Does anyone use The Sims 3 with Steam? Is an internal FPS limiter possible?
Rhayden:
Quote from: Claeric on 2010 August 30, 21:41:56
I would like to use TS3 with steam, because Steam has an internal game UI overlay that you can easily access, which includes a web browser and chat system. This means I could run the game in full screen without my computer getting angry that I keep alt-tabbing, and it is just really convenient.
But I use FPS limiter. You cannot add any game that isn't a .exe file to steam. So I am wondering if anyone uses TS3 with steam and if they know how to get around this, OR if it's possible to limit FPS with something inside the game, like a mod or something, so that I could simply launch the .exe.
Any ideas?
Solution #1: Alt-tab like a motherfucker.
Solution #2: Run TS3 in windowed mode.
Solution #3: Get a secondary monitor.
Solution #4: GET FUCKED.
Claeric:
Quote from: Tever on 2010 August 31, 07:32:27
I like Steam. It's convenient, even if they will one day gather an army of brainwashed masses to take on Google in a glorious power struggle. Try the 3Booter/FPS Limiter combo down in the Armoire. They're both .exe, so they might work.
Oddly enough, this works! :D I say oddly because I had previously compiled the .bat file for FPS limiter into an EXE, and Steam tried to apply the UI to FPS limiter, not The Sims 3. But this time the UI works just fine and as far as I can tell, so does hte FPS limiting. Awesome. :D
Claeric:
NEVERMIND. Problem solved forever.
I found a program called D3DOverrider. It lets you force vsync and triple buffering without having to launch it with a game- it runs in the background. Works flawlessly. Perfect 75FPS (vsync matches monitor refresh rate) constantly, AND I can play in steam.
Mirelly:
Crikey. I never thought I'd see someone actually liking Steam.
J. M. Pescado:
It's the Shouty Vole. He is a few dilithium crystals short of a warp core.
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