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Patch Day Survival Guide

 PATCH DAY SURVIVAL GUIDE — KEEP YOUR SAVE SAFE

Patch days are when mods can break. This page is your “do this every time” checklist. JayESims | Creating Sims 4 Content | Patreon

The Golden Rule

If your game updated and something feels weird, assume a mod is outdated until proven otherwise.

BEFORE You Update (Best Practice)

  1. Back up your Saves
    Documents → Electronic Arts → The Sims 4 → saves
    Copy that folder somewhere safe (Desktop / external drive).

  2. Back up your Mods folder
    Copy The Sims 4 → Mods somewhere safe too.

  3. Consider turning off auto updates (if you want to wait until mods update).

AFTER The Game Updates (Do This Order)

Step 1 — Remove Mods temporarily
Move your Mods folder to Desktop.

Step 2 — Test the game vanilla
Launch the game with NO mods.
If the game is fine vanilla, the issue is your mod set (not your PC).

Step 3 — Update your mods
Check creators’ updates (including JayESims updates).

Step 4 — Add mods back slowly
Add back in batches, not everything at once.

What Usually Breaks First

  • UI mods

  • Script mods

  • Anything that edits menus/interactions heavily

If You Get Errors / Won’t Load

 Go to Troubleshooting and follow the 50/50 method: Troubleshooting (Conflicts + 50/50 basics)

JayESims Patch Notes

I’ll post updates and “what changed” notes on mod pages when needed.
Start at the Mod Directory: Mod Directory

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