How To Break & Repair a Broken Object in The Sims 4 Blast From the Past Event

The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event offers rewarding challenges, but one in particular—repairing a broken object—proves tricky. This guide shows you how to easily break and repair an item to complete this task.

Week 2's challenge requires raising your Sim's Handiness skill to level 2 or higher and then repairing a broken object. Since the game doesn't highlight broken items, the easiest solution is to intentionally break something. While using the "prank" interaction is an option, it requires specific Sim traits. A simpler method is to repeatedly use an inexpensive item until it breaks.

The Ambassador toilet is an ideal choice; its low cost makes it prone to breaking. Repeated use (around a dozen flushes) will cause it to malfunction, fulfilling the "broken object" requirement. This can be done by your Sim or by having guests use it.

Repairing the broken item is straightforward. With your Sim's Handiness at level 2 or higher, simply select the "Repair" interaction on the broken toilet. After a short time, the repair will be complete, resolving the Blast from the Past challenge.

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Complete List of Sims 4 Blast from the Past Week 2 Challenges:

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

This concludes the guide on breaking and repairing objects in The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event.

The Sims 4 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.