It is time to your Sims to start out locking their doorways and shutting their curtains at evening – to not point out nailing down something that might conceivably match right into a comedically-shoulder-slung swag sack with the space-saving properties of the TARDIS and a simoleon signal on it – as a result of this month’s Sims 4 base recreation replace has reintroduced the burglar in the end! Certain sufficient, that is the key shock hid by an eyeball emoji on the sport’s newest DLC roadmap, which dropped at first of this month.
A staple of the primary three generations of the franchise, The Sims’ iconic burglar NPC was noteworthy of their absence upon The Sims 4’s launch over 10 years in the past. A decade is lengthy sufficient for city legends to spring up, with a persistent hearsay doing the rounds that the burglar was a deliberate omission on EA’s half this time round to keep away from traumatising individuals who’ve been robbed in actual life (though if that was the case you’d surprise why they did not lengthen the identical courtesy to the survivors of home fires…), regardless of assurances from the Sim Gurus that burglars have been merely nonetheless on the to-do listing.
Properly, whatever the motive for the burglar’s failure to look up till now, Simmers can as soon as once more bolt upright in a chilly sweat in the midst of the evening apprehensive they could have heard that unforgettable music sting, because of base recreation Patch 176 and its introduction of Robin Banks, TS4’s latest particular NPC. The patch rolled out throughout all platforms on February twenty fifth, and fortunately additionally brings again burglar alarms and cops, in addition to the choice for Sims with sure species or profession perks to aim to foil that sneaky sim by themselves.
Patch 176 is free to all gamers no matter which DLC they personal, and incorporates components supporting The Sims 4 Companies & Hobbies growth pack, which is because of launch on March sixth, i.e. solely a few week away now. It is all a part of the sport’s Motherlode season, which encompasses all deliberate content material for TS4 launched between February and Could of this yr, beneath the shared theme of making a living by truthful means or foul – which, naturally, is the place our new pal Robin is available in.
Yup, it is not all cozy pottery workshops and hipster tattoo parlours – there is a shadier facet to The Sims’ newest additions, and the burglar has a giant function to play in all of that. In the event you’ve been taking part in the Blast from the Previous anniversary occasion you might need seen some criminally-themed rewards – together with the brand new Sticky Fingers aspiration that permits you to play the thief your self – and positive sufficient, that was all main as much as this. As as to if this all hints at extra underworld dealings to be discovered within the Companies & Hobbies growth pack itself, there’s only some days left till we will say for sure.
