I've been playing the 64 bit & metal version of Sims 3 for about a month now on and off. It's been fine, other than a little laggy and a fair bit of the spinning rainbow wheel, but not unplayable. The only incredibly frustrating thing was the complete lack of water interactions and completing any diving aspirations being impossible because of it. Then one day out of nowhere, with nothing different, no new packs or downloaded store content, and I don't use any mods, it started crashing, and every time I play it crashes earlier than before. It's frustrating because as far as I can tell nothing is different it's just decided to start crashing.
The other thing is that some expansion packs don't seem to have survived the transfer over to 64 bit as I had to re-enter the serial codes and even now they won't download they just say "unlocked" with no option to install them at all. Hopefully EA gets onto fixing all these issues soon because sims 3 is so much more fun to play than sims 4, and I've been waiting so long to play it again once mac stopped allowing 32 bit apps.
@lizaaaaaaaaa9 The lack of interactions on open water is a known issue:
For the missing packs, you'll need to contact EA customer support and request that the "entitlements," as they're called, for the 64-bit versions be added to your account. This is a simple task for support to do.
https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/
For the crashing, does it happen in a new save in Sunset Valley? Did you update your OS or anything else on your computer? Do you use iCloud, and if so, does it sync the contents of Documents with cloud storage?
@puzzlezaddict Thanks for the advice on contacting EA! It's crashing no matter whether I'm in a new save (I've tried in a few different locations) or any existing saves (Isla Paradiso and Bridgeport). I haven't updated my mac since I downloaded Sims 3 as a 64 bit app. I don't use iCloud so no syncing or backups or anything.
@lizaaaaaaaaa9 Please list the full specs of your Mac: everything under About This Mac except for the serial number. Please also list the packs you currently have installed.
And if you have a laptop, please play while it's plugged in, not simply running on battery, and let me know whether that makes a difference.
@puzzlezaddict This is everything under about my mac other than the serial number:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports): Mac OS Catalina Version 10.15.3
Processor: 3.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
Memory: 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB
I have all the packs installed except for Town Life Stuff, Pets, Showtime, and Movie Stuff (still in the process of getting the 64 bit versions of those processed).
I always play plugged in because it drains the battery so fast if I don't, but I've double checked and it still crashed after about 3 minutes when plugged in.
