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40e35c751823933b
Rising Newcomer
2 days ago

Control panel too small

Hi, any idea how to fix a teeny tiny control panel. 
I’m playing on MacBook Air 13 inch, M4, 2025. 16 GB memory, MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2. 
 The smallest in game resolution is 1920x1200(16:10)

The Sims4 are running perfectly but I just get bored quickly and prefer the Sims3 instead. It’s such a bummer because it’s so tiny that I’m about to give up on playing it. 

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  • 40e35c751823933b  Do you mean the user interface across the bottom of the screen?  This is a set number of pixels wide, so the higher the resolution your game uses, the smaller the UI will be in real size.  One workaround is therefore to lower the in-game resolution.

    If you don't want to do that, an app called Better Display can help.  More details are here and further down in the same thread:

    Sims 3 64 Bit Mac - UI/Resolution too small | EA Forums - 11146934

  • 40e35c751823933b's avatar
    40e35c751823933b
    Rising Newcomer
    10 hours ago

    yes, that's exactly what I mean - the user interface across the bottom of the screen.  The smallest in-game resolution is 1920x1200(16:10) and even with that it is just too small. 

    I guess I will have to check the app. Thanks for the tip!

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