Installing pirated store stuff?
Drakron:
.packages will create "lag" as they did in TS2.
The reason is about the same, it have to open multiple files and create thumbnails as sims3pack just puts everything on big files (and I think creates a index so files are faster in loading), the situation will only get worst as the game will be loading more and more files, either from expansions and/or from CC.
speedreader:
Since I was loading a new computer, I simply uninstalled my (stupidly) patched game when I discovered this problem. I reinstalled Sims3, used Launcher to install all store package files, and then installed patches and hacks. Game works fine for me. Hope this helps you.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I used the workaround found at MTS and linked in the post above in this thread in order to see the CC after patching.
sheep_plushi:
Quote from: Drakron on 2009 December 27, 15:53:11
.packages will create "lag" as they did in TS2.
The reason is about the same, it have to open multiple files and create thumbnails as sims3pack just puts everything on big files (and I think creates a index so files are faster in loading), the situation will only get worst as the game will be loading more and more files, either from expansions and/or from CC.
I meant for specifically the store items, because that's what the topic is. Reinstalling the pirated store items as .packages was an easy and working fix. My game is certainly not lagging, but my computer is not necessarily the same as the OP. I don't see why people can't just try it out. I'm not trying to start another .packages vs. sims3pack argument. I'm just saying in this case it works, it's fast, and it doesn't requiring you to reinstall the game or sacrifice a chicken on your mobo.
Drakron:
My point still stands, it might not "lag" NOW but it WILL in the future for the exact same reason as TS2 loading times grown larger and larger as more files were required to load.
jonas:
Thank you for the information here, Sheep Plushi. I've decided to go with the "converting Sims3packs to package files" method of fixing this latest problem as I think EA is going to continue to try to manipulate the game in order to prevent our usage of store items. I think it will become increasingly more difficult to obtain/keep the items for our game and I wish to stop using the launcher as soon as I figure out how to.
However, I do have some questions as I am experiencing extreme lag in the game after converting/installing not even half of my downloads into the game. I used the Multi-Extractor to do this and only about half the converted files had names. I tried using Sp3e to view the package files but have been unable to do that correctly I think. Also, Simlogical's package viewer isn't available as the links I went to did not work. So I need a method of viewing what those package files are.
Most importantly, I plan to delete my downloads from the documents folder and the launcher to lessen this horrible lag. Is that advisable? Will it make a difference? If the lag was restricted to the loading times, that would be fine, but apparently it slows every aspect of sim-making as well as build and buy modes. My computer may not be new, but she was a beauty less than two years ago with Nvidia 8800 GTX.
My goal is to run everything Sims 3 exclusively on my E drive and I think my documents in C is holding me back. Everything before this patch was just fine and ran beautifully without any problems whatsoever.
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