"ClarionOfJoy;c-17953504" wrote:
There is now a The Sims 3 Smooth Patch (version 1.1) that visibly removes lag - including loading CASt assets and editing in build/buy mode!!!! Here's a thread on it in The Sims 3 section: Sims 3 Smooth Patch?
So now, EA/Maxis really has NO excuse! This patch PROVES that CASt can be implemented in TS5 and not have it lag the game AT ALL! No having to buy recolors of the same items over and over again so EA/Maxis can profit from their lazy reuse of their lower quantity of items made.
The Sims 3 is about 12 years old and just gets better and better! I love this game SO MUCH!!! ???
I tried that patch because I was curious, I've never had a lot of lag in TS3 because I've always had a decent graphics card and more than enough RAM. Plus I do have the "fixed worlds" installed and NRAAS mods.
And I have to say, it's pretty incredible! Especially when CASt'ing. I never really had lag while recoloring stuff, but it would take a few seconds to load all of the patterns in each category, with this patch it's literally loaded in seconds! You still have to scroll down to the bottom of the pattern category until it's fully loaded but mine is probably worse because I have almost 4000 patterns installed.
My load times were also cut down, even starting a fresh game in a world I haven't played in, it was probably 1/2 the load time to what it normally would be.
And actual gameplay, was smooth like butter! Seriously, TS4 actually has a little more hesitation than TS3 did with this patch.
Overall, I'm super happy with it!
