Anyone know how to make the graphics for the Mac Sims 3 64bit better. Like my sims look super high quality in CAS but in my game they look not so good as well as the buildings and most of my settings are on high.
My Mac Properties:
- iMac (Retina 5k, 27 inch, 2020)
- Processor: 3.1 GHz 6 Core Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
- Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4 GB
@Faerielle Please post a couple of screenshots so I can see what you mean. (And let me know whether the screenshots look better than what you see on-screen.) Please also post a screenshot of your in-game graphics settings. You can put the game in windowed mode first, then use cmd-shift-4 to capture the relevant portion of the screen.
Okay I have all of my screenshots. They are exactly the same I see on my own gameplay screen.
Here's more, idk if that the normal look but if it isn't I hope there's a way to change it.
@Faerielle Your screenshots look mostly normal, although you should see a little improvement by increasing the in-game resolution. Right now, you're playing at 1280x1024, but you could instead try playing at 2560x1440 or another resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio. You might need to quit to desktop and reload the game to see the full benefits.
Unfortunately, Sims 3 tends to look less than crisp in general while in live mode. If this continues to bother you, try looking into some HQ (high quality) mods, which are generally not actually mods but edited graphicsrules.sgr files (or suggestions for your own edits). The directions typically only list where to add the file on a Windows PC; you can find them here in macOS:
[install location] > The Sims 3.app > Contents > Resources > The Sims 3.app > Contents > Resources
The install location is likely either Applications or Users > your username > Applications. When you're looking at an .app, right-click on it and select Show Package Contents.
@puzzlezaddictThank you I appreciate the help. I’ll definitely look into editing the graphics rules myself. But do you also think using reshade will help too?
@Faerielle As far as I know, Reshade doesn't work in macOS. It might have worked with the 32-bit Mac version because that game basically ran in a custom emulator, but the 64-bit version is a native macOS application.
