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Re: [MAC] Sims 3 - Game stuck on blue screen with plumbob

Hi there,

my mac info is as follows:

Operating System (Version) OS X Yosemite
- Mac model : Macbook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, early 2015)
- Processor : 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5
- Memory (RAM) : 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3
- Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

no running anti virus but i do have spotify open automatically upon start up.

i've updated the game to 1.67.2.024017.

Its a newly installed game without any cc or mods.

Thanks again for responding!

2 Replies

  • fons_garmo's avatar
    fons_garmo
    Hero (Retired)
    10 years ago

    @Claudiappoh

    Your issues are caused by Intel Iris Grpahics, TS3 have lots of issues with that chip becasuse it's not officially supported.

    You can try this workaround to see if that helps.

    If that doesn't help, you can also try bypassing the launcher. Here you can learn how to do it.

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    XP = "Thank you!" / "¡Gracias!"
    "Accept as solution" = "This solved my problem!" / "¡Esto ha solucionado el problema!"
    Please note I don't work for EA, I'm just a player like you, trying to help other players. / Ten en cuenta que no trabajo para EA, solo soy un jugador tratando de ayudar a otros jugadores.


  • @fons_garmo wrote:

    @Claudiappoh

    Your issues are caused by Intel Iris Grpahics, TS3 have lots of issues with that chip becasuse it's not officially supported.

    You can try this workaround to see if that helps.

    If that doesn't help, you can also try bypassing the launcher. Here you can learn how to do it.

    ========
    XP = "Thank you!" / "¡Gracias!"
    "Accept as solution" = "This solved my problem!" / "¡Esto ha solucionado el problema!"
    Please note I don't work for EA, I'm just a player like you, trying to help other players. / Ten en cuenta que no trabajo para EA, solo soy un jugador tratando de ayudar a otros jugadores.


    Hey!

    I wanted to thank you for your helpful links which you shared with us. That bypassing launcher really did work on my Mac and finally I could run my game! 

    Thank you a lot for that!

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