How do you make your big houses playable?
I've asked in the past about what to void of build elements to limit lag on larger lots, so that's not what I'm asking now. I just would like to know how big mansions/castles you actually play without...
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I play on a 64x64 lot with a full household (6 Sims, 2 horses) with NPC help (butler, ranch hand...), a large house, and a ton of CC. I think my graphic settings are all set to the highest settings and I have no lag, but with so many packs and CC and other things my loading time has increased to what feels like almost a minute. I'm not sure how long exactly, but it used to be almost instant.
I try to limit unnecessary objects such as having 100s of plants, extremely full inventories, and 100s of random objects for decor (like sizing down and placing 100 stones along a path). But I really don't hold back much. The biggest factor is probably that I have a high-endish computer.
I think some of your ideas about splitting the residence and not putting too many objects in each version may be worth trying. Also, look out for high-poly objects and don't have dozens of chickens or other animals or harvestable plants on your lot.
Maybe we can try to provide better suggestions if you include some images. Sometimes it's hard to picture exactly how big a build is.
I try to limit unnecessary objects such as having 100s of plants, extremely full inventories, and 100s of random objects for decor (like sizing down and placing 100 stones along a path). But I really don't hold back much. The biggest factor is probably that I have a high-endish computer.
I think some of your ideas about splitting the residence and not putting too many objects in each version may be worth trying. Also, look out for high-poly objects and don't have dozens of chickens or other animals or harvestable plants on your lot.
Maybe we can try to provide better suggestions if you include some images. Sometimes it's hard to picture exactly how big a build is.
