Might be helpfull for people with overheating issues. Frame rate limiter
Shazaam:
This FPS limiter is very useful. I solve the overheat problem with TS3, the game run very smooth and rarely to crash now. I made a batch file for it.
I'm very recommend to use this program as soon as possible. Since overheat can break your video card, or have short lifetime.
Does anyone know FPS limiter work for DirectX 10 games?
Brick_town:
My game runs fine at points but sometimes it seems jolty if you understand what i'm saying how can i make the game rum smoother? I have used this to reduce the FPS what else would you suggest?
simcandy:
??? I am having problems with TS3 crashing during game play, I was directed to this website for (ahem) assistance? After searching through the various threads(?) I found this one on FPS limiter. This sounds as if it could help my situation. However, I need help from those of you that know the ins and outs on how to use the fps limiter 0.02. (this is said with a little embarassment as I will probably have someone poke fun at my request) I am not a wiz at computers and their programming, but I can work my way through things with a decent explanation. Just as a note I am new to this website as far as posting goes, I have been around the sims communities since The sims 1. I just don't talk much, I would rather appreciate the efforts of those greater than I and thank them for those efforts. (no I won't kiss the ground you walk on nor your feet, a hearty thank you should suffice) So, if someone would be willing to post a short walk through on fps limiter 0.2 so that I can utilize it and hopefully keep my game from crashing until a decent patch comes out of EA. (this last bit is said with great sarcasm)
I think specifically I would need information on the settings, what to choose--D3D9 or OGL or D3D8.
Then what name to enter? in name area
Then would the path be where I installed it to?
What maximum fps would I use?
What does logging, OSD, and create bat do?
and in the end what do I do with the end result?
I used babelfish to translate the German in the read me file, But the English translation may as well have been German also for all the help it gave me. this may be a long post, but aI am a babyboomer with a lot of questions. LOL
Thank you to the brave person that responds to this.
Simcandy
Interfection:
simcandy, hopefully this will help. It sounds like you're making things way too complicated. What I did was this:
1) Run FPS_Limiter_GUI.
2) Hit the search executable button.
3) Navigate to the folder where Sims 3 is installed. If you're on a PC, it should either be C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin\TS3.exe if you have a 64-bit version of Windows.
4) Leave the fps at 30 for starters. You can always change it later if you'd like to use a higher setting.
5) Click the create bat button.
6) A file called TS3.exe.limited.bat should show up in the folder of FPS_Limiter_GUI. Move this wherever you'd like (i.e. your desktop) and use it to run The Sims 3 instead of any previously existing shortcut.
If you need more help, feel free to PM me. By the way, I left my settings on D3D9, and didn't touch logging or OSD.
McCrea:
Quote from: simcandy on 2009 June 10, 02:21:35
I think specifically I would need information on the settings
Interfection gave you good basics. Here's some extra info if you really care, but you don't need to know to get it to work.
I suspect TS3 will only run with the DirectX9 (the other two choices are DirectX8 and OpenGL). I'm not certain.
Max FPS 30 default is cool. First of all, the idea is to prevent unnecessary massive card stress. Highest I've seen in Sims3 is 185 and it doesn't need to do that for what is practically a still image. Some will say humans cannot see faster than 70 fps. In my experience, few people are as fickle as I am as I do not like to tolerate < 35 fps. Nonetheless, My usual rate for this game is around, uh 14. (Kill me now.) Hey, that makes me mad now that I think about it. I usually had 25 in Oblivion, iirc. (ramblongne)
OSD is On Screen Display. In this case, you will get a large number in the upper left corner of your screen showing the current FPS. In general, I would not bother with it. (In practice, you don't need a neon digit to tell you when it's freaking slow as shit.)
Have fun.
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