I find that Shimrod's Dive Cave Reset Fix is a MUST HAVE for anyone using the diving skill! It makes it so that once you've been playing the world for a while, your sim isn't suddenly thrown out of the dive caves each time they go exploring
It's not really broken, it's just a mess that need some attention, and a lot of fixes, and a really patient person who have a lot of free time, and the right tutorial... Yeah you are right, it is kinda broken
It's also funny how far we go just to play our dear sims 3 in its full potential, I think the fact these things exist, shows how The Sims 3 is a great game, so much, that we spend a long time putting in effor and working towards the goal of playing it, because we know the grind is worth it in the end
Thank you so, so much for your fix videos! I just bought a gaming pc so I can finally play TS3 again for the first time since 2016 (wow) and your videos have been really helpful in getting everything organized and running as smoothly as possible. I just finished creating the founder of my first Lepacy and I honestly can't wait to play! Although I probably won't get to play with Island Paradise anytime soon, this is going to be a lifesaver when I do because I remember how it was basically unplayable lol. Thanks again!
I don't think it was mentioned but part of the issue with the Scott family as well is that the mother is pregnant but still has a job so continuously tries to change into her work clothes but can't. I think this is also the case with the Collins family. Idk if there's a mod which fixes this but you can go into edit town, play as them and get them both to quit their jobs before you start playing.
At 37:00, that was not the most recent version. I think you looked at the 4 in the middle and missed that the three up top started with a 2 instead of a 1 lol. Otherwise this video saved me. Isla Paradiso is honestly my favorite map to play on, but it always had the worst lag issues. This was definitely more complicated than making Sims 2 workable, but the results are worth it.
44:40 I actually disagree. You should still evict the Scott family from their houseboat and move them to another lot (on land). NPCs should NOT own houseboats as there are some major bugs in the game when it comes to autonomy and houseboats that were never fixed.
Ooh never new of some of these, I need to try them! But yes Nraas is a god send! My game loads quicker especially with the no intro mod and it has less lag!!
every single thing you said I will be trying... HOWEVER GIRL I HAVE TO STOP YOU AT THE GNOMES!! if you play sims 3 without the gnomes.. you confuse me, potentially frustrate me.. they are so cute and precious and goddamnit they make some pretty good friends, they'll never leave you or betray you. they're models, adorable and just want to live among you. I for one ain't gonna stop them.
First, THANK YOU for the info about the Store Fixes files. I just had this issue, and was like "Why can't I save after getting my sim a Vespa from WA from Debug??" You just saved my sim a bunch of taxi trips in my new IP. Second, just wanted to give you a heads up that you can save your GraphicsRules.sgr file as an .sgr directly in the folder, without saving as a .txt file first. To do this, when you select "Save As...", you just need to select the drop down arrow all the way to the right of where it says "Save as type: Text Documents (*.txt)" and select "All Files (*.*)" instead. It'll save it as the .sgr file instead of a .txt file. This works for any file edited in Notepad where you don't want it saved as a .txt file. You just need to make sure you have it appended with the right file type at the end of the file name (.sgr, .cfg, etc).
you can use buydebug with the store fixes by the way ! i’m using it in my game. The only thing is that you need to turn it off + testing cheats enabled off before you save. If you try to save with buydebug on it will crash your game indeed
I have a playable Isla Paradiso because I got rid of all that was causing the lag. Delete that castle and relocate the family. Delete the Medina lot, the Scott lot, the Los Amigos lot, the Romantic, the Prince and the Hobart's Hideout Resort and relocate the families. I deleted all the houseboats too. You don't have to delete all the houseboats, but delete the houseboat the Prince lives in and again relocate him. I don't like the houseboats because they always have routing issues. It's up to you. The Ichtaca family lives at the Castillo de Ichtaca, a 5br, 3ba. It's the castle. Bad issues, (many) with it and it's up to you if you want to find and fix all of them. Much easier to get rid of the lot and relocate the family.
@@acottonsock Nah, I'll keep my version of Isla Paradiso. It works great for me. EllaCharmed's fixed world was done back in 2013 I believe. Thanks anyhoo. :)
I caved and reinstalled ts3 yesterday and spent so many hours just installing mods and following your other video to make it runnable. I was looking at the new island paradise fix mod last night and thought I'd sleep on it before downloading it. Has it made a difference so far?
thanks so much for the tutorial! also, while showing the regul save cleaner tool you were saying 240MB was bloated - the file i just cleaned was 1481 MB lol I played through all of world adventures and went into the future on that save so useful that i can clear memories with this tool as well!
When I clicked to extract the first of eight files and dragged it over without using Chrome (I have Chrome, but my computer doesn't use it to install things like yours does), I was not given the message that part two was needed. Instead, I was only given the option to replace the entire original world file with part one of EllaCharmed fixes. I cancelled the operation. I backed up the original world file but I'm leery of replacing it with only part one of the fix in case it doesn't give me the option to then install the successive parts. What do I do to get it to install? The EllaCharmed fixes might be the only way I can play IP at all. It doesn't look like I can use the Smooth Patch, because I have the steam version of the game, and although there is a file for the Steam version, it looks like it messes with the launcher, and there is not a steam fix for the launcher...so I don't feel comfortable installing the Smooth Patch. The Houseboat lag mod doesn't work and neither does deleting the Scott family. I did all of your other ram fixes, and I reset the town often, etc. So again, the EllaCharmed fixes might be the only way I can play IP, but I'm not sure how to get it to install like yours did. Someone please help. Thanks.
I have Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 integrated on laptop and also Intel(R) UHD Graphics which is internal so I have 2 graphic cards. In informations of this application I see that Nvidia but the application can't find it, finds Intel but not Nvidia (not found&supported). Can somebody tell me which is cause of that problem? Please and thank you very much in advance
Could you do a video on how to install the sims 3 / EPs on windows 10/11 without it being all weird? I tried on my last pc and it was unplayable as soon as i started downloading my store content. The game would crash upon launch, so maybe a back to basics style video could be cool?
The hashtag “comments out” the section so the software skips it rather than executing. Better to use hashtag than to delete it in case you need to revert in the future.
Do you have any idea how to fix the problem with sims not being able to interact with the ocean? I am playing Sims 3 64-bit, and my sims cannot interact with the ocean at all. I've seen it's a common issue, but do you know anything?
I am so damn bad at installing mods by hand. 😭 I tried to follow along but I think I broke my game with the smooth patch. It said it had to have a custom launcher to run and now my game won't even launch.
@@acottonsock Yeah, I'm on steam, sadly ;-; I don't think any of the other fixes want to work with steam, either. Thank you for the reply and the video though.
I know this video is almost 2 years old and I might be too late, but... maybe it could also mean that my doubt is more likely to have gotten an answer right?? So.... I have one doubt (that I searched the comments section and didn't find answers...) It's Regarding the Tourists in Nraas Register, disabling tourists also mean I can't invite known sims from other places for a visit? I mean, I have nraas traveller, so my sims know and even have families in other places, if I disable the tourists in nraas register, does that mean I can't invite for a visit those sims from the other cities?
"If you don't have NRaas Master Controller then I don't know what you've been doing" Me: 😳 *heads over to download Master Controller* 😂😂😂 Also my savefile after putting it through Regul (Starlight Shores) went from 650 megabytes to 600! Absolutely insane, I've been playing for 14 weeks but I never expected it to be THAT big!!
can you make a video about the sims 3 and what to know for new players and how to download vc because i really want to play but i’ve only played ts 4 😭
If I have physical copies and my game is not tied to Origin, I can skip the Origin Launcher Mod, right? Also, I don't see Display Memory (VRAM).... just Display Memory. All my drivers are updated and I have DirectX12. Any ideas?
42:49 I’ve found (based on what I read online, my experience and some observations) that the one causing the buydebug problem was only the Store_Decrap_Fixes.package. So unless you’re using decrapified items in your game, you can just use the Store_Fixes.package, Xmls.package and the ccmerged.package without the Store_Decrap_Fixes.package. This is for those with legit store items, and/or using Blams converted EA Store packages(on tumblr). Decrapifying breaks stuff, the fix more/less also breaks the game when using the buydebug (endless loading loop when exiting to edit town mode from editing a lot in build/buy mode). i hope this helps people experiencing the buydebug problem..
I've got integrated graphics (I know, not ideal), should I still use the VRAM number or should I use the my total RAM? The Diagnostic tool says my VRAM is 128MB which seems ridiculously low as my total RAM is 8GB
Thanks, I really want to play in this world since the release of this expansion pack. I can't install it my computer say that the 8 part of the mod is corrupted. :(
The hashtag just keeps the software from reading that line so it skips it altogether. That’s how programmers but comments in code or keep features in development from executing
@@needlesandsonics5819is it really necessary ? My deviceconfig says it reads the vram of my graphics card correctly? Is it only necessary if it forces an 32 bit override?
Should I do step 11, "Glitches with Resort Hobart's Hideaway", even if I'm not there...? Like it said that I had to be there on the website in the description to do it... or idk if I do lol I just have never been there before, I just started this sim yesterday.
Well I don't know about that program working for me. It doesn't happen as easy as yours. I the device configuration saying found 0 and matched 1. And the program then asks to check which vendor is currently supported. It then vaguely says "Nvidia graphics - found & supported" and then under that then asks if my preferred vendor found and supported yes or no. And I don't know what the hell it wants or if is or not. If I say yes It just says the patch may be able to apply. And if I say no it asks if it's a newer card. Which then proceeds to say to keep checking to see if they updated some device ID if I say yes. And if no it just says it's not compatible. Idk!! I just don't want to apply the patch and ruin my game if it's not compatible and I wouldn't know how to remove it, if it wasnt.
Is there a way to make it even more playable, like extreme measures like destroying the entire town / deleting all lots and sims etc etc. I have NRAAS tools, is there an option there? Because Ive done all the tips and it still runs pretty badly. The only thing Im interested in in Isla Paradiso is diving, uncharted islands amd making a hotel pretty much. Naturally there should be some townies, but dont need many. SO is there a way to like nuke the entire town or something expect from those options I mentioned? :P
i have a problem where i followed the ellacharmed steps to add fixed ip but now im unable to launch the game as it says to update it and its not compatible with the current expansion packs
thank you for this!!! i love isla paradiso but it is such a nightmare even with however many nraas mods 😭 just one question - my main save that i'm playing is at around 15 weeks of in-game time, i'm playing in bridgeport between two households in a rotation and i keep wishes and opportunities between switching. i haven't noticed any significant glitches/corruption yet (e.g. nraas wiping inventories etc.) but i'm starting to realise that my save file may be incredibly bloated and the end may be near 😭 i've never done any sort of resets or cleansing of my save, do u think it's worth doing that or should i nraas port my sims to another town instead? i didn't really want to do that because even though i'm on gen 3 of my current family, they have a really nice life to live in bridgeport still with many story progression townies that i love, but if it'll save my file i'll just have to get over it 😭😭 again thanks for the video!!! :]
someone said also delete the big houses because some of them are made weird and just makes the lag worse. if the game still lags, delete houseboats as well tbh lol.
hi, so when I try to put the first file into the ep10 game folder in the destination it says there is a data error and then doesnt prompt me to continue the others. is there any way to fix it?
Hello I know this video of yours is old but could you awnser me this if possible... I open my GraphicsRules file and the texture memory number was set for 32 even tho I have a computer with - 6 VRAM and 16GB RAM - is that normal?
I play on a MacBook and the world just takes a bit to load and it’s smooth sailing. But my issue is the ocean is not swimable. Does anyone know a fix ?
Hello! I tried to find the EP10 folder and the only options i have are EP2, EP3, and EP5. does anyone know how to get the game downloaded enough to get to this point? I have the physical DVD and have played on this world many times.. Help!
the family I was doing the fixes on in this video was about to be moved to Isla Paradiso, as well as most of these fixes (NRAAS primarily) helped with lag in every other world in addition to Isla Paradiso
I'm going to ask to delete things so make back ups somewhere. If you mean the game goes into an infinite load screen after entering buy/debug while using a store fixes file then delete the "missingdeps.idx" file inside the DCCache folder. Then delete the 5 normal cache files in your main sims 3 documents folder, you know the ones "CASPartCache.package" etc (only on Windows, don't delete on Mac). Then reload the game and try again. This fixes it for me, unfortunately doesn't seem to work for everyone.
@@acottonsock I don't know why this fix works on my machine but rarely works for anyone else. Oh well, your solution works for anyone else. Thanks for the great video.
@@acottonsock Oh I'm sorry, this was so many years ago that I forgot a step. The person that helped me fix it said it was an issue with some cache file related to DC. They asked me to keep my ccmerged file but delete the other files in DCBackup. Then delete missingdep file in DCCache. I also remember that I've described it correctly before for someone else and it still didn't fix it for them so that's just the Sims 3 I guess. If you try it, I hope it works for you.
Does the smoothness patch work for those that haven't updated origin? Because she removed the Origin fix on the modthesims site and I really do not want to use the EA app, but idk if the origin one works anymore (I tried with an older version and it crashed my game before it could start x.x)
I have the same NVIDIA card as you ( RTX 3070 ) But I have found 0 and matched 1 I tried to fixed but can’t. Followed many videos but I can’t get it right. What made me gave up was one time I thought I fixed but then said found 1 matched 0, the other way around.. so frustrating. Can’t get both to be 1 🤦🏼♀️
@@acottonsock thank you so much for replying. Funny thing I have that automatic program on my old pc and used it all the time but I was never sure if it was working. I’ll get it on my new one as well and I’ll feel much better about my graphics card health! Thank you so much, I love your videos, you are always so helpful 😘
I don’t get the pop up to add the next parts for Isla Paradiso replacement fix. Instead her files just straight up replace the original. I wonder what I’m missing because it’s clearly working for you.
@@acottonsock I replaced the original file but it just keeps replacing. So, for example, I replaced the original file with part 1 of the fix and I didn’t receive the pop up that you did. It just replaced it because they’re the same name I guess? (But I believe yours is also the same, so I’m stumped. 🤷♀️) Even though I didn’t get the pop up, I still attempted to add in part 2 but that just replaced part 1 as they have the same name. It’s probably something on my end that is preventing the fix from not properly working and allowing the pop up to show up for me. I just don’t know what the issue could be though. I hope you can understand my explanation of the problem I’m having. 😅
Please help. I don’t understand anything?? What is a mod and patch?? I’m totally green.. I just installed the sims 3 island paradise and it’s lagging. But how to explain this to me when I don’t get what you are talking about.? I mean, I guess how you would explain it to your grandma who never has seen a computer before 😅😅😅
42:43 wait I thought the instruction said that those 3 files should be put into override folder (while ccmerged file remains in package folder), why do you have the 3 files in both your package and override folder?
I have a different store fixes version than most people, in order for mine to work I have to have both files in my Overrides AND Packages. Not sure why!
Don’t you want boat routing ON for IP? Otherwise, the sims are going to swim all over the place instead of using water taxis or boats.
YES!! I haven't played with these settings until today. I will put this as the pinned comment!!
this was me for so long and it was so annoying because it would take hours for my sims to swim across the ocean to get groceries LMAO
@@lumaelodie idky this is so funny to me 💀
@@lumaelodie noone:
my grandparents explaining how they got to school back in the day:
@@Whisper0ak ugh i was gonna say idk why i enabled it and it wasnt working. guess im gonna have to remove it and add it again like u did :(
the 2 fixes that helped my game were discovering all hidden islands & relocating all houseboat sims into land homes for anyone who needs it
I find that Shimrod's Dive Cave Reset Fix is a MUST HAVE for anyone using the diving skill! It makes it so that once you've been playing the world for a while, your sim isn't suddenly thrown out of the dive caves each time they go exploring
THANK YOU!! I've been wondering a way to fix this problem!
thank you this is SO helpful!! the mod that disabled the houseboat steering wheel is now in my "necessary mods" folder lol
Perfect. This is my favorite World, but goddamn how much it sucks to play on it. All the lags, all the bugs. Thank you!
Was looking for some new Sims 3 Simmers to watch here in 2022 - will definitely catch up on your Lepacy LP! Ahhh, so exciting.
you'll love it just sayingg
Omg! I just used regul save cleaner for my main family save, it used to be 147 MB now its 59 MB !! Thank you for this video !! 💗💗
Glad I could help! ❤
This could not have come at a more perfect time, I literally went back to Sims 3 and bought Isla Paradiso like a week ago. 😃
Wow! You know how broken a pack is when a condensed tutorial on how to fix it is still 46 minutes long!
😪 Unfortunately yeah
It's not really broken, it's just a mess that need some attention, and a lot of fixes, and a really patient person who have a lot of free time, and the right tutorial...
Yeah you are right, it is kinda broken
It's also funny how far we go just to play our dear sims 3 in its full potential, I think the fact these things exist, shows how The Sims 3 is a great game, so much, that we spend a long time putting in effor and working towards the goal of playing it, because we know the grind is worth it in the end
When I return to Sims 3, I'm totally seeing how this will work on my game. Thank you for making this!
not me coming back a year later to get the fixed isla paradiso world information again 😭
Thank you so, so much for your fix videos! I just bought a gaming pc so I can finally play TS3 again for the first time since 2016 (wow) and your videos have been really helpful in getting everything organized and running as smoothly as possible. I just finished creating the founder of my first Lepacy and I honestly can't wait to play! Although I probably won't get to play with Island Paradise anytime soon, this is going to be a lifesaver when I do because I remember how it was basically unplayable lol. Thanks again!
I also but got a new laptop only for the sims 3.. almost $2000… the love for this game is real lol 😂
@@luciapereira3763 Right?! I spent quite a lot of money as well, and it's so worth it! 😂 Happy simming!
@@meowrit lol no regrets!!! Happy simming :)
I don't think it was mentioned but part of the issue with the Scott family as well is that the mother is pregnant but still has a job so continuously tries to change into her work clothes but can't. I think this is also the case with the Collins family. Idk if there's a mod which fixes this but you can go into edit town, play as them and get them both to quit their jobs before you start playing.
could be fixed through master controller without having to switch the household, either flag her as unemployed or terminate her pregnancy
At 37:00, that was not the most recent version. I think you looked at the 4 in the middle and missed that the three up top started with a 2 instead of a 1 lol. Otherwise this video saved me. Isla Paradiso is honestly my favorite map to play on, but it always had the worst lag issues. This was definitely more complicated than making Sims 2 workable, but the results are worth it.
For those whose launcher didn't launch, make sure u have put the smooth patch package on the package folder! That was my issue
44:40 I actually disagree. You should still evict the Scott family from their houseboat and move them to another lot (on land). NPCs should NOT own houseboats as there are some major bugs in the game when it comes to autonomy and houseboats that were never fixed.
What about just removing the helm? Or converting them to community lots?
Ooh never new of some of these, I need to try them! But yes Nraas is a god send! My game loads quicker especially with the no intro mod and it has less lag!!
this is so weird i was literally JUST thinking today about how much I miss playing in island paradise but didn't wanna deal with the issues. omg
every single thing you said I will be trying...
HOWEVER GIRL
I HAVE TO STOP YOU AT THE GNOMES!!
if you play sims 3 without the gnomes.. you confuse me, potentially frustrate me..
they are so cute and precious and goddamnit they make some pretty good friends, they'll never leave you or betray you.
they're models, adorable and just want to live among you.
I for one ain't gonna stop them.
😂😂😂😂
Can't wait to watch that !!
First, THANK YOU for the info about the Store Fixes files. I just had this issue, and was like "Why can't I save after getting my sim a Vespa from WA from Debug??" You just saved my sim a bunch of taxi trips in my new IP.
Second, just wanted to give you a heads up that you can save your GraphicsRules.sgr file as an .sgr directly in the folder, without saving as a .txt file first.
To do this, when you select "Save As...", you just need to select the drop down arrow all the way to the right of where it says "Save as type: Text Documents (*.txt)" and select "All Files (*.*)" instead. It'll save it as the .sgr file instead of a .txt file.
This works for any file edited in Notepad where you don't want it saved as a .txt file. You just need to make sure you have it appended with the right file type at the end of the file name (.sgr, .cfg, etc).
you can use buydebug with the store fixes by the way ! i’m using it in my game. The only thing is that you need to turn it off + testing cheats enabled off before you save. If you try to save with buydebug on it will crash your game indeed
I have a playable Isla Paradiso because I got rid of all that was causing the lag. Delete that castle and relocate the family. Delete the Medina lot, the Scott lot, the Los Amigos lot, the Romantic, the Prince and the Hobart's Hideout Resort and relocate the families. I deleted all the houseboats too. You don't have to delete all the houseboats, but delete the houseboat the Prince lives in and again relocate him. I don't like the houseboats because they always have routing issues. It's up to you. The Ichtaca family lives at the Castillo de Ichtaca, a 5br, 3ba. It's the castle. Bad issues, (many) with it and it's up to you if you want to find and fix all of them. Much easier to get rid of the lot and relocate the family.
EllaCharmed’s fixed world actually reroutes the castle!
@@acottonsock Nah, I'll keep my version of Isla Paradiso. It works great for me. EllaCharmed's fixed world was done back in 2013 I believe. Thanks anyhoo. :)
I'm going to try this. Ty
girl i nearly shit my pants in fear thinking this was a part 1 😩🤚
Thanks so much for the Video the Final Problem solving issue was Nraars
I caved and reinstalled ts3 yesterday and spent so many hours just installing mods and following your other video to make it runnable. I was looking at the new island paradise fix mod last night and thought I'd sleep on it before downloading it. Has it made a difference so far?
thanks so much for the tutorial! also, while showing the regul save cleaner tool you were saying 240MB was bloated - the file i just cleaned was 1481 MB lol I played through all of world adventures and went into the future on that save
so useful that i can clear memories with this tool as well!
I NEEDED THIS!
Wow. I never knew that the houseboats could be moved by the sims or docked. I do remember the Scott family issues tho.
I'm following your steps, thank you for sharing what you know with us
you are a lifesaver!!!!!!
FUCK im so excited for this new season of lepacy
When I clicked to extract the first of eight files and dragged it over without using Chrome (I have Chrome, but my computer doesn't use it to install things like yours does), I was not given the message that part two was needed. Instead, I was only given the option to replace the entire original world file with part one of EllaCharmed fixes. I cancelled the operation. I backed up the original world file but I'm leery of replacing it with only part one of the fix in case it doesn't give me the option to then install the successive parts. What do I do to get it to install?
The EllaCharmed fixes might be the only way I can play IP at all. It doesn't look like I can use the Smooth Patch, because I have the steam version of the game, and although there is a file for the Steam version, it looks like it messes with the launcher, and there is not a steam fix for the launcher...so I don't feel comfortable installing the Smooth Patch. The Houseboat lag mod doesn't work and neither does deleting the Scott family. I did all of your other ram fixes, and I reset the town often, etc. So again, the EllaCharmed fixes might be the only way I can play IP, but I'm not sure how to get it to install like yours did. Someone please help. Thanks.
I have Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 integrated on laptop and also Intel(R) UHD Graphics which is internal so I have 2 graphic cards. In informations of this application I see that Nvidia but the application can't find it, finds Intel but not Nvidia (not found&supported). Can somebody tell me which is cause of that problem? Please and thank you very much in advance
You're like a Sims doctor! 😄
Could you do a video on how to install the sims 3 / EPs on windows 10/11 without it being all weird? I tried on my last pc and it was unplayable as soon as i started downloading my store content. The game would crash upon launch, so maybe a back to basics style video could be cool?
I’ve already made a video like this!
ULTIMATE SIMS 3 FIX GUIDE 💫 (2022)
ruclips.net/video/p-uBFKOen-4/видео.html
you are such an angel, thank you
8:23 What exactly is the hashtag good for here? Besides that everything's clear. Thanks for doing this guide. 💚
I’m not sure what it does personally, but the guides that I’ve read suggest doing this. 🤣
The hashtag “comments out” the section so the software skips it rather than executing. Better to use hashtag than to delete it in case you need to revert in the future.
Do you have any idea how to fix the problem with sims not being able to interact with the ocean? I am playing Sims 3 64-bit, and my sims cannot interact with the ocean at all. I've seen it's a common issue, but do you know anything?
MADI IM TWEAKING I NEED PART 1
I’M SORRY I’M HOME FOR SPRING BREAK ATM 🫣
I am so damn bad at installing mods by hand. 😭 I tried to follow along but I think I broke my game with the smooth patch. It said it had to have a custom launcher to run and now my game won't even launch.
Are you playing with Steam or EA App? As far as I know, the LazyDuchess Launcher only works with EA App.
@@acottonsock Yeah, I'm on steam, sadly ;-; I don't think any of the other fixes want to work with steam, either. Thank you for the reply and the video though.
I know this video is almost 2 years old and I might be too late, but... maybe it could also mean that my doubt is more likely to have gotten an answer right?? So.... I have one doubt (that I searched the comments section and didn't find answers...)
It's Regarding the Tourists in Nraas Register, disabling tourists also mean I can't invite known sims from other places for a visit? I mean, I have nraas traveller, so my sims know and even have families in other places, if I disable the tourists in nraas register, does that mean I can't invite for a visit those sims from the other cities?
"If you don't have NRaas Master Controller then I don't know what you've been doing"
Me: 😳 *heads over to download Master Controller* 😂😂😂
Also my savefile after putting it through Regul (Starlight Shores) went from 650 megabytes to 600! Absolutely insane, I've been playing for 14 weeks but I never expected it to be THAT big!!
can you make a video about the sims 3 and what to know for new players and how to download vc because i really want to play but i’ve only played ts 4 😭
If I have physical copies and my game is not tied to Origin, I can skip the Origin Launcher Mod, right?
Also, I don't see Display Memory (VRAM).... just Display Memory. All my drivers are updated and I have DirectX12. Any ideas?
hello, if i dont have the device config log file, how else can i check my graphics card if it matches with the game?
hey madi have you ever played genshin impact or yout planning to play?
42:49 I’ve found (based on what I read online, my experience and some observations) that the one causing the buydebug problem was only the Store_Decrap_Fixes.package.
So unless you’re using decrapified items in your game, you can just use the Store_Fixes.package, Xmls.package and the ccmerged.package without the Store_Decrap_Fixes.package. This is for those with legit store items, and/or using Blams converted EA Store packages(on tumblr).
Decrapifying breaks stuff, the fix more/less also breaks the game when using the buydebug (endless loading loop when exiting to edit town mode from editing a lot in build/buy mode).
i hope this helps people experiencing the buydebug problem..
I've got integrated graphics (I know, not ideal), should I still use the VRAM number or should I use the my total RAM? The Diagnostic tool says my VRAM is 128MB which seems ridiculously low as my total RAM is 8GB
you definitely need just Winrar, I tried 7zip and it doesn't help with downloading all the files ontop of eachother like that.
Thanks, I really want to play in this world since the release of this expansion pack. I can't install it my computer say that the 8 part of the mod is corrupted. :(
Ive never seen this ”#” step before when optimizing vram. What does it do?
Oddly, when I opened my GraphicRulers file (after having done the graphics card recognition step), the # was already there.
The hashtag just keeps the software from reading that line so it skips it altogether. That’s how programmers but comments in code or keep features in development from executing
@@needlesandsonics5819is it really necessary ? My deviceconfig says it reads the vram of my graphics card correctly? Is it only necessary if it forces an 32 bit override?
Should I do step 11, "Glitches with Resort Hobart's Hideaway", even if I'm not there...? Like it said that I had to be there on the website in the description to do it... or idk if I do lol I just have never been there before, I just started this sim yesterday.
and thats my first time playing this world^
Well I don't know about that program working for me. It doesn't happen as easy as yours. I the device configuration saying found 0 and matched 1. And the program then asks to check which vendor is currently supported. It then vaguely says "Nvidia graphics - found & supported" and then under that then asks if my preferred vendor found and supported yes or no. And I don't know what the hell it wants or if is or not. If I say yes It just says the patch may be able to apply. And if I say no it asks if it's a newer card. Which then proceeds to say to keep checking to see if they updated some device ID if I say yes. And if no it just says it's not compatible. Idk!! I just don't want to apply the patch and ruin my game if it's not compatible and I wouldn't know how to remove it, if it wasnt.
I've got the same issue
Is there a way to make it even more playable, like extreme measures like destroying the entire town / deleting all lots and sims etc etc. I have NRAAS tools, is there an option there? Because Ive done all the tips and it still runs pretty badly. The only thing Im interested in in Isla Paradiso is diving, uncharted islands amd making a hotel pretty much. Naturally there should be some townies, but dont need many. SO is there a way to like nuke the entire town or something expect from those options I mentioned? :P
i have a problem where i followed the ellacharmed steps to add fixed ip but now im unable to launch the game as it says to update it and its not compatible with the current expansion packs
I used error trap to play university it was the best mod to use had barley any lag at all.
thank you for this!!! i love isla paradiso but it is such a nightmare even with however many nraas mods 😭 just one question - my main save that i'm playing is at around 15 weeks of in-game time, i'm playing in bridgeport between two households in a rotation and i keep wishes and opportunities between switching. i haven't noticed any significant glitches/corruption yet (e.g. nraas wiping inventories etc.) but i'm starting to realise that my save file may be incredibly bloated and the end may be near 😭 i've never done any sort of resets or cleansing of my save, do u think it's worth doing that or should i nraas port my sims to another town instead? i didn't really want to do that because even though i'm on gen 3 of my current family, they have a really nice life to live in bridgeport still with many story progression townies that i love, but if it'll save my file i'll just have to get over it 😭😭 again thanks for the video!!! :]
Give Regul Save Cleaner a whirl, followed by a Total Town Reset. If that doesn’t help, then I fear using NRAAS Porter may be your best option. 😓
heyy i know u might not see this, but which world are you playing in when you're demonstrating the nraas mods?
I've been reading through all the comments to find that out, too.
someone said also delete the big houses because some of them are made weird and just makes the lag worse. if the game still lags, delete houseboats as well tbh lol.
hi, so when I try to put the first file into the ep10 game folder in the destination it says there is a data error and then doesnt prompt me to continue the others. is there any way to fix it?
Can you give a recommendation for PC specs I should use or what kind of PC to buy to handle streaming and creating sims 3 content?:)
I have all my specs listed in my “About Me” section of my channel. 😊 I custom built my PC.
@@acottonsock thank you ☺️☺️
Thank youuu sm! 💗
do you have any tips to fix crashing due to max memory?? i have an ssd i run the sims 3 on and my pc is rlly good
Change memory allocation for the game. I show it in the video
Hello I know this video of yours is old but could you awnser me this if possible...
I open my GraphicsRules file and the texture memory number was set for 32 even tho I have a computer with - 6 VRAM and 16GB RAM - is that normal?
so what is the bare minimum to fix paradiso? I won't be doing all that in one sitting
Delete or move all the households living in houseboats. It will fix like 80% of the rouing-related lag spikes
I was gonna ask if I can have the house boat lag fix in a save which i've already been playing Isla Paradiso in?
I play on a MacBook and the world just takes a bit to load and it’s smooth sailing. But my issue is the ocean is not swimable. Does anyone know a fix ?
my folders look nothing like that, i dont even have a game or a bin folder. . .
ugh i wish the smoothness patch would work for me, my game just dislikes EVERYTHING that massively changes something.. rip me i guess
Thank you
Hello! I tried to find the EP10 folder and the only options i have are EP2, EP3, and EP5. does anyone know how to get the game downloaded enough to get to this point? I have the physical DVD and have played on this world many times.. Help!
is there a way to reset the world without resetting their inventories?
Why do you test the lag fix progress in a town that's not Isla Paradiso?
the family I was doing the fixes on in this video was about to be moved to Isla Paradiso, as well as most of these fixes (NRAAS primarily) helped with lag in every other world in addition to Isla Paradiso
For some reason that site will not let me verify my email so I can download the files?
Anyone else find that all water is broken in all their packs? Like non of my sims can scuba dive or swim in ponds or oceans.
is it fine to download this pack without using the world? i mostly want mermaid sims
i downloaded the mods but I cant find the "Nraas" bubble when i tap on any computer. What did I do wrong?
Does your "Downloads" folder have a "Overrides" folder, "Packages" folder, and a Resource.cfg file?
I’ve been doing these and seems to be working so far, but I can’t find where my graphics rules file is? Or the “bin” file. Where is this located?
7:17
My only issue with the smoothness patch is half my packs is origin and the other half is cds. Idk which one to download
I'm going to ask to delete things so make back ups somewhere. If you mean the game goes into an infinite load screen after entering buy/debug while using a store fixes file then delete the "missingdeps.idx" file inside the DCCache folder. Then delete the 5 normal cache files in your main sims 3 documents folder, you know the ones "CASPartCache.package" etc (only on Windows, don't delete on Mac). Then reload the game and try again. This fixes it for me, unfortunately doesn't seem to work for everyone.
Doesn’t fix it for me. 😣
@@acottonsock I don't know why this fix works on my machine but rarely works for anyone else. Oh well, your solution works for anyone else. Thanks for the great video.
@@acottonsock Oh I'm sorry, this was so many years ago that I forgot a step. The person that helped me fix it said it was an issue with some cache file related to DC. They asked me to keep my ccmerged file but delete the other files in DCBackup. Then delete missingdep file in DCCache. I also remember that I've described it correctly before for someone else and it still didn't fix it for them so that's just the Sims 3 I guess. If you try it, I hope it works for you.
Does the smoothness patch work for those that haven't updated origin?
Because she removed the Origin fix on the modthesims site and I really do not want to use the EA app, but idk if the origin one works anymore (I tried with an older version and it crashed my game before it could start x.x)
origin app is no more.. EA has a new launcher
2024 Nraas didint work, i did the whole registration and so on :(
it works for me :( Did it end up working for u?
so do i need mods to fix this bc my version doesnt allow mods
4:16 What if it says Found 0 Matched 1, do I still need it?
I have the same NVIDIA card as you ( RTX 3070 ) But I have found 0 and matched 1
I tried to fixed but can’t. Followed many videos but I can’t get it right.
What made me gave up was one time I thought I fixed but then said found 1 matched 0, the other way around.. so frustrating. Can’t get both to be 1 🤦🏼♀️
Use the automated program in the description. 😊 Also I don't have a 3070!
@@acottonsock thank you so much for replying. Funny thing I have that automatic program on my old pc and used it all the time but I was never sure if it was working. I’ll get it on my new one as well and I’ll feel much better about my graphics card health!
Thank you so much, I love your videos, you are always so helpful 😘
I don’t get the pop up to add the next parts for Isla Paradiso replacement fix. Instead her files just straight up replace the original. I wonder what I’m missing because it’s clearly working for you.
Yes, you want to replace the original file!
@@acottonsock I replaced the original file but it just keeps replacing. So, for example, I replaced the original file with part 1 of the fix and I didn’t receive the pop up that you did. It just replaced it because they’re the same name I guess? (But I believe yours is also the same, so I’m stumped. 🤷♀️) Even though I didn’t get the pop up, I still attempted to add in part 2 but that just replaced part 1 as they have the same name. It’s probably something on my end that is preventing the fix from not properly working and allowing the pop up to show up for me. I just don’t know what the issue could be though.
I hope you can understand my explanation of the problem I’m having. 😅
@@HH-yq6ch i have the exact same. let me know if you figured it out!
Please help. I don’t understand anything?? What is a mod and patch?? I’m totally green.. I just installed the sims 3 island paradise and it’s lagging. But how to explain this to me when I don’t get what you are talking about.? I mean, I guess how you would explain it to your grandma who never has seen a computer before 😅😅😅
And English isn’t my first language 😂
3 minutes in and I’m already going to cry 😅
Heck it, I give up. I’ll play with only 2 packs on, instead of 4 and hope that will help a bit. 🥹🤣🤷🏻♀️❤️
TYSM 😭😭😭
HI!! and for people who have the pirate game as the fix would be installed? thanks so muchhh
greetings! i play a pirated version of the game, what kind of fix are you talking about?
@@bi0hzrd425about isla paradiso fixed world.
does the total reset only affect positions? or does it reset the skills and goal/career progress?
It only affects positions!
42:43 wait I thought the instruction said that those 3 files should be put into override folder (while ccmerged file remains in package folder), why do you have the 3 files in both your package and override folder?
I have a different store fixes version than most people, in order for mine to work I have to have both files in my Overrides AND Packages. Not sure why!
@@acottonsock ooh did you get it from games4theworld?
@@rarebreednoel I think so. But mine might be outdated. 🤔
THANK YOU
I dont have a mod folder?
You can download the framework at MTS
Wait you remove homeless sims?
Isn't that ALL the mermaids in isla paradiso?
finally 🙄
can this be done om mac?
Probably not. 😪
in step5 it isnt asking for a part 2