Re: How do I get The Sims 3 to play using Intel's Iris xe graphic card?
@mw1525 The GPU rating is 1 because graphicsrules.sgr has an entry that says other Intel cards not specified should be rated low. Since you added your card to graphicscards but not graphicsules, that rating is still in effect.
Since you've done everything else, you just need to add a couple lines to graphicsrules. Use crtl-F to search for Havendale, and you'll land here:
if (match("${cardName}", "*Havendale*"))
seti cardLevel $cardLevelMedium
seti isCardMatched true
elseif (match("${cardName}", "*4?00*"))
Under the word true, create a new line and copy and paste this:
elseif (match("${cardName}", "*Xe Graphics*"))
seti cardLevel $cardLevelHigh
seti isCardMatched true
(In case it doesn't translate over, the first indent is four spaces, and the second and third are one tab, at least on my laptop.)
Save, quit, launch the game, quit, and check your GPU rating. If it's still a 1, please post the line you added to graphicscards, so I can match the graphicsrules entry to it.
Unless you delete options.ini, your graphics settings will stay on the default low profile (minus whatever changes you've made). You can change the settings manually or delete options.ini to let the game create a new one; there's no functional difference.
By the way, I would love to know how the game runs on your graphics chip, including which packs you have installed. I haven't heard from anyone with this chip yet, but several people have asked how Sims 3 might perform, so it would be great to get some perspective from a longtime player.
