[MAC] Sims 3 creating household not working
So I just bought Sims 3 off of Amazon last night and went through all the steps to get it launched. It works up until the point of creating a household. There, the Sim is just a teal outline??? And I...
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It should be new. It was an instant download off of amazon.
@damncamisrad wrote:
It should be new. It was an instant download off of amazon.
OK, but you installed via Origin?
Do you just have the base game installed or expansions as well? Any custom content? Is your game patched?
How much RAM does your Mac have and what is the graphics card?
- Yeah, I did everything through Origin outside of buying the game.
And it came with two expansion packs, but before I had added those to the game it wasn't working. No custom content and I believe it's patched.
Two slots with 1 GB each. The graphics card is Intel GMA 950 I think.
@damncamisrad wrote:
Yeah, I did everything through Origin outside of buying the game.And it came with two expansion packs, but before I had added those to the game it wasn't working. No custom content and I believe it's patched.
Two slots with 1 GB each. The graphics card is Intel GMA 950 I think.
Hi again,
OK, there are three possible problems that I can think of right now. The first is that a total of 2 GB RAM is very little to run the game. It really likes to chew through RAM (see tips below for further information). Second is that I am not 100% sure that the graphics card is OK. Thirdly, Origin downloads do have a habit of being corrupt so there could be a problem there - although the fact that you are able to get as far as loading the game up suggests that the installation might be OK.
Caspin
Tips for Mac simmers
Unfortunately a lot of TS3 players encounter problems when playing the game on their Mac. These can include crashing and freezing. A lot of these issues can be avoided or at least improved by the following measures.
Firstly, manually reset your RAM while playing. See BluebellFlora's guide on how to do this: http://bluebellflora.com/the-sims-3-on-a-mac/resetting-ram-during-gameplay/
I restart my computer before I play TS3. Close down other things that are running in the background. The memory used as seen in Activity Monitor is at about 3GB after the restart. If I open the Launcher it goes up to around 11 GB (that's all I've done - just opened the Launcher!). At this point I reset the RAM. Then I hit play and get through the opening sequence. I then press cmd-return to put the game in windowed mode from time to time while playing (and always before saving or using CAS). That way I can keep an eye on the memory and reset RAM if necessary. Being in windowed mode also allows you to close the game using force quit if it freezes up - it's better to crash the game than your whole computer.
Second tip is to save frequently. I save at least once per sim day. Use the option to Save or Save As, rather than the combined Save and Quit.
Make sure you are patched up to date. The 1.63 patch included fixes for Mac simmers that did actually improve the stability of the game on our operating systems, so it is well worth updating to at least that level. The current patch is 1.67.
The game runs better if you switch off the memories system and disable the in-game Store and social features.
For general advice, information and tips on how to play TS3 on a Mac, read BluebellFlora's guide here: http://bluebellflora.com/how-to-play-the-sims-3-on-a-mac/
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