July 2026 Update

Thank you to everyone who continues to test NEWSO and submit bug reports. This update focuses on restoring long-missing gameplay systems, expanding the object catalog, improving engine stability, and fixing hundreds of issues across the game. Restored Features (Public Testing) The following systems have been restored and are now available for public testing. While they […]

Magic Items: Baker’s Oven

The Baker’s oven is added in the Magic Update, and allows you to craft different baked goods, Bread, Cake, Carrot Cake, Pie and the Magic Tart. Recipes can be found here The Magic Cook Book

Neighborhood Rules

Neighborhood features have publicly visible content and effects, which may include content submitted by users (eg. bulletin posts, ratings, campaign messages). Normally we allow properties to manage their own moderation through the admit/ban features and ignore list, but these are privately owned. Therefore, we have a few extra rules you must follow when using neighborhood […]

Magic Items: Clown Portal

Available in the magic update The Clown Portal allows you to choose any lot to send sims to! In the future we would like to tune these to take sims to work during work hours.

Magic Items: Spell Books

The spells books available in the magic update will provide you with the instructions and tools you need to learn what you need to craft charms and master spells!

Magic Items: Cookbook

Available in the magic update. The cookbook will provide with the instructions and ingredients to use the baker’s oven.

Technical Fixes: Mirror Fixes

Mirror Practice Speech Fix Affected objects: MirrorArt4in1.iff / 0x8FEF51A6 / Thales’ Art CollectionMirrorCrystalBall4in1.iff / 0xB2EF51AE / Thales’ Magick Mood CrystalMirrorNeutral.iff / 0x1AEF51A6 / Thales’ Mood MirrorMirrorObsidian.iff / 0xE0EF51A6 / Obsidian Scrying MirrorThese mirrors were decorative or partially patched, so Practice Speech appeared but did not behave like working charisma mirrors. Root Cause The mirrors needed […]

Technical Fixes: Making Deco Cars Drivable

# Legacy Vehicle Drivable Patch How-To ## Goal Make a legacy vehicle: – stay on the lot after placement– expose vehicle key management– appear as a real active vehicle instead of `None`– support lot departure and arrival without route loops ## Important Files – `TSOClient/tso.content/WorldObjectProvider.cs`– `TSOClient/Newso.Guides/README.md` The current loader-side patch lives in `WorldObjectProvider.cs`. Avoid editing […]

Technical Fixes: Gnome table not crafting physical gnome

The fix had two parts: the behavior fix, then the “actually load the new DLL” fix. The workbench object script was still using the small gnome-style completion value: 100. That means the object sim reached “done” almost immediately. I changed the Crafting Gnome Workbench runtime patch in WorldObjectProvider.cs (line 165) so this specific workbench now […]