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MeggleMonster
Rising Adventurer
6 months ago

Experiencing frequent lagging and shuddering after recent update for Sims 1.

I don't like having to complain on these forums but I'm not seeing any solution to the issues after these updates. My last post was about the UI scaling being too small and really difficult to see. This was the only issue that I really had apart from the game crashing whenever the burglar turned up. However, the burglar thing was resolved.

After the last update I saw no improvement to the UI size but only more issues. Even when i changed the settings in the game. Since the update, my game is now lagging quite a lot and shuddering. It's jerky as and it was working completely fine before this update so its NOT my PC and I'm getting annoyed with EA assuming it is. It's not just me experiencing that. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game 3 times, I've removed custom content and nothing has fixed the issue. I'm disappointed because the sims 1 is one of my favourites and now I can't even play it because of this shuddering. Its just too frustrating. Edge scrolling still doesn't work now either when it did before the update. Can you please just figure it out and fix it already. 

Here's a tip. Before you release a game, get a whole heap of people from the general public to test the game on their personal PCs so you can see how it goes for all different systems/set ups. In fact, I'd be happy to test it for free myself with my friends. It's not hard and then you could release the games confidently so you don't have to be harassed from us gamers lol. I'm sorry but I don't understand how such a massive company doesn't consider this. If it's about the money, people will be happy to spend more if you give the people what they want. Simple. 

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  • MeggleMonster's avatar
    MeggleMonster
    Rising Adventurer
    6 months ago

    That's ok. No worries at all. I took a look at the link but couldn't find a relevant thread to post it too. They didn't seem to have that topic listed? But I'll keep looking.

  • MeggleMonster's avatar
    MeggleMonster
    Rising Adventurer
    6 months ago

    Ok. I'll give that a try. How and where do I upload the dxdiag information though? I just don't believe it would have anything to do with my laptop because everything was working fine up until the last update. The only issue I had was that the UI scaling was too small making it very difficult to read but once they said they "fixed" it. It's just broken my game. Besides that update didn't even fix the UI for me. I've tried all the settings and nothing has worked. Now it's terribly laggy and I'm really annoyed. 

  • I'm having the stuttering issue as well, you should run DXDiag and let that scan your setup and attach the file it saves to this thread. That will let support know what hardware you are working with and they will be able to better help you. Otherwise they won't know what your specific situation is.

  • MeggleMonster's avatar
    MeggleMonster
    Rising Adventurer
    6 months ago

    It's terrible. I'm getting really over it now. It's making me so cranky. It's just been a total waste of money for me and many others now. I just want them to fix it. I don't know why it has to be so hard. I haven't played for the last week now because of it. I gave up. I just want a refund and I'll just download a free version off the internet. One that I can actually get working with a few patches you can find from different sites. No wonder people pirate stuff. 

  • MzC8917's avatar
    MzC8917
    Seasoned Newcomer
    6 months ago

    I am having this same issue as of yesterday April 3, 2025  so annoying I am about to have a seizure everytime i load the game it just keeps   going back and forth really fast to windows and the game i have tried everything you have and still nothing so frustrating 

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