Would you recommend this bundle?

@luimistelija Personally, I love the horses. I've always wanted them in a sims game since the pets expansion came out for the previous sims games. The horses need a lot of room so open world suits them. The Pets expansion is pretty taxing on the computer so keep that in mind. Good luck with your decision and happy simming. :)

Yeah I found myself searching for games with horses and there are barely any that look good, so I thought that TS3 pets would be a good option :) I have a gaming desktop and the packs I currently have seem to run fine. I'm hopeful that pets would too, but I guess there's no telling.

I bought that bundle. I really like it. Go ahead!

It's good that you have a computer suited for gaming as Pets & Seasons are both demanding. Since you're new to Sims 3 and likely to have a dedicated card... It's important to turn on vertical sync with this game. Without it, framerate will be high which can cause issues so it's recommended to use v-sync locking it to your monitors refresh rate. Vertical sync can be turned on through the video cards control panel. If you tell me which card you have, I can help further.

Is it a good deal? Well, I remember paying full price for those packs back in the day. :D EPs go for $20 USD nowadays half the price they used to be. You're getting 3 EPs for nearly the price of one. Steam throws good sales but usually only during holidays for Sims so now is a good time. Generations adds things that are family oriented. Seasons adds to the whole game experience and really is a game changer in my opinion. I use mods (NRaas) so with Pets installed, I turn off strays and wild horses. As much as I love Sims 3... routing issues are a real pain. Wild horses especially like to get stuck in random places around the world. Pet horses are fun to play with but do require a decent sized lot as mentioned above.

If you're looking to see what these packs include...

• Generations Game Guide & Video Review
  
• Pets Game Guide & Video Review
  
• Seasons Game Guide & Video Review
  

Thanks for the helpful post @SimplyJen! I have GeForce GTX 960. The vertical sync setting is currently "use the 3D application setting".

Those are all really great EP’s to start out with. They each add a lot of unique interactions and fun activities to the game.

• Generations is one of the more subtle (and one of my favorite) EP’s in that while it seems as though it doesn’t add much it goes in depth with the family interactions and the activities it brings.
  

• Pets, of course, speaks for itself. A great town, lovely objects for decor and activities and just an all around awesome EP. With my laptop though, the fur doesn’t show up in my game so I only allow a skeleton cat and a cranky unicorn in my game for pets. Lol.
  

• And Seasons is IMO the best EP of the series. Each weather type brings stunning scenery to the game (I’m all about good scenery lol) and each season brings such great activities.
  

Since you said your computer is a gaming desktop then I’m sure these EP’s should work well. Of course, Sims 3 is a wonky and temperamental game but once you learn how to handle it, it is very worth the hassle it brings. So yes, I very much recommend this bundle :p

"luimistelija;c-16849222" wrote:
Thanks for the helpful post @SimplyJen! I have GeForce GTX 960. The vertical sync setting is currently "use the 3D application setting".

no problem :)

Change vertical sync to On and while in-game, use the cheat fps on. Small numbers will appear in the corner. It should be hovering around your monitor/screen refresh rate. For most people, that's 60hz. If not and it's reaching much higher then let me know and I can give you instructions for Nvidia Inspector (free to use). The reason vertical sync is important with this game is because extra high framerate tends to overwork the video card causing performance issues and extra heat.

Thank you all! I'm hoping to play legacy style, perhaps finally complete 10 generations. Never managed to do that in TS2 or TS4, because I always play huge rotations. These packs seem very good for building a legacy.

"luimistelija;c-16849465" wrote:
Thank you all! I'm hoping to play legacy style, perhaps finally complete 10 generations. Never managed to do that in TS2 or TS4, because I always play huge rotations. These packs seem very good for building a legacy.

Do you have nraas mods? I love legacies in TS3 because of them, I love still getting notifications on all of the family members that don’t live in the main house anymore.

A game without seasons seems bland to me! Go for it if you have the money! :)