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Anonymous
7 years ago

lag in build mode when scrolling placing lights, windows, and doors with glass

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? I have it updated to latest patch, and have only sims base game and GTW installed.
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? only base game and GTW
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? go in build mode, select a window, door with glass on it, or a light onto your cursor, then scroll your screen around.
What happens when the bug occurs? lag (game slows down), and even shadows around window flickers while you move screen while the item is on cursor, till you place it. and shadow flickers again, and lag returns when picking up another of those items, and moving screen around.
What do you expect to see? game should not slow down, shadow around window should not fast flicker as you move the screen.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. seasons patch and those after it, up to date.

above details sums it up.

10 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    Do you still have lags if you don't have any cc added to your game ?

    Best to create a new thread but only if replicated on a vanilla game.

    Carefully marking this as fixed.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    can delete this.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    @SimGuruIcarus 

    I've just noticed with windows and doors with glass on it, there's lag as well when scrolling with the item on cursor. Not only that, but as the window is on cursor, and I move my screen,( scroll to the side,) the shadow around window flickers fast as I move it around on the wall. shadow stops flickering and lagging after I place window, for example, but when I pick up another window and move it around, shadows around windows flicker again, and game lags a bit again till I place it.

  • Your Nvidia drivers are from 2014. Could you update those and see if it makes a difference ?

    Also what settings do you have your graphics on ? High or very high isn't really recommended with your card as the 635 is not that strong a card.

    (merged all your posts from the other thread in here)

    Might move to tech for further troubleshooting.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    settings on medium high sorta; I have sims highest, and everything else isn't that high, and I don't use laptop mode. lights and reflections on lowest, sofas medium, window mode, etc

    I know my pc is weak for this game, but there was no lag on those objects in build, like it's doing now, before the seasons patch.

    I can't update nvidia drivers since it messes up other things when I want to go on youtube or other things, it went wrong when I did that in past so I won't again. but its the patch that caused it anyway, since this old nvidia driver didn't cause lag issues right before patch, only right after seasons patch. I didn't get seasons pack or make any changes, so it doesn't make sense to me that it would be the driver all of a sudden for one patch.

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