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.

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Restored Features (Public Testing)

The following systems have been restored and are now available for public testing. While they are playable, they are still considered experimental and may contain bugs or incomplete functionality.

We encourage everyone to report issues and provide feedback through our Discord or bug tracker.

Baker’s Oven

The Baker’s Oven is now fully functional.

• Added a proper Bake… menu with all five recipes:
  • Bread
  • Cake
  • Carrot Cake
  • Pie
  • Magic Tart
• Recipes now validate and consume ingredients directly from your inventory.
• Baking no longer depends on the missing Makin’ Magic controller object.
• Missing ingredient messages now display exactly how many Egg Trays and Butters are still required.

Charm Maker (Public Testing)

Charm Maker recipe lookup has been restored.

• Combining three ingredients now produces the correct spell.
• Adult and child spell recipes are handled independently.
• Fixed an issue where every recipe incorrectly produced Horn of Plenty.

Spellbook & Cookbook (Public Testing)

Reading a Spellbook or Family Cookbook now opens a dedicated interface instead of the previous debug dialog.

Each entry now displays:

• Spell or recipe name
• Complete ingredient list
• Ingredient icons

Mystery Man Delivery Service (Public Testing)

The Mystery Man can now be summoned by phone for §20,000.

After placing the call, he will:

• Walk to your lot
• Knock on your door
• Deliver a magic starter package addressed to you
• Leave once delivery is complete

A new server-side delivery service now manages the entire arrival, delivery, and departure sequence.

Spellbound Vendors (Public Testing)

Magic vendors now complete transactions correctly.

The following vendors have been restored:

• Medicine Wagon
• Apothecary
• Faerie Queen
• Vampire Vendor
• Other Spellbound cart vendors

Token exchanges and inventory updates now complete successfully.

Show Stages (Public Testing)

Show stages have been restored.

• Sims standing on Side Show and Spook Show stages are positioned correctly on the platform instead of clipping through it.
• Magic Assistant NPCs now spawn correctly after a lot reset.

Nesting Box & Chickens (Public Testing)

We’re excited to introduce the first phase of our chicken system.

Nesting Box

The Nesting Box is now available for purchase.

From the Nesting Box you can purchase:

• Chickens
• Chicks

Chicken Coop

A new Chicken Coop has been added.

The coop is currently cosmetic only, with additional gameplay planned for future updates.

Feeding Chickens

Chickens can now be fed using Bulk Pet Food.

Please Note: The chicken system is still in a very early experimental stage. We encourage everyone to test it and report any bugs or unexpected behavior.

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Food & Cooking

Baked Goods No Longer Spoil

Food produced by the following sources no longer spoils:

• Baker’s Oven
• Garden Time objects
• Legacy salad sources

The SimAntics engine has also been updated so Food Salad no longer spoils and is excluded from NPC food spawning.

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Gameplay Improvements

Pool Objects

• Fixed diving boards that prevented Sims from diving.
• Fixed pool slides that prevented Sims from sliding into pools.

Skill System

• Fixed imported objects incorrectly capping skills at level 10.
• Fixed Sims occasionally spawning onto lots with a skill progress bar above their heads.

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Bug Fixes

Corrupted Lots

Lots containing corrupted object files no longer fail to load.

• Corrupted objects are skipped instead of crashing the lot.
• Errors are logged.
• VM state is reset between backup recovery attempts.
• Lots can successfully recover from clean backups.

Money Headlines

Fixed an issue where TS1-style transactions incorrectly displayed a §20,000 offset.

Examples:

• +§500 now displays correctly instead of +§20,500.
• Negative values now display correctly.

Animations

• Fixed charm casting pelvis positioning.
• Added fallback hand models when skin-specific assets are missing.

Crash Fixes

• Fixed malformed slot height lookup crashes.
• Fixed crashes caused by truncated OBJD chunks.

Moderation

• Moderation controls now only appear for users with server-granted permissions.
• Removed the local moderation debug hotkey.
• Your own profile no longer displays moderation controls.

Server & Engine

• Fixed SQL avatar claim delete/update operations.
• Improved interaction result handling.
• Fixed TS1 repair object filtering.
• Improved Social Attack smoke placement.
• Handled EndOfStreamException when loading truncated object chunks.

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New Content

Build Mode Expansion

Added approximately 2,370 new Build Mode patterns.

• 1,050 floor patterns
• 1,320 wall patterns
• More than 50 design families

Vintage Vehicle Collection

Added 38 driveable vintage vehicles.

Including:

• Volkswagen Beetles (8 colors)
• 1950 Fleetline
• 1958 Nomad
• 1966 Chevy Truck
• 1970 El Camino
• 1965 Ford Falcon
• 1971 Ford Pinto
• 1978 Ford Fairmont

The Diner Scene Collection

Added:

• Ecto-1
• Gran Torino
• Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
• Hummer
• Pool Table
• Disco Light
• Neon Clocks
• Club Signage
• Additional themed décor

New Objects

Added:

• Daring Davenport Couch
• Couching Tiger Hidden Draylon Bar
• Couching Tiger Coffee Table
• Couching Tiger End Table
• Couching Tiger Floor Lamp
• Couching Tiger Rug
• Round Draped Table
• Beach Awning
• Gypsy Awning
• Carnival Awning
• Hanging Tuscan Plant
• Fishing Pier
• Tournament Treadmill 9000
• Forest Living Room Set

Furniture Updates

Updated:

• 1960s Living Room
• Forest Living Room
• Emerald Mocha Kitchen
• Moderne Man Bedroom
• Victor Hollywood Bedroom
• Retro Bowl

Also consolidated or removed 24 obsolete objects.

Fireplace & Décor

Added new and recolored:

• Fireplaces
• Wall Dividers
• Rugs

Including the Apollo, Tira, and Nyx collections.

Airport Collection

Updated:

• Baggage carts
• Airport tractors
• X-ray equipment
• Airport signage

Additional Object Updates

Updated:

• Cotton candy animations
• Studio Town phone
• Side Show Stage
• Spellbound dishwashers
• Spellbound refrigerators
• TDS Retro Trash Compactor
• Unleashed counters and clutter
• GG WorkBench
• Multiple K8ESS study and dining objects

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Object Fixes

Bookcases

Removed the obsolete Study for School interaction from numerous decorative bookcases.

Also corrected the Ice Bookcase, which previously displayed Spanish text.

Furniture & Catalog

Fixed:

• Multiple K8 beds
• Modern bed catalog issues
• Club Pool Table category
• Simlust Couch category
• Yellow Stool issues
• Spotlight
• Flags on a Wire category
• ATM category
• Wall Unit Stereo thumbnail
• Forest Living Room thumbnail
• Vintage Speaker thumbnail
• New Year’s Hat thumbnail
• Beach Blanket thumbnail and description
• Warehouse Flat Set thumbnail and description

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Website

The NEWSO website has received several improvements.

• Sidebar navigation is now alphabetical.
• Main navigation is now alphabetical.
• Added the original The Sims Online personality quiz.
• Added a code formatting tool.

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Developer Tools

Volcanic

Added new shortcuts:

• W — Mark Working
• T — Mark Testing
• I — Mark In Game
• B — Toggle Bookmark

Changed Save All Resources to save for development use only.

Development

Added:

• NewSO Admin Center
• FastScanner
• Admin Tools
• Audit logging support
• IDE improvements
• Thumbnail regeneration improvements
• PIFF registry improvements
• Object review tracking
• New content provider variations

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