You can improve your Sim’s Handiness skill by repairing broken objects. This skill will come in handy if your Sim doesn’t have enough money to pay for the services of a handyman.
Sims with high enough Handiness skills can also upgrade existing equipment and devices. But first, they’ll need to get their hands on some upgrade parts to use the Upgrade option.
How do you get upgrade parts in The Sims 4?
There are two ways to get upgrade parts in The Sims 4 base game: you can order them on the computer or repair broken items.
To buy upgrade parts in The Sims 4, click on your computer and select Buy Upgrades. Then, select the upgrade parts you want to purchase and confirm your choice. The new upgrade parts will be available in your Sim’s equipment.
You can buy upgrade parts for kitchen appliances, plumbing, and electronic devices.
When objects in your house break down, your Sim can repair them and get free upgrade parts. After repairing something, you’ll see a trash pile next to the item in question.
Click on the pile and select Scavenge for parts to obtain upgrade parts.
Sims can get upgrade parts for sinks, stoves, toilets, shower cabins, TV sets, beds, computers, and fridges.
Speaking of upgrades, the best way to make Murphy beds unbreakable and avoid Death by Murphy bed is to upgrade them and add the Reinforced Spring Wiring feature.
Buying upgrade parts on the computer is more expansive than scraping them after repairing broken objects and devices.
If a Sim with low Handiness skills tries to repair broken electronic devices, they may get electrocuted and get a Dazed moodlet.
If they try to repair another broken electronic device while the Dazed moodlet is still active, and get electrocuted again, they’ll die by electrocution.
How to get eco upgrade parts in The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle
Make eco-upgrade parts on the Fabricator
If you have Eco Lifestyle installed, you can make upgrade parts using the Fabricator.
First, you need to obtain the exact “recipe” for the upgrade parts you want to make.
Then, go to the Fabricator and start making upgrade parts.
Unfortunately, the Fabricator may break down from time to time. The good news is that you can quickly fix it.
By the way, if you want to make Port Promise green, you need to upgrade all of your household appliances.
You need eco-upgrade parts to complete the task.
Dumpster dive or use the debug catalog
If you’re lucky, you may sometimes find some eco-upgrade parts when dumpster diving.
Alternatively, you can also get eco-upgrade parts from the debug catalog for 50 Simoleons.
To access debug, press Ctrl, Shift, and C, and type in testingcheats true. Then, enter bb.showhiddenobjects to access the debug catalog and select the eco upgrade parts you want to use.
How to get livestock upgrade parts in Cottage Living
If you want to get livestock upgrade parts, you can run various errands for the villagers of Henford-on-Bagley. You need to have the Cottage Living expansion installed to obtain and use livestock upgrade parts.
You can use them to upgrade your chicken coops and keep foxes at bay.
And now you know.