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7 years ago

How to disable camera drift Sims 4 PC

I find it very annoying that especially in build mode the camera drifts to wrong places and I can't have full control over my camera. Is there a proper solution for this one?

I did find a workaround, but it's not perfect: (I use Sims 3 cameramode settings, not tested with default ones) Locate the game folder (can be found in Origin > Application settings > Installs & Saves > Game library location) go to \the Sims 4\Game\Bin\res and edit Camera.ini with any text editor. Find all (ctrl + f) IgnoreLotLevel and change them all to true. Save and open Sims4, you shouldn't see much camera drift anymore.

Should look something like this after change:

ForcedPitchRailThreshold = 12
RotationVerticalSensitivity = -1.0
RotationHorizontalSensitivity = -1.0
IgnoreLotLevel = true
SwapMiddleAndRightMouseButtonAction = true
TetherLockedZoomPercent = 1.01
EnableFollowSocialGroup = true

If there is any better solutions for this one please let me know.

gameplay issue

26 Replies

KiriEleson
New Novice
2 years ago
@Bluebellflora Thank you so much!! I figured it out using your instructions and now my camera is so smooth. I'm so happy.
f9f7a85ba32e865
2 years ago
@Bluebellflora Hi, i'm still stuck at step 3 and struggle to find my camera.ini file. I had used the CMD + F but it show up nothing. I can't locate file camera.ini in my resources folder. Here's my screenshot. The first pic is the content folder, and the second one is the resources folder.
gabsnags
Seasoned Newcomer
2 years ago
I purchased and downloaded the Sims through Steam, not directly from the EA app. This is where I found the Camera.ini file now that The Sims 4 doesn't launch through Origin anymore. Remember that you have to change false to true 3 times in the file, and the 4th one is already set to true. Hope it helps because I also went absolutely crazy trying to fix it.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\res
TonySnake80s
Seasoned Novice
12 months ago
Same lot, same problem... I hate it ☹️
3liselyl4m
7 months ago
I can't find the game file in the ts4 file😭
GwendolynnK
Rising Scout
6 months ago
I'd like to know too, because I can't find that in game file either. I have vestibular issues, and the camera drift is making my dizziness and nausea even worse, so I can't play as long as I'd like to. I need things to remain stationary!