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12 months ago
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Re: Extreme Lag/Blurry Screen in Live Mode

Hello! I have a couple of questions about some issues I’ve been having in my game recently. ———————————————————————— Basically, When I enter Live Mode my game is slower than usual and choppy. Nothi...
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    puzzlezaddict
    12 months ago

    @l2iah  You can try running the game in DirectX 11 mode if you want, although be prepared for performance to be worse (it's hit or miss at this point):

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/PC/Enabling-DirectX-11-For-Sims-4-on-EA-app-and-Steam/td-p/13711976

    It's fine to switch back if you're not happy with the results.

    Aside from that, I think your best option here is to keep the graphics settings on high, at least the ones you care about, and lower the others as necessary.  I would avoid laptop mode and post processing.  The former messes with all kinds of textures; the latter adds some blurriness at a distance for a sense of depth but also increases the game's demands.

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