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generuler4's avatar
7 years ago

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I’m just wondering what display setting everyone uses. I used to use full screen but I was getting terrible lag. I dropped over time to windowed and it seems to work. Any who I had to keep dropping because of lag and Origin is just terribly messed up right now.

I just want to see what everyone else uses. 😀
  • simsimsere's avatar
    simsimsere
    Seasoned Scout
    I just realized that I voted for the wrong option :D I play windowed. Not windowed fullscreen as I keep the task bar visible. It makes multitasking easiest and I want to be able to see my computer clock while I play.
  • I used windowed fullscreen but I also have two monitors. It's on windowed fullscreen so that whenever I do stuff on my second monitor the game doesn't minimise itself.
  • I used to only play in fullscreen mode, but then I accidentally happened upon windowed mode (my cat walked across my laptop). I’ve been building a lot lately to prepare for Get Famous, so I’ve kept my display on windowed mode so I can easily minimize my browser to search for cc and mods. I might switch back to fullscreen once I actually start playing with my families again.
  • Windowed Fullscreen, I have two monitors and I like to hop between the two (usually running chrome or similar on the other monitor).
  • DeKaythePUNK's avatar
    DeKaythePUNK
    Seasoned Vanguard
    Fullscreen all the way. If I need to multi task, I either do it on my phone or hit the Windows key to go to the desktop. Maybe it's cuz I rarely use Alt+Tab to switch between tabs most of the time, so I'm not so used to doing that.
  • Windowed fullscreen on 2560x1440 resolution. I do tab out a lot so I can chat with my friends and I also do a lot of moderation for different Twitch channels so I would need to be able to act fast at times. I use mouse dragging and wasd to move around on the map.
  • LiELF's avatar
    LiELF
    Seasoned Ace
    Full screen because I'm easily distracted so if I played in windowed mode I would neglect my Sims and forget, lol. But I do spend a lot of time in CAS and those times when I'm making a Sim based off of a real person, I think windowed mode is more useful rather than Alt+TABing in and out. I imagine it would be similar for building a lot based off of actual blueprints or real homes.

    I do have a pretty powerful PC so I'm fortunate that my game runs really smooth either way.