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TalixSims
9 years ago
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Excessive Loading Time (several minutes)

I recently got a new computer and installed Sims 4, but the time it takes the game to boot up from Origin is way longer than on my old machine. I have Intel i5 processor, 8gb ram and 250 gb SSD. The ...
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    TalixSims
    9 years ago

    Ok, sorry for triple posting, but I've just discovered that this only seems to be a problem in windowed mode. Kicking myself that I didn't try this sooner, but whatever. With fullscreen mode, I set my graphics to medium/high and put it on max resolution and it still loaded in ~15 seconds. So I'll just continue playing in fullscreen. Problem solved.

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TalixSims
9 years ago

Ugh, actually it only loaded quickly the first time after reinstalling the game. It's loading quicker than it did the first time around, but still not the ~15 seconds it was on my old machine. I am super frustrated with this. I just want to know if it's something I did, if there is something wrong with the game or if it's my computer's fault somehow.

TalixSims's avatar
TalixSims
9 years ago

Ok, sorry for triple posting, but I've just discovered that this only seems to be a problem in windowed mode. Kicking myself that I didn't try this sooner, but whatever. With fullscreen mode, I set my graphics to medium/high and put it on max resolution and it still loaded in ~15 seconds. So I'll just continue playing in fullscreen. Problem solved.

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    Phantomlover1717
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    9 years ago

    15 seconds for loading the game is pretty fast I must say! Happy you found what caused the issue and solved it yourself! :eahigh_file:

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