I haven't looked back at this in years.. I love TS3 the most, but I had so many crashes and gaming issues that I can't bear to try and build another family line again because I know I'll lose them. The problems still continued even when I freshly installed the game on a brand new gaming laptop. So sad.
@Gemiprose There are all sorts of reasons why TS3 wouldn't run well on a new computer, including both insufficient hardware and a graphics card that's much stronger than what the game was built to handle. (Great, right? But at least the second one can be addressed.) There are also issues with certain worlds, the unavoidable ~3.7 GB RAM limit, and, as Hunnypooh1 found out, a massive pile of glitches that were never addressed. (I use mods for these, so I don't even know about many of these).
If you're ever interested in trying to get it running again, you can post a dxdiag of your computer, along with a list of the packs you own. I can tell you how well you could expect TS3 to run on your system, as well as any steps you'd need to take to help. Most of the game's issues are addressable in one way or another; many of us still play and have a generally very good experience.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
