I'm bookmarking this for when I'm going to have my niacin induced manic episode and spend an entire day modding my sims 3 game then play it for 30 minutes and forget what I was doing in the first place
I think if a lot of sims four players would give sims three a chance they’d never touch ts4 again. Like I’ve said it once I’ll say it again I can play ts3 base game and not get bored ts4 could never. A lot of people don’t like the aesthetics of ts3 put a little cc can go a long way girllll
@@SaraJayF it’s cringe but I find most of my ts3 cc and etc on tumblr. Brntwaffles lighting mods are awesome! There are videos on RUclips of how to make your ts3 game look better that Typically have mod recommendations. I did a hq “mod “ that helps with the graphics (idk how to explain it more technical then that lol) honestly a custom skin and eyes go a long way and getting the lighting right. It took me quite some time to get my game looking how I like and I still mess with it all the time. Theres also some great discord groups to join for sims stuff ts2 and ts3 have a decent sized community of players still
Merging cc packages definitely helps! I came across an article where it's mentioned that if you have more than 200 packages in your Mods folder, the game will start lagging, and that happened to me. Now that I have all my cc merged, I keep my files under 1.1 GBs, and everything loads super fast. Don't merge mods tho in case you need to remove/update something or just keep a backup of your merged files with the original filenames.
I dont mind zombies. I just make sure all gardens are fenced with locked gates. I get a kick out of them complaining they can't get into my yard or get stuck in the driveway. I have had my witches go out and set them on fire or freeze them. They run away after that. 😅
Wow, that was nice. I may know all of what you have mentioned, but I just love your editing. Your sims videos are the only one that keep the original sims aesthetic. You build a mansion using the basic expensive stuff so organically, and way more better than EA themselves. What I love the most it's your interior design, so gorgeous. I am currently rewatching your old legacy videos where you were building, and it make me want to go play every time) It would be nice if you'd make a video about just you design rooms, show us how you choose fabrics and colors, how you match stuff not too exactly, but in that rich and realistic way ❤
I absolutely adore Sims 3. It will always be in my heart. I can’t thank you enough for uploading this video because I have definitely been trying to find tips and tricks for a better working game❤
I use cc magic to manage most my cc- I like that it shows the thumbnails of stuff as well as being able to combine packages. You can even set multiple loadouts (I've got stuff for kids in one folder, and if I don't have kids in my active game I don't use that. Likewise with latenight, I like some aspects of latenight so I'm occasionally tempted to readd it to my game and there's a few bits of cc I like to use, but then the celebrity features annoy me enough that I turn it off again :'( )
this showed up in my rec two days ago, and i took it as a sign to install ts3 to my new computer and ive never had to run so smooth in my LIFE !!!!! ILY SM !!!
this is the best sims 3 guide i've come across :0 and its also funny as hell too like other guides don't even cover limiting the fps and everything else
Also, I believe if you have Nraas Master Controller you can disable full moon visual effects in settings by clicking on ur sim's pc/laptop or the City Hall, so you don't need a separate mod for that if you already have MC.
I just bought myself my first laptop and I have been BINGING your legacy vids and hyping myself up for some sims 3 gameplay! I have a PC but it’s like 11 years old, it runs the sims 4 okay, but the sims 3… eh not so well… The laptop I bought isn’t a gaming one but I am still looking forward to testing it on TS3! PS I love your videos! They take me back to LifeSimmer’s TS3 videos which I have been missing lately! Thank you for bringing my childhood back!
I only use CC for worlds and in Cas now and it does help. I found I wasn't really using much build/buy CC anyway, I was getting annoyed with how laggy my game was and with trying to find content from the actual game without sorting through tons of CC so I deleted all of the build/buy CC I could and it really helped.
Omg, you're my TS3 King. Before your videos I played without any graphic mods, just nraas and other life savers, but now my Sims looks beautiful and I enjoy the gameplay more. Thanks for the video.
I remember when I downloaded TS4 I was like oh that's it? It felt a bit underwhelming tbh with all the packs (Fitgirl was my saviour cus I can't afford all packs in this economy) but then when I downloaded TS3 cus I was like I never got to play it in its prime but I wanna give it a go now. LORD, I was overwhelmed like open world? nostalgia? all these different things were happening within like 5 minutes of me playing the game, and I knew then like it's going to be such a more interesting and in depth game than the TS4. (I tried going back for some reason and was just so disappointed lmao) I am a TS3 player for life now, its so good!
The cpu step shouldnt in theory do anything. It just forces the game to rate your processor with a higher rating as seen in deviceconfig. If its already considering your processor as 4 aka uber then making any changes is unnecessary if for some reason it rates your cpu a lower number but you know that your cpu is goood then forcing it like that is essential. Same with vram. If in deviceconfig it recognizes your graphics cards texture memory already. You dont have to do anything. Its only if its playing hard to get and overriding it with 32 mbit then you need to do that step.
i played the sims 3 a ton as a kid and wanted to get back into it now that i have a nicer laptop. i have alot of mods that help with performance but you gave me some more ideas. thanks so much!!
Thank you for doing this video 🎉🎉🎉 Hoping to see a setting/nraas/lifespan video also. Been a long time fan of yours and strive to have excellent gameplay like yours ❤
@ right now I have an HP Envy with an AMD graphics card and a (sorry I’m not super well versed in this but this is what the sticker says) “AMD Ryzen 5000 series 7”. I also got bonus storage space but that was for the IRL architecture not the sims haha
Glad I found this video!! I've been binge watching your Legacy videos and wondering why your Sims looked so attractive. You mentioned things here and there randomly, but everything together in one video is super helpful. My Sims do not look nearly as good as yours. lol Maybe now they will?! Thank you for sharing the ingredients to the secret sauce. Have an amazing day!
I literally uninstalled SIms 4 and am reinstalling Sims 3 because of your videos. I've got a gaming laptop, I don't know the price because it was a gift but I've been informed it 'wasn't cheap' which is why I wasn't told the price (as I've got a thing about people spending money on me). The point is that I really hope, especially with this video, I can play Sims 3 on this thing. I've missed it so so so so much the last two years.
Omg I am so happy I found this video! I stopped playing the sims 3 when I got a new laptop because it wouldn't recognize my graphics card and ran shitty and now I can play again!!
I got a laptop in 2018 that ‘worked’ well with the game and I never did any fixes. It ran well, however, it fried my laptop in under 2 years. ☠️ Make the adjustments, people! It’s lame that EA doesn’t make some changes to make the game compatible with newer systems. SMH 🙄
Coming back today to the Sims 3 because I feel nostalgic and want to experience the happinnes I got many years ago, but now with a better pc and more space for mods jajaja Thanks for the tips. PD: spill it, say your girth 🤣🤣
Just commenting to acknowledge, recognize and commend the masterful use of Mariah Carey sound clips, including, but not limited to, the use of amazing Charmbracelet bonus track "Miss You" at 8:55 #streamCharmbracelet
I recommend at least 64 GB ram when Playing the sims. I have no problems with my gaming pc after adjusting the settings with my graphic card. AND ALSO, very IMPORTANT!! I only play offline now. because EA trying to access my game and flood it with store advertisement always makes it crash at some point.
A tip for NRaas users: Errortrap's 1.67 version appears to be not archived in the website. I checked a week ago, and placing the 1.69 version does not work if you have 1.67 installed. Although I realized that it does just works fine without it. You can still rely on other means through master controller to do the job.
If you already have NRaas Retuner, you don't need the No Zombies Mod. Option path is: Retuner > General > ByTunable XML > Sims3.Gameplay.Controllers > LunarCycleManager > kNumSimsToBeZombifiedOnFullMoon. Set it to 0
I was so excited when you mentioned the "smooth patch", I went to download it only to find out it works on Windows only 😥 . The Sims 3 really really really sucks if you're playing on Mac. It's mostly unplayable, so sad.
Zombies have literally never attacked my Sims, but they ALWAYS eat my plants and I get so annoyed lol Like, my Sims would get interrupted and in the corner it'd SAY Zombie Attack! but nothing ever happened.
just downloaded sims 3 on moms laptop and now regreting my "kindness" o.o it looks so bad, and looking into mods itakes so mutch energy T-T wish me luck everyone and thanx for this vid. il work my ass true your sugestions T-T
My game used to play so good, but then my Nvidia drivers updated and suddenly the game started running very badly again. I've done every fix I did before the drivers updated, and still it runs really bad and I'm not sure why. All the graphical settings are the literal exact same they were before, all the fixes are applied with fresh new fixed files. I really have no idea what else I can do to make it run as it was. I even tried removing mods but I'm pretty sure it's not the mods. I love ts3 so much but sometimes it is such a pain. :') If anyone knows of any obscure fixes lmk because there's nothing I'm doing different, I'm sure it has got to be something that changed while updating the drivers. And yes I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers themselves
@@NotMalcolm I literally have tried everything. I cleaned up all the mods, I've reinstalled the game, I've done fresh new fixes, I don't have my settings on too high (even though I could, I've got a NVIDIA 1660 SUPER 6gb it should theoretically be more than enough). When the game played really nice, I played in Monte Vista and there were no freezes or lag except the typical TS3 lag. Now I play in a custom small world and the textures take forever to load, which is why I'm sure that it's a graphical problem completely related to the update I'm sure. I had a similar problem before when I first got this PC, but I can't recall what I did to fix it anymore.
If you can, switch to AMD. (Sell the Nvidia to recoup the loss.) This exact same thing happened to me in 2020. Everything was perfect, then in October 2020, boom...I complained at the actual Nvidia forums along with other gamers, then waited and waited for a new update that might fix the problem. Nothing worked, so I got an AMD RX 6400, and the game runs flawlessly. I still have my Nvidia (1030 GT) but on my second machine and yes, the textures lag horribly after all these years of updating it. For me, it was an update that came out in 2020.
@@ts1depot I would but I really do enjoy NVIDIA and I'm pretty satisfied with it, only TS3 has this issue really. I've managed to fix it somehow with the combination of fixes I did (there wasn't really one true fix), so now it only really has the usual TS3 lag. I have not updated my graphics card since then, so I'm not sure how long I'll have my game like this. But anyway, if it keeps happening I'll look into buying an AMD one instead! Thank you!
Hi!! I love your RUclips videos I’m a big fan! Especially of your legacy videos! I really wanted to ask you just I was shy😭 but what is the cc called that you use on Annabelle that pony tail yk🥺😭 I’m sorry it might be personal😭 but I really want it but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Thank youuuu!😊
hmm… the guide i used is for version 1.69 on EA App and specifically says to use ts3w.exe. perhaps setting the max frame rate on both ts3.exe and ts3w.exe would be fine but i’m not sure 🤷♂️
@@NotMalcolm so the guide is wrong. Cause 1.69 got rid of secuROM and uses different executable (both for game and launcher). You can check it in Task Manager.
Just bought sims3 and it was painful to get it to work, game didnt even launched, found a fix about changing CPUs. And when I start the game, it was like you said, didn't recognise the graphic card. I'm no tech wizard, I suck at PCs dunno if I can do all this complicated steps. But I will try because, man, sims 4 sucks so bad, after a few hours, it's just old... no challenge at all.
Uff. You almost have to have studied for this :( i stay with Sims 4 :D I thought it would be easier if so many people seem to still play it. Did they all do this :o is there a easier or shorter version?
for AMD graphic card controls (from my experience) there a built in app called AMD Radeon Software that depending on your computers usage style you can limit fps for things... I'm no pc expert but I hope that helps... cause google failed me
I just bought a new laptop, and installed my game. I’ve been playing about a week before I came across this video. I’m trying to limit my settings but I don’t see the” sims 3 (ts3w.exe)” file so I can limit the fps. Someone please help
I wanted to ask about the dccache folder. are you sure u did not mean dcbackup? im pretty sure in dccache u should only delete the files that have .tmp or something also if you guys intend to upload sims or lots to the sims 3 exchange u should not delete the contents from that folder that has ccmerged package in it unless u are fine with not being able for cc to be used on exchange or something like that anyway great video
@@NotMalcolm u might be on to something as well, in the dccache folder there are certain files that end with the .tmp extension and those are safe to delete too but i m not sure tho xD
wait story progression make your game lag ??? Maybe that’s why mine became nearly unplayable as i followed the rest of the advices (except merging CC, but i did that with CC magic already)
See I have this weird issue where all the hair in my sims 3 game is SUPER jaggedy and shitty looking even tho I run on max settings. How tf does everyones sims look this good? Its like the anti aliasing was completely turned off lmao, like THAT bad. Havent been able to fix it for YEARS
hi! i had a problem with your cc skin that you recomended by burnwaffles my sims is naked for some reason,like, no censor at all, and i read in sims 3 forums that means bad cc or some bug with the cc skin, idk what to do if you can help me with that i'll be so happy!! (sorry if is confusing to read english isn't my first language)
5:09 my dumbass MEANT to say DCbackup folder, not DCcache lol lord help us all
I'm bookmarking this for when I'm going to have my niacin induced manic episode and spend an entire day modding my sims 3 game then play it for 30 minutes and forget what I was doing in the first place
so real
Damn. Fr 😂😂😂
omg so happy to see someone else like me
I think if a lot of sims four players would give sims three a chance they’d never touch ts4 again. Like I’ve said it once I’ll say it again I can play ts3 base game and not get bored ts4 could never. A lot of people don’t like the aesthetics of ts3 put a little cc can go a long way girllll
yess completely agree!! 💯
@@NotMalcolm even ts2 I think is such a beautiful game. I’d LOVE to see you do a ts2 video 😭
Honestly, I've just deleted Sims 4 and re-installed Sims 3, just looking for better visuals to make me the happiest
@@SaraJayF it’s cringe but I find most of my ts3 cc and etc on tumblr. Brntwaffles lighting mods are awesome! There are videos on RUclips of how to make your ts3 game look better that Typically have mod recommendations. I did a hq “mod “ that helps with the graphics (idk how to explain it more technical then that lol) honestly a custom skin and eyes go a long way and getting the lighting right. It took me quite some time to get my game looking how I like and I still mess with it all the time. Theres also some great discord groups to join for sims stuff ts2 and ts3 have a decent sized community of players still
i dont even play ts4 because ts3 gives me a lot more things to do tbh
I wish the mod community did something like Skyrim's mod community does, a complete revamping of the game.
this !! 100%
We kinda use this...but mostly the Lazy Duchess Smooth Patch, and Nrass' mods do the work.
TS3 didn't need that because it's not as bad as Skyrim. Skyrim is TES' version of Sims 4.
i once dreamed the sims 2 became open world thx to modders 😭😭😭😭 impossible
@@budakbaongsiahlol you prefer oblivion and morrowind?
Merging cc packages definitely helps! I came across an article where it's mentioned that if you have more than 200 packages in your Mods folder, the game will start lagging, and that happened to me. Now that I have all my cc merged, I keep my files under 1.1 GBs, and everything loads super fast. Don't merge mods tho in case you need to remove/update something or just keep a backup of your merged files with the original filenames.
how can you merge cc??
so merge ur cc but keep each file under 1gb? i have 12 gbs merged with cc magic and my games runs decent.
My cc is a dumpster fire disaster
i find whenever i try to merge my mods it always removes a bunch of mods (most/all of the ones i merged) :( maybe im just doing something wrong?
Did you find out? 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 @@isabelhernandezgarcia5505
I dont mind zombies. I just make sure all gardens are fenced with locked gates. I get a kick out of them complaining they can't get into my yard or get stuck in the driveway. I have had my witches go out and set them on fire or freeze them. They run away after that. 😅
Wow, that was nice. I may know all of what you have mentioned, but I just love your editing. Your sims videos are the only one that keep the original sims aesthetic. You build a mansion using the basic expensive stuff so organically, and way more better than EA themselves.
What I love the most it's your interior design, so gorgeous. I am currently rewatching your old legacy videos where you were building, and it make me want to go play every time)
It would be nice if you'd make a video about just you design rooms, show us how you choose fabrics and colors, how you match stuff not too exactly, but in that rich and realistic way ❤
IM SO HAPPY YOU POSTED THIS VIDEO. i've been binge watching all your other videos and this just came at the right time
a serendipitous moment, thank you for watching! 😍
@@NotMalcolm thank u so much for everything u do king 😭👌🏻
I absolutely adore Sims 3. It will always be in my heart. I can’t thank you enough for uploading this video because I have definitely been trying to find tips and tricks for a better working game❤
I use cc magic to manage most my cc- I like that it shows the thumbnails of stuff as well as being able to combine packages. You can even set multiple loadouts (I've got stuff for kids in one folder, and if I don't have kids in my active game I don't use that. Likewise with latenight, I like some aspects of latenight so I'm occasionally tempted to readd it to my game and there's a few bits of cc I like to use, but then the celebrity features annoy me enough that I turn it off again :'( )
this showed up in my rec two days ago, and i took it as a sign to install ts3 to my new computer and ive never had to run so smooth in my LIFE !!!!! ILY SM !!!
this is the best sims 3 guide i've come across :0 and its also funny as hell too
like other guides don't even cover limiting the fps and everything else
laziness is the only thing holding me back from playing this masterpiece 😢
Also, I believe if you have Nraas Master Controller you can disable full moon visual effects in settings by clicking on ur sim's pc/laptop or the City Hall, so you don't need a separate mod for that if you already have MC.
I just bought myself my first laptop and I have been BINGING your legacy vids and hyping myself up for some sims 3 gameplay! I have a PC but it’s like 11 years old, it runs the sims 4 okay, but the sims 3… eh not so well… The laptop I bought isn’t a gaming one but I am still looking forward to testing it on TS3! PS I love your videos! They take me back to LifeSimmer’s TS3 videos which I have been missing lately! Thank you for bringing my childhood back!
Another way to help Sims 3 work better is, I'm sorry, limit your custom content. It really does make a difference if you are having problems
I only have like 3gb of cc and the lag is just😮💨
I got 6gb of cc my actually runs very well when merged and run thru cc dashboard to check and see that theres no corrupted cc
I only use CC for worlds and in Cas now and it does help. I found I wasn't really using much build/buy CC anyway, I was getting annoyed with how laggy my game was and with trying to find content from the actual game without sorting through tons of CC so I deleted all of the build/buy CC I could and it really helped.
I never clicked so fast! It's always a delight to see a new content from you. Happy Thanksgiving!
❤️ happy thanksgiving hope it’s a good one!
Omg, you're my TS3 King. Before your videos I played without any graphic mods, just nraas and other life savers, but now my Sims looks beautiful and I enjoy the gameplay more. Thanks for the video.
Honestly the way you play without Nraas SP and still manage to find spouses for your Sims is impressive! 🙌🏾
I remember when I downloaded TS4 I was like oh that's it? It felt a bit underwhelming tbh with all the packs (Fitgirl was my saviour cus I can't afford all packs in this economy) but then when I downloaded TS3 cus I was like I never got to play it in its prime but I wanna give it a go now. LORD, I was overwhelmed like open world? nostalgia? all these different things were happening within like 5 minutes of me playing the game, and I knew then like it's going to be such a more interesting and in depth game than the TS4. (I tried going back for some reason and was just so disappointed lmao) I am a TS3 player for life now, its so good!
The cpu step shouldnt in theory do anything. It just forces the game to rate your processor with a higher rating as seen in deviceconfig. If its already considering your processor as 4 aka uber then making any changes is unnecessary if for some reason it rates your cpu a lower number but you know that your cpu is goood then forcing it like that is essential.
Same with vram. If in deviceconfig it recognizes your graphics cards texture memory already. You dont have to do anything. Its only if its playing hard to get and overriding it with 32 mbit then you need to do that step.
thank youuu! the technicals are really big brain stuff it’s sorta confusing tbhh 😅
i played the sims 3 a ton as a kid and wanted to get back into it now that i have a nicer laptop. i have alot of mods that help with performance but you gave me some more ideas. thanks so much!!
Honestly, you're really underrated.
it runs fine for me too! used to take a long time to load when i was like 13 using a crappy laptop but my last two laptops have run it just fine.
Thank you for doing this video 🎉🎉🎉
Hoping to see a setting/nraas/lifespan video also. Been a long time fan of yours and strive to have excellent gameplay like yours ❤
Been looking to get into the sims 3 again lately while im between jobs to pass my newly abundant free time. this stuff is sure to help.
Your jokes cheered me up, thank you 🤍
Your girl just bought a laptop designed for architectural rendering software and it’s been fine ever since
What laptop is that if you dont mind me asking? 🥺
@ right now I have an HP Envy with an AMD graphics card and a (sorry I’m not super well versed in this but this is what the sticker says) “AMD Ryzen 5000 series 7”. I also got bonus storage space but that was for the IRL architecture not the sims haha
@@lunaoak6741 omg thanks I'll definitely be looking into this 💙
As somone who uses my partner's expensive/fancy ass gaming pc thing, to play the sims....I felt called out at 1:48
you slayed best tutorial ever
Glad I found this video!! I've been binge watching your Legacy videos and wondering why your Sims looked so attractive. You mentioned things here and there randomly, but everything together in one video is super helpful. My Sims do not look nearly as good as yours. lol Maybe now they will?! Thank you for sharing the ingredients to the secret sauce. Have an amazing day!
I jammed Sims 3 on an Alienware mx14 back way back and that thing is chunky. Thanks for this tutorial!
I literally uninstalled SIms 4 and am reinstalling Sims 3 because of your videos. I've got a gaming laptop, I don't know the price because it was a gift but I've been informed it 'wasn't cheap' which is why I wasn't told the price (as I've got a thing about people spending money on me). The point is that I really hope, especially with this video, I can play Sims 3 on this thing. I've missed it so so so so much the last two years.
Omg I am so happy I found this video! I stopped playing the sims 3 when I got a new laptop because it wouldn't recognize my graphics card and ran shitty and now I can play again!!
thank you so much for this! 🖤 also the meme usage was top tier 😭
Thank you so much for your editing, humor, and another guide for my collection. ❤🎉
yay! i love ur videos!!! thanks for the tips!
love you for watching!
this channel gives me lifeee
that’s wild cuz you give me life 😌
Oh this is heaven sent. Thank you so much for all this info coz my pc is great by the game just looks so bad and things take too long to load 🎉
My sims 3 game runs amazing lol no effort needed I’m thankful
If u got nraas overwatch the no full moon light effect mod isnt necessary its a setting in that mod ;)
I got a laptop in 2018 that ‘worked’ well with the game and I never did any fixes. It ran well, however, it fried my laptop in under 2 years. ☠️ Make the adjustments, people!
It’s lame that EA doesn’t make some changes to make the game compatible with newer systems. SMH 🙄
facts they are missing out by just giving up on it
Coming back today to the Sims 3 because I feel nostalgic and want to experience the happinnes I got many years ago, but now with a better pc and more space for mods jajaja Thanks for the tips.
PD: spill it, say your girth 🤣🤣
OMG Malcolm. Thank you sooo much for this guide. Insanely helpful!!!
for some reason seeing them and my own sims w/o cc is like the biggest jumpscare
Not all heroes wear capes!!! Thank you!!!
you don’t know how much i needed this 😭😅
This is exactly the video I was hoping you would post 🥺❤
Just commenting to acknowledge, recognize and commend the masterful use of Mariah Carey sound clips, including, but not limited to, the use of amazing Charmbracelet bonus track "Miss You" at 8:55 #streamCharmbracelet
I recommend at least 64 GB ram when Playing the sims. I have no problems with my gaming pc after adjusting the settings with my graphic card. AND ALSO, very IMPORTANT!! I only play offline now. because EA trying to access my game and flood it with store advertisement always makes it crash at some point.
Thank you thank you, every time I watched your videos I hoped you would make a video giving us tips about how to keep a save file for so long
A tip for NRaas users: Errortrap's 1.67 version appears to be not archived in the website. I checked a week ago, and placing the 1.69 version does not work if you have 1.67 installed.
Although I realized that it does just works fine without it. You can still rely on other means through master controller to do the job.
The housewives references are top tier
If you already have NRaas Retuner, you don't need the No Zombies Mod. Option path is: Retuner > General > ByTunable XML > Sims3.Gameplay.Controllers > LunarCycleManager > kNumSimsToBeZombifiedOnFullMoon. Set it to 0
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THANK YOU SO MUCH MALCOM
The sims 3 runs just fine for me
Yes. Thank you
the mods section starts at 5:30 xoxo
I was so excited when you mentioned the "smooth patch", I went to download it only to find out it works on Windows only 😥 . The Sims 3 really really really sucks if you're playing on Mac. It's mostly unplayable, so sad.
I love the Kelly Clarkson reference hahaha love the video too
Zombies have literally never attacked my Sims, but they ALWAYS eat my plants and I get so annoyed lol Like, my Sims would get interrupted and in the corner it'd SAY Zombie Attack! but nothing ever happened.
just downloaded sims 3 on moms laptop and now regreting my "kindness" o.o it looks so bad, and looking into mods itakes so mutch energy T-T wish me luck everyone and thanx for this vid. il work my ass true your sugestions T-T
The sims 3 runs very well for me
we love to see it!!
Ts3w is for steam and disc. Ts3 is for ea app.
thank you os much for this amazing guide
5:09 it's actually dcbackup, do not touch anything in dccache
Stoooop all the housewives references! 😂😂😂
Can we be best friends? 😂
The perfect timing omg... school work ended so im gonna play ts3 all day... there are Any gameplay mods to recommend as well?
My game used to play so good, but then my Nvidia drivers updated and suddenly the game started running very badly again. I've done every fix I did before the drivers updated, and still it runs really bad and I'm not sure why. All the graphical settings are the literal exact same they were before, all the fixes are applied with fresh new fixed files. I really have no idea what else I can do to make it run as it was. I even tried removing mods but I'm pretty sure it's not the mods. I love ts3 so much but sometimes it is such a pain. :') If anyone knows of any obscure fixes lmk because there's nothing I'm doing different, I'm sure it has got to be something that changed while updating the drivers. And yes I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers themselves
that’s wild I’m sorry that happened 😢 this game can be so fickle ugh. I hope someone can help out with this!
@@NotMalcolm I literally have tried everything. I cleaned up all the mods, I've reinstalled the game, I've done fresh new fixes, I don't have my settings on too high (even though I could, I've got a NVIDIA 1660 SUPER 6gb it should theoretically be more than enough). When the game played really nice, I played in Monte Vista and there were no freezes or lag except the typical TS3 lag. Now I play in a custom small world and the textures take forever to load, which is why I'm sure that it's a graphical problem completely related to the update I'm sure. I had a similar problem before when I first got this PC, but I can't recall what I did to fix it anymore.
If you can, switch to AMD. (Sell the Nvidia to recoup the loss.) This exact same thing happened to me in 2020. Everything was perfect, then in October 2020, boom...I complained at the actual Nvidia forums along with other gamers, then waited and waited for a new update that might fix the problem. Nothing worked, so I got an AMD RX 6400, and the game runs flawlessly. I still have my Nvidia (1030 GT) but on my second machine and yes, the textures lag horribly after all these years of updating it. For me, it was an update that came out in 2020.
@@ts1depot I would but I really do enjoy NVIDIA and I'm pretty satisfied with it, only TS3 has this issue really. I've managed to fix it somehow with the combination of fixes I did (there wasn't really one true fix), so now it only really has the usual TS3 lag.
I have not updated my graphics card since then, so I'm not sure how long I'll have my game like this. But anyway, if it keeps happening I'll look into buying an AMD one instead! Thank you!
@@aranara_song Glad you were able to sort it out, and Happy Simming! 👋😃
Thank you so much for this Video
I’m so glad you posted this. Thanks for the info, it was fun to watch.
I know you ain't upload while I was napping. 😁😁😁😁 PERIOD.
if the base game actually looked like the thumbnail on the left i wouldn't even need mods 😭
Love all the mods you listed, but regul save cleaner made my game crash constantly and when I stopped using it everything was fine 🙈
Wow I don't know you but I like you, great voice personally. Thanks 4 the video
Hi!! I love your RUclips videos I’m a big fan! Especially of your legacy videos! I really wanted to ask you just I was shy😭 but what is the cc called that you use on Annabelle that pony tail yk🥺😭 I’m sorry it might be personal😭 but I really want it but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Thank youuuu!😊
3:12 That doesn't apply to EA app/Origin version 1.69 cause that game uses TS3.exe instead
hmm… the guide i used is for version 1.69 on EA App and specifically says to use ts3w.exe. perhaps setting the max frame rate on both ts3.exe and ts3w.exe would be fine but i’m not sure 🤷♂️
@@NotMalcolm so the guide is wrong. Cause 1.69 got rid of secuROM and uses different executable (both for game and launcher). You can check it in Task Manager.
Clicked fo fast, love the video as always!
Yes, it should work 😊
@@HickeyBruise Thank you so much!
another great vid from legend not malcom
i got here after imvu and sims 4 .... :) jesus..
Just bought sims3 and it was painful to get it to work, game didnt even launched, found a fix about changing CPUs. And when I start the game, it was like you said, didn't recognise the graphic card. I'm no tech wizard, I suck at PCs dunno if I can do all this complicated steps. But I will try because, man, sims 4 sucks so bad, after a few hours, it's just old... no challenge at all.
Not the feets 🫢
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Uff. You almost have to have studied for this :( i stay with Sims 4 :D I thought it would be easier if so many people seem to still play it. Did they all do this :o is there a easier or shorter version?
hell yeah
I wonder if we could have a similar guide for mac users? :(
Ive gone back to the sims 4 because mine wont work with the computer I have now :(.
I keep memories on because sometimes i come back to a lot and its babies running around and i dont know what happened
Is the “no zombie mod" up to date? Because it could really ruin your game if it doesn’t match the latest sims 3 patch. 😮
Thanks, babe!
Hey, for the skin and eyes, did you download the default or no default ones? And will both types get passed down genetically?
for AMD graphic card controls (from my experience) there a built in app called AMD Radeon Software that depending on your computers usage style you can limit fps for things... I'm no pc expert but I hope that helps... cause google failed me
Dude how dont you have more subs hjahaha funny as hell
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I have the sims 4, I was wondering if it's worth it to buy the sims 3.
I just bought a new laptop, and installed my game. I’ve been playing about a week before I came across this video. I’m trying to limit my settings but I don’t see the” sims 3 (ts3w.exe)” file so I can limit the fps. Someone please help
I wanted to ask about the dccache folder. are you sure u did not mean dcbackup? im pretty sure in dccache u should only delete the files that have .tmp or something
also if you guys intend to upload sims or lots to the sims 3 exchange u should not delete the contents from that folder that has ccmerged package in it unless u are fine with not being able for cc to be used on exchange or something like that
anyway great video
you’re right it’s dcbackup 😭
@@NotMalcolm u might be on to something as well, in the dccache folder there are certain files that end with the .tmp extension and those are safe to delete too but i m not sure tho xD
story progression by nraas is very laggy however i recomend simler90 s gameplay mod witch basically fixes EA s SP so u won t need nraas
ahh yes i heard good things about this mod! thank you for recommending😊
wait story progression make your game lag ??? Maybe that’s why mine became nearly unplayable as i followed the rest of the advices (except merging CC, but i did that with CC magic already)
See I have this weird issue where all the hair in my sims 3 game is SUPER jaggedy and shitty looking even tho I run on max settings. How tf does everyones sims look this good? Its like the anti aliasing was completely turned off lmao, like THAT bad. Havent been able to fix it for YEARS
hi! i had a problem with your cc skin that you recomended by burnwaffles my sims is naked for some reason,like, no censor at all, and i read in sims 3 forums that means bad cc or some bug with the cc skin, idk what to do if you can help me with that i'll be so happy!!
(sorry if is confusing to read english isn't my first language)
would you still prefer intel over AMD when it comes to processors?