Sims team requests multi-generational saves to test family features

The Sims Team posted on the official Help forum on January 15, 2026, asking players to submit save files that showcase extended, multi-generational families. The request seeks saves with at least three families spanning three to five or more generations and examples of heavily interlinked relationships — cousins, aunts and uncles, great-aunts and great-uncles, and branches that have intermarried.

This is a targeted push to gather real-world dynasty data for testing. The announcement explicitly welcomes saves that include packs and permits mods in submitted files. It also links to EA’s instructions for securely sending user files to the team and asks that submissions include detailed reproduction notes sent privately so QA can reproduce any issues found.

Why this matters: developer-requested save submissions let QA teams reproduce edge-case behaviour far faster than assembling test cases from scratch. Complex pedigree trees and intermarried branches can reveal bugs in relationship tracking, inheritance logic, aging systems, aspiration or trait propagation, and UI displays that don’t appear in single-family playthroughs. For legacy players and dynasty builders who have spent years cultivating sprawling family trees, this is a direct way to help validate how family systems behave under realistic, community-driven loads.

The request aligns with the recently announced Royalty & Legacy expansion, which emphasizes dynasties and family trees. That makes multi-generational testing particularly relevant: features tied to crowns, titles, inherited traits, and long-term lineage visuals will perform better when validated against saves that reflect the messy, tangled genealogies the community loves to create.

If you plan to contribute, follow the Help forum post’s instructions for secure file transfer and send reproduction notes privately as requested. Include which packs appear in the save and note any active mods so the team can match conditions during testing. The announcement makes clear that packed and modded saves are useful rather than disqualified.

For players, this is a chance to contribute directly to more robust dynasty handling and to help surface fixes before the expansion reaches wider play. Expect QA to prioritize reproducing the most complex, representative saves they receive, which can speed bug fixes and improve the expansion’s stability for legacy play. If your family tree has multiple intermarried branches or a long line of heirs, now is a good time to package that save and send it along — your heirloom Sims might just help shape how legacy features land for everyone.