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Title: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: amazone on 2011 May 18, 21:44:32
I can't find any solutions for this, and I have searched the internet. Sometimes when playing, there occure a horrible loud background noise in the game. It's from a TV, like some kids are playing a videogame and laughing. I've tried to destroy some empty houses, turn of tv's and stereos. Does not help. This is so destroying the fun of the game. Is there a way to solve this problem?

So, if I have posted the question in the wrong section, so be it.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: jolrei on 2011 May 19, 02:06:20
I have had the situation where the game plays all stereos, computer game, or TV sounds at full volume, whatever the settings for sim voices, environment etc.  On my old P4 rig, I set all sounds to low quality, and this appeared to solve the problem.  However, I never did definitively figure out what caused the problem.

Another solution is, apparently, to build a more adequate computer, which is what I did in the end.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: dragoness on 2011 May 19, 04:45:32
The solution probably lies in not being a psychotic amazone.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: witch on 2011 May 19, 07:08:58
The solution probably lies in not being a psychotic amazone.

Wait, what?


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: kutto on 2011 May 19, 15:52:09
Amazone is an old (and indeed psychotic) troll, witch. She was probably around during the time you were souped. :P


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: amazone on 2011 May 21, 11:08:17
Amazone is an old (and indeed psychotic) troll, witch. She was probably around during the time you were souped. :P

That does not disqualify me from asking questions about the game.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Painkiller on 2011 May 21, 11:34:49
Don't double post, edit your post instead.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Seacret on 2011 May 21, 15:33:06
the problem is not my computer. It's quite new.

New doesn't equal good, dumbass.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Jeebus on 2011 May 21, 18:21:05
Don't double post, edit your post instead.

Okay. Fair enough.

the problem is not my computer. It's quite new.

New doesn't equal good, dumbass.
Of course it does since I don't buy CRAP. Hope that was easy enough for you.
Stupid people like you can easily be deluded into buying a piece of shit.  Specs or GTFO.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Dark Trepie on 2011 May 22, 03:30:55
Buying your computer from Wal-Mart is never something to brag about.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Gwill on 2011 May 22, 11:11:47
I have the same problem occasionally.  It starts with the sound of computer games, then something like a cartoon character laughing hysterically and bouncing noises, some music, a silly seductive male voice to the background of some romantic music, I can't remember the rest.  It's only a few seconds long, but it loops endlessly, plays at max volume and continues even when you pause the game or enter build mode.
It's usually coupled with all other sounds stopping and then rushing back in a tidal wave of noise several minutes later.

And *my* computer is most certainly not from wall-mart; it's hand crafted by a skilled computer technician with too much time on her hands.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Sita on 2011 May 23, 00:03:45
I am getting this too. In my case it takes various forms - sometimes it seems to begin with a car journey and the sound is similar to that of driving. But it goes on for Sim hours, LONG after the Sim has arrived wherever, or I have even switched away from that Sim and the sound continues. It can stop suddenly or restart, as described above, at FULL volume, which is quite unpleasant. At other times there are the same ongoing television and radio noises as described, even with all electronics on the Lot switched off; at yet other times it seems to be simply random game sounds including Sim toddlers laughing, Sims talking, music.... It is really making the game virtually unplayable, at least with sound on.

As poster above, I have a good computer built by ditto. 8Gigs RAM, AMD Phenom quad-core chip, masses of HD space and degfragged regularly. I shut down most processes when loading Sims 3, except the antivirus and Firefox.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: wizard_merlin on 2011 May 24, 03:14:24
Something I tried, which so far seems to have made a difference, is to remove as many of the stereo's and fixed telephones from non-active houses.  I also reduced the number of high-rise night clubs I had added to the neighbourhood.  I predominately play one household, but keep a few others sacred so that I can mess with their life direction occasionally.  This seems to have helped reduce this problem.  I cannot say it has worked as the problem may resurface again.

I do recall so early sound issues being caused by multiple stereo's in non-active lots being on at the same time, or something like that.

It seems to be some EAxian bug that they either can't, or aren't interested in fixing.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Pelasope on 2011 May 24, 22:00:00
Twallan's Overwatch mod turns off stereos (and tvs) in non-active households, so it may help if inactive stereos are to blame. I use it and never have this problem, although that could be coincidence.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Jeebus on 2011 May 24, 22:05:51
Twallan's Overwatch mod turns off stereos (and tvs) in non-active households, so it may help if inactive stereos are to blame. I use it and never have this problem, although that could be coincidence.
IIRC, Awesomemod does this, too.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: PA on 2011 May 25, 01:33:17
As of two weeks ago or so, Awesomemod didn't turn off stereos in unoccupied houses.  Don't know if it does or not for inactive but occupied homes.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: wizard_merlin on 2011 May 25, 05:30:06
I might have to try Twallan's Overwatch, it might make it easier than removing them all.

Twallan's Overwatch mod turns off stereos (and tvs) in non-active households, so it may help if inactive stereos are to blame. I use it and never have this problem, although that could be coincidence.
IIRC, Awesomemod does this, too.

I have not seen this, as I have encountered many stereos in inactive houses to be blaring away when I switch into them.  Unless of course there is a config. setting in AM that I have missed somewhere, anything is possible.  Suffice to say that after removing the stereo's, the problem seemed to go away, knock on wood.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Madame Mim on 2011 May 25, 14:00:20
Did defrag start working again? See, that's what I get for sticking with my old machine. I fail to keep up with the times.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Jeebus on 2011 May 25, 20:58:25
Buying your computer from Wal-Mart is never something to brag about.
I would not know. We don't have Wal-mart where I live.
Who is "we"?  You and Aggie at the tard home?


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Skadi on 2011 May 28, 08:20:48
Aggie is waaaaaay better than this tard, even by your standards.


Title: Re: Horrible background noise Sims 3 Late Night
Post by: Jeebus on 2011 May 28, 17:20:34
Aggie is waaaaaay better than this tard, even by your standards.
Well, obviously.  I was just going off the tard home schtick.