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MaurineLejol
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10 months ago
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Sims 3 on my Mac doesn't work...

I tried to play sims 3 on my MacBook Pro 2020 which have the good processor, upgrades, storage and graphic card . The game opened, I can play for 3 minutes and then the screen freezes with occasional flashing pixels. After this, I'm forced to quit the game. I already uninstall and reinstall the game and the EAapp, upgraded my laptop but I don't know what more I can do. I know that it is possible to play for some people so I really need help. I also know that macOS is a nightmare compare to windows to play the sims but I didn't know when I bought it. 

  • MaurineLejol  Please try playing with your computer offline.  You can sign into the EA App and put it in offline mode (the option is under Account in the menu bar at the top of the screen), then disable wifi before pressing Play.

    If that doesn't help, repeat the test except with Lighting and Tree Detail turned down to the lowest settings.  Please do so at the Main Menu, and quit to desktop before loading a save.

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    MaurineLejol
    Rising Novice
    10 months ago

    Ok so apparently it has only worked when I turned the lights and tree detail at the lowest settings, so I think it is the solution. Now I'm going to take the risk to reinstall the pets EP and we will see. But many thanks for your help !

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