Cozy Celebrations Event

The new event hasn’t started yet but I count on bugs and mod conflicts again.

You can find a method below on how to successfully finish the event and avoid the problems. This should also work if you already started and experience issues.

Avoid saving until the GUI is fully loaded and don’t pause the game before or right after a loading screen

Rename the folder Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4 to Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4_cur (or any other name you like). This folder now has all your mods and save games. Nothing is lost.
Repair your game.
Start the game. Your save games and settings will be gone.
Start a new save game (don’t use scenarios)
Create a new family or download an existing one from the gallery/library. I would recommend not to add infants/toddlers or pets. Also don’t play occults.
Place your family on a regular residential lot.
Play the event until you have everything claimed that you can for the first week. All rewards that you claim (except the potions and skill books that you have in your game anyways) will be saved to your account.
Save your game and close it. You will need it again for the upcoming weeks.
Rename the folder Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4 to Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4_Event and Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4_cur to Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4
Start the game. You will now have your usual game back including all your mods.
Rename your folders back again next week to continue with the event:
- Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4 to Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4_cur
- Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4_Event to Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4

The there event Cozy Celebrations lasts from December, 3rd 2024 to Jan 10th 2025 and you can get free rewards for solving quests in the game. You are collecting event points that you can exchange for rewards.

This article contains a FAQ specifically for this event. You can find more general info here: Events

Quest 1

Cozy Festive Wreath
Festive Hedge Collection

Quest 2

Slick Panel Jacket
Festive Feeling Welcome Mat

Quest 3

Cozy Floral Wreath
The Festive Frame TV

Quest 4

Feet Friend Slippers
Super Dream Cube
Cozy Freezer Bunny Wreath

Quest 5

Ugly Jolly Jumper
Cozy Autumnal Wreath

Quest 6

Grouch
Cozy Neck Scarf

The second event is a bit more complicated and you need to spend some time in live mode to get your rewards. Each week there will be quests to solve that give you event points that you can exchange for the rewards. You will explore the secrets of ambrosia and learn how to cook it.

Steps

Make sure you login with the correct account and play online so that the rewards can be properly tied to your account.

Start a new save game or continue with an existing one in live mode.

Once in live mode you will get a pop up to start with your first quests. To access the event screen click on the event symbol in live mode.

You’ll be collecting event points by finishing quests and goals. More event points mean more rewards.

The event screen which can be accessed through the main menu or live mode lets you exchange points for rewards. Choose Claim to get them.

Claimed rewards will then appear in build mode, CAS or in the inventory of your Sim depending on the type.

During 3 weeks you will get new quests every couple days that you can finish. You also have extra weeks if something more important comes up.

The event has now started.

If you still not see it, try these troubleshooting steps

Make sure you are online and Online Social Features Access is turned on in your game options (other).
Do an EA App Recovery: Menu > Help > App Recovery
Make sure you test without mods/cc
Delete your Sims Cache files
Repair your game

If you don’t want to play the event and can’t ignore the icon in the game, there is a way to turn it off. You will also loose access to the gallery this way though.

Start the game
Open the game options and choose the tab Other
Remove the check mark next to Online Social Feature Access.
Save your change and close the game.
Move the file Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\accountDataDB.package to the desktop
Start the game. A new accountDataDB.package file is being generated and the event should no longer be visible.
If everything looks fine, you can then delete accountDataDB.package.

If you want to use the gallery, turn the option back on and when you’re done, repeat the same steps to get rid of the event again.

Event points are a limited-time measurement for this specific event. You can exchange them for rewards as soon as you collect enough points.

Each quest gives a certain amount of event points. You can check the tool tip of the quest to see how many.

Any points that you didn’t redeem will expire once the event is over.

All the items can be found by searching by name or by filtering for Event in build mode or CAS.

Wrath

Wall decorations. One copy is also added to your Sims inventory (active Sim)

CAS

Slick Panel Jacket
Feet Friend Slippers
Ugly Jolly Jumper
Cozy Neck Scarf
Grouch (Sim Trait)

Build mode

Outdoor Plants – Shrubs

Festive Hedge Collection

Decorations

Festive Feeling Welcome Mat

Electronics

The Festive Frame TV
Super Dream Cube

Yes. This event saves your rewards to your account. The rewards will be in your game even if you reinstall or rename the user folder.

The only condition is that you play online while you claim the rewards and that you login with the same account you got them on.

This event doesn’t have an consumable rewards.

There is a household collection of different wreath

It’s currently unclear if there are any pack specific tasks.

Learning About Traditions

Ask other Sims about their Holiday Traditions (2)
Cook Japchae (1)
Cloudgaze or Stargaze (1)

Rewards

Cozy Festive Wreath
Festive Hedge Collection

Exploring New Perspectives

Have a Nice Chat about Holiday Traditions (3)
Cook Brigadeiro (1)
Document the Research (1)

Rewards

Slick Panel Jacket
Festive Feeling Welcome Mat

<Quest 3>

Rewards

Cozy Floral Wreath
The Festive Frame TV

<Quest 4>

Rewards

Feet Friend Slippers
Super Dream Cube
Cozy Freezer Bunny Wreath

<Quest 5>

Rewards

Ugly Jolly Jumper
Cozy Autumnal Wreath

<Quest 6>

Rewards

Grouch
Cozy Neck Scarf

The game things that all tasks have been done and the quests/plumbobs no longer show although the tasks aren’t marked as done properly.

Cause

The cause is unclear. There’s a possibility that this has something to do with pausing the game before or shortly after a loading screen.

Solution

There’s currently no solution but you can try the following things.

Move the file Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4>accountDataDB.package to the desktop The Happy Home Login Event rewards have been moved to base game. You don’t have to fear loosing them.
Start a new save game and see if it works there.
Be patient while loading the game. Wait a but until the GUI has fully loaded.
Don’t pause the game before and shorty after a loading screen.

Make sure to claim the wreaths from within the game and not the main menu. You need an active Sim so the reward can go in your Sims inventory.