Do sims3 or 4 support the new M1 chip MacBook?
hi I am going to buy the new released MacBook, just want to ask about the compatibility
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Sims 4 run with Rosetta 2. It isn’t a problem at all. Sims 3 also work but I had some issues with it. It crashed very often und there were some grafic issues, too. But it work on the new M1 Chip.
As reference: I have the MacBook Pro with the M1 Chip and 8 GB RAM.
@Alice12121212 What settings are you using in-game? I'm wondering whether there are any in particular that cause crashing, and whether lowering them could help.
Please attach your deviceconfig.log to a post; it's in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's no other identifying information in that file.
- @puzzlezaddict My settings are very high. I could relly lower ist down.
=== Application info ===
Name: Sims3
Version:
Build: Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 5 GPU Memory: 5 CPU: 3 RAM: 5 CPU Speed: 2400 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 3200 RAM: 8192 Adjusted RAM: 7680 Cores: 8
Card Found in DB: 1
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Mac OS X Version 10.16 (Build 20B29)
OS prod type: 0
OS major ver: 10
OS minor ver: 16
OS SP major ver: 0
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 1
CPU: MacBookPro17,1
Brand: VirtualApple @ 2.50GHz processor
Family: 4
Model: 7
Cores: 8
HT: 0
x64: 1
Memory: 8192MB
Free memory: 2215MB
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): Unknown Unknown
Name (database): Unknown Unknown [Found: 1, Matched: 1]
Vendor: ATI
Chipset: Vendor: 1002, Device: 6810, Board: 00000000, Chipset: 0000
Driver: macOS Metal driver, Version: 0.0.0.0
Driver version: 0
Monitor: FD626D62
Texture memory: 5461MB
Vertex program: 3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Hardware TnL: 0
=== Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 3
GeneralReflections 3
TextureQuality 3
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 2
EdgeSmoothing 3
ObjectHiding 1
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 3
TreeQuality 4
DrawDistance 3
MaxActiveLots 4
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
Audi🤭utputMode 1
VoiceLevel 8
SoundFXLevel 20
MusicLevel 11
AmbientLevel 22
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 1
EdgeScrollingWarning 0
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 2093055
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 0
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 0
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 1
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 3
EnableAging 0
EnableTutorial 1
EnableIntroTutorial 0
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 1
EnableTelemetry 0
EnableMemories 1
AgingStageLengthBaby 6
AgingStageLengthToddler 15
AgingStageLengthChild 15
AgingStageLengthTeen 30
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 45
AgingStageLengthAdult 45
AgingStageLengthElder 36
EnableInteractiveLoading 1
AgingStageLengthPuppy 15
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 54
AgingStageLengthDogElder 30
AgingStageLengthKitten 15
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 60
AgingStageLengthCatElder 36
AgingStageLengthFoal 10
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 75
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 36
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 0
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 0
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 1
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 1
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1
=== Default Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 3
GeneralReflections 2
TextureQuality 3
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 2
EdgeSmoothing 0
ObjectHiding 0
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 3
TreeQuality 3
DrawDistance 3
MaxActiveLots 3
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
Audi🤭utputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 0
EdgeScrollingWarning 1
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 0
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 0
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 2
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 1
EnableIntroTutorial 1
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 1
EnableTelemetry 1
EnableMemories 1
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 7
AgingStageLengthChild 7
AgingStageLengthTeen 14
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
AgingStageLengthAdult 21
AgingStageLengthElder 17
EnableInteractiveLoading 1
AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
AgingStageLengthKitten 0
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
AgingStageLengthFoal 0
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 0
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 1
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 1
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 1
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1@Alice12121212 I'd be interested to know if you find a combination of settings that works for you. The other people who've described how the game runs have said it's stable on the default settings, although I don't know which packs they've installed. (Which ones do you have, by the way?)
On a few Intel Macs, it's helped to lower lighting quality, although I have no idea whether that would also make a difference on an M1 chip.
- @puzzlezaddict I‘ve got alle Packs and a lot oft Store Content. But I don‘t warnt to Play without ist.
There are some Packs I had more problems with like Island Paradies. The Game crashed after 1 minuit in Isla Paradiso.
In „Roaring Heights“ with is a Store town I had no Problems. I played the a few days just for a test.
