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puzzlezaddict
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4 years ago

Re: Camera controls (rotate and tilt) not working properly

@isalou-x  Try switching to the Sims 4 camera and back, quitting the game in between.  If that doesn't help, please go into Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 and move options.ini to the desktop.  This will reset all your in-game settings, so if it doesn't help either and you don't want to redo all those, you can trash the new copy of options.ini and put the old one back.

Please also let me know what keyboard layout you use and if you ever use a different one.

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  • isalou-x's avatar
    isalou-x
    4 years ago

    I switched the camera and restarted like you asked, no difference. I've taken out the Options file and it played Sims 3 music upon startup?? And still the camera controls didn't work. I exited the game, put the file back in the folder and it's still playing Sims 3 music. And the camera still isn't working!! The screen is also very glitchy so somehow I've made it worse!

    I use a box standard UK qwerty keyboard on a laptop, always used the same one.

  • isalou-x's avatar
    isalou-x
    4 years ago

    It happened after the latest update but I'd played the day before (After the update) without any issues.

    I uninstalled and reinstalled the game but still the same issues!

  • isalou-x's avatar
    isalou-x
    4 years ago
    @isalou-x UPDATE: I tried a new mouse and it worked perfectly... turns out my old mouse's wheel wasn't working properly! And adjusting the settings fixed the glitchy screen. So the original issue wasn't a problem with the game at all 🤦🏽‍♀️

    Thanks for everyone's help!
  • hjansky's avatar
    hjansky
    Seasoned Newcomer
    4 years ago

    Thank you for the instructions on switching to the Sims 4 camera. I did what you said too, but when I switched back to the Sims 3 camera, I still couldn't rotate or tilt anything. When I keep it on the Sims 4 camera I'm able to rotate and tilt. The issue with not being able to rotate or tilt just started happening in Dec 2021. I don't know why all of sudden we can't use rotate and tilt using the Sims 3 camera. 

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