4GB patcher for (x86) applications on 64 bit systems (Works on Sims 3)
so i started playing final fantasy 13 part 2 today and game kept crashing everytime i tried to save. turned out like the sims 3, final fantasy 13 part 2 only can access 2GB of memory. while searching for solutions i found multiple posts recommending this file patcher. its not a FF13 part 2 patcher but just a patcher that works for anything. It also creates a backup file of the patched application for if you need to revert back for some reason.
rather than me going on about this and not knowing what the hell im talking about. below i posted the description as written from the creator themselves. I see no reason why this shouldnt work for sims 3, cause as i already stated it's designed for anything.
Description as written by the creator:
I originally wrote this tool for a friend of mine who needed it. This very little tool patches x86 executables in order to let them have 4GB (instead of only 2) of virtual memory on x64 platforms. This tool comes very handy for applications which need a great amount of virtual memory like games, 3D renderization, multimedia etc. To gain these 2GB, you just have to use this tool to patch the executable (*.exe file) of the software you want to have these additional GBs of virtual memory. It can be used by clicking on it and choosing the file or through command line (e.g.: “4gb_patch file.exe”). It automatically creates a backup copy of the original executable.
Why things are this way on x64 is easy to explain. On x86 applications have 2GB of virtual memory out of 4GB (the other 2GB are reserved for the system). On x64 these two other GB can now be accessed by 32bit applications. In order to achieve this, a flag has to be set in the file’s internal format. This is, of course, very easy for insiders who do it every day with the CFF Explorer. This tool was written because not everybody is an insider, and most probably a lot of people don’t even know that this can be achieved. Even I wouldn’t have written this tool if someone didn’t explicitly ask me to.
4GB File patcher download link and info: https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371
rather than me going on about this and not knowing what the hell im talking about. below i posted the description as written from the creator themselves. I see no reason why this shouldnt work for sims 3, cause as i already stated it's designed for anything.
Description as written by the creator:
I originally wrote this tool for a friend of mine who needed it. This very little tool patches x86 executables in order to let them have 4GB (instead of only 2) of virtual memory on x64 platforms. This tool comes very handy for applications which need a great amount of virtual memory like games, 3D renderization, multimedia etc. To gain these 2GB, you just have to use this tool to patch the executable (*.exe file) of the software you want to have these additional GBs of virtual memory. It can be used by clicking on it and choosing the file or through command line (e.g.: “4gb_patch file.exe”). It automatically creates a backup copy of the original executable.
Why things are this way on x64 is easy to explain. On x86 applications have 2GB of virtual memory out of 4GB (the other 2GB are reserved for the system). On x64 these two other GB can now be accessed by 32bit applications. In order to achieve this, a flag has to be set in the file’s internal format. This is, of course, very easy for insiders who do it every day with the CFF Explorer. This tool was written because not everybody is an insider, and most probably a lot of people don’t even know that this can be achieved. Even I wouldn’t have written this tool if someone didn’t explicitly ask me to.
4GB File patcher download link and info: https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371
