To get or not to get MODs

"Charlottesmom;c-16339128" wrote:

"phoebebebe13;c-16339019" wrote:

"Charlottesmom;c-16335881" wrote:
@dothesmustle , The worse that’s happened with my laptop is the occasional error 12 which is confuddling as I have boatloads of memory but it’s not that often since I cleared out my library of doubles/triples of Sims, Houses and Community Lots. I have a very pricy gaming laptop and Sims 3 typically runs fantabulous, haven’t had lag since I stopped playing on my old laptop. I only visited IP a few times to kidnap Sims but I’d like to play it sometime to see how horrible it really is. i own about 3/4ths of the store and have billions of patterns (I create them) but still no lag.

I fully appreciate that there are mods available for players who need/want them to enhance their play but for me at this point I just decline. ;)

Your game is running out of memory, why the error code 12. it's not your computer. You need to save more frequently especially as your game save gets larger. I save every sim day or sometimes even more than that. If your in build mode I save every few minutes. @igazor can help you with game save cleaner

@phoebebebe13 , ;) Yeah I do need to save more often, gonna try to remember to save after every 1/2 hour or so. When in build mode I actually throw partially built whatever I'm working on into the library then save. I learned a long time ago to not wait till a build is finished to throw it into the library, lost a few half built builds that way, I will save more often in build mode now though. :smiley:

@Charlottesmom I do that too in build mode. I actually start a new game just for builds . When I'm done with the build, I delete the save. Place the build in library and place the build in my current game . This way the game I'm playing does not get bogged down with builds