The sims 1 crashes

Hey, fellow Sims 1 players! I wanted to share a solution I found for anyone experiencing constant crashes in The Sims 1.

After some troubleshooting, I discovered the crashes are specifically occurring when:

• The game is running at superspeed (3x)
• Simlish speech is enabled (crash logs show the error happens during sound execution)

The Fix: Sim-ply ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) disable Sim speech in the game options. The game should then run stable at superspeed without crashing. You can still keep other sound effects and music enabled - it's just the Simlish that needs to be turned off.

To disable Sim speech:

1. Click the Options button in the game and select Sound settings
2. Adjust the Speech slider all the way down
3. Keep Music and F/X at whatever level you prefer
   
   

Hope this helps others who've run into these crashes!

Note: I have only tested this on the Legacy version of the game, not the original release. I can't confirm if this issue exists or if this fix works for the original version.

I found the solution in another forum: The Sims 1 Crashes on Launch | EA Forums - 11850467

Note: This solution applies only to Nvidia graphics cards. It worked for me.

Thank you! Turning the voices off worked for me. The game crashed even at x1 speed and now it hasn't crashed since. Strange bug, hope it gets resolved.

I'll try this, thanks! But also that's so sad, what's the sims without simlish 😟... 

This work for me: https://steamcommunity.com/app/3314060/discussions/0/783166115771636523/

Thank you! This is the first thing that has finally allowed me to play again. What an annoying way to fix it, but I'm grateful. 

Oh this is amazing! Thank you! It seems to be working now! Everything is loading properly now!

Got the game to stop crashing after the March update (I tried so many things I'm not sure what worked). After the April 3, 2025 update my game is crashing again on startup, never gets into the game. Any ideas?