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puzzlezaddict
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5 years ago

Re: Sims 3 won’t play in full screen mode sims 3 64bits

@herttave  Open a Finder window and click Documents in the left panel.  Then open Electronic Arts, then The Sims 3, use TextEdit to open the file inside labeled options.ini, and cmd-F to search for Fullscreen.

If you can't find options.ini in the manner above, instead click Macintosh HD (or whatever you've renamed your hard disk) in the left panel, then open Users > your username > Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3.  This ensures you're looking at the Documents folder stored on your hard drive, not the one within iCloud.  If you don't see Macintosh HD in the Finder window, click Finder in the upper left corner of your screen, select Preferences > Sidebar, and check the box next to hard disks, then look again.

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  • MariaSims3547's avatar
    MariaSims3547
    4 years ago

    Hello! 
    I am a MacBook M1 Air user playing 64 bit Sims 3 and I had bars on the sides of the screen. When I selected the 16:10 ratio options, the screen got a lot worse despite it being the ratio aspect of my laptop 😅

    I edited the options.ini which was already set to 1 and replaced the 1 with 0, following your instructions. 

    I don’t have the black bars anymore on the sides but I can’t click on the full screen button anymore. 

    What should I do? 
    Thank you.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    4 years ago

    @MariaSims3547  Please trash options.ini and let the game create a new one.  Then set a 16:10 scaled resolution (specifically 1680x1050 or 1440x900), quit, and reload.  It's fine that the game window looks weird initially; the question is whether it looks okay after a reload.

  • smdHannah's avatar
    smdHannah
    4 years ago

    im having this same problem, i tried deleting the options file and its still happening, did you find a fix?

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    4 years ago

    @smdHannah  Please describe the exact issue you're having.  What do you see on-screen, does it help to click cmd-enter, and what resolution are you using in-game?

    Please also list the full specs of your Mac: everything under About This Mac including the operating system version number (i.e. 12.1) and except for the serial number.

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