She also founded The Black Simmer, a forum for those frustrated with the lack of diversity in the game to come together. The Sims 4 mod - Melanin Pack 2: A sim with dark brown skin in. (Second color also comes in a 100 coverage version). Mask version is available in 7 different colors, which all can be adjusted with maxis shades for some color varieties. Arguably, one of the most prominent of these is The Sims Spark'd winner Xmiramira, who was so frustrated by it that she created the Melanin Pack, custom content adding a wide range of new skin tones to the game. Melanin Pack skin tones, custom skin, custom skintones, new skintones. Amelia Skin (TS4) Realistic skintone for all ages and genders. Over the lifetime of The Sims 4, many black players have long complained about the lack of realistic dark skin tones available.

However, getting to this point has taken Simmers of all races coming together, something which in itself is problematic. A statement released on social media and the Sims forum states that the team 'recognize that we have not done enough to address the variety of skin tones and hairstyles that you expect to find in The Sims 4' and has promised to address the issue this fall. This week The Sims 4 community finally feels heard as Lyndsay Pearson, General Manager of The Sims 4 franchise, has addressed the issue of skin tones in the game.