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JohnBigOz
10th Mar 2012, 11:29 PM
I kinda need to rant a little bit.

I've been a loyal fan ever since I was introduced to Sims 1, I now have all of Sims 1 and Sims 2.

I was very excited for Sims 3, but let's be honest, ever since Bon Voyage came out (with that terrible clogging bug) the quality of the game seemed to drop. I think we all see that.

ANYWAYS.

I've recently installed Showtime, but I get constant lags, I have the latest patch (1.32), and absolutely no CC with the exception of a nointro.package (that can't possibly cause all fo this!?) and several UPDATED Nraas mods (Debug, Error, SP, MC, Careers, and few others I can't remember).

The funniest thing is, despite being not recommended, CanYouRunIt shows that I exceeded Min Req. and I don't seem to find anything that I meet below min reqs.

I can say that it can't be my graphic card as it is Radeon HD 4600 (which has YES YES YES on every Ep except in Pets which is Maybe, but no nos.)

Maybe I just need to dust it.. but how could that affect the performance THIS BADLY.

To be noted, before Showtime was installed, I was playing on a custom small world I made for my Sim Big Brother, and it didn't lag even a little bit. But Starlight Shores is awful (which could also be a potential candidate, we al know how clumsy EA has gotten with the worlds).

So I just wanna know what the hell is going on and how can I fix it on my own? Despite spending majority of my life in front of a PC I have little info, as usually my dad used to do all of that for me xD.

Iscariah
11th Mar 2012, 05:09 AM
Hi... This is my first post ever here, but I just wanted to let you know that I do experience the exact same problem with Starlight Shores. I've gone back to Appaloosa Plains and there it isn't happening. It just runs fine there and I was pleased to see that EA placed some Showtime content in Apaloosa Plains as well when I started a new game there... So I think this is a routing problem in Starlight Shores. I just don't know how to resolve something like that. I'm searching for a solution on the net, that's how I found this thread.

EDIT: Oh, it turns out to be my second post. I don't remember when or where I posted the first one then. :giggler:

JohnBigOz
11th Mar 2012, 06:38 AM
Well, atleast that makes me happier. So you're saying Appalosa PLains have Venues? That's nice.

I wanted to play Setra but it isn't updated for Showtime.

ajaxsirius
12th Mar 2012, 10:01 AM
Were you having the lags before you installed Showtime? Are the lags during in-game play or during the loading screen?

You should really stop going to sites like "CanYouRunIt", they're usually inaccurate. Can you post a dxdiag for me please?

simsample
12th Mar 2012, 02:56 PM
General - Post System Specs
We need more information before we can help with your issue.
Please post a Quick summary of your System Specs
Instructions on finding them are here: Game Help:System Specs.
Please Do NOT post your complete DxDiag report in your thread.


Sims 3 - Freezes and Lags
If you encounter any freezes or lags in gameplay, try the suggestions in Game Help:Intermittent Freezes.
If issue persists, please also answer the questionnaire in the Intermittent Freeze Sticky (http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=425027)


Please try the articles linked above; let us know what works and what doesn't.

Also, your system specifications will help us.