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RenanPisi
Seasoned Vanguard
4 months ago

Game Lags After July 1st Update

My game was running perfectly smooth before yesterday’s update, but now the FPS drops consistently throughout the game, making it unplayable more often than expected. It happens more frequently when using kitchen appliances and moving objects from the world into the inventory and vice versa. I need a fix ASAP, please.

I currently own all packs, no MODS and no CC.

I’ve already tried cleaning all cache and starting a fresh save after uninstalling and installing the game again.

It’s so upsetting and frustrating.

*Update: I've attached a DXDIAG file and 2 videos of how laggy the game can get. Thanks to puzzlezaddict​ for the help.

Video 1: Vídeo.avi

Video 2: Vídeo-2.avi

38 Replies

  • PedroMateus79's avatar
    PedroMateus79
    New Rookie
    4 months ago

    This actually makes sence cause with the introduction of Business and Hobbies a lot of content (like adding in game tattoos and not in CAS) is dependent on more RAM than what it needed previously.

    I think the main problem os this game is memory leak. 1.115 is fine on this issue but the new one (july one) introduced more changes in UI, thus more RAM usage.

  • PedroMateus79's avatar
    PedroMateus79
    New Rookie
    4 months ago

    Just curious, I know heating might be a problem but who suggested this?

    Your GPU might be running at 100% but if its temperature is below 80% you are fine.

    Monitor, in task manager, how your PC performs then draw conclusions.

  • logionX's avatar
    logionX
    Legend
    4 months ago

    PedroMateus79​ The issues that I experienced was most likely the recent performance and optimization updates that they have done which have not worked with my computer setup. That's my theory anyway, I have a gaming PC with 64GB RAM and a RTX3080OC(10GB) so I think those changes were throttling my GPU, the file changes that for the level of detail texture settings. It's also possible like you said that the game requires more RAM now but I was not experiencing any RAM issue on my end.

    RenanPisi​ Just to try and narrow down the issue, you haven't done anything else significant to the game before the July 1st update? You didn't buy any pack? The issues you are describing does almost sound like a driver issue like a memory leak, which you can often tell is the case because your whole computer starts lagging, is the rest of your computer slow when the game is lagging? You can also see that in the task manager because it shows that you are running out of memory, try opening that and check how much memory you have left when you are lagging in the game (right click the start menu, select task manager and then go to performance)

    Here are some suggestions that you can try which I have not seen in the thread:

    • Disable the online connection to the EA App (and the gallery) in the game settings. For some reason this can just cause the game to lag sometimes.
    • Try lowering graphics settings and try running it in laptop mode, try turning vsync on and off and see if there is any difference.
    • You said it happens when moving inventories, do your households have a lot of items in their inventories, for example a lot of recipes from Cottage Living (that pack adds a crazy amount of new recipes and ingredients).
  • RenanPisi's avatar
    RenanPisi
    Seasoned Vanguard
    3 months ago

    I replied to you all but for some reason my comments were deleted.logionX​PedroMateus79​ So odd! I even had a comment in portuguese. Anyways, the problem persists and it has gotten worse after the release of the new pack.

  • DarkSimzzz's avatar
    DarkSimzzz
    Seasoned Vanguard
    3 months ago

    Okay what is the solution for that?  When playing in LIVE mode my game is fine, only have a lil lag because of mods as this isn't a great laptop. But before building was 100% fine but now it hitches/lags/glitches when playing doors and windows. Everything glitches for a second when I place windows. This is a recent issue as well as I used to make build videos with this laptop last year and it was totally fine. 

  • xemily91's avatar
    xemily91
    Rising Vanguard
    2 months ago

    Having the same issue. I use Mods but no CC. Everything is updated. 
    I know my laptop isn't exactly high-end but I play on such low settings. I don't understand how there's still a memory dump after all these updates. 

  • xemily91​  Please test with your Mods folder removed.  You don't need to save your progress, but it's important to find out whether the problem is caused by your mods or custom content.  Updated doesn't always mean in perfect working order.

    If the save still lags with no mods or cc, please test a new save, for comparison's sake.

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