2012-07-23 10:12 AM - last edited June 2014
I'm still a little unsure what to post in this forum and if it would be a good idea to make threads for the more common issues with this game. After all it is all about answers here.
One of the more common issues are Lags & Freezes. They occur on the best computers. So while sometimes the computer is the issue, lots of time, it's not.
I've started collecting some causes of the issue and thought I list them here. If you have anything to add or have any questions, feel free to post.
Causes
Solutions
Special Case: Island Paradise/Islo Paradiso
Islo Paradiso does have a lot of problems. Routing issues and the large world with an entire routable ocean are just an example.
Things you can try:
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Good Luck
Crin
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2012-07-23 10:14 AM - last edited on 2012-08-30 10:22 PM by EA_AgentX
This is exactly the kind of thing we want to see here! Information like this helps other users and is the sort of thing needed to help lay the foundation to this community. I'll also float this post, so it stays at the top of The Sims 3 area.
2012-07-23 10:22 AM
I got tons more where this one is coming from.
I'll see about transferring the more common issues which have solutions other than mod-solutions and maybe compile some FAQ from the shorter posts on my blog.
If that's what your looking for, it's easy to transfer them here.
Good Luck
Crin
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2012-07-28 02:17 PM
What about the issue of game lagging that ends up relating to NPC sims spawning on lots and then becoming locked there? Kind of like I sent you that file Crin once where all NPC were spawing to a community lot and standing around screaming and screaming. Then when I reset them they'd only spawn right back later.
I do know that started a major lag on my game so when I panned around I found the issue on that one lot. What are the "fixes" for those seeing this???
Anyway, just an idea as a topic for here.
2012-07-28 03:05 PM
That's what I mean by Crowd gatherings that never dissolve.
I still don't know of a mod-less solution for that, unfortunatly.
Good Luck
Crin
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2012-07-29 02:44 PM
@crinrict wrote:That's what I mean by Crowd gatherings that never dissolve.
I still don't know of a mod-less solution for that, unfortunatly.
Oh, ok then. I was thinking since my issue was "spawning" due to an opportunity that perhaps it was a tad different from a "crowd gathering". : )
2012-07-30 04:20 PM - edited 2012-07-30 04:27 PM
My game started to lag when I installed The Sims 3 Pets. I did all of those things you said (I even got a powerful new PC lol) and Appaloosa Plains still lags. But, this is not an ordinary lag, when the game freezes, animations, shadows and plumbob are moving while sims and everything else is frozen. I tried to uninstall every EP and SP and install it in exact order but it still lags pretty bad. Any tips?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I even recorded my problem!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiW1GekHpfs&feature=plcp¸
I read your solutions and the ''resetsim *'' helped! I can't belive that I've spent 3 hours talking with EA Help and they couldn't solve my problem. Thank you crinirict, you just made my game 100% more enjoyable! :D
2012-08-08 08:28 PM - edited 2012-08-09 06:08 PM
Crin, I just bookmarked three of your threads. THANK YOU! mileyhappy:
2012-09-03 06:23 PM
what do you mean by "delete cars"
does this only apply to people with "fast lane" installed?
or all cars in general?
How on earth do I delete inactive sims inventories? go from sim-to-sim?
2012-09-03 06:29 PM
Since LN the game tends to leave behind cars on parking spaces a lot. If you look around your town, you'll see many of them parked in all spaces. Also they get added to the inventories to inactive sims which then eventually leads to lags (cause of all the overloads)
And yes to delete you have to go from family to family but they basically just come back so that's a not so good solution. I use a mod that does it for me but unfortunatly I can't link or name here.
Good Luck
Crin
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