Learning to Play on PC after Mac
I'm wondering how difficult others may have found moving from playing the Sims on a macbook to playing on a PC/gaming laptop? Specifically in terms of actually playing the game - not in terms of movi...
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kaseyanne5 I've been a Mac user since I started using computers, and switching to a desktop gaming PC for Sims 3 and 4 was easy, actually almost immediately easier than playing on the Mac. The critical difference for me was my gaming mouse, especially being able to free-rotate the camera by holding the middle mouse button (Sims 4 has a Sims 3 camera mode, if you haven't seen it). The keyboard feels a bit better under my fingers, but my Macs were and still are fine in that respect.
The trackpads on my Macs are better than anything I've come across on a Windows laptop, although the gap has closed somewhat recently. So you'd likely have the same touchpad-related issues on a gaming laptop, maybe worse depending on the model.
So I would highly recommend a gaming-themed mouse with a laptop or desktop. You don't need to spend much money on it—the standard Logitech options work great, and Sims games have no use for a dozen extra mouse buttons. However, with Power Toys, free tools released by Microsft, you can rebind mouse buttons to certain keys to make playing even easier.
Point is, the transition to playing will likely be at least reasonably smooth. Dealing with the file structure might take some getting used to, but the user folders at least are identical in macOS and Windows.
Thanks for sharing! I do have a whole desk set up with two monitors - not a gaming mouse, just a regular one - so I'm nor concerned about when I play there. I just know I often end up on my couch playing the game in front of the TV somewhat regularly, which is why the touchpad is a concern for me. But if the playing can be better in other ways beyond the graphics stuff when on desktop, that could also help with the balance at least. And maybe long run it's about getting a mouse and lap desk that I can use on a couch, i just don't know how that would be comfy. XD
