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guenyhen
2 years ago

Sims 3 camera won't work properly Sims 4

Hi!

So I've been playing the Sims for over a decade but I play off and on, and I hadn't played for a bit but decided last week to boot it up. For some reason, the camera won't tilt up properly from CTRL+ W. I'm using the Sims 3 camera settings and all the rest of the keys work, (CTRL+S, CTRL+D, etc.). I've noticed that the camera will tilt up if I press the W key first before CTRL, but it doesn't work that way for the rest of the keys and hasn't worked that way in the past. I don't know if this is a bug from the newest update? I do play with mods but all of them are disabled.

My computer specs are:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K

Memory: 16GB

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

OS: Windows 10

I've tried turning Sims 3 camera mode on and off, restarting the game, and restarting my computer. None have done anything. Let me know if any further info is needed!

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9 Replies

  • guenyhen's avatar
    guenyhen
    2 years ago

    Did they change the controls for it? CMD plus WASD has always worked.

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    I'm not a developer, or a modder, and I'm not on MAC, so I have no idea whether the MAC controls were changed. You should try the method I suggested to see if it works, and then check the topic I referenced if it doesn't, to see if there are any other suggestions. 

  • guenyhen's avatar
    guenyhen
    2 years ago

    I'm not on a MAC either, I'm using Windows 10, but I'll try the link. Thanks

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    I thought you were on a MAC because of your reference to the CMD key, which doesn't exist on Windows keyboards.

  • guenyhen's avatar
    guenyhen
    2 years ago

    My bad, I meant the CTRL key not the CMD key, so the shortcuts should be CTRL+W/A/S/D for the camera, but the CTRL+W is not working still.

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    CTRL-W still works for me on PC, so I don't think it's been changed. It seems more likely (to me) that a background program is interfering with that particular key combo. I know it's a nuisance to change your keyboarding habits but switching to another method of tilting the camera, such as CTRL-Up Arrow, is probably the easiest solution.

  • guenyhen's avatar
    guenyhen
    2 years ago

    What kind of background programs could interfere with the keyboard like that? It has to be something new since I've never in a decade had this problem before so I'd rather try to remove the background program.

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    I don't know what programs can do that. I just know it's one of the possibilities.

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