This article is written base on a beta version at Gamescom 2014.

Main Menu

The main menu has the following options

Save –> Saves the Game
Save as –> Saves the game under a new name
Game Option –> See below
Help –> External Link to AnswerHQ (not 100% but that’s how it was in the CAS Demo)
Lessons –> All lessons. You can read them here
Patch Notes –> External Link to the patch notes
Credits
Achievements –> was deactivated
Manage World –> Access the world/neighborhood overview

Game Option (not complete)

The game options are quite extensive and I did not write everyting down but concentrated mostly on the new stuff.

Unfortunately there’s no option to turn off the lessons/tips but we were told we can turn them off through Origin.

In graphics there’s quite a few things you can set to different levels.

Autonomy off/full (can be disabled for selected Sim)
Auto Age (Played Sims):Yes/No/Only active
Auto Age (unplayed Sims): Yes/No –> A Sim becomes played if a household was active at one time.
Lifespan (short, normal, long)
Traditional Social Menu –> Allows the social interaction menu to be sorted by groups and not by relevance. The new menu does have both options though since you can simply click on the MORE button to get the interactions sorted by groups.
Memories Helper –> Activates notices that remind you to make memories
Fill empty houses –> Automatically fills empty houses with new Sims.

Edge Scrolling
Sims 3 camera –> There are two different ways to work with the camera. This enables Sims 3 mode.
Invert Horizontal Rotation
Invert Vertical Rotation

Has an option to allow the GUI to be on videos and pictures. The GUI can still be turned off with TAB

There’s also option for Audio, Video and Music but I didn’t really look at those.