Game freezing and crashing after update
Ever since the March 14, 2023 update my game has worked fine when I first open it up, but after about 5 minutes of playtime it starts freezing and either crashes or stays frozen indefinitely. Even though the game says it is paused, there is no red bar around the screen and Sims are still moving in place. Additionally, I can't switch between characters. After that, the cursor freezes and then sound is lost and the game either crashes or stays stuck.
I am running the game on a Windows 10 setup, and I have tried removing all of my mods and CC and repairing the game via the EA app with no success. I downloaded the Growing Together pack the day after the update so I don't know if that may have contributed to the problem but its features seem to be working fine in the limited time I have before the game shuts down. Any advice would be appreciated! I have never had such a persistent problem in my game before that can't be fixed with one of the above strategies. Thanks.