Sims 4 Lagging after Aug Update
Hi, so ever since my game updated Aug 24th, it lags quite a bit. It was pristine and smooth, but once the loading screen comes on you can see the lag and stutters in a way. I looked at other que...
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I repaired all the games and the packs and when I started a new game, a new folder did not appear even though I renamed the folder Sims 4 old. I did this last week and it did make a new folder and now it isn't. I'm not sure if I should reinstall all the Sims games again or not. Also, I said to heck with it and deleted all my Mods.
@DestructiveBlood
There is a problem with failed Windows updates. This may indicate some system problems. However, the fact that a new game folder has not been created in Documents indicates that there maybe is a problem in the game's installation folder.
But I think this folder is created but maybe in another place. Try to find it.
If you are using OneDrive it could be moved to OneDrive
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/
As for the computer itself, it is advisable that you do SFC scan of your computer because there must be some reason for these failed updates.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system
After completing this scan, try updating Windows again
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4027667/windows-10-update
By the way, if you manage to start the game, then when you are in the game turn off the Internet completely. Unplug modem, turn off WIFI. This is just a guess but maybe these lags in the game are caused by a very low frame rate. And this, in turn, is caused by some problem with the internet already reported by players.
I fixed the Windows update and made sure everything is up to date. I had a new hard drive that didn't have everything switched over properly, cause Sims 4 doesn't allow you to move the directory path of the saving files so I have everything switched back over to my C:/ drive. I did manage to get the new game folder to show up but in game it is still laggy and I couldn't continue with the steps. The WIFI is not the issue. I just moved to another location in the past few months and the wifi is amazing here. I'm not sure if this would be an issue, but when my C:/ drive was getting full my bf moved files/folders over the my D:/ drive, mostly copying and pasting the files to other locations. Not sure if that would mess up the game in such a manner, but I have everything uninstalled and properly installed since I've been trying fix my game.
Guess I'm a lost cause then. I can't figure it out.
@DestructiveBlood
It doesn't matter that any folders have been copied to the D drive. The game will not read anything on D drive and the missing folders will be created again on C drive.
It's not about whether your WiFi works well or not. Simply for many players, it turned out that when the Internet works FPS drops - very low and the game is terribly lagging.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Incredibly-Low-FPS-when-connected-to-Internet/m-p/7605094#
You can try to fix it in this way. For some players, it worked
Go to the graphic options in the game, see if you have vertical sync enabled, if not turn it on and restart the game. After enabling this option, the game should hold 60 FPS permanently.
Do not use any mods or CC for now. Check it out on a clean game
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