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marinacrespo
5 years ago

Re-installing the Sims 3 again, I really dont like the Sims 4

Like 3 months ago or so I unistalled the Sims 3 because I got annoyed with the game freezing and then me having to exit the game by force without saving, on that day in specific I had error 12 which I hadnt had in years so that was the last straw. I thought ok I will unistal the sims 3 and play the sims 4 until May when I will get my sims 3 CDs again. That will force to play the sims 4 and make my money worth, since I bought a few expansions and game packs and even a stuff pack. Well that didnt work, this time I managed to reach generation 3 in the sims 4 which is a miracle (in the sims 3 I have a save on generation 14 and still going, I saved the saves before unistalling) but I still dont like the sims 4. The game has a few good things I cant deny but I just can get attached to the sims for some reason. But I think its the lack of open world that kills it for me. I bought get to work ep to open a business and I dont even have the will to try it and I also didnt even try the careers, and I have the cats and dogs ep and I also havent tried being a vet.

So basically ever since I unistalled Sims 3 I have been suffering from withdrawal and instead of playing the sims 4 in my spare time, I have been watching sims 3 current households and worlds overviews on youtube. Now as I speak I am installing the sims 3 again, turns out its on my Origin account for some reason. The only disadvantage is I will be playing with the 1.69 update. Anyway it wont be for long, my boyfriend is gonna build me a desktop maybe in April, and I am gonna ask my brother to send me the sims 3 cds by post, so I just need to get used to play with the 1.69 until everything goes back to normal. I cant believe I can play sims 3 again. I have been downloading mods during this time so I am excited to try them out :D

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  • texxx78's avatar
    texxx78
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    "Sharonia;c-17857759" wrote:
    "igazor;c-17856925" wrote:
    "Sharonia;c-17856766" wrote:
    Is it okay to ask which packs cause lag in the Sims 3? Or is that an old issue?


    It's not so much that this pack causes lag while that pack doesn't, it's that they each have a different potential impact on game performance because some of them are much heavier to run than others. How much of a difference this makes depends on your hardware set. We would need to know what the specs are on computer(s) you are playing on to be able to say how well a few or all 11 EPs together might be expected to run for you.

    The heaviest EPs are, in order, Pets (by far), Seasons, IP, ITF. The lightest ones are probably WA, Ambitions, Generations, with the others being somewhere in between. The Stuff Packs add almost no measurable overhead.

    IP gets a bad rap in this regard because, although it's around #3 in the weight that it adds to any game where it is present, it also comes with the Isla Paradiso world that is flawed and needs some fixing up before it becomes properly playable.


    Thank you so much for your reply. I’m planning to get a new PC soon. This has been really helpful. I’m not sure my current PC can handle all the packs or maybe it can. I like to try keep my game running smooth.

    This has help me decide which ones I will maybe avoid installing until I get a new PC.


    @Sharonia i have bought a gaming laptop a few months ago. I bought it to play 4, cause my game was already lagging in my old laptop. A few days ago i've decided to re-install sims 3 just to see if it would be different from last time. And it is! I have all eps and stuff packs and a few store items and worlds. The game is super smooth. Yesterday i played from 11am to 11pm with no flaws or performance issues :) I did followed the steam sims 3 performance guide before i started playing. But after setting it, it runs wonderfully. I dare to say it runs better than 4, now that 4 is having so much simulation lag and action queues that disapear...
    My laptop is a lenovo legion 5, with amd ryzen 7, 16gb ram and nvidia gtx 1650 ti.
  • ThriorTheSecond's avatar
    ThriorTheSecond
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @Sharonia - Once you have your system set up you could also take a look at this guide to improve performance. I found there to be really good information and tips which help with game performance. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1131162350. Remember to take backups before tweaking the files though.
    Even if your game seems to be running well I'd personally recommend using some Nraas mods like Overwatch and Errortrap (+ MasterController). I just feel like they help with overall game health (and MasterController is my personal favorite) but each to their own.

    I have a rig which, in theory, is more than capable of running TS3 but I still experienced lag due to poor optimization of the game and the amount of custom content. (From EPs I have Late Night, Seasons, Ambitions, University and Generations.) CAS especially lagged a lot but Nraas Master Controller setting for "compact view" does some wonders.
  • karritz's avatar
    karritz
    Legend
    5 years ago
    I occasionally post about issues I'm having with my game but my issues are caused by my play style. I have extremely overstuffed households (20+ Sims in a household) plus all Expansion and Stuff packs plus all store content plus about 4 GB of mods and custom content.

    One thing that helps greatly is to keep inventories as empty as possible. Sims can collect a lot of stuff during game play and after a few play sessions it is a good idea to go through their inventories and remove what they don't need to carry around with them all the time.
  • Stormyweather43's avatar
    Stormyweather43
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    I just came back to the sims 3 about a week ago. I have tried and tried to have fun with sims 4, and while I prefer some things about it, I found myself not playing as much as being on here or doing other things with the game running in the background. I left three because of the loading time issues, but I forgot how fun the game play is. I am loving the personality of the townies. They are a real hoot at times.
  • texxx78's avatar
    texxx78
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    I have been playing for the latest weeks, 2 or 3, i can't tell... i'm loving it. I haven't played sims 4 since and i will only play it if sims 3 starts to lag. So far, there's no lag at all. It's an incredible game!
  • karritz's avatar
    karritz
    Legend
    5 years ago
    "Colorist40;c-17859017" wrote:
    I just came back to the sims 3 about a week ago. I have tried and tried to have fun with sims 4, and while I prefer some things about it, I found myself not playing as much as being on here or doing other things with the game running in the background. I left three because of the loading time issues, but I forgot how fun the game play is. I am loving the personality of the townies. They are a real hoot at times.


    There are ways to reduce load times. If you search the internet on Sims 3 load times you will find lots of recommendations on how to do that.

    There are two mods I use. The one that made a huge difference for me when starting a new game is this mod:

    NoVenuePlacement.package

    http://modthesims.info/d/424222/24-10-amb-community-lots-auto-placement-fix-add-other-lots-compatible-with-patch-1-63-1-67.html

    It stops the game from adding all of the venues that came with expansion packs at the start of a new game.

    There is another mod I use that cuts out most of the intro loading screens and music. But I can't remember what it's called and I can't find it in my mods folder, although I know it is in there somewhere as all I see is the loading screen for Into the Future each time I start up the game.
  • katcalls2k907's avatar
    katcalls2k907
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    I had problems with the Launcher recently, so I had to delete everything I had in my Sims 3 files and reinstall my Store Content, my Expansions and my Stuff Packs and started a new Save. The problem I have at the moment is reinstalling the Mods.
  • Bluegayle's avatar
    Bluegayle
    Hero
    5 years ago
    @Sleepstar I feel your pain. Somehow and I believe thanks to beta desktop I lost my Sims3 saved games. Took me most of the day but I finally got the game running again w/o the desktop and have all my mods & downloads intact. However not my saved games. Sad but I don't mind starting up something new.

    @kiara07 I normally play all versions and enjoy them although I have now removed the original & 2 from this computer. It would be nice if we could all get along
    without comparing no matter what version we play. <3

    Also in my Sims 3 game I have the latest update on Origin and have no problems with it. I do have the discs.....somewhere here but as it works I don't worry about it. Plus I thought I read on here or somewhere that it doesn't matter now? Someone can clarify that for me. It might just have been that before you could add your newer bought eps etc without launcher. But now you can't. Sorry I'm rambling. Happy Simming

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