The Sims 3 actually runs SMOOTH and LAG FREE now! (if you do these 5 EASY things)

[@nahyutarightsactivist]

maybe i can finally run the game with graphics on high...... and the water can stop looking like an infinite void

[@Rekowcski]

give it a shot... i dont have an expensive gaming PC and it runs as good as TS4 (and without all the bugs)

[@oceandotskyblue1140]

i burnt my dad's graphics card and motherboard because of having the sims on high graphics..

[@kurisurisuku]

😂😂😂

[@JohnJackson-mn4ts]

I’ve got a gaming rig, and have tried to run on max graphic settings, and usually it ends up crashing back to my desktop because my 16G tower has run out of memory. My tips, Save often (nrass has a cool mod to help here), and set video settings high enough to look good, but low enough not to eat up memory like Cookie Monster in a biscuit factory.

[@Beanpomade]

@@Rekowcski Heyy, what are your specs please? I’m wanting to build a gaming pc for sims 3 I want all expansions, mods and some cc

[@Juan_Ignacio_0k]

I've watched countless of videos like this and i still learn new ways to make the game work better. The bonus tip was what surprised me the most, im trying that right now! Excellent video!

[@Rekowcski]

so happy you found it useful... I love tiny homes and this makes them far more practical in the sims 3

[@prairiefaerie6426]

Thank you for this! The grip that the sims 3 has on my life is astounding ❤️

[@smudgey5000]

For use more RAM. The Sims 3 is a 32 bit game and with no 64 bit version available on anything besides Mac OSX setting the RAM to anything above 4gb will be the exact same as just setting it to 4 gb as 4 gb is all 32 bit applications can use. This setting will become a lot more useful if they ever decide to make a 64 bit version of Sims 3 for windows but that's very unlikely unless Microsoft does something to Windows where it can no longer run any 32 bit applications.

[@XUrbanSimsX]

Smooth and Lag FREE Two words I NEVER THOUGHT I'd see associated with the SIMS 4 🤩

[@Rekowcski]

honestly it runs better than any sims game for me now... except when in Create a style, which is soooooo worth it!

[@CarlDillynson]

I love the Smooth Patch. Literally a game changer.

[@esilena2244]

still loving the sims 3 in 2022! Thank you so much for the tips!

[@champagnesupernova4081]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can finally enjoy this iconic game after being fed up with TS4! I'm already noticing a HUGE difference in smoothness!

[@mikuenthusiast]

thank you so much! i've been playing the sims 3 since i was about 9, and it's just started to run worse over the years. i had no idea what nraas mods were, but now i do!! thank you for the helpful video!!

[@Rekowcski]

If you've had the sims 3 for a long time, try out "Regul Save Cleaner" it will help delete cache files and clean out saves that you have played in for a long time

[@CrazyAlienLady051]

Sims 4 players: you got to install mods just for the game to run better. Me: And you have to install mods on the sims 4 so the game itself can be better…

[@Rekowcski]

They can play the sims bore i mean 4 all they want then.

[@Nozong]

Thanks to this video and your "10 necessary mods" video, my TS3 is playing brilliantly! Even more amazing is for the first time I can experience Island Living!!! 🤗 Thank you So much. You have a new Subscriber here and I look forward to viewing your previous and future videos. Ty again.

[@Rekowcski]

im so glad to hear! i want more people to be playing the sims 3 with me !

[@ViceCityExtra]

Regarding the ”Use more RAM” step. A disclamer is that it has nothing to do with ram. It regards the max script heap and is set to about 20gb originally. It’s not recommended to change that. The game is 32bit and can therefore only use up to about 4gb which is does by default already without any intervention. Some people have mentioned the game running smoother after using the downloadable 4gb patch (which unlocks other 32bit game to use 4gb instead of the original 2gb) but in theory it should not do anything since this was already fixed with a patch during late night expansion pack release.

[@Rekowcski]

im gonna see if i can edit that out, honestly there is a lot of unclear information floating around, I just shared specifically what I do since everyone is always asking

[@Rekowcski]

I've done some research and there seems to not be a clear consensus on this, experienced modders seem to disagree with you but I really don't understand the technical stuff well enough to say either way. I am finding 4000000 to be way better than 2000000 but, anything above that doesnt do anything when testing this morning.

[@NawiTheCore]

TS3 was made LAA since the Generations patch, so using those third-party programs to make it use more than 2GB is pointless. It does literally nothing.

[@MaddoxMartini]

@@Rekowcski Do you still use 8000000 then, or did you bring it down to 4000000?

[@txmmyleech2033]

so what do i actually do then

[@TheFeralFerret]

This video is still very handy, thanks! Also I am living for the spice girls wallpaper

[@longtimebrick8]

Thank you so much for the sims 3 lag fix , now i can finally play sims 3 again, because sims 4 was so broken and laggy even with a fix it still didnt work

[@andreaparham79]

I’m saving this video to watch again when I actually try this. I love playing Sims 3, but definitely need this!!!

[@KimberlyCosta-eg3zv]

Thank you! Been playing the sims 3 for years and this was a great instructional video!

[@1hinita]

You're a wizard. Iv been playing since it droped in 2009 and has been the best video hands down! Tysm!

[@iyoran4838]

I usually never comment on youtube videos, but I'm so glad I've found your video!!! I didn't play Sims 3 in a long time due to the lag but also didn't want to play Sims 4 due to obvious reasons haha! But thru your video my Sims 3 finally runs so smooth, it feels like a complete new game! Thank you!

[@GenRPG]

AH, you are amazing. My game has never been this smooth!

[@SoraBurnz]

Thank you so much! My game has been slugging recently and this helped. Obviously I didn't know about the tips (the pathfinding/sims getting clumped one I didnt know about) so that totally helped!

[@vic3675]

I wanted to thank you for this video, you really made my game playable. I can finally go back to my childhood memories now!

[@waretaSL]

The spice girls backdrop is honestly iconic

[@canirunit8162]

Use more RAM topic is misleading. By default Sims 3 is a 32 bit application and can use RAM no more than 4GB (actually 3.5GB is already cause instability). That is why we have been asked for 64 bit executable for decade. The 64 bit executable only came to Mac in late 2020 but not for Windows.

[@ReiCaixa]

Yes, this is the MAIN thing keeping The Sims 3 behind. They'll never fix this because if they did The Sims 3 would be better than The Sims 4 in literally every way.

[@liurabaum8746]

@@canirunit8162 cool, I only have 4 GB of Ram so ... hahahaha

[@canirunit8162]

@liurabaum8746 Having more than 4gb is still preferred since Windows 11 itself already takes 4gb and some will open a browser for loading mod/cc. 16gb should be minimum today. 32gb if you are building a new pc. 10 years ago 8gb had long been considered as enough for Sims since the game takes 4gb Windows 7 fully patched 2gb and browser around 2gb as well.

[@liurabaum8746]

@@canirunit8162 I only have this 4 and a Windows 10 that somehow bugged and can't download updates since 2019 HAHAHAHA I work with what god gives me, ok? 😅

[@canirunit8162]

@liurabaum8746 If you have only 4gb ram I suggest downgrading to Windows 7 without update. It only takes 800mb of ram to run. Don't update since it will take 2gb instead.

[@rosebine9811]

Use more RAM was the only step I was missing!!! (and that bonus tip..) Thank you so much :) EDIT to add..OMG? Lag is gone...in my Sims 3 game. That feeling is hard to put into words lol

[@koanieric9020]

brother, thank you, Finally a video that helps and explains it quickly and easily It helped a lot, although I had enough fps before, but there was endless micro-stuttering when I wanted to move left and right with the mouse.

[@crystalmeier6579]

Since I'm home recovering I've been trying to catch up on videos I haven't seen yet. This one was a cool surprise. No more origin though, which I think was a huge mistake and rip off. Good job. Nice presentation. 🌹

[@princessofblack1]

Thank you so much for this, there is nothing better than a quick and effective tutorial 😁

[@sohkka]

omg this actually worked, before i had like 10-20 fps with a 4070 now it runs smooth as it should

[@Rekowcski]

Good luck! Im glad

[@TheOtherKathryn]

One thing that tripped me up recently was that once I switched over to using the Smooth Patch Launcher, my FPS limiter that was applied on the original TS3.exe was no longer in effect. Believe you may see this same issue based on the walkthrough.

[@Aleals7777]

You remind me so much of Cindy ❤️ but of course I love your uniqueness! And that we both are fruity lol 🌈💚

[@Rekowcski]

That is such a compliment, I miss her so much. I feel there is a void on youtube that simply cannot be filled ):

[@KH0LRA]

I miss Cindy so much 🤧 These type of videos do remind me of hers, she helped me so much with getting started in the Sims

[@syihabagungsatriotomo7098]

this one was explain and tweak everythings i need to go back into the sims 3 thank you so much !!

[@analinakos]

Doing the gods work! Got yourself a new subscriber 🥰

[@jeancarlo3608]

I don't know why i didn't have huge improvements but, thanks for the video and help

[@bladeeswife]

same here

[@gillgamesh8098]

It's giving educated and resourceful!

[@jessicake97]

I have to saay I never really had major issues with how the game runs. Sure some sims are stuck or buggy but I never experienced major Lags accept for Isla paradiso lol. The only time my game constantly crashed was when I only had my laptop when I was living in dorms

[@lotos53]

Some people find helpful when they download clean Isla Paradiso town (like custom map it's just the same without people already living there) and is working much smother for them. Maybe try this?

[@trash5159]

the trashcan's name made me laugh way harder than it should've

[@Rekowcski]

:p

[@jeliroco]

Is that SimGolf music I hear??? I see you are a man of taste.

[@adrienzz]

idk, but sims 3 runs way better for me than sims 4. (sims 3 - medium settings and sims 4 low)

[@suhalaomo3278]

This is the best content so far hha thankyou

[@nobbyfirefly57]

Btw Lazy Duchess also made a searchbar mod

[@lem0nadina]

NRaas mods don't work for me, they just make my game crash

[@MuratAkbulut-os9ph]

this is just unbelievably ridiculous, that a consumer has to do such things, to fuckin play the game. i mean, i paid for it right? so why the fuck do we have to patch it like 80 year old pants? to the people who are writing this programs and patches. thank you so much for your work.

[@ButterflySimmer]

Amazing video. My game runs very well.

[@adrianasreport]

If you don’t have a gaming computer, Sims 3 runs very smoothly naturally on lenovopad laptops or desktops. They are extremely powerful when it comes to games, but the good ones are expensive I paid 2,000 for my 17 inch one, might as well have bought a gaming pc right? Lmao

[@buddywriggles]

To be fair, I built my pc for gaming (but it's very budget and old so idk if it counts as a gaming pc) and Sim 3 runs like shit hahaha. (i7, 16gb Ram, GTX 980 Ti) This game is a mess.

[@ericaceae]

I agree, sims 3 ran much better than I expected on my ideapad for some reason. Granted I only have like 2 expansion packs and not much CC (I also tinkered with settings and nRAAS mods like errortrap and overwatch for game stability)

[@mariamart_0]

What about the Sims 4 on Lenovo designed laptops I have a HP and I’ve been asking my mom to give me a Lenovo Laptop because I need a smooth laptop to make sure it is running 💀 I use to play the Sims 3 on a hp laptop with a model that has 8 gb and I can switch to 16 gb but sadly the laptop was only 32-but while my newest laptop is 64-bit and 4 gb 😭😭

[@mariamart_0]

But the thing is that the Sims 3 ran so smoothly on my moms laptop on the highest settings and that shit tab so smooth as a baby’s milk bottle then my game kept crashing and my save files became corrupted and were automatically deleted and erased 💀🥺

[@Renikee]

I love how the trash bin is called EA

[@mercedeslynn78]

I wish EA would rerelease the Sims 3 for newer machines. I really dislike the Sims 4…

[@beafranklin516]

Thank you for this video ❤❤❤

[@KH0LRA]

Watching this as I'm contemplating a possible return to Sims 3.. I wonder if these fixes can help out with loading better textures - or maybe I just really have no luck for a smooth experience since I only have 1GB integrated ☠️ Thanks for the video anyway! I'm saving this for one day if I do get better hardware to run the game.

[@Rekowcski]

The smooth patch really helps create a style load things faster. It takes maybe half an hour to an hour and you can have the sims 3 like butter. Come by my discord if you have questions. Everyone is friendly even me :p

[@yooleeyah]

Thank you! You're so nice! ❤

[@Bratfied]

thank you!!

[@CadeAid1]

saving this for later

[@anthonyspringborg5290]

I need to save this for when I get a desktop and get the sims 3 and 2

[@samylsneh6186]

Sims through EA, had no device config file in docs. Anyone help?

[@obivontentacle2063]

In case anyone still has this issue... Run the sims 3, close it, check the EA folder again. Your deviceconfig file should appear

[@nicolasraymondlesmana4885]

Smooth Patch is not instantly loaded variety material or commonly outfit category but with Smooth Patch, only loading type variety material/outfit when scroll down so not need wait too long fully loading all variety material/outfit & repeated wait too long again when switch back to same material/outfit without Smooth Patch. Other mod about more ingredients or something that adds time loading title game (not in loading save game) but add more fun or challenge (hot dog need not only links but must use long bun). Thanks share this💙😁🌈🌈🌈🌈.

[@yelhsanosnhoj6602]

It literally took me 2 hours to create a sim SMH unacceptable I hope this helps

[@Griffincloud]

I'm personally having some trouble with the Graphics Card Recognizer as when I click on the Device ID Recognizer, nothing happens, and when I check the DeviceConfig, it matches it but wont find it. I wonder if it is because I am using Windows 11 (unfortunately, I just haven't bothered to change it back since eventually we are all going to be forced to change to it) and not Windows 10 like it says in the App Notes. Other than that, great tutorial! If anyone has any advice, please let me know

[@Rekowcski]

There hasn't been much experience in the community with windows 11, and I'm not expert but that could possibly be the issue. Honestly, I got the most improvement from the smooth patch, others said the CPU fix is their best result. Either way you should see a great improvement even without the GPU matched, specifically with loading times and build lag.

[@Griffincloud]

Alright, thank you!

[@charleswillis7004]

I get what your saying with this but...I had an old laptop with intergated graphics, it ran perfectly smoothly. Hardly ever had a problem. It should stutter for about half a second one a while. The only thing was it would make the laptop eventually overheat and shut down😥

[@catsareevil]

luckily these aren't that complicated. I'm just too lazy to do it all lmao

[@WikkeSchrandt]

Renaming the bin to "EA" has to be the funniest thing I've seen all day. We all know they deserve it, though

[@Rekowcski]

it's still named EA :| hahaha

[@CStar123Luma]

Do you have to open the sims 3 launcher through the smooth patch each and every time you play? Or just when you first install it?

[@Rekowcski]

I just launch the game each time with that launcher, but i know lazy duchess has another launcher some people use. This is just the basics to get things fixed as simply as possible.

[@m.woodsrobinson9244]

Never heard of this. I'll have to check it out! Any help is appreciated, especially considering the amount of cc I have...lol!

[@Rekowcski]

just make back ups of your sims folders and and give it a shot

[@missbilbybadinage1199]

Smooth thingy, I have neither steam, nor origin. I have the disk version, I hope 1 or more of these work. I find that it's Island Paradise (water animation) that has given my game grief. I knew about the RAM, I have 32gb and changed it to 16gb. Nrass cupcake was the only 1 that didn't work for me... I always test each mod separately (except when needed multi, like controllers) and follow the creators instructions.

[@SimsAllAround]

The only thing I've never done was the GCR thing - holy moly

[@Rekowcski]

hope it works for you x

[@terryechoes3192]

I'm afraid that the Discord join link is already expired, and I had a few questions because I have the disc version rather than Origin, and I'm not certain the first two mods worked for me. I did notice *some* improvement, but there's still grievous stuttering and colossal loading times.

[@Rekowcski]

discord.gg/JVDnhz52 here u go, hope we can help u

[@MaxineAndrew]

Thanks you soooooo much! 😊

[@Raatko_]

Late to the party but on the "use more ram" part, it wont let me save it in the same filetype, only as a text file. Says im not allowed and need to ask the ownser/administrator, cant seem to be able to open it as an admin either. Im on windows 11 btw

[@augb-204]

You're a hero

[@xuiliajuicebox]

Thank you so much love

[@giuliapatta6810]

I have the sims 3 on steam but the bin folder is empty so I can't open the game through the launcher you were talking about

[@justinenicole3926]

I'm here in 2024. My Sims 3 game has been loading great for some reason. Like no time at all.

[@areana5981]

Well after everything my game still is running horrible so I tried to uninstall the game completely. It won’t even allow me to remove the sims 3 folder now it keeps saying I don’t have permission to do it. Guess I shouldn’t have let those files run as administrator if it was gonna do this.

[@samh8syou]

I followed every step but it made town view blue lol 😆 luckily the game isnt too bad on my laptop

[@ronjac4234]

Hey Rekowcski, I'm wondering if you've updated your game to the smooth patch 2.0 since you uploaded this video? I've been seeing people have issues with it, so I'm not sure if I should just stick to downloading ths version instead.

[@Rekowcski]

I am currently using the 2,0 version with the EA app and it's working... But I did need the lazy Duchess launcher too

[@ugurbeydemirdelen]

namin the Trash(can) as "EA" is perfect!

[@augustinesim1672]

I don't know why I thought this video wouldn't be helpful, I thought it would be unironical content LOOL

[@Rekowcski]

I’m often a sassy bitch so it was totally possible LOL

[@joshuawiederspohn]

I have been having problems with stuttering in my game, I have tried cleaning out my cache but that did not work. My sims every few seconds will just freeze for 5 seconds and then resume. The weird thing is that the plumbob still spins but the sims freez and I can't click on anything. (By the way I'm on MacOS)

[@crzycolchris]

June 18, 2024 I have a gaming laptop. I just downloaded the sims and all the exspasions. My game has no lag.. i can remember back in 09 the lag with creat a style. i havent found any lags on my pc yet... I"ll keep trying lol

[@BlackJar72]

It runs smooth out of the box using Steam Proton on my Linux PC.

[@deaconfoster-qw8uh]

Actually I found out that if you play in full screen and not windowed the ea app will automatically force the game into 60 max FPS mode.

[@Wonback]

Did all this and the game still runs like hot garbage. I have a laptop with a 13 gen intel and a 4060

[@SaucyJack88]

Help, when I try to run TS3_GPU_Addon it literally doesn't do anything! I first get the warning, then I get the option to run it as Administrator, then I run it, and then... nothing. Not even a pop up. Not any error messages. The thing just refuses to run!

[@wintergirll]

I fkd my game up. Lost loads of my cc. Can anyone help. When i followed the instructions online i lost even more custom content.

[@Rekowcski]

oh no! which instruction? none of these fixes should affect any CC

[@thejoydespretofficial]

thank youuu

[@Rekowcski]

No problem 😊

[@MrVidification]

I'm on integrated intel and only have the alder lake patch so it'll run on a modern 12th 13th gen cpu for those that can't get it to start. The only issue is that there's no vsync in full screen mode, and it runs slower in a window when the screen has vsync. Intel doesn't seem to have a force vsync option for full screen

[@julia-nu4fj]

i tried using the gpu addon, and everything went fine like in your video, but my text file still says "found 0 matched 0". i looked in the troubleshooting guide but didn't find this problem. does anyone know what to do?

[@mayabay1337]

Same for me.. Need help :D

[@LPSMuffinCake556]

did you figure it out?

[@julia-nu4fj]

@@LPSMuffinCake556 yeah, all you need to do is open the game, and then it will work, it’s actually simple :) i learned this from a youtuber, acottonsock’s, video on island paradise

[@LPSMuffinCake556]

@@julia-nu4fj thank you it worked!!!

[@julia-nu4fj]

@@LPSMuffinCake556 no problem!

[@rarebreednoel]

Hi at 6:47 I saw "preloader enabled = true" I wonder what that is because mine is set "false" by default?

[@itsleviosa01]

The GPU app just doesn't work for me, the pipe is grey for me, I can't apply the patch.

[@SweetCauchemar]

About the Sims 3 GPU Add On, it says that my graphics card was found and supported. But when I want to apply the patch, the green arrow to apply it is greyed out. What do I do?

[@sophx8x]

Hi, I am trying to download the smooth patch for windows 11 on the EA app, ive downloaded the lazy duchess launcher, but when I play sims on the launcher it changes the resolution of my screen and crashes. Can anyone help?

[@Rekowcski]

I'm sorry I have no experience with windows 11 yet

[@YassifiedComplex]

Hey Rekowcski! I bought a better gaming laptop and I applied some of these methods and they worked really well, but I haven't tried more cpu and ram usage ,because something crossed my mind. If I allow more more cpu and ram usage in Sims 3, will my laptop fan go crazy or even slower and better? I would be so glad if you can enlighten me about it 💕😌

[@Rekowcski]

The ram usage actually doesnt do anything apparently anymore so dont worry about it. The CPU usage should be completely fine, the defaults are 4 3 2 1 and we are only changing it to 4 3 3 3, not really "increasing" just make it use more consistently. I will mention that there is an updated version of the smooth patch with a game launcher and everything (works with the EA app too), i recommend that if u didnt find it already! You can use a search bar to look up your store content, it's nifty, and automatically launches the smooth patch for you

[@YassifiedComplex]

@@Rekowcski Tysm! I will definitely check the updated version 🐢

[@Bratfied]

Do you know when the pop up supposed to show when I launch the game?

[@BlitzStorm]

Hey, the discord invite link has expired! Just a heads up. But thank you kindly for the guide!

[@Rekowcski]

discord.gg/ZCAGQfbq here u go!

[@letigidou8660]

Nothing helps. 7600x + 4070 TI and the game stutters like crazy. Absolutely none of these steps have any effect whatsoever. Also watched many other tutorials cause everybody's doing this differently. At this point I might have to dust off my old PC from 2014 lol.

[@Melissiehartje]

I can't find the exact line were you should type in the 60 fps limit in the nvidea control panel. My windows 10 is in dutch. I looked after every option but I don't see an option were I can change the fps. It's either choosing between "on", "off" or "1, 2, 3, 4" wich makes me confused. I only found vertical synchronisation.

[@Rekowcski]

make sure you are under "Manage 3d Settings" and "Global Settings" ... the option for Max Frame Rate is likely set to "Unlimited" or a similar word

[@MK-of7qw]

Sims 3 at max, being a 32bit exe can only use 4gb, but im not sure if it can really use more than 3gb. But every little bit helps.

[@Lyokokyly]

Beware tho for exemple the "The Sims 3 GPU Add-on" is not for pirated game... Also the Smooth patch makes my game crash

[@simeggeggsim715]

My game stoped working and I had to reinstall everything after doing the changes on the computer so be aware that that can happen.

[@mhgg8748]

I bougth it on steam and it worked fine then but the origin version i have is trash

[@LordStencil]

I've got a Ryzen 7 5700 and a 5600xt and I really just want the sims 3 to run like rdr2 😢

[@Blackbeardo]

A little late to the party here, but does this still work for TS3 in the new EA app? Origin doesn't exist anymore.

[@Rekowcski]

The only thing a little out of date is the smooth patch, now there is a version 2.1. Download it from lazy duchess and follow their instructions, everything else in the video should still work

[@Blackbeardo]

@@Rekowcski Highly appreciated, thanks for the quick answer and the helpful video :)

[@Rekowcski]

@@Blackbeardo players stick together