A Presentation Of 'The Sims 4' Is Given At The Electronic Arts (EA) World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview Press Conference At The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
A presentation of 'The Sims 4' at the Electronic Arts (EA) World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview press conference at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, June 9, 2014. Reuters/David McNew

EA and Maxis already released two free updates in October and November as part of the three game updates for "The Sims 4." Last month, players have finally obtained swimming pools which are missing on the base game. Find out what features the December patch will bring and more.

December 2014 Patch: New Career Paths And Rewards For 'The Sims 4'

December 2014 patch for "The Sims 4" will add new career paths and rewards related to "Business" and "Athletic." Kotaku confirmed these new career paths from the game's producer Ryan Vaughan that will be included on the upcoming update this month for free. Just like with other career paths already available in the game, players will need to choose between two choices as specialisation upon reaching a certain career level.

For "Business," players can choose between "management" and "investor" career paths while "Athletic" career path will have choices between "bodybuilder" and "professional athlete for athletic one." However, there are no details yet of what kind of career reward objects are available for each career path.

What Else Can Be Expected From The December 2014 Free Patch?

Since EA and Maxis are simply releasing free updates, players could expect similar pattern with the two previous updates released in October and November. Here are patterns found on the previous patch notes from EA:

1. These free updates add a number of new features and objects but do not have the same range of changes compared with Expansion Packs in previous game titles. Expansion Packs are not free and must be purchased based in previous game titles.

2. Expect fixes for game crash and performance issues.

3. Game improvements and fixes for issues based from reports sent by players through community feedback.

4. Tuning and graphics improvements throughout the entire game.

5. Additional changes and fixes for the Build Mode.

6. Changes in the user interface and text details could also be included.

7. New cheat commands for new features added by the patch.

As of now, the latest available free patch adds the swimming pool feature not found on the base game. Swimming pool patch released in November 2014 includes new Build Mode options, new swimwear outfit, new interactions near the pool and death by drowning.