Carl's take of ways for improvement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O41yW6qlOIM Still watching before finishing. Hopefully it touches and goes over the popular things players find frustrating or boring about gameplay. Other big Game Ch...
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Hi, @PoppyErstwhile . I kind of get the impression it takes a decent computer to be able to run the Sims 3 well, and that could have a factor in some peoples' opinion of preferring the Sims 4 over the Sims 3 (which is a little weird, seeing as a newer title should have higher requirements.) I have the privilege of having a good enough system and pretty monitor, and I actually prefer the Sims 3 graphics to the Sims 4, but after so many years I do find myself wishing that the Sims 3 graphics could be updated for modern times. On my old computer I could run the Sims 3 tine, but loading up a game was very slow. With a newer computer, games load up in seconds and look great. I expected the Sims 4 loading screens to go by in a second, like other games do (you know when you can't read the tip because the loading screen goes by too fast,) but it never changed. Always slow. That really bugged me.
The Sims 3 is certainly not bug free. But, I have found that after playing for a while the usual bugs are pretty easy to deal with and don't really impact my enjoyment of the game. The game has been around for a long time, so any bug is pretty solvable by checking online, and most of the bugs as usually the usual culprits which are pretty easy to deal with (like unroutable sims.) That said, if a system isn't good enough to run the Sims 3 well, what are really minor bugs that are easy to deal with could become deal breakers. That loading time and lag could really be an issue, and make the game not very fun to play. In that case, the Sims 4 would run better.
The bare basics of making the Sims 3 run well if your system is good enough is use ErrorTrap and Overwatch on games where you have lag occur due to a stuck or unroutable sim. Test by resetting all the sims. If it solves the problem, use ErrorTrap and Overwatch and the problem will be taken care of for you and your game will run smooth. I don't use ErrorTrap and Overwatch unless I need them, and judge from game to game, as I had one game (in many) where it actually caused a problem rather than solving it. Don't let your personal inventory get infinitely large. Store some of those extra items from adventuring and gardening in chests or something, or it can lead to lag (it takes a heck of a lot of items, but it happens.) Family inventory could be considered if lag persists. If playing Ilsa Paradiso, move all households out of houseboats and into empty houses you don't want for yourself to avoid lag. It only takes a few minutes. Don't put items from Grandma's Canning Station in your inventory. If your expensive boat disappears no need to be above cheating it back (as it's technically not cheating if it's a bug.) Knowing how to reset your sim with the console is a good idea in case of emergency. For me, it's smooth sailing if I do these things and I enjoy my games a lot. All of these things are minor and only take a moment.
The Sims 3 is certainly not bug free. But, I have found that after playing for a while the usual bugs are pretty easy to deal with and don't really impact my enjoyment of the game. The game has been around for a long time, so any bug is pretty solvable by checking online, and most of the bugs as usually the usual culprits which are pretty easy to deal with (like unroutable sims.) That said, if a system isn't good enough to run the Sims 3 well, what are really minor bugs that are easy to deal with could become deal breakers. That loading time and lag could really be an issue, and make the game not very fun to play. In that case, the Sims 4 would run better.
The bare basics of making the Sims 3 run well if your system is good enough is use ErrorTrap and Overwatch on games where you have lag occur due to a stuck or unroutable sim. Test by resetting all the sims. If it solves the problem, use ErrorTrap and Overwatch and the problem will be taken care of for you and your game will run smooth. I don't use ErrorTrap and Overwatch unless I need them, and judge from game to game, as I had one game (in many) where it actually caused a problem rather than solving it. Don't let your personal inventory get infinitely large. Store some of those extra items from adventuring and gardening in chests or something, or it can lead to lag (it takes a heck of a lot of items, but it happens.) Family inventory could be considered if lag persists. If playing Ilsa Paradiso, move all households out of houseboats and into empty houses you don't want for yourself to avoid lag. It only takes a few minutes. Don't put items from Grandma's Canning Station in your inventory. If your expensive boat disappears no need to be above cheating it back (as it's technically not cheating if it's a bug.) Knowing how to reset your sim with the console is a good idea in case of emergency. For me, it's smooth sailing if I do these things and I enjoy my games a lot. All of these things are minor and only take a moment.
