Re: Sims 3 won't open: Alder Lake (Intel 12th-gen) CPU

Hey @puzzlezaddict, it worked! Thank you so much! 

I limited the game to just one core and it actually booted up, though it's pretty laggy and FPS is low. Would it work better if I limited it to say 2 cores for example? (I also don't know too much about the intricacies of computers so apologies if this is a really stupid suggestion lol)

Also when I got into the game it said 'the video card isn't recognised, we've put your settings on max but you should lower them if you experience performance issues.' Should I do this to be on the safe side if I can only keep it to one core?

One more thing, would I need to limit the cores every time I wanted to start the game? 

Thanks again for all your help with this!

@ThisIsNotInUseM8  You do need to limit Sims 3 to one CPU core as it starts to load; two cores would give you the same problem.  But you can lift the limit as soon as the intro starts to play, or at the Main Menu if you prefer.  This is simply to get around an error that happens immediately at launch; the game will run fine with full access to your CPU after that.

@puzzlezaddict Ah perfect! Yep it's working great now- let the fun continue!

Thank you so much for all your help, it's much appreciated! 🙂