

Hopefully we'll hear about improvements planned in those areas for the future. Beyond just skin tones, Sims players are also hoping that Maxis will look to improve how makeup looks on dark skin and textured hair style choices. The commitment is a positive one, though it remains to be seen how Maxis actually execute on new skin tones and fix the current visual artifacts in the ones they've got. Some folks are understandably disappointed that the change seems to have been inspired by a resurgence in the Black Lives Matter movement and support from non-Black content creators rather than the years of Black simmers asking for a change and creating their own content. And specifically for myself and other dark skinned individuals, it is near impossible to make us accurately without custom content." Black people all around the world come in so many different shades and colors and undertones. "The skins have little to no undertones, and the black and brown swatches are very dull. "The major issue with the skin tones in the game is a lack of depth and vibrancy," custom content creator Shelly tells Vice.

Up until now, fixing and adding to skin tones and hair styles for Black characters has fallen largely on the talented modding community. The Melanin pack by custom content maker "Xxmiramira" adds 54 skin tones to the game and is just one of the options available thanks to Sims 4 modders.

Pearson mentions the Sims 4 modding community as well, saying that although their work makes The Sims better, that doesn't excuse Maxis from continuing to improve it as well. Nzeg8VwllS- Lyndsay Pearson AugTo see this content please enable targeting cookies.

I want to acknowledge your concerns about the variety of skin tones represented in The Sims 4 & I have some updates from the team to share.
