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soph4332
5 years ago
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Sims 3 64-bit whole screen flickering after Mac OS update

I downloaded the sims 3 about 3 weeks after the 64 bit update and, as everyone else has already found, had some issues with it. I started new games every once in a while to try and see if it would fi...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    5 years ago

    @soph4332  As an experiment, try turning down the lighting and trees settings to the minimum.  (Do so at the Main Menu, then quit to desktop before loading a save.)  If that doesn't help, test in fullscreen or windowed mode, whichever one you haven't been using.

    If neither of these makes a difference, please attach your deviceconfig.log to a post; it's in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3.  You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.  You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.

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puzzlezaddict
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5 years ago

@soph4332  As an experiment, try turning down the lighting and trees settings to the minimum.  (Do so at the Main Menu, then quit to desktop before loading a save.)  If that doesn't help, test in fullscreen or windowed mode, whichever one you haven't been using.

If neither of these makes a difference, please attach your deviceconfig.log to a post; it's in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3.  You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.  You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.

  • soph4332's avatar
    soph4332
    5 years ago

    I tried both full screen and half screen and they both do the same thing, I can't actually get past create a sim because of how bad the glitching is so i changed the tree and lighting setting and some other settings to their lowest and it didn't make a difference ☹️

    === Application info ===
    Name: Sims3
    Version:
    Build: Release
    === Rating info ===
    GPU: 3 GPU Memory: 5 CPU: 3 RAM: 5 CPU Speed: 2300 Threading: 3
    Adjusted CPU: 3510 RAM: 8192 Adjusted RAM: 7680 Cores: 2
    Card Found in DB: 0
    === Machine info ===
    OS version: Mac OS X Version 10.16 (Build 20B50)
    OS prod type: 0
    OS major ver: 10
    OS minor ver: 16
    OS SP major ver: 0
    OS SP minor ver: 0
    OS is 64Bit: 1
    CPU: MacBookPro14,1
    Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7360U CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Family: 8
    Model: 7
    Cores: 2
    HT: 1
    x64: 1
    Memory: 8192MB
    Free memory: 46MB
    === Graphics device info ===
    Number: 0
    Name (driver): Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
    Name (database): Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 [Found: 0, Matched: 1]
    Vendor: Intel
    Chipset: Vendor: 8086, Device: 5926, Board: 00000174, Chipset: 0006
    Driver: macOS Metal driver, Version: 0.0.0.0
    Driver version: 0
    Monitor: 00000000
    Texture memory: 1536MB
    Vertex program: 3.0
    Pixel program: 3.0
    Hardware TnL: 0
    === Options ===
    AnimationSmoothing 1
    LightingQuality 2
    GeneralReflections 1
    TextureQuality 2
    VisualEffects 2
    TerrainQuality 1
    EdgeSmoothing 0
    ObjectHiding 1
    AspectRatio 0
    ForceSquarePixels 1
    SimQuality 2
    TreeQuality 2
    DrawDistance 2
    MaxActiveLots 2
    NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
    AdvancedRendering 1
    AudioQuality 3
    Audi🤭utputMode 1
    VoiceLevel 255
    SoundFXLevel 255
    MusicLevel 255
    AmbientLevel 255
    FocusMute 1
    VoiceMute 0
    SoundFXMute 0
    MusicMute 0
    AmbientMute 0
    EdgeScrolling 1
    EdgeScrollingWarning 0
    SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
    SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 426145
    SimWhileMinimized 0
    TwelveHourClock 1
    ShowPlacementGrid 0
    AutonomyLevel 2
    DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
    PetAutonomyLevel 2
    AgingInterval 2
    EnableAging 1
    EnableTutorial 1
    EnableIntroTutorial 1
    EnableTombResets 1
    EnableInGameStore 1
    EnableTelemetry 1
    EnableMemories 1
    AgingStageLengthBaby 3
    AgingStageLengthToddler 7
    AgingStageLengthChild 7
    AgingStageLengthTeen 14
    AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
    AgingStageLengthAdult 21
    AgingStageLengthElder 17
    EnableInteractiveLoading 1
    AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
    AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
    AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
    AgingStageLengthKitten 0
    AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
    AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
    AgingStageLengthFoal 0
    AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
    AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
    LunarCycleLength 3
    LunarPhaseLength 0
    EnableLunarCycle 1
    EnableLunarPhase 0
    EnableStoryProgression 1
    EnableVampires 1
    EnableWerewolves 1
    EnablePets 1
    EnableCelebrities 1
    EnableFairies 1
    EnableWitches 1
    EnableHorses 1
    EnableOptOutCeleb 0
    ReceiveConnectTNS 1
    ReceivedDevGift 0
    PostFilterFlags 0
    RequireLoginBeforeLoad 1
    SummerLength 7
    FallLength 7
    WinterLength 7
    SpringLength 7
    SummerEnabled 1
    FallEnabled 1
    WinterEnabled 1
    SpringEnabled 1
    IsCelcius 0
    FogEnabled 1
    RainEnabled 1
    SnowEnabled 1
    HailEnabled 1
    InvertHorizontalRotation 0
    InvertVerticalRotation 0
    VideoCaptureSize 1
    VideoCaptureQuality 2
    VideoCaptureSound 0
    VideoCaptureTime 60
    VideoCaptureHideUI 1
    === Default Options ===
    AnimationSmoothing 1
    LightingQuality 2
    GeneralReflections 1
    TextureQuality 2
    VisualEffects 2
    TerrainQuality 1
    EdgeSmoothing 0
    ObjectHiding 1
    AspectRatio 0
    ForceSquarePixels 1
    SimQuality 2
    TreeQuality 2
    DrawDistance 2
    MaxActiveLots 2
    NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
    AdvancedRendering 1
    AudioQuality 3
    Audi🤭utputMode 1
    VoiceLevel 255
    SoundFXLevel 255
    MusicLevel 255
    AmbientLevel 255
    FocusMute 1
    VoiceMute 0
    SoundFXMute 0
    MusicMute 0
    AmbientMute 0
    EdgeScrolling 0
    EdgeScrollingWarning 1
    SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
    SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 0
    SimWhileMinimized 0
    TwelveHourClock 1
    ShowPlacementGrid 0
    AutonomyLevel 2
    DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
    PetAutonomyLevel 2
    AgingInterval 2
    EnableAging 1
    EnableTutorial 1
    EnableIntroTutorial 1
    EnableTombResets 1
    EnableInGameStore 1
    EnableTelemetry 1
    EnableMemories 1
    AgingStageLengthBaby 3
    AgingStageLengthToddler 7
    AgingStageLengthChild 7
    AgingStageLengthTeen 14
    AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
    AgingStageLengthAdult 21
    AgingStageLengthElder 17
    EnableInteractiveLoading 1
    AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
    AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
    AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
    AgingStageLengthKitten 0
    AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
    AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
    AgingStageLengthFoal 0
    AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
    AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
    LunarCycleLength 3
    LunarPhaseLength 0
    EnableLunarCycle 1
    EnableLunarPhase 0
    EnableStoryProgression 1
    EnableVampires 1
    EnableWerewolves 1
    EnablePets 1
    EnableCelebrities 1
    EnableFairies 1
    EnableWitches 1
    EnableHorses 1
    EnableOptOutCeleb 0
    ReceiveConnectTNS 1
    ReceivedDevGift 0
    PostFilterFlags 0
    RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0
    SummerLength 7
    FallLength 7
    WinterLength 7
    SpringLength 7
    SummerEnabled 1
    FallEnabled 1
    WinterEnabled 1
    SpringEnabled 1
    IsCelcius 0
    FogEnabled 1
    RainEnabled 1
    SnowEnabled 1
    HailEnabled 1
    InvertHorizontalRotation 0
    InvertVerticalRotation 0
    VideoCaptureSize 1
    VideoCaptureQuality 2
    VideoCaptureSound 0
    VideoCaptureTime 60
    VideoCaptureHideUI 1

  • soph4332's avatar
    soph4332
    5 years ago

    Update - retried the game a few times and I think lowering the lighting and trees worked! The only issue I've had so far is in create a sim her hair texture is kind of fizzing, so it has a weird texture. I also still cant tilt the camera normally but thats just the 64-bit update :/

  • BarkerVe's avatar
    BarkerVe
    3 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict Thank you for this! Almost 2 years later and this helped my kid get it working. Greatly appreciate the time it took to answer!

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