Have you recently tried to play in Isla Paradiso on Windows?

@Nikkei_Simmer - Bootcamp doesn't work that way. When we use Bootcamp and startup our Mac hardware into Windows, then plus or minus a difference in device drivers here and there it's the same as running Windows on any other PC. Our hard drives are partitioned into two and what happens on the macOS partition does not affect the Windows one. Like quite a few other players, I now have a Patch 1.67 TS3 for Windows game on one partition (except by way of Steam, not discs) and a Patch 1.70 64-bit and Metal TS3 for Mac game on the other (by way of Origin) with no connections between them.

@Jeansoo - The card gets used the same on both versions, but they have different drivers. Frankly, I don't think things look so hot on either right now because Windows updates keeps messing with how graphics are handled on that side and the new Mac version has a number of bugs getting in the way that need to be worked out.

The biggest problem I have on both platforms is the screen ripples on me, as if there were a thousand tiny screen tears that appear and disappear in an instant, when I move the game camera around at certain zoom levels. If I had to choose, I would say my game looks/feels better on Windows right now. And the Mac version is still suffering from strange looking overlays on hair and blocky eyelashes.

They're both a pair of moving targets though, and hopefully things will improve in different ways on both sides. (note: I'm still on Mojave on the macOS and it's probably time to take the plunge into Catalina)

Oh yeah I forgot that his household name is the prince, I used to edited world that you mentioned and it still lagged a lot. I might try using just an ellacharmed one then.

I tried playing in Isla Paradiso like last month. And I actually took the time to fix the world properly for the first time and now, it works brilliantly. It is definitely better than Bridgeport and the only problems were boats hanging around which Overwatch cleans up nightly so it is not that big of a issue. What I did was: I installed Ellacharmed's fixes, I deleted Scott and Collins families completely, deleted the houseboat of Scott's completely, moved all other families out of houseboats and placed them in other homes, deleted every refrigerator in every houseboat (so that other sims don't move in automatically), and replaced arch entries with door entries. It seems to be working so beautifully right now and I am loving it :)

I occasionally play it on my Windows 7 bootcamp partition but it runs pretty good for me on ultra (my Mac Pro is ancient). My sims never really live on a lot though....just a houseboat. When undocked there’s little to no lag.

"berginon;c-17713497" wrote:
I tried playing in Isla Paradiso like last month. And I actually took the time to fix the world properly for the first time and now, it works brilliantly. It is definitely better than Bridgeport and the only problems were boats hanging around which Overwatch cleans up nightly so it is not that big of a issue. What I did was: I installed Ellacharmed's fixes, I deleted Scott and Collins families completely, deleted the houseboat of Scott's completely, moved all other families out of houseboats and placed them in other homes, deleted every refrigerator in every houseboat (so that other sims don't move in automatically), and replaced arch entries with door entries. It seems to be working so beautifully right now and I am loving it :)

In my case,

1.I took out all the families of the houseboats.
2.I moved them into other empty houses on land.
3.I turned all houseboats into the community lot, no visitors allowed in Edit town mode.
4.I moved Medina family to other descent home and deleted his owned home.
5.I saved it as a new saved game file.
6.Whenever I feel like playing in Isla, I just get into this saved game file and start. No lagging,


This is the way I've been playing Isla for a few years.
And then I got a shock yesterday. :smiley:

@CAPTAIN_NXR7 You are a lucky simmer!! It used to be lagged each 2 to 3 secs on my Windows before.

"Jeansoo;c-17713539" wrote:

"berginon;c-17713497" wrote:
I tried playing in Isla Paradiso like last month. And I actually took the time to fix the world properly for the first time and now, it works brilliantly. It is definitely better than Bridgeport and the only problems were boats hanging around which Overwatch cleans up nightly so it is not that big of a issue. What I did was: I installed Ellacharmed's fixes, I deleted Scott and Collins families completely, deleted the houseboat of Scott's completely, moved all other families out of houseboats and placed them in other homes, deleted every refrigerator in every houseboat (so that other sims don't move in automatically), and replaced arch entries with door entries. It seems to be working so beautifully right now and I am loving it :)

In my case,

1.I took out all the families of the houseboats.
2.I moved them into other empty houses on land.
3.I turned all houseboats into the community lot, no visitors allowed in Edit town mode.
4.I moved Medina family to other descent home and deleted his owned home.
5.I saved it as a new saved game file.
6.Whenever I feel like playing in Isla, I just get into this saved game file and start. No lagging,


This is the way I've been playing Isla for a few years.
And then I got a shock yesterday. :smiley:

@CAPTAIN_NXR7 You are a lucky simmer!! It used to be lagged each 2 to 3 secs on my Windows before.

Would you be kind enough to share the save files? Lol.

Anyway I'm playing with Medina family as my legacy saves atm.

@izecson
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18SlQYMAXFierDsrzMLSjVG9B1TN-kozs/view?usp=sharing

Yep I've uploaded this on my google drive long time ago. You can download any time. :)

Oh One thing I want to tell you that there's no Scott Family in this saved game file. I love Rubisel the most in Isla, I don't want him to have a daughter with Linda Scott. I deleted the Scott family. I was jealous.:D And..not sure but there could be one or two houses of my own.

"izecson;c-17713565" wrote:

"Jeansoo;c-17713562" wrote:
@izecson
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18SlQYMAXFierDsrzMLSjVG9B1TN-kozs/view?usp=sharing

Yep I've uploaded this on my google drive long time ago. You can download any time. :)

Oh One thing I want to tell you that there's no Scott Family in this saved game file. I love Rubisel the most in Isla, I don't want him to have a daughter with Linda Scott. I deleted the Scott family. I was jealous.:D And..not sure but there could be one or two houses of my own.

Thanks, I might move back the Medina to Isla Paradiso again using this new save files :D

Is this using Ellacharmed fixed world?

Oh no..this is my own edited saved file. :)

I started my current sim there. When she had mastered scuba diving, made all the skill challenges, and reached level 10 in the scuba diving career, I moved her to another world. I did prepare it by replacing lots with ciane's replacements, removing all houseboats except for the one my sim lived on, and moving all houseboat residents to houses on the islands, but I didn't do any of the other fixes she suggested, because I was only keeping my sim there short-term. By the time she was ready to leave, the lag and freezing had started. Next time I play there, and I definitely will play there again, I will get more aggressive about fixing everything.