Frustrated to tears..and EA refuses to help anyone!!
roerzman:
The older systems will start to fail as the sim population increases, that is unless you constantly check every couple in order to make sure they don't start making little simlets.
DrunkZombie:
Quote from: Jasumi on June 02, 2009, 11:33:24 pm
Not a new PC, so much as a new motherboard. But motherboards are tricky since they may only support certain RAM modules or certain CPU sockets, so you're pretty much right DrunkZombie.
OP: You probably need a better computer.
That was my point. :) Although I guess I should have stated that. Better CPU needs a better motherboard. New motherboard probably means new ram. At that point you might as well just get a new pc. That is why when I build a new pc I sink most of my money into the motherboard and cpu. You can easily add ram and upgrade the video card later.
Jasumi:
Yes, that's true.
Just trying to help the OP out with specifics lol
MacimesZero:
Sims 3 seems to be a bit buggy so far. My fiancee runs fine on medium graphics settings, but the game randomly blue screens out. In addition, randomly the screen goes black for a millisecond, and comes back much darker. 30 seconds later, the screen goes black again, and returns at normal brightness. No idea why, and there seems to be no repeatable conditions.
On my PC, on the other hand, I had no problems... until one point where I was teaching a Toddler to walk. As soon as she learned, both her and her father (who was teaching her) became stuck in a talking loop. Neither would get up and move, I tried everything. Out of curiosity, I left the game running at high speeds. They wouldn't even DIE, because they could not be bothered to get up and talk to the Reaper. Mildly frustrating. But that was only once, and I have had no other issues to speak of.
EDIT: I should note that I loaded a save, successfully taught her to walk, and they went about their lives normally this time.
XPTL297:
The problem is the same as always - this game is far too heavy for the technology available to normal users. Yep, you need a brand new computer and this won't help much because no matter how much RAM you feed your computer with, the present systems cannot use them at all. I have 4 gig installed on mine and the game accuses that I have only 2. If I launch the game, quit to solve one of the so many problems, there's no more RAM to launch it again (and I'm not talking about TS3, I'm still talking about TS2). One of the reasons my group insist on not buying TS3 is because we mean that there's not enough technology to support a so heavy game, so bad programmed.
OK, you run and get it because you're hopeless. Now you have to live the same drama lived before - You are going to pay for building up and correct a buggy sub-creation self.
Have fun!
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