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BrownNy13
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5 years ago

Re: sims 3 64 bit update

@puzzlezaddict I will like help getting my own graphics card recognized. I have a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super. Did you need my device config? I attached it just in case.

**And I do have the Nraas mods, they do help alot, thanks

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    5 years ago

    @BrownNy13  I put instructions for getting your card recognized under the spoiler in my last post, so the post wouldn't be unbearably long.

    Once your card is recognized, please test in a new save in Sunset Valley, just for comparison, and let me know how it runs.  It's possible there are still some game issues that need to be addressed, and it's possible that something about your existing save isn't working well; this is a good way to figure it out.

  • BrownNy13's avatar
    BrownNy13
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    5 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict yep I figured out how to do it yesterday since I realized I have the same card as the original person. I tried a new game in Sunset Valley also, the camera still stutters when moving it. Then I tried in Starlight Shores because I actually have the world fix for that but still the same thing.

    Also what compatibility mode do you run the game in?

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    5 years ago

    @BrownNy13  I don't use a compatibility mode; the game has always run fine for me in Windows 10.  Other than using an fps limiter and getting my card recognized, I haven't had to do anything else.  One step that may help, or at least it helps some people, is disabling Game Mode and Game Bar in Windows settings (Windows key-i > Gaming).  If the game runs worse though, it's easy to undo the change.

    I do often get a slight stutter when moving the camera, but it doesn't bother me.  It's less that fps drops than that the camera isn't completely smooth.  This is typical with newer graphics cards, although not all of them are affected.  If the stutter is infrequent or unobtrusive, it might not be worth pursuing.

    If you want to try to fix it and it still only happens when fps goes above 60, then try using the Max Frame Rate setting to cap fps at 60 or 59, as described earlier.  Please also try playing in both fullscreen and windowed modes, to see whether either one is better.  If windowed mode runs better but you don't like the size of the window, there's a utility called Windowed Borderless Gaming that give the fullscreen size with the functionality of windowed mode.  But test it first to see whether windowed mode even makes a difference.

    It's also possible that, if you applied some of the graphicsrules.sgr edits mentioned in the Steam guide, those edits are having a negative effect.  I don't actually know how they'd affect your graphics card, but it's also worth testing without those edits.  If you don't want to go through the whole process again, you can copy both .sgr files to your desktop and then repair the game in Origin, which will undo the changes you made, then copy over just the edits that get your graphics card recognized.  If you don't notice a difference, you can delete the .sgr files in Program Files and move over the ones from your desktop.