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6 years ago

Re: Framerate isssue in 'Live mode'

@SWEYLYN1  StoryProgression can cause a lot of lag, not because it's poorly made but because when running at high speeds, it makes a lot of demands on the game engine.  Try turning the speed down to Slow or Snail and see if it helps.

Other than that, I'd still like to know how the save runs in a clean game folder.  There are other potential issues with your existing folder besides the cache files, and a clean folder is the quickest way to find out.  I'd also like to know what world you're playing in, since some of them are poorly made enough that the game engine will grind to a halt trying to maintain them.

And yes, your specs are more than fine for TS3.  There could be other system issues though.  But it's easier to rule out issues with your save first.

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    SWEYLYN1
    6 years ago

    I moved the Mods folder to the desktop and the game worked fine. Once I've put it back, there was the same issue. Now I reduced the number of mods to 60. What I left are the following:

    00|altea127's lingerie for little girl
    01|Angel of Fire
    02|Beauty of the Orient
    03|Chaotic Elements - Water_ziggy28TSR
    04|Chaotic Elements Fire_ziggy28TSR
    05|Dragon Attack
    06|ESkin-nATURAL+Default-F
    07|ESkin-Natural+Light
    08|F-P_1985_Toyota_Sprinter_Trueno-AE86_TS3
    09|F-P_2018-Honda-Civic-Type-R_TS3
    10|Fairies_byRirann@TSR
    11|Fairy painting 3
    12|Fairy Wings_ziggy28TSR
    13|Fantasy Dream Eyeshadow
    14|fantasy II
    15|Fantasy Picture 1
    16|Fantasy Picture 2
    17|Fantasy Style Anime Eyes
    18|Fantasy.disabled
    19|Flower Fairy_marcorse
    20|Frozen Blossoms_ziggy28TSR
    21|Futuristic Painting #1 by DP
    22|Futuristic Painting #2 by DP
    23|Futuristic Painting #3 by DP
    24|Futuristic Painting #4 by DP
    25|gemini_ziggy28
    26|GirlsSwimwear
    27|Juliana_AdidasSportPants_Child
    28|Juliana_AdidasSportShorts_Child
    29|Juliana_AdidasSportTop_Child
    30|Magic Garden_marcorse
    31|Moonlight Unicorn
    32|Nightcrawler_AF_Hair_Moonlight
    33|NoBuildSparkles
    34|nointromaxis
    35|PaintingGirlFantacy
    36|Painting_Fantasygodess
    37|PSpsnaturalA
    38|PSpsnaturalND
    39|Red Dragon By Dragoncat
    40|S3 Child Onesie Mh75
    41|sebrof77 - Chio v05-17-1750
    42|sebrof77 - Song of Clouds v05-24-1402
    43|sebrof77 - The Keeper v05-17-1750
    44|sebrof77 - Too Cold to Snow v02-04-1035
    45|sebrof77 - Whisper v05-17-1750
    46|Sims3_Lemonleaf_skin A2.5 Non Default
    47|Sims3_Lemonleaf_skin B2.5 Non Default
    48|Snowfall_marcorse
    49|Sonata77 child girl 13
    50|StargirlHair_001
    51|Swimwear for girls
    52|The Colour of Dreams_marcorse
    53|The Red Tour - Love Story Dress
    54|There Be Dragons_marcorse
    55|TS_Modern Art II
    56|Winter Roadway_marcorse
    57|Winter Wonderland By Dragoncat
    58|ziggy28_libra
    59|[PS] Dragon Blood Eyeshadow

    2 cars, couple of clothes, skins & makeups. The rest are paintings.

    I tested the game with a new Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder and the results were the same; it worked without the mods but lagged with the mods. There's also lag if the mods are in place but the 'Run without CC' option is checked in the launcher. I also tested the game with only the nobuildsparkles and the NoIntroMaxis mods left and it also works fine. Now I'll test it with only the above listed mods and update this comment to include the results.

    Edit: the game runs fine with only these mods. Now, I'll put back everything else (except for Story Progression) and see what happens.

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