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jazzmiint
6 years ago

How to reduce buffering in Sims 3 Build and Buy mode on Mac

Hello, I recently got a MacBook Pro and I really wanted to play my favourite game, TS3, on it. I managed to download it on Origin under the Sims 3 (64-bit and Metal) (I have no idea what 'metal' mean...
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puzzlezaddict
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6 years ago

@jazzmiint  Does the issue happen when you load a category of furniture, or when you actually select an item?  Do you have any Sims3Pack-based custom content installed, or any store content?

Please also attach your deviceconfig.log to a post; it's in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3.  (You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.)  You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.

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jazzmiint
6 years ago

Everything is fine when I click a category it's just after I select an item and place it it starts buffering and it starts to lag. The only thing I have installed is the Bungalow Baby Swing I bought from the Sims 3 store but before I installed it the game was doing to same thing and I don't have any custom content. I don't know if this is the intended way you wanted me to upload the DeviceConfig.log as I can't attach a link so I've copied and pasted it below. Thanks.

=== Application info ===
Name:            Sims3
Version:         
Build:           Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 3 GPU Memory: 5 CPU: 1 RAM: 5 CPU Speed: 1400 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 2380 RAM: 8192 Adjusted RAM: 7680 Cores: 4
Card Found in DB: 0
=== Machine info ===
OS version:      Mac OS X Version 10.15.7 (Build 19H2)
OS prod type:    0
OS major ver:    10
OS minor ver:    15
OS SP major ver: 0
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 1
CPU:             MacBookPro16,3
    Brand:       Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8257U CPU @ 1.40GHz
    Family:      8
    Model:       7
    Cores:       4
    HT:          1
    x64:         1
Memory:          8192MB
Free memory:     3385MB
User:           
Computer:       
=== Graphics device info ===
Number:          0
Name (driver):   Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Name (database): Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 [Found: 0, Matched: 1]
Vendor:          Intel
Chipset:         Vendor: 8086, Device: 3ea6, Board: 00000178, Chipset: 0001
Driver:          macOS Metal driver, Version: 0.0.0.0
Driver version:  0
Monitor:         00000000
Texture memory:  1536MB
Vertex program:  3.0
Pixel program:   3.0
Hardware TnL:    0
=== Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 0
LightingQuality 3
GeneralReflections 1
TextureQuality 2
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 1
EdgeSmoothing 3
ObjectHiding 1
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 4
TreeQuality 3
DrawDistance 2
MaxActiveLots 3
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 1
Audi🤭utputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 1
EdgeScrollingWarning 0
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 1035965
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 1
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 2
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 1
EnableIntroTutorial 0
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 1
EnableTelemetry 1
EnableMemories 1
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 7
AgingStageLengthChild 7
AgingStageLengthTeen 14
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
AgingStageLengthAdult 21
AgingStageLengthElder 17
EnableInteractiveLoading 0
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 0
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 0
EnableWitches 0
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 0
LightingQuality 2
GeneralReflections 1
TextureQuality 2
VisualEffects 2
TerrainQuality 1
EdgeSmoothing 0
ObjectHiding 1
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 2
TreeQuality 1
DrawDistance 2
MaxActiveLots 1
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 1
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 1
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 0
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    6 years ago

    @jazzmiint  Just to be thorough, please test in a clean user folder.  Move your entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents > Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and when you launch the game, a clean folder will spawn with no content.  Don't add anything to it yet; just start a new save, enter Build/Buy, and see whether you get the same issue.  (You can avoid the tutorial for new players by entering Edit Town mode and then leaving it again.)

    If you do see the issue, exit to the Main Menu, turn lighting down to the minimum setting, quit, reload the game, and test.  If that doesn't help, turn all the graphics settings down to the minimum, again at the Main Menu, then quit, reload, and test again.  It's important to quit after changing a graphics setting and before loading a save because not doing so can result in a variety of interesting and unnerving graphics glitches.

    • jazzmiint's avatar
      jazzmiint
      6 years ago
      @puzzlezaddict I took out the folder and played the game again and it worked fine, build and buy had absolutely no lag at all and was fine. However I went straight from main menu to edit town to build and buy on a lot, could it be the city as before I was in Bridgeport but today I went on Moonlight Falls, is that a factor that might affect gameplay or is it something in my old folder I need to get rid of?
      • puzzlezaddict's avatar
        puzzlezaddict
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        6 years ago

        @jazzmiint  It could be either one, to be honest.  The only real way to find out is to test.  You can copy your Saves folder from the old Sims 3 folder to the new one and see how Build/Buy works in your existing saves.  Since you're not bringing any other content with the saves themselves, that's a useful test to distinguish between an issue with other content and with the save itself or the world it's in.

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