Because of all the bugs in the pre-EL patch I haven't updated my game since April, and someone told me I should repair my game after updating it.
Is there a risk that updating now will break my game?
Is it risky to update after not having done so for so long?
Can someone reassure me please 'cause I'm freaking out.
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It is always a good idea to go in and back up your saves and gallery, though. I just copy the whole folder and let it sit on my desktop for emergencies. In six years I have not needed it beyond submitting saves for bug reports, but I also play vanilla.
In short, I am fairly sure you will be fine, but it is a good idea to back up your stuff and be prepared to fight it anyway. I imagine that is what that advice was for. Also, for the record, I have been playing with EL and its patch and have not encountered anything game breaking to me. Depends on your tolerance.
Just make sure you copy your Sim folder before patching and if you use mods, make sure to delete/remove "all" your Mods. Not your CCs but your Mods and redownload the updated ones. Some Mods might still be compatible so check with creators. Remove also the localthumbcache.package in the Sims folder if you have CCs and/or Mods that is. Just delete that sucker. It's a bad thing to leave in if you make any changes to your mods folder.
But updating now shouldn't be an issue. Just think of the people who play Sims for the first time later in its life and they have to catch up with all of the patches anyway, so the game should set itself straight. I do recommend doing a game repair afterwards though. I always do after a major patch.
But, as others have said, back up your Sims 4 folder before you do anything. Remove your mods and CC (I usually just put the whole mods folder aside on my desktop) and delete the localthumbecache file in the Sims 4 folder. After you're done updating and patching, I suggest going into the game, even just CAS to see if things look okay and maybe try some test gameplay to make sure everything's good. Then exit without saving and try putting your CC back in (but not mods until you've updated or gotten verification that they don't need updating) but I would exclude any defaults at first. Sometimes default CC can break, (like custom skins or eye color replacements) so check with the creator for those too. But remember to delete the localthumbecache file again. It should be deleted every time you add or remove any CC or mods to your folder, just in case.
Hope that helps. Good luck!
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