July 2021
I had to replace my "unbreakable" computer for 8,000 simoleons! No other way to fix as I'm my sims aren't spellcasters and I can't have Eco installed as it breaks MY computer! lol. I don't understand why an unbreakable item breaks. Bug?? Only happened today, never happened before and all my mods are up-to-date.
July 2021
Good Luck
Crin
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July 2021
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.77.131.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All but last two on everything.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Upgrade something so it is unbreakable
What happens when the bug occurs? Something that should not breaks does and you can not repair. You can replace at least.
What do you expect to see? Things that say do not break... do not break.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
I this game just getting more and more bugs?
August 2021
I just had this issue. I had a bathtub upgraded to be unbreakable, but it still breaks. And then, I couldn't repair it. This is very annoying and unacceptable.
September 2021
Same here (PS4, any Version since early 2020)
November 2021
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July 2022
here's a save file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D8fxxAXl-wGyJLn-Tst8q3OgKkGUq3FV?usp=sharing
it's the Slot_00000007.save, the one named Unbreakable breaks no repair BUG
In this save, in the restaurant, the Jumpin' Joe's Jukebox is unbreakable but is broken and cannot be repaired
July 2022
@Arthur Gibraltar I gave you XP simply because you reminded me to never use objects in this game that are listed as unbreakable, and also reminded me to never add the unbreakable upgrade because it's pointless on some objects if they're just going to break anyway. I can't say whether or not this is still happening to me, but that's only because I completely gave up on the unbreakable upgrade a long time ago since it seems that certain objects (seems to be radios) will never be fixed so the upgrade actually works.
August 2022
This has happened to me twice
I had a residential wall speaker. I had applied all 3 available upgrades to it. It occurs to me now that the "firaxium wiring" upgrade is described as making the radio unbreakable, and so I question if that is part of the bug.
At some point, the residential wall speaker was flashing, indicating it was broken. So I sent my maxed out handiness sim to go about fixing it. She worked on it and worked on it and worked on it for hours, no progress. I stopped and restarted - never did the task show any progress being made as she continued "fixing' the "unbreakable" speaker. I closed and saved the game. I ran a repair on the install. I relaunched. Still, no progress is repairs.
I called in a repair guy - he stayed a few days tinkering on the thing. I stopped him from repairing it, he stuck around for food and conversation - like a normal fired repair guy will do, of course.
Eventually I decided, screw this - deleted the speaker.
Decided may as well upgrade - Put in a Jumpin' Joes Jukebox. Gave it all the upgrades, including the firaxium wiring that should render it unbreakable.
It broke.
No progress when trying to repair.
This is rather annoying that I seem to be stuck with a game in which my radios will inevitably breakdown and there's no option but to buy a new one, and apply the upgrades again, without them actually doing anything.
August 2022
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Steam-PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? Latest version
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Most expansions and game packs, some stuff packs
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? 1. Place a stereo 2. Upgrade it with all available upgrades 3. Keep playing music 24/7 4. Stereo will break and need to replace after a period of time
What happens when the bug occurs? Stereo will break and need to replace after a period of time
What do you expect to see? The upgrade says it never break and stereo should never break even playing 24/7 all days
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
Firaxium Wiring upgrade on Stereo NEVER work