The camera controls in Sims 3 are glitchy in a few different ways, not providing much actual control over the viewing angle. A couple examples of this: When I hit Tab, which switches to cinematic camera (no UI, free camera movement), as soon as I move the cursor, the camera angle is pointing straight down. I usually can only move the camera left, not right, and if I pan up, I can't pan down again until I exit the cinematic camera and use the UI to reset. The same happens when a sim takes an in-game photo with the World Adventures camera, which likely uses the same function. Cmd-up arrow and cmd-down arrow immediately go to the maximum (top down) and minimum (parallel to the ground) viewing angles and won't release until I use one of the UI buttons. Cmd-S has the same effect. Scrolling up or down in a catalog (Build, Buy, CAS) doesn't work, either bouncing back to the top or scrolling much farther down than intended. I tested this on a trackpad and reproduced all the issues on a Magic Mouse as well.

I experienced the same issues you described, @puzzlezaddict. What I can add is that when I press cmd-right /cmd-left the camera starts spinning in this direction and just doesn't stop until I use on of the UI buttons or click on something in the world. The game becomes unplayable, this way.

@puzzlezaddict I'm having similar issues to you as well in addition to some others that might be related. It doesn't always happen but when I use the keyboard shortcut for undo in build/buy, it undoes until it can't anymore and if I try to change something, it continues to undo, as if it's stuck even though it isn't. I've had the cinematic camera issue for a while now, I thought I had it before this update as well but I could be wrong. It seems as though there's some sort of problem with the input of the game. It's playable but annoying for sure

@JustCallMeNerdy Thanks for the report. The undo/redo commands have their own thread here, if you'd like to click Me Too and post: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Mac/CURRENT-ISSUE-64-bit-Keyboard-commands-don-t-release/m-p/9661916#M11663

I'm having the same first issues as you, where using the cursor when in "tab" mode causes the camera to be straight down. I can move the camera left and right with my keyboard, though.

I've been trying to use the world adventure cameras, but since ive updated to the 64 bit version it is more difficult. I can't move the mouse cleanly or to where I want to put it. and eventually the camera just stops moving and I have to exit. Not sure if it's connected to 64 bit or if it's something im doing wrong, but I really want to fix it.

puzzlezaddict

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5 years ago

[CURRENT ISSUE 64-bit] Camera controls don't properly control

The camera controls in Sims 3 are glitchy in a few different ways, not providing much actual control over the viewing angle. A couple examples of this:

When I hit Tab, which switches to cinematic camera (no UI, free camera movement), as soon as I move the cursor, the camera angle is pointing straight down. I usually can only move the camera left, not right, and if I pan up, I can't pan down again until I exit the cinematic camera and use the UI to reset.

The same happens when a sim takes an in-game photo with the World Adventures camera, which likely uses the same function.

Cmd-up arrow and cmd-down arrow immediately go to the maximum (top down) and minimum (parallel to the ground) viewing angles and won't release until I use one of the UI buttons. Cmd-S has the same effect.