The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event offers enticing rewards, but earning them requires tackling several challenges, one of which proves particularly tricky: repairing a broken object. This guide will show you how.
Week 2's challenge requires raising your Handiness skill to level 2 or higher—a relatively straightforward task. The real hurdle lies in the second part: repairing a broken object. The game doesn't highlight broken items, so you'll need to create one yourself. While you could use the "prank" interaction, this requires a specific Sim trait, making it less efficient for casual players.
The simplest method is to repeatedly use an item until it breaks. The Ambassador toilet is an inexpensive option, ideal for this purpose. Using it roughly a dozen times will trigger a malfunction, resulting in a water leak and designating it as a broken object.
Once your Handiness skill reaches level 2, simply interact with the broken toilet and select "Repair." This will take a few seconds, but successfully fixing the toilet completes the Blast from the Past challenge.
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All Sims 4 Blast From the Past Week 2 Challenges
Repairing a broken object is just one of several quests in Week 2 of The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event. Here's the complete list:
- Echoes of Time Quests: Read the History of Time Travel at a Library, Experience the Past by Playing The Sims Archives vol. 2, Study a Historical Display at a Museum, Ask an Elder about the Shard, Research Shards of Time, Search Objects for Shards of Time (3), Show Emit the Shards of Time
- Inventing the Past Quests: Read Theoretical Electronics at a Library, Collect Platinum, Collect Ironyum, Repair Something while Handiness Level 2 or Higher, Exercise Your Mind while Level 2 or Higher in Logic, Obtain an Electronic Upgrade Part, Build the Time Travel Component
And that's how to break and repair a broken object in The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event.
The Sims 4 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
