History Trivia / TheSims4

** DummiedOut animations indicate that there were plans to allow for some PuppyLove romantic interactions between Child Sims, with several animations for flirting, going steady and breaking up existing.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Leaked images and files show that ''The Sims 4'' was originally known as "Olympus", a fully online game similar to ''VideoGame/SimCity2013'', where all sims were controlled by humans, but following the massively negative backlash that game received and its eventual abandonment, the Sims team was forced to scrap almost all their progress only a year and a half from release. This is why many features, including pools and toddlers, were nowhere to be seen in the base game and were only added later through free patches. Other players' Plumbobs were blue, similar to The Sims Mobile.[[note]]This also explains why unlike its predecessor, players are not allowed fluidly switch from one sim household to another: The original game mechanics accommodates the fact that the neighboring sims may be controlled by a different player (similar to how cities in ''[=SimCity 2013=]'' works) and allowing fluid changes would most likely affect players on slow and/or low quota internet connections.[[/note]]

** On the day after its announcement, EA [[https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/our-commitment-to-you confirmed]] that the ''My Wedding Stories'' game pack [[NoExportForYou wasn't going to be released in Russia]], citing federal laws regarding the promotion of a same-sex couple. A week later, in response to the feedback, EA had reversed it's decision and decided to release the pack globally, including Russia, unaltered and unchanged (apart from the cover art in Russia only), while also [[ReleaseDateChange pushing the release date to February 23]].

* TheWikiRule: [[https://thesims4.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sims_4_Wiki The Sims 4 Wiki]].

* TheWikiRule: [[https://thesims4.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sims_4_Wiki The Sims 4 Wiki]].

** When the game launched, there was significant outrage about the fact Bella Goth and her children were significantly lighter skin-toned in this game compared to previous outing with [[WhatTheHellHero open accusations of whitewashing.]] In 2021, EA openly admitted it was a mistake and that the Goths alongside other sims that had CAS-related issues would be up for a remaster. While many were happy about the announcement, others doubted it would happen. Fast forward to May 2022 and the Goths were indeed the first family to receive a makeover with Bella, Cassandra, and Alex all sporting notably darker skintones, as well Mortimer receiving some [[AceCustom custom assets]] (that are also available in CAS for player-made Sims) and fixing some issues such as missing Season-related clothing and Alexander's mismatched genetics and hair.

* PromotedFanboy: One family and their lot in ''Eco Lifestyle'' and all the lots in ''Snowy Escape'' and ''Cottage Living'' were designed by Simmers.

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* NoExportForYou: Following the announcement of the ''My Wedding Stories'' Game Pack, EA [[https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/our-commitment-to-you confirmed]] that the pack would not be made available in Russia, and by extension all countries using the Russian version of EA's online store, as the company refused to compromise on their decision to promote the pack using a same-sex couple. A week later, EA had reversed its decision to exclude the pack's release in Russia, with an added bonus that they are not changing anything about the pack, while also [[ReleaseDateChange pushing back the release date to February 23]]. This availability was shortlived, as a week and a half later EA Games suspended all business, including sales of all ''The Sims 4'' products, in Russia (and Belarus) as part of the global sanctions against the country over their military actions in Ukraine.