Family Furnishings Update - Changes

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Family Furnishings Update - Changes

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Post any changes you find in the new update!

Event Schedule (Source)
NEW Family Furnishings Live Event: 9-day event starting July 16
HANS On! Seasonal Quest Re-run: 7-day event running from July 25
Long Hair Hobby Rerun: 7-day event running from July 28 - August 3
NEW SimChase Season 4 - Teen Retreat!: 7-day event starting August 1
Backyard Beautification Live Event Rerun: 9-day event starting August 7
NEW Maternity Pack 6 - Start and complete a Pregnancy Event between August 11 - 17
Urban Chic Hobby Event Rerun: 6-day event running from August 17
NEW SimChase Season 5 - Backyard Battle!: 7-day event starting August 23


Changes
There's now an autosave function
You can view clothing for ages you haven't unlocked yet
Some tablets now have the small device menu layout
Gray Slate Patio paving looks normal again
You can put the walls up for houses you are looking at to buy
HFN: 22 West Side -- Includes dog and cat
Lakeside Christmas Update
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Re: Family Furnishings Update - Changes

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The new auto save option. You get an alert right after updating.
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Below comes up when you go into Settings (the ... button).
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Below comes up when you go into Options ( middle left button under settings.) You will need to scroll down to see it. For me the default was off.
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If you turn it on, you can choose to save WIFI only or WIFI/cellular
If you turn it on, you can choose to save WIFI only or WIFI/cellular
It says save is at beginning of each session.

Personally, I like to save manually at END of each session. Also right after I gain significant progress or a prize. So for me, a save when I open game would not be very helpful.
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Re: Family Furnishings Update - Changes

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Screen format on my tablet has changed. Instead of simtracker on left and the occupation, hobby, etc. on right, now it's all in one, like my phone, popping across whole screen. The dialog boxes are much smaller with tiny print compared to before update.

The home store also changed to box in upler right of screen instead of across bottom. You can scroll choices faster (3 in a column instead of 1) but less screen is visible when designing.

I don't like it much.
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Grey Slate Patio Paving as returned to it's normal look at last!
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You can put up the walls on homes that you are looking at.
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3luv4eva3 wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 05:16 You can put up the walls on homes that you are looking at.
The button below the one to change the houses floor? That has been introduced with the Chic Boutique Update.
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ErinPW wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 11:33
3luv4eva3 wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 05:16 You can put up the walls on homes that you are looking at.
The button below the one to change the houses floor? That has been introduced with the Chic Boutique Update.
Or can you toggle the walls in the preview of a house before building it? That would be new in this update.
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SKatF wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 04:36 Screen format on my tablet has changed. Instead of simtracker on left and the occupation, hobby, etc. on right, now it's all in one, like my phone, popping across whole screen. The dialog boxes are much smaller with tiny print compared to before update.

The home store also changed to box in upler right of screen instead of across bottom. You can scroll choices faster (3 in a column instead of 1) but less screen is visible when designing.

I don't like it much.
Guess it depends on which size the tablet has. If it's a smaller one, you get the phone-interface. Leah described the differences at this topic.

I'm happy that it hasn't been changed for my iPad Air!
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ErinPW wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 11:33
3luv4eva3 wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 05:16 You can put up the walls on homes that you are looking at.
The button below the one to change the houses floor? That has been introduced with the Chic Boutique Update.
Not with the houses you haven't purchased. I was never able to put walls up while looking at houses that you haven't bought.

Sorry I didn't make myself clear enough...
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Thuraya wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 11:39
ErinPW wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 11:33
3luv4eva3 wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 05:16 You can put up the walls on homes that you are looking at.
The button below the one to change the houses floor? That has been introduced with the Chic Boutique Update.
Or can you toggle the walls in the preview of a house before building it? That would be new in this update.
Yep this is what I meant.
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