@oaana It's interesting that adding Eco Lifestyle causes this particular issue. I first heard of it happening long before the pack was released, so it's not the cause for everyone, but maybe there's something about having too many packs or a certain type of content in Build/Buy that grinds the game to a halt.
If you're interested in experimenting a bit more, could you try disabling all of your packs except Eco Lifestyle? You don't have to uninstall anything; just instruct Origin not to load the other packs. Here's how:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2017/03/disable-single-packs/
@JeanVW @Gummingtons and @MadPeachyTV I'd be interested to know whether this makes a difference for you as well. You can disable any pack(s) you want through Origin (see the above link). Let me know whether it makes a difference.
Not sure if that makes a difference. I've had this problem long before Eco Lifestyle.
But however, in a whim I decided to downgrade my graphics driver to one before DCH was introduced to Nvidia (I use a GTX 1060, with 6GB memory).
The version I'm using is 398.36
I simply googled for what the best version of a driver could be for my specific graphics card. As of date, I've yet to reproduce the problem. I've not played for longer at the moment, but will do so this afternoon (it's 1:11 PM here at time of writing).
So if you have an NVIDIA card, try using this driver version. I did the following:
- downloaded this driver version
- downloaded DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller from Wagnard)
- completely shut off my internet (turn off Wi Fi and pull out the Ethernet cord)
- install DDU and via DDU (in safe mode) delete the current driver
- When installing the new driver (after a reboot), install only graphics driver and physx (also, do a clean install)
It may very well have been that the drivers I had (which were 4xx.xx and up) messed Sims 4 up for some reason.
But who knows.
Unfortunately I cheered too fast. Still having the issue.
I think it's the game handling it's memory not that well.
Its very frustrating. Nothing seems to help. Not even re-installing windows.
Could it be something linked with the last patch (just before eco pack) mixed with the eco pack? Cause i don't remember having this issue before this patch and this expansion pack.
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