@_artt1e Among the many things you tried, did you ever move your entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and let the game generate a new one, specifically without adding any content back in? If not, please do so now. Without any of your existing content, start a new save and let me know how it runs.
If you still see lag, please run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/
Yes, I did generate a new Sims 4 folder. It was one of the last 'fixes' I attempted, but aside from the game running a little bit smoother, that specific lag was still very much prominent in all different speeds. Attached the DxDiag text. 🙂
@_artt1e Some of the errors in your dxdiag have to do with Twitch. Are you running it or anything else in the background while you play? Some apps can slow down the system even when there's no reason the hardware can't handle the overall load. So please try playing immediately after you restart your computer, without opening any other apps. Please also disable Origin in-game: hover over your username, select Application Settings, then the Origin in-game header, and disable the option at the top.
If that doesn't help, please try playing in a clean boot.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-clean-boot-windows-10
When you reboot, please also go through the Task Manager's background processes list and shut down anything that doesn't absolutely need to be running. There are plenty of apps, everything from MSI Afterburner to lighting software, that don't get disabled in a clean boot, and you'll need to shut down all of them.
Apologies for the late reply.
I did everything, step-by-step, as you suggested, and I’ve been fiddling with the game for the majority of the evening. Starting the game after a clean boot + using Task Manager to close background apps/programs, the game seems to be running smoother in terms of FPS. There were two times in my playtime where there would be these odd lag spikes that would only be fixed by pausing and unpausing the in-game time.
In terms of the weird, annoying input lag, it’s still not fixed, unfortunately, but it’s not as bad. It’s still there, and very much noticeable especially when in 2x and 3x speed. There are some minor tasks like getting mail or cleaning that don’t experience the lag, which I think is an improvement because before all this every action and order my Sims did was plagued with the lag. Even my Sims eating and interacting, sometimes, goes by smoothly without any lag, but actions like going to the toilet and then washing their hands have the lag in-between each action and right before they do the action—after walking in front of the toilet/sink, they just stand there, thinking, before the game finally processes that they need to do an action.
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