The Sims 3/Patch 50

The 50th patch for The Sims 3 was released on February 19, 2013.

You can download it through The Sims 3's Launcher, or directly download from EA server here.

Release Notes

 * Free Base Game Content
 * Sims can now dumpster dive from the Commercial Dumpster pre-placed in Sunset Valley and find cool items including furniture and collectables!
 * New air conditioning units and electrical box decorative objects.
 * New Terrain Paint for Build Mode.
 * A new traffic light for Create a World.


 * Base Game
 * Sims, cats, dogs, and horses will animate properly rather than sliding into position when performing social interactions.
 * Sims will no longer occasionally flip or stutter when trying to walk through doorways.
 * Gifts sent by invalid NPC Sims will no longer cause the mailbox to become unusable.
 * The Fog Emitter that came with The Sims 3 Ambitions has been updated to transition properly to the new base game Fog Emitter object. Any lots created with The Sims 3 Ambitions fog emitters that were installed since the release of The Sims 3 Seasons will have to be reinstalled for the emitter effects to play properly. There is no need to re-upload any content to The Sims 3 Exchange – all content created with either The Sims 3 Ambitions fog emitter or the new base game fog emitter will work properly when installed after this update is applied.
 * The Fog Emitter is once again moveable once placed in the world.
 * Placing blueprints on foundations can no longer cause the game to crash.
 * Placing a blueprint in a high rise or an apartment building can no longer cause the game to crash.
 * Using the right mouse button to position the camera while previewing blueprints will now function properly.
 * Greeting Cards placed in the home will no longer block Sims from accessing dressers or beds.
 * Foundation walls are now considered to be light blocking. This prevents snow from accumulating within holes in a foundation that are entirely enclosed within the interior of a building.
 * Sims that already had the hidden diving skill prior to game update 1.42 will now be able to use diving boards.
 * Broken Omni Plant gift boxes will no longer appear in the Sims inventory when travelling between worlds.


 * Ambitions
 * Ghosts will now properly appear for level 5 Ghost Hunters so they can continue their career progression.


 * Late Night
 * Deleting doors to NPC apartments can no longer cause the game to crash.
 * Sims will now animate properly when selecting to dance together in clubs from The Sims 3 Late Night when The Sims 3 Supernatural is not installed.
 * Improved performance in Bridgeport related to Sim routing.


 * Generations
 * Pillow Fight wishes will appear much less frequently.


 * Showtime
 * The Park performance venue will now properly place in older save files created before installing The Sims 3 Showtime and any later expansions or stuff packs.
 * Karaoke Machine wishes will appear much less frequently.
 * The Heckle interaction is no longer available in Sims swimming in the ocean.


 * Seasons
 * Sims can now route properly on floor tiles built above a frozen water surface.
 * Hot Dog and Pie Eating contests can no longer ironically cause a Sim to starve to death.
 * Harvestable plants that are grown indoors can no longer become dormant or accumulate snow.
 * Harvestable plants grown inside biodomes will no longer turn dormant in freezing temperatures.
 * Harvestable plants will now always be watered during a rainstorm rather than the check only occurring once per day.
 * UFOs can now abduct Sims from households that don’t have enough room for the UFO to appear on the lot.
 * Sims will no longer become invisible if The Sims 3 Seasons is uninstalled with a save game created while a Sim is being abducted by aliens.
 * Festival Grounds are now valid destinations for sending a Sim to perform through SimPort for players with The Sims 3 Showtime.
 * Sims animations are properly reset when editing an active Festival Grounds lot.
 * Performance was improved when selecting the “Invade a Community Lot” interaction on the UFO.
 * Performance was improved when directing Sims to have a Water Balloon or Snowball fight on a cluttered lot.
 * Ice sculptures from The Sims 3 Ambitions no longer melt in sub-freezing temperatures.
 * NPCs that throw parties in the winter will no longer select Swimwear as the suggested clothing.
 * Saving the game prior to a NPC Sim’s costume party will no longer cause Sims to reset upon loading the save file. Frost no longer appears to be a pure white surface on floor tiles or staircases on low detail lots.
 * Reflective surfaces no longer suddenly pop back on when snow is melting.
 * Rain drops from roof edges now fade out along with the roof.
 * Water Balloon and Snowball fights are now easier to cancel from the action queue.
 * Gloves no longer appear twice when selecting Outerwear.
 * Sims can now be in the rain without an umbrella for a longer period of time before receiving the Soaked moodlet.
 * The frequency of alien abductions (without user intervention to increase chances) has been lowered.
 * The frequency of aliens visiting the player’s household (without user intervention to increase chances) has been lowered. *They will however still visit the world at the same frequency.
 * The frequency of getting called by an NPC Sim to go out on a date has been lowered.
 * The frequency of umbrellas breaking has been lowered.


 * Store
 * Lemons and eggplants will now show up in the Collection Journal.
 * Malleable Mimic Voodoo Doll, Lord Vladimir’s Magic Cauldron, Soothsayer’s Crystal Ball, and Lady Ravendancer Goth’s Book o’ Spells will all now give skills introduced in The Sims 3 Supernatural.
 * Fixed issues that occurred when trying to reinstall store lots.


 * Undocumented Notes
 * Sims carrying babies will no longer attempt to use bikes.
 * Fixed a problem where sims who gained a sufficiently large amount of celebrity in one hit could exceed Level 5.
 * The Photobooth will no longer partner up Sims when used.
 * Harvesting an ingredient without Supernatural installed will no longer bounce the Sim (the “CollectedFromHarvest” error).
 * The Mushroom and Harvest data for Collecting skill is now exported and imported when a sim travels or is saved to the library.
 * The importing of Rock data for Collecting skill has also been fixed.
 * Lots from expansion packs are now automatically placed in store worlds when starting a new game, a feature previously limited to only base game and expansion pack worlds.
 * The Maxis logo was added into the start-up intro.
 * The ghost of Watery Grave death from Showtime has been recolored to dark blue to distinguish its color with ghost of drowning.