alt tab out of it. I just bought another 1000 and with my 3000 simpoints (2405 simpoints in fact I think), I bought the Sunlit Tides world which is the second official island world. You can check them out here! ), ried to do the same thing and it took me a week or so to finally find out how to do it. help sims is slow and choppy. even with compact on. Happy Gaming Crin Go into edit town mode and do the following: Spanish resort - remove the fence around the trees in the middle of the pool. The Sims 2 PC Xbox PS2 GC Mac. 2GB RAM. Meanwhile, in order to run the Sims 4 on your computer smoothly, the computer needs to satisfy the minimum Sims 4 system requirements. 2 3 126 Project Renesme @Crosimmer Aug 7, 2020 It is sad that they are useless to address the game issue, but have no problems wirth selling something that doesn't work properly. Although trees and stuff is still moving, my Sims seem to be frozen; The lags are terrible. To solve this I've tried to move my video . More info here: here. Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps/td-p/714/. If you've updated your drivers and notice your game isn't running smoothly, try turning down some of your graphics settings to see if it improves things: Open The Sims 3. Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps/td-p/714/ You won't loose anything. Many people have had lag problems with IP, and from my understanding (so far) a lot of it is to do with the map design. Yeah i do have Sunset Tides. It is a laggy mess. Valve Corporation. #2 They do a really scummy thing, they say if you play for over 2 hours you cannot get a refund..but, the they don't track what expansion you play seperately, they just . Also what drivers do i have exactly ? but i had to start over cause my game wasnt starting past the black screen. If this is the case - only solution is to A) go around to the houseboats and deleting the horses and colts (temp fix) or B) move all families off the houseboats (longterm fix) #6 < > Showing 1 - 6 of 6 comments Per page: 15 30 50 reviews; user reviews; cheats; FAQs/Guides; screens; wiki; Topic: help sims is slow . Just make sure to not delete any files and make a backup. Island paradise wont work right, it is choppy, slow, and unplayable. http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/HOW-TO-DxDiag-for-Sims-3-PC-Only/m-p/1049584/thread-id/47181. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6530D Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x964A) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_964A&SUBSYS_061D1025&REV_00 Display Memory: 1978 MB Dedicated Memory: 497 MB Shared Memory: 1481 MB Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: E19T6W Monitor Id: EMA0783 Native Mode: 1440 x 900(p) (60.070Hz) Output Type: HD15 Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1083 (English) Driver Version: 8.862.3.0 DDI Version: 11 Driver Model: WDDM 1.1 Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 6/29/2011 07:46:02, 811008 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D50A-11CF-AE77-1726BEC2C535} Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x964A SubSys ID: 0x061D1025 Revision ID: 0x0000 Driver Strong Name: oem5.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_Sumo_Desktop:8.862.3.0ci\ven_1002&dev_964a&subsys_061d1025 Rank Of Driver: 00E60001 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= {3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps= D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported DXVA-HD: Not Supported DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0662&SUBSYS_10258100&REV_1003 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6392 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 6/14/2011 03:38:12, 2899176 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- ------------------- DirectInput Devices ------------------- Device Name: Mouse Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Device Name: Keyboard Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Device Name: USB Multimedia Keyboard Attached: 1 Controller ID: 0x0 Vendor/Product ID: 0x04CA, 0x0050 FF Driver: n/a Device Name: USB Multimedia Keyboard Attached: 1 Controller ID: 0x0 Vendor/Product ID: 0x04CA, 0x0050 FF Driver: n/a Device Name: USB2.0-CRW Attached: 1 Controller ID: 0x0 Vendor/Product ID: 0x0BDA, 0x0152 FF Driver: n/a Poll w/ Interrupt: No ----------- USB Devices ----------- + USB Root Hub | Vendor/Product ID: 0x1022, 0x7807 | Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub | Service: usbhub | +-+ USB Input Device | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x093A, 0x2510 | | Location: Port_#0004.Hub_#0001 | | Matching Device ID: generic_hid_device | | Service: HidUsb | | | +-+ HID-compliant mouse | | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x093A, 0x2510 | | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse | | | Service: mouhid ---------------- Gameport Devices ---------------- ------------ PS/2 Devices ------------ + HID Keyboard Device | Vendor/Product ID: 0x04CA, 0x0050 | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard | Service: kbdhid | + Terminal Server Keyboard Driver | Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd | Upper Filters: kbdclass | Service: TermDD | + Terminal Server Mouse Driver | Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou | Upper Filters: mouclass | Service: TermDD ------------------------ Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives ------------------------ Drive: C: Free Space: 230.1 GB Total Space: 459.4 GB File System: NTFS Model: WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA SCSI Disk Device Drive: Q: Model: n/a Drive: D: Model: ATAPI DVD A DH16ABSH SCSI CdRom Device Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), , 0 bytes -------------- System Devices -------------- Name: AMD USB 3.0 Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7812&SUBSYS_061D1025&REV_03\3&267A616A&0&80 Driver: n/a Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7807&SUBSYS_061D1025&REV_11\3&267A616A&0&98 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1704&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C4 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_780F&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_40\3&267A616A&0&A4 Driver: n/a Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7807&SUBSYS_061D1025&REV_11\3&267A616A&0&90 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1703&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C3 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard ISA bridge Device ID: 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Featured: Movies TV Music Sports Football (Soccer) Thinker's Lounge PlayStation 4 PokLounge Pokmon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Skyrim . My experience on this issue was that the game just wouldn't run, but I can see how they might cause some of those issues since your hardware is good for Win7, but Win10 isn't quite as forgiving (but not as bad as Win8 was). make sure only CPU is enabled. In Task Manager go to Details tab, find TS3/W.exe while it is running, right-click to set priority to High (NOT Real Time!). December 2016 in The Sims 3 General Discussion. OS is Vista, probably should've included that. Its possible you have horses and colts spawning to families on houseboats, which will cause major lag issues. Turn off Origin In-Game: Open Origin, Select Origin > Application Settings > Origin In Game tab and click the on/off switch to disable Origin In Game. Could you post your Computer's DxDiag?To gather a DxDiag on your computer, please follow the steps here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/HOW-TO-DxDiag-for-Sims-3-PC-Only/td-p/1049584/. Let me know if you need more info. I would suggest trying on plain vanilla game without mods and cc to see if it works better. My PC meets min specs, but my game is slow and choppy. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. This can make the game run smoother and the in-game clothes changing is also faster. i recently removed my sims 3 folder and started fresh. The Sims 4 will be FREE to download across PC/Mac & Consoles on October 18! How to Fix Sims 4 Lagging Error You'll also want to go into the NVIDIA control panel and make sure the game is selecting your NVIDIA card when it runs, not just running whatever it wants which, often, defaults to the onboard video and causes issues. I give advice to the best of my knowledge and cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your computer/game.Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so. I don't work or have any association with EA. I give advice to the best of my knowledge and cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your computer/game.Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so. So i haven't played the sims 3 in a pretty long time. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. The third sim broke by suddenly running very slow and choppy. Are you using custom content as well ? All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Nvidia GeForce GT 240. Also, I'm running at 1920x1080 resolution if that matters. As stuffed inventories cause lag, that eventually leads to crashing. Island paradise wont work right, it is choppy, slow, and unplayable. 2. Sims 3 running slow and choppy Posts: 6 January 2010 in The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion My game is running slowly and I don't know what is wrong; perhaps settings?? When I registered my game into my origin account (which in fact is just a Sims 3 account with same email and stuff), they gave me free 2000 simpoints. All rights reserved. right click on it and go to affinity. My Sims 3 is running really slow. it's hard to even play now. Open task manager (right click on task bar and select task manager) go to Processes. It's lame cuz I enjoyed playing Island Paradise but yes, it lags too much. Input Tab: No problems found. And with modern hardware i thought it would be a breeze to run!!! The first thing I'd check would be your graphics card drivers. Have you tried uninstalling Overwatch and playing without it? Sound Tab 1: No problems found. start the game. Really lost massive respect for steam, and won't buy any other games from Steam. For years people have fixed maps of routing issues and Twallans mods have been a must to get the game to even semi playable. I've been trying to play The Sims 3 on my iMac but the performance of the game is significantly less when compared to how the game ran on Leopard. Thank you SO much for posting what you have already tried. Step 1 - Download Simler90's Gameplay Systems Core Mod and place it somewhere like the desktop for now. Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz. i got sims3 to day its on my exsternal high speed i tested it and got 271mbps i am seeling my gpu load is only 20-25% tho my frame rate is 70+ all the time is it cuz bottle neck by my cpu the HD or ram? Thread title: From: Last replied: Now searching. http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/HOW-TO-DxDiag-for-Sims-3-PC-Only/m-p/1049584/thread-id/47181, http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps/td-p/714/. You'll also want to go into the NVIDIA control panel and make sure the game is selecting your NVIDIA card when it runs, not just running whatever it wants which, often, defaults to the onboard video and causes issues. I have found something that fixes all lag in game, with all expansions enabled without mods. Look over and get rid of the extra stuff your sim family members may not need anymore in their personal inventories as well as the family inventory. Even if I believe this game was terribly optimized and still lag despite the fact my computer is WAYYYYY better than requirements, this world never lag as much as Island paradise. I would also try running Simcity 4 with one CPU enabled. I think the minimum requirement for this game are way to low so if yo are even lower than that, that is probably where your problem lies. Valve Corporation. Just in build mode or also live mode ? This is the first time I've tried playing the game after upgrading, and the load times of the game are slow and the video is very choppy, why the. *, http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,20732.msg401812.html#msg401812, http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,19060.0.html, http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,20732.msg401813.html#msg401813, http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,20732.msg401814.html#msg401814, http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=24709.msg422978.html#msg422978. Go to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin, right-click on GraphicsRules.sgr and open it with Notepad. Just make sure to not delete any files and make a backup. It's not really steams fault it's EA's. We hope you enjoy the forum!! Choppy means the action pauses for like one to two seconds before it executes, it was a nightmare! Each time I would try to send her to work it would cancel out the action on its own. But since you have mods and cc, you put stuff back. AI Sims get stuck due to badly structured buildings, the hidden islands cause lag (so apparently you can edit them so they all show up and it decreases lag. but boy was i terribly wrong. 0. Make sure at least two are checked. Go to the amd webpage and have the site detect your card to get the newest drivers. New Members, Welcome!! The Sims 2 help sims is slow and choppy. Steam does nothing to help me to fix this and won't give me a refund. Okay, I've used . but at this point nothing is working. Sims 3 island paradise slow choppy doesn't run well. 2. Go to the Origin menu > Application Settings > Origin In Game and make sure it's un-checked. They never made any attempt to fix it either. I've been stuck on 4 since its been out, but i felt the urge to play sims 3 and its abundance of expansions. Romantic houseboat . Now when i go into game build/buy mode is really slow and laggy. Sims 3 game suddenly extremely slow *Fixed!! and where to look it up? I have IObit's Driver Booster by the way so updating drivers are done with ease. Set affinity, and you'll see CPU1,2 etc. Island paradise - Move the following families to different houses on the main land (be sure not to move them into eachothers houses): Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. The game is jerky; Cause. The game loads fine up until when I choose which saved game to load, then it takes about 10 minutes or more to load the saved game. Xena1975 11 years ago #3. Register Here to get rid of ads when browsing the forum. Try on a vanilla game first to see if you have the same issue. Stuck or frozen Sims; Stuck cars and bikes All rights reserved. Right so we know how The Sims 3 is with even half of the expansions enabled. free shipping. Thank you for visiting!! All the drivers are up to date. Repeat this every time the game runs. Make sure your computer fulfills the requirements. My computer is windows 8.1 with and i5 core intel is this the reason or my system do not meet the requirements. o.omileyembarrassed: Go to this site:http://support.amd.com/en-us/download and have the page detect your card. - This deactivates Origin In-Game, as it has been known to cause problems with games. Login with username, password and session length. I play sims3 without any problem, nor have I had no other problems with other expansions. Recently (a few months now) Nvidia has had . Click on the (options) button at the bottom left of the screen or press F5 on your keyboard. The Sims 3 is incredibly choppy/laggy Tech Support I just recently got the sims 3 off of steam and it seems to be incredibly choppy and randomly slow down to a halt when doing miscellaneous things, especially when opening up the color wheel when coloring an item in build mode. http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/HOW-TO-DxDiag-for-Sims-3-PC-Only/td-p/1049584/. Help? It's always been an issue with that EP, just take a look at the sims 3 forums! They do a really scummy thing, they say if you play for over 2 hours you cannot get a refund.but, the they don't track what expansion you play seperately, they just see you play sims3 and deny a refund for a game that doesn't run porperly. i understand if you cant help either.. Machine name: NAE-PC Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Acer System Model: Aspire M3470G BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/21/11 19:54:50 Ver: 04.06.04 Processor: AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz Memory: 4096MB RAM Available OS Memory: 3476MB RAM Page File: 2624MB used, 4674MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent) System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. While in there, be sure to go into the 3D settings, select the game (ts3w.exe) and set its vertical sync to "on". Could you post your dxdiag please? i've set it up as a vacation map for my game. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. The same thing happened to me once - laggy game and it was fixed by simply updating my graphics card. I don't work or have any association with EA. October 7th - It's time for our Friday Highlights! Hi, i need help with my game. Sims are drawn to whatever is there and will lag trying to see it. Forum Activities for November ~ Click here for Details.Welcome Visitors!! I just wanted to share how I solved the choppy game problem of mine, in the hope that this also works for you. Make sure that they are Win10 compliant and up-to-date. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/736749.page. I'm happy to hear the factory reset worked for you. I'm glad I did! i do have the overwatch mod installed.
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