Everlife 4.0 Patch Notes

Welcome to Everlife 4.0 – Seasons of Change! This monumental update introduces a dynamic seasonal cycle, adding depth, strategy, and personalization to your Everlives. With a refined action menu, an expanded skill system packed with 85 new actions, and the new Perks & Quirks system to add bonuses and challenges, there’s plenty of fresh content to explore. Customize properties, vehicles, pets, and more with an enhanced inventory, make and interact with a new bestie character, and choose from dozens of new pets and breeds.

WARNING: Your life will automatically restart upon launch. Please finish your current life before updating!

SEASONAL CYCLE

• Four seasons per year: winter, spring, summer, fall.

• One action per season; random scenarios occur yearly.

• Age up at the end of your birthday season.

ACTION MENU

• Removed "Continue" button; double-tap to select actions.

• Actions include interactions, activities, decisions, and skills.

• Integrated selection menus and added new Shops & Services category.

SKILL CHANGES

• 85 new skill actions! Each skill unlocks 5 actions of increasing risk and reward.

• Skill point total raised to 100.

• Media skill removed. Updated skill names: “Money” to “Finance,” “Style” to “Fashion,” “Videography” to “Film.”

PERKS & QUIRKS

• Perks replaced with Perks & Quirks: unlock sets with EXP and mix-and-match 26 options.

• Must pair each Perk (bonuses) with a Quirk (challenges).

• Previously spent EXP refunded. EXP totals are halved; Life Goals now award 100 EXP each.

INVENTORY: PROPERTIES, VEHICLES & PETS

• New inventory menu for degrees, books, films, tattoos, and albums.

• Name and customize appearance of inventory items.

• New house, apartment, vacation home, and retirement home types.

• New vehicle types: station wagon, SUV, pickup truck, and hatchback.

• Own multiples of properties, vehicles, and pets (e.g., adopt ten cats or buy twenty mansions).

• Properties and vehicles now have individual condition levels. At 0 condition, properties are condemned and vehicles become scrap.

PETS

• Pets now come in various colors and breeds. Dogs alone have 50 breeds available.

• Pets are now part of the base game, with exclusive pets in each expansion (e.g., cats and dogs in Deluxe Edition, exotic pets in Fame & Fortune, and new nocturnal pets in Nightfall)

NEW CHARACTER: BESTIE

• Deluxe Edition now includes a dedicated “bestie” character with unique interactions.

• Opportunities throughout childhood to make a bestie.

• Besties may invite you to events or initiate drama.

• New interactions.

COLLEGE

• Grades shown when selecting a college are now guidelines; you may still apply with lower grades.

• New and updated majors for each skill.

PREGNANCY & ADOPTION

• New events for each trimester of pregnancy.

• Overhauled adoption system—swipe through babies, toddlers, and children to choose who to adopt.

BABY MILESTONES

• Actions for babies and toddlers now unlock through milestones like walking and talking.

• Try baby food and drinks, and choose a first word.

FAME & FORTUNE CHANGES

• Singers can now record music videos and release albums.

• New "Begin fame journey" action.

• New “Get “plastic surgery action.

• Choose a logo for your lifestyle brand.

• Social stat increases now boost Fame.

NIGHTFALL CHANGES

• New "Find a Sire" action in the Vampirism menu.

• New pets: raven, owl, bat, and snake.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Loading time reduced by 85%

• Extensive UI updates for aesthetics and cohesion.

• New "roadmap" app in the cellphone menu to preview upcoming content.

• New scenarios for all ages.

• All adult actions are now available to elders. Fitness-related actions may fail (or worse).

• Follower count now tied to social media skill, increasing dynamically with skill level.

• Drama events are now scenarios; removed drama level selector in settings.

• New & improved memories.