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@Bluebellflora okay so that sort of fixed the screen issue, when playing in a window it’s fine but as soon as I enter full screen the same thing happens again, so it’s not really a solution. Also game crashed within 10 seconds of playing as soon as I loaded up the house after cas.
It's not a solution but is a workaround, you could move your old Options.ini file back into the new folder, it will restore your previous graphics settings in-game. Did the game crash on one of your current saves? Or was this with the brand new Sims 4 folder and none of your user data copied over?
I wonder whether your Mac is struggling to run the game because of the limited RAM in your Mac? Open Activity Monitor (Applications > Utilities) launch the game in windowed mode, go back to Activity Monitor click the memory tab and look at the bottom where it says how much memory is used and how much is available.
So sorry for not responding sooner, had a lack of time and haven't played since. Sadly the problems haven't gone away. I followed your steps and attached you will find the results.
- @loestz
oof. I would say RAM is the issue. 4GB just isn't really enough anymore and TS4 is using 1.5Gb of the entire system RAM.
How big is your Mods folder and do you have CAS/build/buy CC and Mods which affect gameplay? I disabled all if my mods and cc during testing... I’ve been playing on this laptop for 3 years, have never had a problem before
- @loestz
As you add more content to your game, it requires more oomph from your Mac. Your Mac has very low power integrated graphics, a low power CPU and not much RAM. The hardware is aging and technology is advancing. Plus you are patching each month, adding more packs and adding CC/Mods, giving it more to do.
Your biggest issue is only having 4GB RAM and running Catalina which uses a significant amount itself. My game can use up to 3GB RAM sometimes. That is 3GB just for the game, nevermind the OS and other apps and background processes. Your Intel 5000 graphics chip also uses system RAM, it doesn't have its own dedicated RAM like the high spec. 15" MacBook Pros and some iMacs.
You may get better performance by rolling back to a previous OS, say High Sierra. That would mean wiping your Mac and installing the OS.
