Are the Sims 3 Seasons and Sims 3 Generations Worth Buying in 2021?

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Hello,Alright so I have been playing the Sims for over 8 years and began with the Sims 3 in maybe 2012-2013. I soon became obsessed with the game and received it and a bunch of packs for Christmas the following year I fell in love with it. However, once the Sims 4 came out, I started playing that and have been ever since. Someone who I know sells video games, so since I didn't play the Sims 3 anymore, I gave them to him to sell. Obviously, I don't have them anymore. Now, a few days ago, I jumped back into the Sims 3 and remembered how good it is. But, since the game has not been updated in so long, it's very laggy and has sluggish performance. It crashes for no reason, (I think it has something to do with me having the Sims 3 Pets installed) it takes forever load items in CAS, etc. I was thinking about purchasing the Sims 3 Seasons and the Sims 3 Generations again, but I was scared that it would make the game's performance even worse. My question is, should I buy the packs, or don't risk it? I am playing on a 2020 MacBook Pro (macOS Catalina 10.15.5). It has plenty of storage and 8 GB of RAM. In my game, I have all the Sims 3 Store worlds installed, a few CAS and build mode items from the store as well. I have some CC, but hardly any. I will attach my deviceconfig.log here for more info about my game. For privacy reasons, I have changed my name to REMOVED in the file.Thanks.=== Application info ===Name: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sims3Version: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Build: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Release=== Rating info ===GPU: 3 GPU Memory: 5 CPU: 1 RAM: 5 CPU Speed: 1400 Threading: 3Adjusted CPU: 2380 RAM: 8192 Adjusted RAM: 7680 Cores: 4Card Found in DB: 0=== Machine info ===OS version: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mac OS X Version 10.15.5 (Build 19F101)OS prod type: &nbsp; &nbsp;0OS major ver: &nbsp; &nbsp;10OS minor ver: &nbsp; &nbsp;15OS SP major ver: 0OS SP minor ver: 0OS is 64Bit: 1CPU: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MacBookPro16,3&nbsp; &nbsp; Brand: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8257U CPU @ 1.40GHz&nbsp; &nbsp; Family: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8&nbsp; &nbsp; Model: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; Cores: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; HT: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1&nbsp; &nbsp; x64: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1Memory: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8192MBFree memory: &nbsp; &nbsp; 277MBUser: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;REMOVEDComputer: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;REMOVED-MacBook-Pro=== Graphics device info ===Number: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0Name (driver): &nbsp; Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645Name (database): Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 [Found: 0, Matched: 1]Vendor: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;IntelChipset: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vendor: 8086, Device: 3ea6, Board: 00000178, Chipset: 0001Driver: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;macOS Metal driver, Version: 0.0.0.0Driver version: &nbsp;0Monitor: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00000000Texture memory: &nbsp;1536MBVertex program: &nbsp;3.0Pixel program: &nbsp; 3.0Hardware TnL: &nbsp; &nbsp;0=== Options ===AnimationSmoothing 0LightingQuality 1GeneralReflections 1TextureQuality 2VisualEffects 2TerrainQuality 1EdgeSmoothing 0ObjectHiding 1AspectRatio 0ForceSquarePixels 1SimQuality 2TreeQuality 1DrawDistance 2MaxActiveLots 1NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6AdvancedRendering 1AudioQuality 1Audi🤭utputMode 1VoiceLevel 255SoundFXLevel 255MusicLevel 255AmbientLevel 255FocusMute 1VoiceMute 1SoundFXMute 1MusicMute 1AmbientMute 1EdgeScrolling 0EdgeScrollingWarning 0SupressOpportunityDialogs 0SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 513SimWhileMinimized 0TwelveHourClock 1ShowPlacementGrid 0AutonomyLevel 1DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 1PetAutonomyLevel 2AgingInterval 2EnableAging 1EnableTutorial 1EnableIntroTutorial 0EnableTombResets 1EnableInGameStore 1EnableTelemetry 1EnableMemories 1AgingStageLengthBaby 2AgingStageLengthToddler 14AgingStageLengthChild 14AgingStageLengthTeen 17AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 42AgingStageLengthAdult 25AgingStageLengthElder 20EnableInteractiveLoading 1AgingStageLengthPuppy 0AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0AgingStageLengthDogElder 0AgingStageLengthKitten 0AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0AgingStageLengthCatElder 0AgingStageLengthFoal 0AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0LunarCycleLength 3LunarPhaseLength 0EnableLunarCycle 1EnableLunarPhase 0EnableStoryProgression 1EnableVampires 1EnableWerewolves 1EnablePets 1EnableCelebrities 1EnableFairies 1EnableWitches 1EnableHorses 1EnableOptOutCeleb 0ReceiveConnectTNS 1ReceivedDevGift 0PostFilterFlags 0RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0SummerLength 7FallLength 7WinterLength 7SpringLength 7SummerEnabled 1FallEnabled 1WinterEnabled 1SpringEnabled 1IsCelcius 0FogEnabled 1RainEnabled 1SnowEnabled 1HailEnabled 1InvertHorizontalRotation 0InvertVerticalRotation 0VideoCaptureSize 1VideoCaptureQuality 2VideoCaptureSound 0VideoCaptureTime 60VideoCaptureHideUI 1=== Default Options ===AnimationSmoothing 0LightingQuality 2GeneralReflections 1TextureQuality 2VisualEffects 2TerrainQuality 1EdgeSmoothing 0ObjectHiding 1AspectRatio 0ForceSquarePixels 1SimQuality 2TreeQuality 1DrawDistance 2MaxActiveLots 1NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6AdvancedRendering 1AudioQuality 1Audi🤭utputMode 1VoiceLevel 255SoundFXLevel 255MusicLevel 255AmbientLevel 255FocusMute 1VoiceMute 0SoundFXMute 0MusicMute 0AmbientMute 0EdgeScrolling 0EdgeScrollingWarning 1SupressOpportunityDialogs 0SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 0SimWhileMinimized 0TwelveHourClock 1ShowPlacementGrid 0AutonomyLevel 2DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0PetAutonomyLevel 2AgingInterval 2EnableAging 1EnableTutorial 1EnableIntroTutorial 1EnableTombResets 1EnableInGameStore 1EnableTelemetry 1EnableMemories 1AgingStageLengthBaby 3AgingStageLengthToddler 7AgingStageLengthChild 7AgingStageLengthTeen 14AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21AgingStageLengthAdult 21AgingStageLengthElder 17EnableInteractiveLoading 1AgingStageLengthPuppy 0AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0AgingStageLengthDogElder 0AgingStageLengthKitten 0AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0AgingStageLengthCatElder 0AgingStageLengthFoal 0AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0LunarCycleLength 3LunarPhaseLength 0EnableLunarCycle 1EnableLunarPhase 0EnableStoryProgression 1EnableVampires 1EnableWerewolves 1EnablePets 1EnableCelebrities 1EnableFairies 1EnableWitches 1EnableHorses 1EnableOptOutCeleb 0ReceiveConnectTNS 1ReceivedDevGift 0PostFilterFlags 0RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0SummerLength 7FallLength 7WinterLength 7SpringLength 7SummerEnabled 1FallEnabled 1WinterEnabled 1SpringEnabled 1IsCelcius 0FogEnabled 1RainEnabled 1SnowEnabled 1HailEnabled 1InvertHorizontalRotation 0InvertVerticalRotation 0VideoCaptureSize 1VideoCaptureQuality 2VideoCaptureSound 0VideoCaptureTime 60VideoCaptureHideUI 1

puzzlezaddict · Accepted Answer

@Lola18790&nbsp; Seasons is the second-most-demanding pack, after Pets, and having it installed may cause more performance issues.&nbsp; On the other hand, while I've seen a lot of complaints about Pets from Mac users running the 64-bit version, I haven't seen much about Seasons causing lag.&nbsp; So it may not have much of an effect for you.

The pack's content is highly popular, with many people saying they'd never want to play without Seasons in place.&nbsp; I think there are very few people whose computers can run it who choose not to.

Seasons does also come with an annoying graphics issue, namely that when the snow depth is greater than zero, snowy roads show through buildings:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/CURRENT-ISSUE-64-bit-Walls-floors-cut-away-to-display-snowy/td-p/9832884

Generations is a mild pack and shouldn't cause any lag or other problems with performance.&nbsp; It's also one of the lower-rated expansions overall—many people think it doesn't have enough content for a full EP.&nbsp; (It has a lot more than Sims 4 EPs do though.)&nbsp; Other people like it a lot, so it's more a matter of taste.&nbsp; If you used to like it when you played before, you should still like it now, and it certainly has a lot of fun elements for family play.

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