Blast From The Past: Computer Didn't Break

[echotheblueberry]

For the Blast From The Past quest, the computer is supposed to break, but mine didn't, so I can't repair or replace it. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[Plutsie]

Same here

[Jehane]

I think a few people put it outside in the rain, and having a cheap computer seems to help, too.

[Bloomingsoul]

If your sim is a wizard, he can cast a spell to break the computer.

[echotheblueberry]

Originally posted by Bloomingsoul:

If your sim is a wizard, he can cast a spell to break the computer.

Thank you, this worked for me! Sabotaging it and setting it on fire didn't work, but the Zipzap spell did the trick!

[Jaylow7]

Having the same problem advancing the quest, as my sim's computer is the unbreakable one, so of course the event didn't trigger it being broken.
And I have only the base game, no expansions, so the wizard option mentioned above isn't possible.

[echotheblueberry]

Originally posted by Jaylow7:

Having the same problem advancing the quest, as my sim's computer is the unbreakable one, so of course the event didn't trigger it being broken.
And I have only the base game, no expansions, so the wizard option mentioned above isn't possible.

If it helps, you don't need to repair/replace the same computer that you installed the time machine on, it can be any computer. I haven't tried this myself, but I've heard that it's possible to break a computer by cancelling midway through salvaging it for parts.

[Jaylow7]

Originally posted by echotheblueberry:

Originally posted by Jaylow7:

Having the same problem advancing the quest, as my sim's computer is the unbreakable one, so of course the event didn't trigger it being broken.
And I have only the base game, no expansions, so the wizard option mentioned above isn't possible.

If it helps, you don't need to repair/replace the same computer that you installed the time machine on, it can be any computer. I haven't tried this myself, but I've heard that it's possible to break a computer by cancelling midway through salvaging it for parts.

For anyone else having this problem: That solution DID work for me. Use the cheapest computer available, and hit cancel about halfway through when a BSOD appears on the computer's screen.