioned the developer's commitment to game quality, but a comprehensive patch like this one may help shift public opinion.
With this patch released, it's unclear what's next for the franchise. At the beginning of 2022, a Sims roadmap was released outlining content for the first three months of the year, which concluded earlier this month with the release of the Decor to the Max Kit. While a new roadmap has yet to be released, if the pattern of the Sims 4 team listening to fan feedback continues, players may have exciting new content on the horizon.
Source: EA, The Sims/Twitter
