"Deshong04;c-17767011" wrote:
Sounds good. Though there may be issues later down the line as minimal requirements may mean the game should play but doesn't mean it will play at peak performance. Unfortunately, The Sims Studio never gave any recommended system requirements for the best performance.
I am currently doing a test run with The Sims 3 and all the packs I own (Seasons, Pets, World Adventures/Generations Bundle, Late Night, High-End Loft Stuff), with an absolutely clean The Sims 3 folder. (I just move my downloads, saves, screenshots, videos and mods to somewhere else on my computer and allow the game to generate anew.) The main purpose is to see how the game runs by itself. And the very first warning is that the game doesn't recognize my video card. Well, the game came out in 2009, and the whole The Sims 3 lifespan was from 2009-2014. My computer was purchased back in 2016, so that may be why.
ETA: Wow, I am pretty impressed with my test run! Great, now I am going to add in my old save files, screenshots, video shots and downloads (mostly stuff downloaded directly from TS3 Store and Official Website). As for mods, I really like the NRaas mods, like the Error Trap and Overwatch mods and the Tempest mod and the Master Controller and the Story Progression mod.
If you do eventually want more EP's other than Ambitions, it might be a good idea to try one at time to check gameplay performance. There are 3 EP's that may cause performance issues in computers below system requirements or computers with incompatible hardware. Such as one might have a gaming graphics card and good CPU but if the motherboard and RAM is not also geared towards gaming or at the very least can keep up with the same or near same performance level then the GPU and CPU gets limited and cannot perform to its fullest potential which will affect a games overall performance. Pre-built gaming computers are not all the same and one should know what's inside and do their own research on the brands and hardware being used. As well as the quality and performance from reputable reviews.
Sure.
Moving on, The 3 EP's are Seasons, Pets and Island Paradise that may cause issues for computers who do not meet minimal system requirements or computers with incompatible hardware. Oh, actually there's one other thing to mention that's common knowledge but I'll say it anyway. Be careful with mods and know which ones are okay and still give good performance for TS3 because TS3 is a 32-bit application and some mods/cc likes to go overboard and really push the max limits of the game engine and also can give poor gameplay performance.
Yeah, I think I am going to do a test-run of the game with all EPs I own (including my latest addition, Late Night). Then, I may consider on using some NRaas mods like the Error Trap mod and the Overwatch mod and the Tempest mod and the Master Controller and the Story Progression mod.
Seasons because of the weather effects upon the whole neighborhood.
Pets because animals add extra routing. Speaking of routing, from experience, the better the CPU then the better and faster the routing and also the more lively Sims are in general. But also routing depends on the player providing sufficient space for mobility.
You have those two already. But you may want to be wary of IP.
Island Paradise and Into The Future may be the only EPs out of the question - one for the excessive lagging that I see my Simmers complain about on YouTube, and the lack of replay value.
