Every Sims 4 update switches your mods and Custom Content off, and EA’s own help page warns that a mod that caused no issues before an update can cause them after it. So what is your routine after a patch: re-enable everything straight away, or wait until your creators confirm their mods are updated?
Video: “The Sims 4 Base Game Update #sims4”, official The Sims channel (@TheSims), February 2, 2026. Preview of a base game update, not a troubleshooting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsoi5GKAgmM
What EA Help says (read on November 11, 2026):
- The game disables Mods and Custom Content after an update; re-enable them in Game Options > Other > Enable Custom Content and Mods, then relaunch.
- Test with mods off first, and exit without saving: Save and Exit before re-enabling may remove content from your save.
- Error 110 usually means outdated mods after an update; 102, 123, 125, 127, 129 or 131 usually point to a script problem (often a script mod).
- To find the culprit, use the 50/50 method and remove Game Mods before Custom Content.
- Last resort: back up, then reset The Sims 4 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts (it holds your saves and mods).
Questions for players:
- After a patch, do you wait for creators, or re-enable and see what breaks? How long do you usually wait?
- Which mod (or type: script mod, UI mod, CC) gave you error 110, a script error or a crash on loading, and on which game version (shown at the lower left of the Main Menu)?
- Did the 50/50 method work for you, and how long did it take with a big Mods folder?
- Have you ever had to reset your Sims 4 folder or hunt down a corrupt save? Did your backup save the day?
- Do you use a mod manager or update checker, and does it really help after a patch?
Please share your platform (Windows or Mac), game version and roughly how many mods you run. Don’t post links to pirated content or account details.
Guide: EA’s official fixes when The Sims 4 won’t load or crashes after an update, step by step: https://tricknfix.com/articles/the-sims-4-wont-load-crashes-or-error-110-after-update-mods-reset-ea-official-fixes/
Windows 11: #windows-11 (https://tricknfix.com/tags/windows-11/)
Source: EA Help, “The Sims 4: Mods, game updates, and error codes” (page dated May 7, 2026), read November 11, 2026: https://help.ea.com/en/articles/the-sims/the-sims-4/mods-and-the-sims-4-game-updates/
Source: EA Help, “How to back up and reset your game in The Sims 4” (page dated May 13, 2026), read November 11, 2026: https://help.ea.com/en/articles/the-sims/the-sims-4/backing-up-and-resetting-the-sims-4/
Image: official The Sims 4 screenshot from Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/), © Electronic Arts / Maxis
French version of this discussion: https://tricknfix.com/fr/sujet/les-sims-4-casses-apres-une-mise-a-jour-reactiver-vos-mods-tout-de-suite-ou-attendre-les-createurs-quel-mod-a-cause-l-erreur-110-chez-vous-9aa5fc882d/