Will there be a 64-bit version of Sims 3 for Windows 10?
I'm running Windows 10 on 64-bit but The Sims is only in 32-bit. I heard EA released a 64-bit version for Mac but will there also be a 64-bit version for Windows 10?
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@puzzlezaddict wrote:@Mythdon There are a lot of reasons Sims 3 crashes, too many to list. The only one related to the game being 32-bit is when a crash is the result of it going over the ~3.7 GB RAM limit. You can check the game's memory use in the Task Manager if you're curious.
If this is in fact a memory issue, there are plenty of ways to try to address it. Most of us manage to play just fine, at least for a few hours at a time, without having a memory-related crash. But sometimes compromises need to be made, for example not playing in overly complicated worlds or with extremely overstuffed households.
If your crashes aren't due to the RAM limit, I can try to help you troubleshoot that too. Just let me know.
That’s what I was trying to confirm. It’s almost 2022 now and I can’t avoid the infamous Error Code 12, and was wondering if this update would help with it. I have 8GB of RAM, and made it so the game used 4GB, and weirdly enough, every time I get the error and check Task Manager, it shows that the game’s using ~1,5GB, so honestly I don’t know why it happens. I’ve done absolutely everything I could to fix it. Deleting the .bad file, saving ‘as’ instead of the usual save (and rotating between 4 save files with Nraas Saver), using save cleaners, deleting and disabling memories, limiting household members to 8, reducing graphics, using mods such as Nraas (MC, Overwatch, ErrorTrap, Saver, Traffic, Register, Go Here), you name it. But I’m still getting it no matter what. I’ve found people that are going through the same problem, and it shouldn’t be an issue anymore. It’s frustrating that they haven’t released a 64 bit version when it could avoid an error such as this one.
@AnnaBprp Error 12 is an out of resources condition. It's usually but not always related to RAM, but it can also for example refer to VRAM or something else entirely. Does this happen in all worlds in which you play? Have you taken steps to manually limit your in-game framerates? If not, I can help with the process.
For good measure, please also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.
https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
Hey, thanks for replying so quickly (even though it's an old thread). I've been playing Sims 3 since 2013, and it happened for the first time a couple of months ago, in this specific savefile. To be fair, it's a 2-year-old save, and I only started taking measures to avoid it after it happened (since I never had to worry about it before). Here's my situation:
⠀⠀• I’ve been playing in the same save for the past 2 years, and I’m in the 7th generation
⠀⠀• I used to play with 14 sims, but I’ve reduced them to 7 and a dog
⠀⠀• I play in Agnes Crumplebottom’s mansion in Sunset Valley, so it’s a big lot with a bunch of stuff in it
⠀⠀• My pc has 8 GB of RAM and I set the game to use 4GB; I keep my desktop clean before I open the game
⠀⠀• I have an NVIDIA GTX 1650 card and was playing in Ultra quality, but I’ve reduced a few settings to Medium
⠀⠀• I use LadyDuchess’ Smooth Patch to make the game run better (which also comes with an FPS limiter)
DxDiag is attached. Thanks so much for the help!
@AnnaBprp Please confirm in-game that your fps is limited to 60 (your screen's refresh rate) or whatever you intended to set. I haven't looked into the smooth patch's fps limiter—I still use the original version—so I don't know whether it works in all circumstances.
If that's not the issue, please try moving the household to a different lot, just as a test. Make it relatively simple, no clutter; it's a good idea to sell the furniture rather than taking it when the sims move, or else use Edit Town to evict them and place them elsewhere. You don't need to save your progress, or if you do want to save, use "save as" and rename it so your original doesn't get overwritten.
The method commonly cited to make Sims 3 use 4 GB RAM doesn't work and is unnecessary, as the game has been large-address aware since 2010. What this method does is change the size of the script heap, and its default is 20 GB (count the zeroes). We're not sure whether changing this value has an actual negative impact, but since it clearly doesn't help, it's best to undo that change.
@puzzlezaddict wrote:@AnnaBprp Please confirm in-game that your fps is limited to 60 (your screen's refresh rate) or whatever you intended to set. I haven't looked into the smooth patch's fps limiter—I still use the original version—so I don't know whether it works in all circumstances.
If that's not the issue, please try moving the household to a different lot, just as a test. Make it relatively simple, no clutter; it's a good idea to sell the furniture rather than taking it when the sims move, or else use Edit Town to evict them and place them elsewhere. You don't need to save your progress, or if you do want to save, use "save as" and rename it so your original doesn't get overwritten.
The method commonly cited to make Sims 3 use 4 GB RAM doesn't work and is unnecessary, as the game has been large-address aware since 2010. What this method does is change the size of the script heap, and its default is 20 GB (count the zeroes). We're not sure whether changing this value has an actual negative impact, but since it clearly doesn't help, it's best to undo that change.
I always play with FPS on so I can keep track of it, and the limiter works normally. I’ll move them then, and see if it changes anything.
Thing is, I had managed to avoid the error for about a month, and it just started happening again once I added Ambitions to the save (obviously a mistake, but since I bought 3 new packs, I thought it was worth giving a shot to see if the game could handle it, considering I only play that specific save nowadays). I still have the backup save from before I made changes with Ambitions, and I hadn’t gotten the error for so long, I don’t know if I would’ve avoided it definitively if I hadn’t added any more packs. I’ve been recommended to move my Sims to a new town to start afresh, since it’s an old save and the town is overpopulated (with both dead and alive sims), but I’ve been trying to avoid that, since my family is not limited to a single household. For now, I’ll go back to where I was before making any changes on the packs used, my new packs will have to wait, and then will do as you told. Thank you for the tips!
