Technical problems with THE HORROR: downloading, installing, and running it
Mayinca:
Quote from: SciBirg on 2009 May 28, 20:29:16
Try turning off internet before starting the game. Do you get the same result?
forget it, I don't care, I just wonder if is true that it is not the final version... I suppose we'll have to wait until the launch date :-\ ... thanks anyway ;D
Chain_Reaction:
Well, I'm playing on a very low end ATI card (X1300 Pro) and it works fine but doesn't like shadows. I tried turning lighting and shadows up to medium, and while there was no lag, the shadows were liquid, literally. They didn't stay still, they had jagged edges that moved like water, from the picnic table to the roofs of buildings... so back down to low that goes. I also noticed sims didn't have shadows on terrain paint but did on sidewalks. It's alright, I can deal. I also have this slight issue where any object with glass in the game flashes. It wasn't doing that till I turned texture detail to medium. I have cars going down the street with the glass randomly appearing and disappearing. As long as there's no lag I will ignore it.
barachanchan:
Quote from: Mayinca on 2009 May 28, 19:25:11
Today when I opened the game this message appeared: :-\
"You are playing a non-final, unauthorized copy of The Sims 3. Purchasing and registering an official copy of The Sims 3 will entitle you to benefits including access to an entirely new game town called Riverview, 1000 SimPoints which can be redeemed for game objects in The Sims 3 Store, and access to The Sims 3 Exchange."
Is it true that it is not the final version?
sorry for my google english
What version of the Sims 3 do you have 1.0.615 or 1.0.631? Screenshot would be nice.
snowluv:
Quote from: kennyinbmore on 2009 May 28, 18:06:51
Quote from: snowluv on 2009 May 28, 17:34:55
Quote from: Simchick on 2009 May 28, 17:00:17
Quote from: snowluv on 2009 May 28, 14:58:24
There seems to be alot of talk about video cards overheating and causing game glitches. And, although I may be wrong in my numbers here, most of those cards with heat issues seem to be from the ATI family. Am I wrong in assuming this? I am concerned because my computer has a 1950X. And if this thing starts heating up and causing RAM issues, it's getting replaced. Fast. I really prefer the nVidia series, and if the ATI cards are heating up, I'll switch. In a heartbeat. Before I purchased this computer I had heard talk about some of the ATI cards having temperature issues. I was reluctant to put an ATI card in the new set up but they gave me a really good price on it and I bit. Is it now gonna bite me in the ass when I play The Sims 3?
I'm playing with the same card, 512MB, with an intel 920d cpu and 3gb ram. My graphics are set to the highest and they look good. No problems so far. I did update my drivers a few days ago to a 2/25/09 version and I got the driver update from the ATI website. No problems with overheating altho my case has 4 fans.
Or were you directed to another website? The last time I was on the ATI website I could not find anything for this card. That is what made me believe this one is not going to be supported any longer. And I did update with that set of drivers from 2/25/09 in March.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Legacy/Pages/radeonaiw_vista32.aspx
the date on this one is 3/18/09. This is the Vista driver but there's a xp driver too. I couldn't remember your OS
I am runnng on XP. I just checked the version on those drivers and they are from February. Thanks for the link. And I really appreciate everyone giving me the info. I guess I will wait until I have The Sims 3 installed and see if this card goes bonkers on me. I kinda hope it does so I'll have an excuse to upgrade. ::) There are some new, impressive cards out there that are compatible with my system, and I am itching to see how much of an improvement I'll get with a new one. Once again, thanks for all the input.
jonsnow:
Hi!
Where did you guys download your game? cause mine it taking FOREVER :( I started it a few days ago and I only got 900MB...
If anyone has a link to a good torrent (or some other kind of downloading method) I would be grateful!!!
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page