The Sims 4 Broken Mods need a fresh compatibility check after the October 27, 2026 update. The new PC build is 1.129.39.1030 and the Mac build is 1.129.39.1230. The patch changes food autonomy, interaction menus, body-shape options, restaurant behaviour and television permissions, so older script, UI and tuning mods deserve particular attention.
That doesn’t mean every old mod has stopped working. A mod is broken when a creator or tester has found a real problem with that version, not simply because the date on the file is September. Here’s how to check your own Mods folder, avoid losing custom content and tell an actual conflict from one of EA’s known bugs.
The Sims 4 Broken Mods: October 27 compatibility
EA’s October release contains more than 150 fixes, and several affect systems mods often modify. Check the creator’s latest notes if your mod changes the Sim Options pie menu, physique or metabolism, recipes, restaurants, food autonomy or TV locks. None of those categories is automatically confirmed broken by the patch.
For The Sims 4 Broken Mods, always compare against the current game build. An update marked compatible with September’s 1.128 version isn’t necessarily cleared for October’s 1.129 build. If a creator hasn’t posted a compatibility notice, that is an unknown status, not proof of failure.
| Reported status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Broken | Current version has a confirmed conflict; update or remove it |
| Updated | A newer file is available; install the version for your build |
| Compatible | Creator or reliable testing has cleared it for the patch |
| Untested | No reliable confirmation yet; don’t assume either result |
| Obsolete | The creator has retired it or says it is no longer needed |
How to test The Sims 4 Broken Mods without risking your save
- Close the game and make copies of your Saves, Tray and Mods folders outside the active The Sims 4 user folder.
- Confirm the October update finished installing and check the game’s version.
- Move the Mods folder out temporarily and delete the generated localthumbcache.package file while the game is closed.
- Launch without mods and open a disposable test save, not your normal legacy household.
- If the issue is gone, add back confirmed-compatible mod versions in small groups.
- If it reappears, divide that last group in half and repeat until you identify the specific file.
The The Sims 4 Broken Mods check works best when you only change one group of files at a time. Keep a note of which group you added before a crash, blank menu or stuck interaction returned. Our mod-free testing guide covers the folder setup in more detail.
Why have my mods disappeared after updating?
Major Sims 4 updates can switch off mods and script mods. Open Game Options > Other and check the custom-content and script-mod settings, then restart the game if you change them. With The Sims 4 Broken Mods, your files may still be in the folder even when the game isn’t loading them.
Don’t enable everything immediately just to make a household look familiar again. If you open a heavily modded save without its furniture, traits or relationships and then save over it, you could lose custom content from that save. Exit without saving while testing, and use a backup if needed.
How do The Sims 4 Broken Mods usually show up?
Common symptoms include missing menu interactions, crashes, frozen animations, strange textures and broken autonomy. But the patch also fixes a white-screen problem with certain rental-world saves and endless loading after placing some Gallery lots built with Move Objects. Those issues aren’t proof of a mod conflict on their own.
If the bug happens in a new, unmodded save too, it’s worth checking EA’s own patch notes before blaming a creator. If it only happens with a particular mod installed, look for the creator’s updated file or support instructions. You can report the exact game build, mod version and steps needed to reproduce the problem.
Is the September 1.128 broken-mod list still current?
No. September’s PC 1.128.90.1030 and Mac 1.128.90.1230 lists describe the earlier update. They can explain what broke then, but a September compatible label doesn’t establish October compatibility. Our September update guide retains that context without confusing it with today’s build.
Are all The Sims 4 Broken Mods confirmed after the patch?
No master list can guarantee the status of every third-party package on release day. EA hasn’t checked every community mod. For The Sims 4 Broken Mods, the most useful evidence is a creator’s current compatibility statement or a reproducible clean-versus-modded comparison, not a blanket warning that everything is broken.
If you’re stuck after finding a bad file, follow our broken-mod repair steps. For the other October changes, including Dine Out and Sim Physique controls, read the full October 27 update overview.
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Official source: EA’s final October 27 patch notes.
