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14.02.2024 - 03:34 / gamerant.com / Ea / Ashely Claudino
The Sims 4 has added vitiligo to the game in a recently added Sims Delivery Express update, making it possible for every gamer to use these customization options for free. The Sims 4 is nearly a decade old but is still frequently updated. The developers try to implement as many requested features as possible, especially if their purpose is to make the game more inclusive. The Sims 4 is a life simulator, and it's not all about making up stories for a household of Sims and the people surrounding them, it's also about being able to be authentic and feel comfortable in one's own skin.
Many fans of the franchise believe that The Sims is one of the most inclusive games that have ever been created. It has been like this ever since the first entries in the series, and there is no doubt that the creators continue to improve on this aspect. Last January, a Sims Delivery Express patch added binders, shapewear, glucose monitors, hearing aids, and top surgery scars to The Sims 4, and this was received by the community with overwhelmingly positive feedback.
A brand-new Sims Delivery Express is now available, and it adds vitiligo to The Sims 4 universe. The Sims team joined forces with Winnie Harlow, a known supermodel and entrepreneur, to bring this feature to the base game. According to the official blog post on the update, Winnie spent a lot of time playing The Sims when she was younger, and she believes that the fact that she can, at last, represent her real appearance in her characters is a wonderful thing.
The vitiligo feature is purely physical, and it will not affect gameplay, which is why it can be found in the Skin Details category in the Create-a-Sim menu. Players can select the vitiligo options for each of their Sims' body parts, and they can modify it at any time. This means that they can decide whether they'd like the vitiligo to progress as the Sim ages or if they'd like it to look the same throughout their life.
In total, there are 61 vitiligo variants. Since vitiligo appears in a human's early life, players can apply this feature to their Sims as soon as they age up to Infants. Before, players who wanted to include vitiligo in their Sims 4 households had to resort to Vitiligo Skin Detail mods, so it is great that they can now naturally incorporate it into their gameplay without having to download custom content.
The Sims 4 is the latest offering from Maxis and The Sims Studio, serving as a sequel to The Sims 3. Although it was released back in 2014, the game is still going strong today thanks to an array of DLC add-on packs that give players access to more unlockable items and events.
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