Hi Bluebellflora , thanks for the response!
Now that I think about it, on a previous save file I had, I remember having a huge issue with the camera causing crashing when rotated around on the 40x30 penthouse lot in the Fashion District of San Myshuno. The issue only ever occurred on that particular lot. I reported it, but couldn't get to the bottom of it. I've since started a whole new save file twice (due to corruption issues after the release of For Rent), but I'm wondering if that issue is surfacing again. Here are my answers to your questions:
I'll open a new save file without mods and play for a few hours to see what happens. If it helps, I have 120 script mods and 59344 package files in my Mods folder.
If it helps, I have 120 script mods and 59344 package files in my Mods folder.
Good grief! That's a huge amount. How big is your Mods folder in GB?
Before testing a clean game (and I need you to test a clean Sims 4 folder again as per the instructions in the OP in this thread, not just a new save please) could you enable vsync in your in-game settings and see if the crashing still happens?
Yes, The apartment lots in San Myshuno are absolutely bug-ridden, especially the ZenView Apartments which have so many issues, including a camera crash 😒
Oh no, is that really alot? I was told to keep scripts under 250. Is there a suggested limit for package files? My current Mods folder size is 442.15GB (I'm almost embarrassed to say that...lol). It's mostly custom content.
By "vsnync" I assume you mean Vertical Sync? I don't think I have ever toggled that on, but I'm willing to try anything! Earlier this morning I tested playing in a fresh save for a little over an hour and it did not crash on me. I don't know if I played long enough to do so, or if because it was a brand new save that it didn't crash. I'll try that save file again with Vertical Sync on.
Thanks for the note on the San Myshuno apartments! That link describes a very similar issue to what I was having. I haven't played in those apartments recently, so I don't know if that is still an issue for me.
I'm going to be brutally honest with you... that is a crazy amount of Mods and CC, absolutely crazy - but thanks for being so honest 😆 Your game is loading nearly half a terabyte of data every time you play, no wonder you're having issues, rendering all those objects when you move the camera around. But it's kind of a testament as to how amazing the ARM equipped Macs are though, that you can even get it to load with such a huge amount of data. It would be interesting to see if you have camera crashing on a completely empty lot in an empty world, no objects for the game to render.
Yep, vsync = vertical sync.
A clean save not crashing is good. I wonder whether the camera causing crashing isn't actually a bug, more a symptom of an overstuffed save file. Could you upload your save for me to test in my game, the one that's crashing when using the camera? Or maybe upload the penthouse lot in San Myshuno you referenced in a previous post to the gallery and I'll download it and test.
Bluebellflora Ha! Fair enough. =D I did end up removing some package files from a food mod that I don't really use as well as a script mod that was not functioning as I had hoped from my Mods folder. It didn't really scratch the surface, but I will continue to remove things that aren't working the way I want or that I don't need or use often as I notice them overtime to declutter my Mods folder. I run my Mods folder like a well-oiled machine, it is super organized, but I understand that it is a lot.
I actually ended up using the tip from this post on game crashing suggesting to save a version of my save file, and it seemed to do that trick Sims crashes after newest update. I was able to play on two separate days for hours on end and it did not crash. Granted my game does lag quiet a bit or the reasons you mentioned, but I've gotten used to it. I was also playing with vertical sync turned on, so that may have helped as well.
I no longer have that old penthouse build, unfortunately. I probably deleted it thinking it was the cause of the crashing. How do I upload my save file for you? Is that through Google docs or something?
