@thekve My game tends to freeze for a couple seconds when my sim triggers a hidden staircase to open. I've seen this on multiple computers, in both Windows and macOS, so I don't think it's avoidable, at least not completely. If the game just freezes briefly and then resumes, I wouldn't worry about it. If the game doesn't recover from the freeze, then you might need to temporarily lower your in-game settings, at least while your sims are exploring tombs.
I guess you could edit the tombs to replace the hidden staircases with regular ones instead, but you probably don't want to have to do all that work, and additionally spoil the surprise element either. When in build or buy mode, you'd see all the tricks and traps as well.
For the freezing in Bridgeport, same question: does the game freeze temporarily or permanently? Does it help if you disable the celebrity options? I'm trying to imagine what might be special about meeting sims in Bridgeport that wouldn't necessarily be true in other worlds.
I'm also curious what hardware you have and what settings you're using. Please attach your deviceconfig.log, in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3. You'll neeed 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.
In the traveling it is permanently freeze. It is not when I find a hidden staircase or unlocks any other feature in the adventures. This happens while I am trying to only walk.
The Bridgeport is more temporary. But still, it is more than a few seconds...
I have played the sims 3 on multiple computers, and this has never occurred.
I am now using my MacBook Pro (13 inch) 2020 8GB, 1,4 GHz four-core Intel Core i5 with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 1536 MB.
It is updated to the newest macOS Catalina - version 10.15.7 (19H15).
The sims 4 runs completely smooth, with no problems and faster than ever (I dowloaded that after my sims 3 64-bit and metall was freezing).
I have also tried to lower my settings. Nothing works haha.
@thekve Have you specifically tried to play in windowed mode though? That often seems to help when lowering the settings alone does not.
Please also try playing with no other applications (aside from Origin) running on your Mac.
Yeah, have already answered u on that.
It worked now with the new update, so I have tried to play in windowed mode.
I never have any other applications running while playing the sims.
@thekve I'm sorry, I don't know what else to tell you about World Adventure tombs. They're pretty demanding from a graphics perspective; I see pauses and low fps all the time, even with a dedicated graphics card. It would be useful to know which tombs or other lots cause this issue, in case there's something on them that's especially problematic to render, for example an electricity trap or random fire.
