Electronic Arts has released a patch for The Sims 4 on February 3, 2026, introducing the free Lost Legacies event and preparing for the upcoming Heritage and Royalty expansion. Players can earn themed rewards through quests, but the update has sparked reports of bugs affecting railings, family trees, and photos. New activities enhance clubs, small businesses, and custom venues, though some features like Hold Lecture are not functioning as intended.
The Sims 4 received patch version 1.121.342.1030 on PC on February 3, 2026, coinciding with the start of the Lost Legacies event. This free event, accessible via the base game, ties into the Heritage and Royalty expansion set for February 12. Players complete quests over four weeks within a six-week period to earn points and unlock rewards such as an easel, bookshelf, nightgown, corset, and mysterious keys linked to three noble families. DLC packs like Life and Death, Ranch Life, and Enchanted Nature provide exclusive items and faster progress, while the event reveals story snippets and character secrets.
The patch also quietly adds cross-pack functionality for activities across Clubs from Get Together, Small Businesses from Businesses & Hobbies, and Custom Venues from Adventure Awaits. Modder @lunar_britney uncovered new interactions including Taking Photos, Care for Small Pets, Research Romance, and Hold Lecture for custom venues and small businesses. Autonomy improvements cover actions like Use Voodoo Doll in clubs, Offer Mentoring, Practice Speech & Storytelling, Brew Herbal Remedies, and Study Historical Deaths & Theories. Other enhancements include autonomous baking put-away, mean gift-giving, and pottery from inventory. However, Hold Lecture only works autonomously during getaways, not standalone custom venues, as reported by player sunshinestation1: "The new 1.121.340 patch added Hold Lecture for getaways, but the issue is that they only work autonomously if there’s a getaway."
Despite fixes for Build Mode UI issues during Scenarios and updates to curved stairs, rail customization, and Family Trees, players have encountered bugs. Stair railings vanish on pre-patch lots, including premade and Gallery ones, affecting legacy saves. Family Trees in long-running saves collapse or hide branches inconsistently; for example, Agatha Crumplebottom is absent despite being Agnes Crumplebottom's cousin, and Vatore ancestors appear alive. Photos, including photobooth and graduation portraits, turn black after framing and reloading. The Lost Legacies event's "Visit the Willow Creek Archive Library" quest fails with edited libraries, per forum user crinrict.
These issues have frustrated players, with calls for fixes on official forums. The update follows the Festive Palm Trees holiday event, maintaining The Sims 4's pattern of free content drops.
