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#1 Old 28th Mar 2018 at 11:48 AM

This user has the following games installed:

Sims 3, World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Showtime, Supernatural, Seasons, University Life, Island Paradise, Into the Future
Default Saving in Build Mode?
I'm started to build my first world, a remodel of Sunset Valley (when I'm done with it, I want to share it on MTS). I've already made some buildings, but sometimes, when I try to go back to Edit Town mode to save the progress (as the game likes to crash every single second), the cursor spins on an infinite loop, and I'm stuck in Build Mode, and I can't do ANYTHING. I always need to kill the game off with Task Manager.

Is there a way to save in Build Mode? I've tried NRaas Saver, and it's auto-save feature and it does work in build mode (although it's only at certain times), but can I just have an option for it? (yea, I'm a bit nit-picky)

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#3 Old 1st Apr 2018 at 5:24 PM
Quote: Originally posted by nitromon
does this happen only when you use buydebug?


Nope, this happens regardless of it. It usually happens when I use that glass floor-rug from ITF on the lot.

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#4 Old 1st Apr 2018 at 9:13 PM
It often happens when you spend too much time in build mode. Could this be the case here? Especially if you switch between lots often. It helps to either have the game running for a while between building sessions or to quit and restart once in a while.
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#5 Old 2nd Apr 2018 at 10:05 AM
Quote: Originally posted by HelloSims324
Is there a way to save in Build Mode? I've tried NRaas Saver, and it's auto-save feature and it does work in build mode (although it's only at certain times), but can I just have an option for it? (yea, I'm a bit nit-picky)

As far as I'm aware, there is no option for it but you could change NRaas Saver to save more often. The default is 30 real-time minutes. I find 10 real-time minutes works quite well for me. :-)
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#8 Old 3rd Apr 2018 at 1:27 PM
Here's my DeviceConfig:

Quote:
=== Application info ===
Name: Sims3
Version:
Build: Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 1 GPU Memory: 3 CPU: 3 RAM: 2 CPU Speed: 2660 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 3147 RAM: 2021 Adjusted RAM: 1509 Cores: 2
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows 7 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
OS prod type: 0
OS major ver: 6
OS minor ver: 1
OS SP major ver: 1
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 0
CPU: GenuineIntel
Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz
Family: 6
Model: 7
Cores: 2
HT: 0
x64: 0
Memory: 2021MB
Free memory: 918MB
User: Rendszergazda
Computer: HOMEPC
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): Intel(R) Q33 Express Chipset Family
Name (database): Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 [Found: 1, Matched: 1]
Vendor: Intel
Chipset: Vendor: 8086, Device: 29d2, Board: 281e103c, Chipset: 0002
Driver: igdumdx32.dll, Version: 8.14.10.1930, GUID: D7B78E66-6A92-11CF-0674-1408A3C2C535
Driver version: 1930
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Texture memory: 256MB
Vertex program: 0.0
Pixel program: 2.0
Hardware TnL: 0
=== Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 2
GeneralReflections 1
TextureQuality 2
VisualEffects 2
TerrainQuality 1
EdgeSmoothing 2
ObjectHiding 0
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 2
TreeQuality 1
DrawDistance 3
MaxActiveLots 2
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 4
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
AudioOutputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 146
AmbientLevel 126
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 1
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 1
EdgeScrollingWarning 0
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 1229999
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 0
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 2
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 0
EnableIntroTutorial 0
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 0
EnableTelemetry 0
EnableMemories 2
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 7
AgingStageLengthChild 7
AgingStageLengthTeen 14
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
AgingStageLengthAdult 21
AgingStageLengthElder 17
EnableInteractiveLoading 0
AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
AgingStageLengthKitten 0
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
AgingStageLengthFoal 0
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 1
EnableLunarCycle 0
EnableLunarPhase 1
EnableStoryProgression 1
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 0
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 1
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 1
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 2
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1
=== Default Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 1
GeneralReflections 0
TextureQuality 1
VisualEffects 1
TerrainQuality 1
EdgeSmoothing 0
ObjectHiding 1
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 1
TreeQuality 1
DrawDistance 1
MaxActiveLots 1
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 4
AdvancedRendering 0
AudioQuality 3
AudioOutputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 0
EdgeScrollingWarning 1
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 0
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 0
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 2
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 1
EnableIntroTutorial 1
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 1
EnableTelemetry 1
EnableMemories 1
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 7
AgingStageLengthChild 7
AgingStageLengthTeen 14
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
AgingStageLengthAdult 21
AgingStageLengthElder 17
EnableInteractiveLoading 1
AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
AgingStageLengthKitten 0
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
AgingStageLengthFoal 0
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 0
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 1
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 1
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 1
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1

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Original Poster
#10 Old 4th Apr 2018 at 5:01 PM
Quote: Originally posted by nitromon
Hi,

Unfortunately, your system is below min spec for TS3. In fact, your system is below spec for even Win 7.

The biggest issue is your RAM and GPU.

Min recommendation for RAM is 6GB system, recommend at 8GB. Yours is 2GB.

Min GPU specification is at least 512MB of Vram, recommend 1GB. Yours is 256MB.

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You can still run the game of course, but mostly on min setting. The big problem is whenever you have issues such as lags, freezing, etc... it is difficult to diagnose b/c it doesn't have the necessary resource to fully run the game, which itself can be the cause of all your issues to begin with.


This is a problem that won't go away for 2 or 3 years, but strangely this save problem usually only happens when I use Into The Future's Glass floor rug on the lot and attempt to go back to Edit Town mode.

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