Optimization for a (not that big) dummy
Hello fellow simmers!
It's my first thread on this forum, so at first I would like to welcome you all and excuse you for my English, as it's not my native language. Secondly I am finally oficially a member, after not using the account for 9 years.
And now straight to the chase:
I recently got back to The Sims 3. I obtained all of the expansions available. My PC is way above the requirements (I won't be posting the specs unless it's really necessary, but I wouldn't say it is), so basically I installed whole Sims 3 on my system, and then got to the optimization part.
So, to sum up what I use:
- I got the FPS limiter setting my game to 60 fps (30 is not enough for me, frankly speaking).
- I downloaded NRAAS Overwatch, Master Controller + Integration and ErrorTrap
- I set the vehicle cleaning every Sim hour in Overwatch
- I turned off the memories
- I turned off the interactive menu screens
- I turned lots loading to 2 at the time so more won't be loaded during my sim's driving, as it's a waste
- started from optimizing the game through GeForce Experience (then toning the lots loading)
- I edited the ini file and let my Sims use half of my RAM (so it uses 8Gb, or at least I let it use as much)
Thing is that the game still crunches at times, not as much as it would without all of this, but there are moments when I'm rotating the screen and it stops for a few seconds.
Any advices on what could I add to make the game even smoother?
PS: I would also appreciate useful/interesting mods that you have and that make your game look better/adds interesting features (if you can't post them here then I would be grateful for names on the PM)
It's my first thread on this forum, so at first I would like to welcome you all and excuse you for my English, as it's not my native language. Secondly I am finally oficially a member, after not using the account for 9 years.
And now straight to the chase:
I recently got back to The Sims 3. I obtained all of the expansions available. My PC is way above the requirements (I won't be posting the specs unless it's really necessary, but I wouldn't say it is), so basically I installed whole Sims 3 on my system, and then got to the optimization part.
So, to sum up what I use:
- I got the FPS limiter setting my game to 60 fps (30 is not enough for me, frankly speaking).
- I downloaded NRAAS Overwatch, Master Controller + Integration and ErrorTrap
- I set the vehicle cleaning every Sim hour in Overwatch
- I turned off the memories
- I turned off the interactive menu screens
- I turned lots loading to 2 at the time so more won't be loaded during my sim's driving, as it's a waste
- started from optimizing the game through GeForce Experience (then toning the lots loading)
- I edited the ini file and let my Sims use half of my RAM (so it uses 8Gb, or at least I let it use as much)
Thing is that the game still crunches at times, not as much as it would without all of this, but there are moments when I'm rotating the screen and it stops for a few seconds.
Any advices on what could I add to make the game even smoother?
PS: I would also appreciate useful/interesting mods that you have and that make your game look better/adds interesting features (if you can't post them here then I would be grateful for names on the PM)
