Carl's Guidehttps://youtu.be/0WBXbGfXzsc

I was considering posting this, I think it's a great video which explains how the game works.As for if you should get a better computer, I think he is right that you need a good CPU to avoid simulation lag, the minimum recommendation that they have on the sims4 page (an Intel Core 2 Duo) is way too outdated.Other things probably matter as well, but I can confirm that I am not seeing much simulation lag on my gaming desktop PC.

Well no, while getting a better computer will help A LOT! What Carl is trying to explain is the game's design. If there is one Sim that is somehow stuck then the rest of them will also be stuck because they are waiting for that sim to execute their planned action. Another thing is that the Sims 4 is such an old game that it cannot take advantage of the newer technology PCs have. If you have more than the recommended RAM and a better multi-core CPU, the game still won't be able to utilize that power due to the engine being outdated. Unfortunately when the game was designed the team had different goals and point of view on what the game should ideally be like. They designed the game in that way and now there is no going back. This is why I also don't believe that the Sims 4 should be improved on instead of getting a new sims game. They would have to redesign the whole game to give us what we want so they might as well make a new one.

"SimmerGeorge;c-17691601" wrote:Well no, while getting a better computer will help A LOT! What Carl is trying to explain is the game's design. If there is one Sim that is somehow stuck then the rest of them will also be stuck because they are waiting for that sim to execute their planned action. Another thing is that the Sims 4 is such an old game that it cannot take advantage of the newer technology PCs have. If you have more than the recommended RAM and a better multi-core CPU, the game still won't be able to utilize that power due to the engine being outdated. Unfortunately when the game was designed the team had different goals and point of view on what the game should ideally be like. They designed the game in that way and now there is no going back. This is why I also don't believe that the Sims 4 should be improved on instead of getting a new sims game. They would have to redesign the whole game to give us what we want so they might as well make a new one. I think it was a mistake trying to make this game last longer.Because the game was not meant to be a base game anyway.

i own what i consider to be a very decent gaming pc with a i5 9400f and a gtx 1650 super and i still get simulation lag albeit depending on sitations like which world i am in and how many sims are there but it seems like simulation lag is a part of the game they do definitely need to fix cuz i have played sims 3 for endless amounts of hours and never experienced something like this so its bizzare this happens with the sims 4

"adamzaid;c-17691690" wrote:i own what i consider to be a very decent gaming pc with a i5 9400f and a gtx 1650 super and i still get simulation lag albeit depending on sitations like which world i am in and how many sims are there but it seems like simulation lag is a part of the game they do definitely need to fix cuz i have played sims 3 for endless amounts of hours and never experienced something like this so its bizzare this happens with the sims 4 I'm not sure they can fix it, the best they can do is try to reduce it, but some things they have done recently have been the complete opposite, idle animations when your sim gets an environment buff, and the NAPs from Eco Lifestyle that spam autonomous actions for all NPC's are things that will probably add towards simulation lag.The best thing you can do is get mods that get rid of unnecessary things like that, or you can get a better computer, but as SimmerGeorge said, it can only do so much with an older game like the sims4.

Simulation Lag. Get A Better Computer?

imahulazombie
5 years ago
sorry haven't seen the video but due to the title of the thread i'll leave this here
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/914844/ea-silence-on-gameplay-slowdown-input-delay-and-time-distortion/p1
Lonewolf1044
Seasoned Spectator
5 years ago
When getting an new computer it is important that the parts are composed of todays technology and the main components (CPU, GPU and even memory) complement each other or work together as one.
voidsims
5 years ago
"logion;c-17691704" wrote:
"adamzaid;c-17691690" wrote:
i own what i consider to be a very decent gaming pc with a i5 9400f and a gtx 1650 super and i still get simulation lag albeit depending on sitations like which world i am in and how many sims are there but it seems like simulation lag is a part of the game they do definitely need to fix cuz i have played sims 3 for endless amounts of hours and never experienced something like this so its bizzare this happens with the sims 4

I'm not sure they can fix it, the best they can do is try to reduce it, but some things they have done recently have been the complete opposite, idle animations when your sim gets an environment buff, and the NAPs from Eco Lifestyle that spam autonomous actions for all NPC's are things that will probably add towards simulation lag.

The best thing you can do is get mods that get rid of unnecessary things like that, or you can get a better computer, but as SimmerGeorge said, it can only do so much with an older game like the sims4.

i did get a script mod which helped reduce it significantly but i hope they find a way to reduce simulation lag cuz its extremely bad on big save files especially
Felicity_Bane
5 years ago
Even with a newer i7, I get simulation lag. Well, maybe I could pitch that I need an i9 for Christmas.

Joking aside, why did Maxis go with this engine? I mean, yes, I know the story of Olympus, but this seems like a very easily predictable problem, especially since they were catering to low end machines at the start. I guess at least it's not Frostbite.
Lonewolf1044
Seasoned Spectator
5 years ago
"Felicity;c-17696185" wrote:
Even with a newer i7, I get simulation lag. Well, maybe I could pitch that I need an i9 for Christmas.

Joking aside, why did Maxis go with this engine? I mean, yes, I know the story of Olympus, but this seems like a very easily predictable problem, especially since they were catering to low end machines at the start. I guess at least it's not Frostbite.

It is all about the money as they did not want to spend money on building an engine from scratch, but to thier supporters they made the right move and I feel it was not but heck it is their program and if they wish to gimp an their program they can.

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