I've been trying more or less constantly over the past week or two to get this game to a playable point. There is no reason I shouldn't be able to run a game that came out in 2009 at all max settings. And for the most part, I can. The problem comes when moving the camera. I don't get consistently low FPS, it'll just stutter and sometimes very briefly drop in FPS when I move the camera around. It gets a tiny bit better when I have High Detail Lots turned all the way down, but it doesn't go away enough to stop annoying me. And for gods sake I spent $2000 on my PC, no way I should have to do that. Regardless, at this point I just want to know if anybody runs this game without any lag, and if so, what the plum is your secret? Are there any graphics settings that just break your game or something when you have them up high?

http://murfeelee.tumblr.com/post/129798469311/how-to-make-your-game-run-smoother-solve-crashing

I think the OP's expectations for how smoothly a 2009 game that has been out of development for over two years will run on a higher end 2016 (or something similar) computer and graphics card are a bit high. It should be playable, it's not going to be perfect, and there are going to be tradeoffs and workarounds needed.

"GaiaHypothesis;14563979" wrote:Hmm that sounds like something is terribly wrong. My PC is not a dedicated gaming rig, at all, and even after I just re-installed the base and ALL EP's (new for me, I only had like 4 or 5 before) my game runs pretty well. I also have over 5gb of .package files, and I dont know how much sims3pack files. I run an HQ mod on HIGH sim, and high details. There is a small amount of lag when I first open (rendering the CC laden house) but definitely not when I use the camera, its slightly choppy running it at 3. I don't have lot detail on high though, that might be on med as well as some others.I would either go here into the tech forum, or if you use NRAAs mods try over there. You should be able to run this game well, it might just need some tinkering. It effects mid to higher end dedicated video cards which you dont have. It effects some cards not others and is not specific to a particular series of card. It can effect both AMD and Nvidia I already helped op in tech an people at Nraas have also answered op in tech on a few issues. They also answered op here in this thread @igazor. This problem was caused a patch which EA has not fixed. There is no cure unless EA decides to fix the game and fix the patch that caused it. There are several people in tech who tried to find a fix but one has never been found so it is up to EA to fix it.

I have no lag in my game. The world I made is perfectly routed however and I have mods. I also have some quality cc aswell. There is a fps limiter I use that helps the game run more efficient and lowers my GPU temps. I forget the name of it but it helps a lot.

"@igazor;14564067" wrote:I think the OP's expectations for how smoothly a 2009 game that has been out of development for over two years will run on a higher end 2016 (or something similar) computer and graphics card are a bit high. It should be playable, it's not going to be perfect, and there are going to be tradeoffs and workarounds needed.Nope, they are still selling this game to new consumers and the $3000+ of DLC. It should work with current PC's and Mac's. Don't defend EA's shoddy business tactics. There are games older than The Sims 3 that are still on sale, and devs are still patching them to work on new Pc's. If the game had been off the shelves for 2 years, that would be fair enough. EA stopped optimizing cards in 2012. Two years before they even stopped development.

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WarthogRacer
Seasoned Scout
10 years ago
http://murfeelee.tumblr.com/post/129798469311/how-to-make-your-game-run-smoother-solve-crashing
BGH22
10 years ago
"WaxingCrescent05;878010" wrote:
I've been trying more or less constantly over the past week or two to get this game to a playable point. There is no reason I shouldn't be able to run a game that came out in 2009 at all max settings. And for the most part, I can. The problem comes when moving the camera. I don't get consistently low FPS, it'll just stutter and sometimes very briefly drop in FPS when I move the camera around. It gets a tiny bit better when I have High Detail Lots turned all the way down, but it doesn't go away enough to stop annoying me. And for gods sake I spent $2000 on my PC, no way I should have to do that. Regardless, at this point I just want to know if anybody runs this game without any lag, and if so, what the plum is your secret? Are there any graphics settings that just break your game or something when you have them up high?

a patch caused this problem. I dont get fps drops at all but I do get stutter at high speed moving the camera. It effects some mid to higher end cards. Some people get it and some don't and its not specific to a certain series of card. This is why I mentioned to you in tech section to keep lot details on low . I doubt ea will fix this issue a patch caused since they are done with the game. My game plays fine at normal speed so I have just learned not to move the camera around if I use high speed. This is on my desktop GTX 960 . I dont get the stutter on my laptop GTX 770m.
GaiaHypothesis
10 years ago
Hmm that sounds like something is terribly wrong. My PC is not a dedicated gaming rig, at all, and even after I just re-installed the base and ALL EP's (new for me, I only had like 4 or 5 before) my game runs pretty well. I also have over 5gb of .package files, and I dont know how much sims3pack files. I run an HQ mod on HIGH sim, and high details. There is a small amount of lag when I first open (rendering the CC laden house) but definitely not when I use the camera, its slightly choppy running it at 3. I don't have lot detail on high though, that might be on med as well as some others.

I would either go here into the tech forum, or if you use NRAAs mods try over there.

You should be able to run this game well, it might just need some tinkering.
igazor
10 years ago
I think the OP's expectations for how smoothly a 2009 game that has been out of development for over two years will run on a higher end 2016 (or something similar) computer and graphics card are a bit high. It should be playable, it's not going to be perfect, and there are going to be tradeoffs and workarounds needed.
BGH22
10 years ago
"GaiaHypothesis;14563979" wrote:
Hmm that sounds like something is terribly wrong. My PC is not a dedicated gaming rig, at all, and even after I just re-installed the base and ALL EP's (new for me, I only had like 4 or 5 before) my game runs pretty well. I also have over 5gb of .package files, and I dont know how much sims3pack files. I run an HQ mod on HIGH sim, and high details. There is a small amount of lag when I first open (rendering the CC laden house) but definitely not when I use the camera, its slightly choppy running it at 3. I don't have lot detail on high though, that might be on med as well as some others.

I would either go here into the tech forum, or if you use NRAAs mods try over there.

You should be able to run this game well, it might just need some tinkering.

It effects mid to higher end dedicated video cards which you dont have. It effects some cards not others and is not specific to a particular series of card. It can effect both AMD and Nvidia I already helped op in tech an people at Nraas have also answered op in tech on a few issues. They also answered op here in this thread @igazor. This problem was caused a patch which EA has not fixed. There is no cure unless EA decides to fix the game and fix the patch that caused it. There are several people in tech who tried to find a fix but one has never been found so it is up to EA to fix it.
jasonsterlingrmc
Seasoned Ace
10 years ago
I have a few minor problems depending on the "world" and how much is going on. I too, have a higher end computer BUT with everything installed and running there are issues at high settings and high speed. I've noticed personally that Seasons and Pets cause the most trouble for me so I have Pets uninstalled and seasons mostly turned off except for story telling. Also Island Paradise, Lucky Palms and probably others have lag due to stuck sims and although Overwatch mod helps there are still occasionally stutters for a bit before the mod resolves it. I mostly play at normal speed as well so there's not a huge issue.

Also, I'll add I have the GTX 980M video card and I think having post rendering on high causes higher incidence of lag in my experience.
BGH22
10 years ago
"JasonAnthonySterling;14564129" wrote:
I have a few minor problems depending on the "world" and how much is going on. I too, have a higher end computer BUT with everything installed and running there are issues at high settings and high speed. I've noticed personally that Seasons and Pets cause the most trouble for me so I have Pets uninstalled and seasons mostly turned off except for story telling. Also Island Paradise, Lucky Palms and probably others have lag due to stuck sims and although Overwatch mod helps there are still occasionally stutters for a bit before the mod resolves it. I mostly play at normal speed as well so there's not a huge issue.

Also, I'll add I have the GTX 980M video card and I think having post rendering on high causes higher incidence of lag in my experience.

Seasons causes a lot of people issues at high speed when the snow is really heavy. It will jam so I dont put the game on high speed when it snows heavy. like you I play at normal speed, Im a pause player.When I use high speed I dont move the camera so the stutter does not really effect me on my desktop as long as I am in normal speed. I dont get stutter on my laptop at all. I play without mods. IP is just messed up for everyone. LP plays fine for me. According to others that dont play with mods The key to pets is to have pets turned disabled in the launcher from generating too many pets in the game so they wont get stuck. Someone told me that who does not play with mods. My current laptop game does not have pets installed.
deadhaus123
10 years ago
I have no lag in my game. The world I made is perfectly routed however and I have mods. I also have some quality cc aswell. There is a fps limiter I use that helps the game run more efficient and lowers my GPU temps. I forget the name of it but it helps a lot.
Selxna
10 years ago
I have a laptop (all EPs installed, no stuff packs but lots of Store Content, CC free), and it only lags with Create-A-Style in Build-Buy Mode:D On my gaming PC, it lags a lot more because it has tons of CC installed... So I guess it just depends on how much content you have?
JackJack_Morris
10 years ago
"@igazor;14564067" wrote:
I think the OP's expectations for how smoothly a 2009 game that has been out of development for over two years will run on a higher end 2016 (or something similar) computer and graphics card are a bit high. It should be playable, it's not going to be perfect, and there are going to be tradeoffs and workarounds needed.

Nope, they are still selling this game to new consumers and the $3000+ of DLC. It should work with current PC's and Mac's. Don't defend EA's shoddy business tactics.

There are games older than The Sims 3 that are still on sale, and devs are still patching them to work on new Pc's. If the game had been off the shelves for 2 years, that would be fair enough.

EA stopped optimizing cards in 2012. Two years before they even stopped development.