⚙️ Patch Notes

Here you'll find a complete archive of all server patch notes, updates, and hotfixes. Browse by date to see what's changed. View archived patch notes from 2025.

📜 Recent Patches

March 5, 2026

Patch Notes XSO-0W

  • Several fixes to UI related issues that came from the DPI scaling changes.
  • Fix to Microsoft Covetta PC upgrade tier.
  • Lots will now load significantly faster due to adjacent lots loading method rework.
  • Sims being shown online when they've logged out has been fixed.
  • Better handling of sims transitioning lots on quick lot rejoins to prevent accidental disconnect on lot jobs or regular lots.
  • Rework of 2D thumbnail generation; it can now be generated in 3D mode as well, and the 3D facade print of the lot will now show in the world map.
  • Client is now always in 3D by default; the launch parameter to launch in 2D is now -2d.
  • First and third person camera mode added — enter it by pressing F10 or the icon below the sim portrait (requires 3D mode). Controls: WASD to walk, Shift + WASD to run, mouse wheel to pan in/out of 1st/3rd person. When seated, WASD will make your sim stand up.
  • Debug button added for debug objects, replacing the Shift + click the shovel method; only admin sims can see or click it (visible in Sandbox).
  • Budget button next to your Sim's balance now displays City Tax calculations.
  • Valentine's catalog items removed and Spring items added.
  • Windows Launcher has received an update allowing you to disable 3D mode, as well as direct links to the wiki, website and Discord from the home view.
February 27, 2026

Patch Notes XSO-0V

  • Fix for love beds when the sim was sat and queued interactions with it.
  • Fix for Roach Traps being stuck on use and some of the interactions it had with Bonehilda.
  • Fix to Bonehilda exception error when trying to clean plates at the same time as the maid NPC; she will ignore plates if there's a maid around now.
  • Fix for Horn of Plenty food charm sometimes not correctly spawning foods when on end tables or other surfaces.
  • Fix for Tub/Showers that didn't clean the tubs correctly.
  • Several fixes to DPI and real time mouse positioning on drag and drop trade menu.
  • Added 72 new footstep sounds, new swimming and clothes change spin sound.
  • Chat zoom with ctrl + and ctrl - now also scales the type text bar by Mr Teddy.
  • Fix to missing thumbnail on Valentine's object and added correct thumbnail to the Valentine's Teddy.
  • New upgrade system that allows a lot to reach 2400 max objects regardless of roomies; check the new upgrade costs on our wiki. Lots that have been rescaled and have lost object count going over limit may request refunds — open a ticket with a screenshot of the upgrade cost, specify lot name and current object count.
February 12, 2026

Patch Notes XSO-0U

  • Fix to certain signs that were going invisible.
  • Fix to Grim Reaper breaking skilling items and added voice to the NPC.
  • Disperse Clouds can no longer be cancelled at any distance, you must be within 10 tiles of the cloud.
  • Magic Mood now has 1 charge instead of 3, however the mood up is more powerful for the 1 use; all old charms retain their charges, only new ones will have 1 charge.
  • Horn of Plenty Charm now has 1 charge instead of 3, but the cupcake outcome is less frequent.
  • Added 7 new Valentine's items.
  • Birthday cake was added to the catalog, it has 12 servings and it allows celebrating.
  • Added option on PCs when they have broken screens to repair them.
  • Daily quest books graphics were remade.
  • Added Flower Crafting Table from which you can craft 6 different flowers (romance category only).
  • Added Flower Vending Station from which to sell the flowers (romance category only).
  • Custom sounds overhauled to support zoom panning, direction panning and distance quietness (no more global sounds like the cyclops machine did).
  • Changes by Mr Teddy: The DM and Property Chat fonts can now be adjusted independently; The Hide Doors toggle will now remember your preference even if you close the game; The trade limit was expanded from five to nine objects per transaction; The Sold announcement will now use catalog names instead of volcanic names; Buy and Build modes will now play nostalgic TS1 music when opened.
January 30, 2026

Patch Notes XSO-0T

  • New QoL (quality of life) features by Mr Teddy: search is now available in the trade menu, search function improved to find items by buy mode catalog name as well as what it already did by .iff file name, graphics option to hide doors was added when walls are down, you can now zoom in your DMs window just like in your regular property chat, property chat will now display sold items for store owners to track their restock, pressing the up key on your keyboard will bring the last typed message into your chat again (good for code or band).
  • Arrow indicator added to objects selector box to display the front facing end; some objects that don't follow conventional rotations may not display the arrow correctly.
  • Fix to quest books ending quests sooner than they should.
  • Fix to quest clouds not allowing disperse when they were fully inaccessible.
  • Fix to Magic Tart not being allowed to be eaten when on a surface.
  • Fix to pet crates spamming the chat with blank spaces when they were moved or deleted.
  • Fix to Horn of Plenty Foods allowing eating one extra meal with an empty plate.
  • Fix to doubled name bookcases; they now have different names.
  • Added grass, sand, rock and snow empty lots onto sandbox that you can choose from.
  • Added text to missing catalog strings on the charms.
  • Improvements to Volcanic arrow/node position updates when moving them around and the saving method for BHAVs.
  • New Magic Town lot which replaces the old; the old Magic Town lot will serve as the daily quests HUB.
January 23, 2026

Patch Notes XSO-0S

  • White Chicken new born chicks will now inherit the correct owner.
  • Cyclops machine fix to sudden interrupt or sim being kicked.
  • New magic charms system, 8 charms to craft on the charm maker each with 3 or 6 charges for various magic effects.
  • New items to the catalog (2 Tubs, Porch Swing, Truck and Charm Maker).
  • New Spells (Smiley Face, Lovestruck, Toadification and Banish).
  • Added new and missing tubs from Bonehilda's cleaning tasks.
  • Vendor NPCs at Magic Town now have exclusive barter only ingredients (Mara, Vicky, Todd and Nagganaste the snake charmer).
  • Costs for barter lowered across all NPCs.
  • Spell book display added new spells and charms so you can look up the effects and ingredients.
  • Fix to Gnome thumbnail.
  • New Magic Shop items, Grim Reaper Statue and Cauldron.
  • Crystals have new functionalities, green crystal will protect you from toadification, black crystal from banish and red crystal can eliminate toads and snakes.
  • 3 Daily Quest Books, 1 quest per day each, which will be available to do in Magic Town.
  • Volcanic UI has been completely overhauled with higher scaling and window resizing options.
  • Source code changes to allow skin tone change via simantics, UI Pie Menu now has a gradient effect on the blue background menus, custom content is now fully read from XSO Client content directory path.
  • Mac TTS implemented, it'll run via the "say" default settings, the voice you pick in settings is the one you'll hear in-game.
  • Sandbox now has surroundings rather than gray border, it spawns at the time in which the server is (you can still change time via /time), you will spawn with 999.999.999$ simoleons and all needs except room can be fully whited.