Sims 3 Worlds with Least Lag

"CharlieBleu;c-18299691" wrote:
The only issue I've had so far is with Isla Paradiso, it lags so much each time I play it. Too bad too, its a really neat-looking map.

I have definitely reduced lag by uninstalling over half of the packs, last night.

Later on, I might try to play in Isla Paradiso with just that pack and basegame installed. I want to try everything, but I think it is best not to try everything at the same time. Thanks for the tip about Isla Paradiso! I quicky researched it after you singled it out. It did not make the cut.

I only have the following installed:

Basegame,
Ambitions,
Generations,
World Adventures,
Seasons,
Diesel Stuff,
Outdoor Living

I only have three worlds now:

Sunset Valley
Twinbrooks
Aventureland

Adventureland must have the least lag?

Are any of the store worlds known for being lag free?

Hi :)
No matter what anyone says, No world is lag free.

*I'm not saying it will Always Lag. What I mean is one save can be fine, another of the same world and it will have some lag. One day lag, another day not. Game start up lag, stops lagging. Sims will find a way to lag or freeze your game. :)

"Rflong7;c-18299888" wrote:
Hi :)
No matter what anyone says, No world is lag free.

*I'm not saying it will Always Lag. What I mean is one save can be fine, another of the same world and it will have some lag. One day lag, another day not. Game start up lag, stops lagging. Sims will find a way to lag or freeze your game. :)

Some days it is Windows that is causing the lag.

Thanks for the tip that no matter how much a deprive myself by stripping down, that I will still have lag.

I would definitely avoid isla paradiso and future world but other than that idk seems quite similar amount of lag

"Simmingal;c-18299913" wrote:
I would definitely avoid isla paradiso and future world but other than that idk seems quite similar amount of lag

Good to know! Thanks!

I've wondered if Twinbroke that came with ambition has fair or low amount of lag cuz it's my fav world unfortunately last time I played in it, it wasn't that good tho the least laggy one I saw was sunset valley (not surprised)

Worlds will all lag at some time or another. Sometimes, for no reason, sims just get stuck. @Rflong7 's worlds are usually peak performers, but even in one of those I had a sim become impaled on a fence one day which slowed the world to a crawl. I don't know why, the game just spawned him there. It doesn't happen often at all but it does happen.

I find smaller worlds usually run the best. Also worlds without copious amounts of vegetation tend to run nicely. Builds can also lag the game as well, as illustrated by EA's offerings in IP where toilets and showers have been placed the wrong way around.

After personal issues with houses that were built with CFE where sims got stuck in walls or walked up and down invisible staircases, I avoid those like the plague too. I don't download houses that use CC, and I don't normally download worlds with CC either. The only exception I made for that is CAWBlog's worlds.
Be discerning with your content downloads. Don't try to cram gigs and gigs of CC into your game if you're using an older computer. You'd be surprised how many people scream about the game being laggy, buggy and horrible, yet they've downloaded 10 gigs of CC onto a PC that should be classified as a fossil.

Those are just my steps I take to have a game that runs well. You'll eventually learn what works for you and your game personally.

"graventhe;c-18300760" wrote:
the least laggy one I saw was sunset valley

"Pary;c-18300779" wrote:


a sim become impaled on a fence one day which slowed the world to a crawl.

I find smaller worlds usually run the best. Also worlds without copious amounts of vegetation tend to run nicely.

Don't try to cram gigs and gigs of CC into your game

You'll eventually learn what works for you and your game personally.

Thank you both so much!

I reinstalled Windows. I have reinstalled Sims 4, but I still need to reinstall Sims 3. I am still deciding which packs that I want to install.

For right now, I think I am going to keep sims 4 mod free and play occults in this game. I contrast, I think I will add some carefully chosen mods and CC to Sims 3, but keep this game occult free. I don't need to do everything in every game, especially everything all at the same time.

In Sims 3, I am going to narrow my play to Sunset Valley, and add only the EP/SP, Store Items, and CC and mods that make it the best world possible. Sometimes less is more. Especially when we have another game to play when we want more variety.

Thanks again everyone!

Some ways to force your game to lag to the point of waiting severally real life minutes for a sim to take a single step include adding a lot of build mode trees and plants to your lot. Or having your sims do a lot of harvesting from a garden and not emptying their inventory. To minimise lag keep inventories as close to empty as possible. Remove excess build mode plants as they blow around in the breeze and keep your computer busy doing that. Adding big basements can also add to memory use but may not increase lag depending on what you put into them.

Adventureland ?