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lilaaaaaaaaaaali
Seasoned Rookie
3 years ago

Sims 3 crashes randomly

Hi guys, my game has been crashing out of nowhere and I have no idea why. At first it only crashed when I put on open world, but since it seemed to be an issue with only one save I just deleted it, but then it started crashing in build mode in another save. I've tried everything I could, I reinstalled the game, cleaned everything, tested my mods and cc individually in the game, and then I made the game use more of my ram, since it only used 2gb and I saw in another topic that this could be the reason why. At first it worked, I went into build mode and it didn't crash, but then half an hour later it just crashed randomly, while I was putting my sim to train her dog. 

I love the sims 3 and I've been playing it for three years now and never had any sort of issue, I really don't know what to do anymore.

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  • lilaaaaaaaaaaali's avatar
    lilaaaaaaaaaaali
    Seasoned Rookie
    3 years ago

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    @puzzlezaddict All my mods and CC. I've already cleaned the mods folder before, that's why there's not that much.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @lilaaaaaaaaaaali  Please test without NRaas StoryProgression.  Although it's a well-made mod that won't introduce corruption or other in-game issues, it is pretty heavy, and it could be taxing your system past what it can handle.  I'm not saying you can't play with it, but if the game runs better without it, you may be able to add SP back and simply slow its overall pace and/or remove some of the modules.

    The others probably aren't the issue, although I'd test without the store stuff too in case there's a problem with how those items were decrapped.  In particular, a crash could happen when a sim interacted with a premium content object, "premium" meaning an object that adds new interactions rather than one that's just a reskin of a base game object.  (The basketball hoop is premium content; a new chess table is not.)  I can't help with decrapped content at all, but it would be useful to at least do some testing.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @lilaaaaaaaaaaali  Is there any difference in the frequency of the crashes?  What's the weather like in-game right now, and does your active houshold include any pets?

    I'm starting to think this may just be a limitation of your computer's hardware.  That wouldn't be surprising, but there are still a few intermediate steps you can take that might improve performance enough to make the game playable.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @lilaaaaaaaaaaali  Does the dog have short or long hair?  If long, does it help to change the coat to short?  You can take the dog into CAS, or Create a Pet, through mods or cheats.  After doing so, use "save as" to rename the save, quit to desktop, delete the cache files, and reload before aging up the dog.

    I ask because long-haired dogs are known to be more demanding to render than short-haired ones, and as mentioned, your computer doesn't have the graphics power to run all packs smoothly.  This would be an example of how to possibly lower the stress on the GPU.

  • lilaaaaaaaaaaali's avatar
    lilaaaaaaaaaaali
    Seasoned Rookie
    3 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Thank you, what do you reckon would be the best computer configurations to run the sims 3 smoothly? I'm thinking of buying a new one.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @lilaaaaaaaaaaali  For Sims 3, any new-ish computer with a dedicated graphics card that doesn't have MX in its name would be more than fine.  These have processors that can more than keep up with Sims 3, and at least 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, which are sufficient here.  (You might want 500 GB storage if you're planning on installing other games, for example Sims 4.)  The current entry-level graphics card, the Nvidia RTX 3050, is more than fast enough for ultra graphics settings in either its desktop or laptop iteration, and the last-gen GTX 1650 is too.

    Even the tier below that, computers with the fastest integrated graphics chips currently available, are usually good enough for high settings if not ultra.  One example is the Intel i5-1135G7, but if you're going this route and are considering different processors, please ask about the specific models.  Intel has made its better graphics chips optional in some processors, so you don't know what you're getting unless you read the specs carefully.

    For any computer you're considering, desktop or laptop, feel free to link it and ask for a second opinion.  You could also post a budget and country and ask for help picking something out, although based on the language you're using for Windows, I'm guessing I'd also need a list of stores to check out.  (I only have lists of online stores for a few countries.)  Point is, just ask for whatever kind of help you'd like, and we can figure something out.

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