Random Crash to Desktop
The_Goddess:
Quote from: wizard_merlin on 2010 May 03, 12:20:40
Quote from: StormchaserOne on 2010 May 02, 19:22:42
Pescado there is only one way to solve this crash problem. Can you create a program to make Windows 7 compatible to SIMS 3?
What makes you think it isn't compatible? Running Windows 7 64-bit, and apart from the odd freeze occasionally, there isn't any compatibility issue. I can go hours a day for several weeks without getting a freeze, then get a couple in a short space of time, then go weeks again without any. Doesn't sound like a compatibility issue with Windows 7 to me. I suspect it is more likely a game issue.
I also run Windows 7 64-bit and have had no freezes that last longer than an annoying few seconds. I'm leaning towards driver issues as my guess for the culprit. Nvidia cards seem to be causing quite a bit of frustration of late. I stand by my earlier suggestion of "Go shopping". Shopping solves so many problems. Treat yourself to a Radeon.
lordrichter:
I run Win 7 x64 and NVIDIA with no problems. The only freezing I see is related to items I have previously discussed.
wizard_merlin:
Quote from: The_Goddess on 2010 May 03, 14:44:14
Quote from: wizard_merlin on 2010 May 03, 12:20:40
Quote from: StormchaserOne on 2010 May 02, 19:22:42
Pescado there is only one way to solve this crash problem. Can you create a program to make Windows 7 compatible to SIMS 3?
What makes you think it isn't compatible? Running Windows 7 64-bit, and apart from the odd freeze occasionally, there isn't any compatibility issue. I can go hours a day for several weeks without getting a freeze, then get a couple in a short space of time, then go weeks again without any. Doesn't sound like a compatibility issue with Windows 7 to me. I suspect it is more likely a game issue.
I also run Windows 7 64-bit and have had no freezes that last longer than an annoying few seconds. I'm leaning towards driver issues as my guess for the culprit. Nvidia cards seem to be causing quite a bit of frustration of late. I stand by my earlier suggestion of "Go shopping". Shopping solves so many problems. Treat yourself to a Radeon.
I tried a HD4890 card once, ripped it out and went back to Nvidia. I couldn't install the Catalyst center for running the displays, it kept saying some windows component was missing, and after 3 weeks of emails back and form with AMD, and forum searching to try and solve the problem I gave up. With 2 monitors I needed the catalyst to be able to set up both properly.
dedust:
I've been having this issue too, from the annoying semi freezes where animations and sounds can be seen and heard, but nothing is clickable and so on. This usually doesn't last long and the game resumes by itself. This is sort of a sign of the absolute freeze coming on later.
Then there's the absolute freeze, where I have to force quit the game and hope that my last save wasn't too long ago. Usually happens exactly as I'm using a pop up menu, sometimes in CAS (plan outfit usually), changing game speeds, or sometimes just generally when the time is ripe for a freeze. Which happens to be around 2 hrs of gameplay. So basically if I look at the clock when I start, I'm able to save my game before it'll freeze. What could possibly go wrong in 2 hours that causes the crash? Also I've noticed significant lag in Sim actions, they could be staring the fridge for (sim) hours, before they start cooking.
I'm not even using Windows, I'm running this on OS X Snow Leopard. Which the game thinks to be XP apparently, since it's running trough cider, an emulator platform used by EA among others, so they don't have to do any new coding. And which of course eats a LOT of memory. Those lazy bastards. And my mac has Nvidia too.
wizard_merlin:
I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was some kind of bottleneck within the game itself. Basically EAxis craptastic shit.
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