Constant freezing Sims 3
Hi all. I think this question has been asked on here before but the answers haven’t fixed my problem! My sims game constantly freezes.. Certain parts in the game carry on moving, like waterfalls et...
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@Jessmaadge What world(s) are you playing in, and which packs do you have installed? Please test the game in a clean folder: move your entire Sims 3 user data folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and the game will spawn a new one the next time you launch it. Don't add anything to this folder yet; just start a new save in Sunset Valley or Twinbrook, and let me know how it runs.
Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
As for fps, 120 may be too high, or it may be fine, depending on your hardware and the refresh rate of your monitor. The dxdiag should make that clear. But it would be good to know whether fps is locked at or near 120 or fluctuates wildly.
- @puzzlezaddict I’m playing in Isla Paradiso, which I think it’s a difficult game to run anyway? It’s been fine for ages! Thank you I will try that 🙂
@Jessmaadge The EA version of Isla Paradiso is so broken it can cause exactly the lag and freezing you've described even on the strongest hardware. If you want to play it in the future, you'll need to either edit the world yourself, or download a fixed version. A player on the official forums addressed the various issues with IP and provided her fixed save for download, if you want to use it:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/811253/removing-ip-lag
Or you can copy her edits if you like handling things yourself or want to continue playing your existing save.
Isla Paradiso is by far the most broken EA world, Bridgeport has problems with elevators, and most of the newer worlds have some sort of issue here or there. That's why we suggest people test in Sunset Valley or Twinbrook (or Riverview, but it wouldn't be installed in a clean user data folder): it's a good way to get a baseline for performance with nothing else interfering.
Hi so I've moved the Sims 3 folder and started fresh in Sunset Valley. It seems okay..
I've also attached the text file for the dxdiag.
I'm just really confused as I've never actually had a problem with lagging and yet as soon as I downloaded Showtime it started playing up! I also have World Adventures, High end loft stuff, ambitions, late night, outdoor living, town life stuff, pets, master suite, 70's 80's and 90's, island paradise and into the future.
I can try and fix the game whilst keeping my current save.. although I've lost everything before and I'm worried about doing that again!
Thank you
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