If You Want A Performance Increase... (You probably don't know about this)
So as we all know this game is a mess to play on newer hardware without GPU fixes, Nraas mods and such. And you've probably seen that this game tends to run better on older hardware for some reason.
Well the game is pretty CPU heavy, but at the same time it only ever utilizes 3 cores (and if you have a decent PC chances are you have a processor with more than 3 cores) so a lot of your CPU power is going underused which results in a lot of gameplay problems that would rely on a fast single core CPU speed.
Anyway, I found a 'fix' that's called 'unparking your CPU'. https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=4961408
What it basically does is makes sure all your cores are running at 100% which in turn means that the 3 cores that are being used by the game are always running at max.
I've been testing this out on my pc and have noticed a significant improvement. Things such as lag at 3x speed, stuttering car rides, and random stuttering are gone now. I also read that it decreases idle sims and makes them perform actions faster as well as populate community lots better. I never had problems with those before but people have. Also anytime I'm playing in a detailed world (like Boroughsburg) I never see grey objects when loading into a lot.
My game before trying this out was by no means unplayable, but the things I listed above that are now fixed were minorly annoying, but now my game is about as smooth as I think it can get.
If you have more than 3 cores and a high CPU clock speed and try this fix out, I guarantee you will notice a performance increase.
Just for reference, my specs - R7 3800x, 32gb Ram, RTX 2060S.
Well the game is pretty CPU heavy, but at the same time it only ever utilizes 3 cores (and if you have a decent PC chances are you have a processor with more than 3 cores) so a lot of your CPU power is going underused which results in a lot of gameplay problems that would rely on a fast single core CPU speed.
Anyway, I found a 'fix' that's called 'unparking your CPU'. https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=4961408
What it basically does is makes sure all your cores are running at 100% which in turn means that the 3 cores that are being used by the game are always running at max.
I've been testing this out on my pc and have noticed a significant improvement. Things such as lag at 3x speed, stuttering car rides, and random stuttering are gone now. I also read that it decreases idle sims and makes them perform actions faster as well as populate community lots better. I never had problems with those before but people have. Also anytime I'm playing in a detailed world (like Boroughsburg) I never see grey objects when loading into a lot.
My game before trying this out was by no means unplayable, but the things I listed above that are now fixed were minorly annoying, but now my game is about as smooth as I think it can get.
If you have more than 3 cores and a high CPU clock speed and try this fix out, I guarantee you will notice a performance increase.
Just for reference, my specs - R7 3800x, 32gb Ram, RTX 2060S.
