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Seasoned Novice

11 months ago

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Sims 3 Never works

Hello, I have a Mac Book Pro 2020, 1.7 GHz Quad-Core intel core i7, intel iris plus graphics 645 1536 MB, 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 i have uninstalled and re-installed, I have repaired 100s of times. ...

puzzlezaddict
11 months ago
taytaylewlew11 You should always play with the computer plugged in. When it's unplugged, it will throttle performance somewhat to try to extend battery life, which means Sims 3 (and anything else demanding) will run worse and possibly crash. If you don't want your laptop always charging, there are third-party apps you can use to tell it to stop at whatever percentage you prefer.

I would only try disabling wifi if you get another crash with the computer plugged in. It may well help, but it's important to establish what causes crashing and what does not.

puzzlezaddict

Hero+

11 months ago

taytaylewlew11 This is in a new admin user account on your Mac? It looks like there's some kind of overlay getting in the way. What other apps are running at the same time? If you're not sure, click cmd-optn-esc and list everything that shows up. You should only see Sims 3, the EA App, and Finder. You can also use this function to quit the game if necessary. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the app you want to close, and click Return to tell it to force quit.

If you don't have any other apps running, or closing them doesn't help, try putting the game into windowed mode. Clicking cmd-return at the Main Menu should do it. But if not, open Options.ini, inside Documents > Electronic Arts, The Sims 3, click cmd-F (Find), search for fullscreen , and set it to 0 (zero).