3 years ago
Sims 3 don't see enought RAM
Hi. I have a license copy with all DLCs in my Steam account. Play on Win10. I install some Custom Content for it. Today game say me "It's unexpected 12 error code". I found that it's because of lo...
@WhitesLove There's no way around the 4 GB RAM limit, or really about 3.7 GB once you factor in some overhead. EA has shown no inclination to update Sims 3 to be 64-bit in Windows, which would be the only fix. Without that, the game will continue to be limited by its use of 32-bit memory addresses.
What you can do is try playing in smaller worlds, test your mods and custom content and remove any items that cause spikes in RAM use, and turn off memories. These are the biggest contributors to Error 12. There are lots of smaller steps you can take listed here as well:
https://www.nraas.net/community/TIPS-FOR-BETTER-GAME-PERFORMANCE