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aWeSomEmE348's avatar
aWeSomEmE348
8 years ago

Re: macOS thread - updated to include 10.15 Catalina

I have a Macbook Air (13-inch, mid-2012), 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3   RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB graphics

I have upgraded from a previous version of macOS, quite an old version I believe I can't remember it though.

I have the Sims 4

When I go to Origin everything seems fine up until the point where i try to play the Sims 4. At first it takes awhile to load but when it does it only takes me to a black screen for like a few seconds and then the black screen disappears and all I can see is my desktop and all the things I left open before playing the Sims. It also says that I'm still using the Sims 4 but after a few seconds the game says that the "application is not responding" and so I force quit the game. And everything seems normal again.

16 Replies

  • mariacortes24's avatar
    mariacortes24
    7 years ago

    I have a Macbook pro with Mojave, I've been playing sims 4 and never had a problem, but today it just wont download de origin page and i cant play now, how do i fix it, becuase i was playing just find having Mojave 

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    10.15 Catalina (beta)

    Sims 3

    32-bit Applications no longer run in Catalina. Please read this guide on installing a previous version of macOS or Windows in order to carry on playing Sims 3.

    Sims 4

    Currently Sims 4 will not load in the beta of Catalina as there is one 32-bit file, ActivationUI, that needs updating/removing. Do not update to Catalina at this time if you want to carry on playing.

  • KanyeWoost's avatar
    KanyeWoost
    6 years ago
    @mariacortes24 look into switching to high Sierra. if you can do it yourself but if not look into a place that specializes in Macs like Best Buy.
  • puderosasims's avatar
    puderosasims
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    Is it safe to update to Mojave/Catalina when using a NVIDIA card? I heard Apple stopped releasing drivers for them, which basically means they're unsupported now. 😕

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @puderosasims

    Do you mean NVIDIA stopped releasing beta driver updates? Yes, they did unfortunately. High Sierra was the last.

    Apple don't often update graphics drivers but they are in no way 'unsupported' in macOS.
  • puderosasims's avatar
    puderosasims
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @Bluebellflora Thank you for the quick reply! Yes, I think this is what I meant. Does that mean I can still update to a new operating system or will my graphics card cause problems eventually? (Especially when it comes to gaming.)

  • puderosasims's avatar
    puderosasims
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @Bluebellflora 🙂 Here you go:

    Model: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15', Mid 2014)
    Operating System: High Sierra 10.13.6
    CPU: 2,5 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory: 16 GB RAM 1600 MHz DDR3
    Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @puderosasims

    Hmm. How is your game performing at the moment? You may be better off sticking with High Sierra because of the NVIDIA driver. You could always test how it would perform in Mojave by installing it on an external drive.
  • puderosasims's avatar
    puderosasims
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @Bluebellflora My game runs very smoothly at the moment, and I enjoy playing on high settings. I'll better stick with High Sierra then. Hopefully there will be NVIDIA drivers in the future again. Thanks for your advice! 

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