University loading screen taking FOREVER to load! Help?

This game is a memory hog because TS3 continues to eat CPU when not active, but minimized..memory leak. Adding more EPs just makes it worse.

Did you take out the Mod folder and delete your cache files?

Also, I have a 3ghz dual processor and 4gbs of RAM, and and a HD video card with it's own 1 GB of dedicated RAM, and TS3 is now just as slow loading as my TS2 game with all EPs installed and loads of CC.

I now can get up and vacuum for about five minutes or so. :roll: Just like in the good ole days.

Seriously, you may need more RAM..I only have five EPs installed and only some Store content and this game is using more than one million KBs of memory..but if you are having to wait that long, try playing a new TS3 game, and see if it isn't something in your old saves and the current TS3 file.

This is not a RAM issue. Something else is going on. I am experiencing this on one of my Saves and I have PLENTY of RAM to run this game.

-Have you moved anyone from college into your neighborhood?

-How long has it been since your last Sim went to the University Hood?

From another thread, this issue doesn't appear to be mod related but...

-Do you have any mods?? If so, which ones?

I have all the EPs and SPs and 4.5gb of store content. My comp barely meets the minimum requirements, but the longest it's taken my comp to run the loading screen for UL was 20 minutes. I think there's a definite problem if it takes longer than 30 minutes.

Cinebar: I did take out the mod folder and delete the cache files, I have 8gb RAM and 1TB hard drive. I have noticed my game taking longer and longer to load with each new expansion and I have all of them to date so it takes a good 20 mins to get started up.
I will try a new save game and see how that pans out.

Keekee: I sent the sim I've been playing in SV to uni and this is the first time I've send anybody to university. The main bigs mods I have are overwatch and master controller plus a few from MTS, I've updated all of them and made sure they don't interfere. I agree I don't think it's related to mods as I am still having the same issue after removing the mods folder and disabling CC.

GoddessHekate: 20 mins is a reasonable amount of time given all the EP's etc although it is a ball ache waiting even that long lol

-hugs her express cache-

Before my fiance surprised with this express cache I found it would take quite a bit of time to load a world I was playing and university and my computer is:

Windows 7 64 bit
Two 1 tb hard drives
16 gb of ram
Nvidia gaming card with 1gb dedicated ram (forgot the exact name, but it is still in the top 20 best video gaming cards).
Intel core i7


And I still found myself waiting what seemed a long time (five to 10 minutes) since all my other games loading super fast (WoW, Game of Dwarves, Secret World, Guild Wars 1 and 2 are just a few examples..yes a gaming nerd I am).


But when fiance put in Express Cache...and told me to load up sims 3 a few times ...I was astounded that my Sims 3 game loaded super fast. And I have almost everything in the Sims 3 store..almost.


Edited because I forgot to add a stat to my list.

Hmmm, my games have never stopped loading they used to take ages to load. But then I un-installed all the EP's and installed them again, I'd probably recommend to do this, whenever your game gets glitches or goes funny.

Gamekitten: I've not heard of an express cache but I'm definately going to look into getting one now! Every other game I play is super fast it's just this one, it usually takes about 15-20mins to load up my save file I'd be happy if I could half that :)

Lauravalerie: I know it's wierd isn't it, I've never had it happen before. I will try that now.

I tried a new town, sim and save file and I'm still had the same problem :( I'm DYING to go to university!




Edit: my bad spelling lol

gamekitten wrote:
-hugs her express cache-

Before my fiance surprised with this express cache I found it would take quite a bit of time to load a world I was playing and university and my computer is:

Windows 7 64 bit
Two 1 tb hard drives
16 gb of ram
Nvidia gaming card with 1gb dedicated ram (forgot the exact name, but it is still in the top 20 best video gaming cards).
Intel core i7


And I still found myself waiting what seemed a long time (five to 10 minutes) since all my other games loading super fast (WoW, Game of Dwarves, Secret World, Guild Wars 1 and 2 are just a few examples..yes a gaming nerd I am).


But when fiance put in Express Cache...and told me to load up sims 3 a few times ...I was astounded that my Sims 3 game loaded super fast. And I have almost everything in the Sims 3 store..almost.


Edited because I forgot to add a stat to my list.

Ohhhhh what is this express cache you speak of?!

It is a solid state drive. I loaded sims a few times so it would take in Sims 3. And that's a big game..lol.

I'm not a tech nor do I put together computers (very ill for the pass 3 years and can't work, also had to give up college I wanted to finish my degree..-sigh). SO I can't actually say the exact thing it does, but my fiance can. He builds computers and works for a computer company where we live.

I will ask him..lol

I had this problem before sims 3 University Life came out. I ended up lowering my game options to "low" and it really reduces the lag and loading times. It is kinda weird though, my sims 3 base game only would run perfectly smooth. I wish there was a magic wand to reduce the lag time without reducing graphics. The game still looks just fine. I mean I could just live with a slower game, but it was really starting to bug me. My computer is 2009. It is not that old haha.