Loading Screen Hanging
I have just installed Sims 4. I haven't gotten to the point of playing the game because the loading screen keeps getting stuck. This can happen after I exit CAS or Building Mode or anywhere where I a...
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Yep, the game should run fine on your Mac with all settings on high. Have you tried setting up a new user account on your Mac and playing in that account? Keep the account as basic as possible, nothing running at launch, no iCloud, nothing. When you launch the game for the first time in that account make sure you go into game options at the main menu and enable vsync.
I edited the text file in EA Games > The Sims 4 > Contents > res > Camera.ini to set the value for ClickDragEnabled to true under '[advanced]'.
Why did you do this? It is set to true as default in a new game installation.
When I first start a new save, I get the 'Unrecognized Video Card' error (see attached screenshot). After seeing the message, I exit and then restart. From research, though, I understand this shouldn't be causing the error.
Correct, this doesn't cause the game to not function properly. If you can be bothered you can add your M4 to the GraphicsCards.sgr file to stop the error message every time you start with a new Sims 4 folder - https://bluebellflora.com/2024/03/11/unrecognized-video-card-error-on-mac/
Thanks so much for your help.
I edited the setting for the advanced camera (Camera 3) to enable click drag. The setting for the simple camera (Camera 4) is set to true by default. I wanted the click drag capabilities of Camera 4 combined with the tilt and rotate objects functionality of Camera 3. In essence, a hybrid camera. I hope that makes sense!
Before receiving your reply, I managed to get the game working by enabling vsync after starting a new game via the Options.ini file AND by playing in offline mode.
OK, I tried the suggestion of setting up a new account on my Mac and playing with that account. Same thing happened. Immediately after creating the mandatory sim at the beginning of a new game and exiting CAS, the game got stuck on the loading screen, this is despite enabling the vsync option.
I was considering purchasing some expansion packs, but I really feel like I need to get to the bottom of this before I start investing cash in the game!
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