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Tutorial: How to Install TS3 with DXVK, Sims3SettingsSetter (S3SS), and ReShade in 2026
This is a long-overdue update of my previous, now obsolete tutorial on how to use DXVK and ReShade (d3d9). If you do not use ReShade, you can still follow this guide up until where it is to be installed.
At the time of writing (April 2026), this guide is compatible with and corresponds to Step 1 to 3 of The Sims 3 Performance & Bug Fix Guide 2026, featuring an extra step on how to install ReShade.
If you followed any other guide (including my own) on how to install DXVK and/or ReShade, it is strongly recommended that you start from scratch, meaning you should uninstall DXVK AND Reshade completely. Believe me when I say this: it will save you a lot of time, frustration, and make your life so much easier.
For the purpose of this tutorial, I am on Steam version 1.67.2.024037 on Windows 11, but it should work for discs 1.67 and EA App 1.69 versions, too. This guide does not cover GShade.
Without further ado, let's begin!
Backup your files, even the entire folder (EA Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin or steamapps\common\The Sims 3\Game\Bin) if you want to be extra safe; you will thank yourself later. If you do not wish to backup the entire folder, at the very least backup the following:
Keep them somewhere secure, for your peace of mind (and sanity).
Firstly, to fully uninstall DXVK, you should remove the following files:
d3d9.dll (if you hover your cursor over the file, it will read: Company: DXVK)
dxvk.conf
TS3.dxvk-cache (or TS3W.dxvk-cache)
Secondly, remove remnant files of previously installed ReShade (you did create a backup, right?):
d3d9.dll (located at the Bin folder, if you hover your cursor over the file, it will read: Company: crosire)
ReShade.ini
ReShade.log
⚠️There are a couple more steps. Please follow the instructions here.
Get the latest version here on GitHub:
Click on the version that has the 'Latest' tag next to it (2.7.1 as of now), scroll down to 'Assets', and click on dxvk-x.x.x.tar.gz to download DXVK.
Open dxvk-x.x.x.tar.gz, click on x32, and locate d3d9.dll from within.
Download a copy of dxvk.conf from this page by clicking on the tiny icon on the right.
Drag both d3d9.dll AND dxvk.conf to the Bin folder (EA Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin or steamapps\common\The Sims 3\Game\Bin); that is where TS3.exe and TS3W.exe are located.
Open dxvk.conf with Notepad or Notepad++, 'Ctrl + A' to select all, and hit delete. Yes, delete everything inside. Once you've emptied the file, enter the following:
Copy your Options.ini from your backup folder (you did make a backup, right?) into your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 folder.
Because we have 'tricked' the game into recognising our modern GPU as a GTX 580, we must edit one single line within the Options.ini to keep our preferred in-game settings intact.
Hit 'Ctrl + G', type in '150' to go to that line, and replace it with:
lastdevice = 0;10de;1080;65535
'Ctrl + S' to save.
⚠️Thanks to DXVK, from now on whenever there's a GPU driver update, we no longer need to keep the 'lastdevice' line up-to-date to prevent your in-game settings from being reset. You can leave it alone forever, once and for all. The last digit of '65535' is a placeholder value for driver versions and remains constant as long as you are using DXVK.
Launch the game to confirm that DXVK is working. By default, the debug HUD should show up in the top left corner of your screen. What's more, your graphics settings should not have reset.
If you're still not convinced that DXVK is working, go to your Bin folder and look for a file called: TS3_d3d9.log or TS3W_d3d9.log and inspect its content:
If you see these correctly documented in your log file, DXVK is working as intended.
⚠️ NB: This newer version of DXVK no longer generates a cache file by default, meaning that there will not be a TS3.dxvk-cache or TS3W.dxvk-cache any more.
Get the latest version here on GitHub:
Click on the version that has the 'Latest' tag next to it (1.5.0 as of now), scroll down to 'Assets', and click on Sims3SettingsSetter.asi to download S3SS.
An ASI Loader is required for S3SS to function properly, and now so we need to install it.
However, if you use any of the listed LazyDuchess mods:
Mono Patcher Library;
Pixel Shader Modding Framework;
Shadow Extender (TS3);
or Split Level Light Fix,
you should already have an ASI loader (in the form of wininet.dll) located inside your Bin folder, and you can use that instead.
As you can see in the screenshot below, LD's Shader Framework came shipped with an ASI loader, as the other 3 mods do.
If you do not use any of the mods listed above, or that you wish to get a newer version of ASI loader for the game, you can get it from here (Ultimate ASI Loader by ThirteenAG):
To install, drag Sims3SettingsSetter.asi AND wininet.dll to your Bin folder.
And that is S3SS and its prerequisite successfully installed, now we should launch the game (again) and check if it's working.
Once the game has launched, hit 'Insert' key to toggle on S3SS interface.
⚠️ If nothing happens after pressing ' Insert', remove a folder called 'S3SS' (located at: Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3) and reinstall from Step 2 again.
From S3SS interface, select 'Patches' on the top.
Here I recommend enabling all performances patches, but choose only one flavour for the Smooth Patch: Original or Precise.
Next, click on 'Other/QoL' tab, tick the box next to 'Enable Memory Warning', and increase the warning threshold to 3.8 GB.
Navigate downwards to 'Borderless Window' and choose 'Fullscreen' in the drop-down menu. This will allow you to play in borderless windowed mode.
⚠️ Please note that I do not play TS3 in exclusive fullscreen mode, nor do I recommend doing so; therefore, I cannot provide support for that.
Lastly, don't forget to click on 'File' on the top left corner to save any changes you've made.
Exit the game, it's time to install ReShade.
Download the latest version (with full add-on support) from the official site; it is 6.7.3 at the time of writing.
Select TS3.exe (EA App) or TS3W.exe (disc, Steam), and then choose Vulkan as rendering API, click 'Next'.
If you would prefer not to install any shaders/effects (i.e, you want to keep using your existing ones), click 'Skip'.
On the following page, you'll get to choose to install add-ons. Hit 'Skip', unless you know what you are doing.
Click 'Finish' to complete installation.
At this stage, a new, vanilla ReShade.ini file will be placed in the Bin folder; you may now replace it with the one from your backup folder to recover all preferred settings (such as hotkeys for taking screenshots, directory for shaders etc.). Same thing goes for your reshade-presets and reshade-shaders folder.
Launch the game (for the final time) to check that ReShade has been properly installed.
To toggle S3SS interface, press 'Insert' (or whatever hotkey you've set it to).
⚠️NB: under ReShade's 'Settings' tab you may need to change 'Input processing' to either 'Pass on all input' or 'Block input when cursor is on overlay' to tweak S3SS settings whilst ReShade's GUI is visible. Otherwise, you'll need to toggle ReShade's menu off first.
That is the end of this tutorial.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed DXVK, S3SS, and ReShade! You may now open dxvk.conf and remove line dxvk.HUD from it.
Whew, what a long tutorial. If you've made it this far, great job. 🎉
Hope you've found this helpful; comment down below, or send me an ask/DM if you've any questions. I'll try my best to troubleshoot with you. Happy simming! ⭐
Credits:
doitsujin for DXVK
ThirteenAG for Ultimate-ASI-Loader
@sims3fiend, just-harry, @lazyduchess, and swiffyjk for Sims3SettingsSetter
crosire for ReShade
@nectar-cellar @desiree-uk and @kevinvoncrastenburg for their help.
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She learned that it's difficult to focus on promotions when your sugar pie honey love, who said she needed some time and space, works one cubicle over.
Donna was, as always, kind and good hearted and a joy to have as a co-worker.
But being just coworkers with Donna didn't really cut it.
Whenever anyone, including Journey, tried to make plans with her, the answer was the same - "I have things to take care of first. Maybe in a few weeks."
Months passed, and Donna firmly refused to discuss anything personal at work.
When the summer fair opened, Journey was delighted to the point of a near death experience to get an invitation from Donna.
"You silly goose, I needed to get the kids and divorce settled. But I'm all yours, now."
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Journey squared her shoulders. She had prepared a whole mental spreadsheet of the pros and cons of Donna staying in her toxic marriage. The pros of leaving outnumbered the pros of staying by 48 to one*. It was impossible to know what the future would bring, but it was impossible to care about someone and watch them linger in such a painful situation.
"Donna, I-"
"Journey, it opened my eyes! My marriage is done!"
"Oh. Oh right. Oh."
Journey had a mental spreadsheet that she needed a moment to file away.
"Donna, you're amazing!"
"Oh, hold on. Journey, my life just changed. I'm going to need a while to figure myself out."
"Oh. Oh right. Oh."
*Journey lives in a tent and Donna has three children.
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She's from a small planetown you've never heard of.
About Journey:
She is
Absent-minded
Unlucky
Perfectionist
Daredevil
Schmoozer
Journey had to file her intent to settle on pla purchase a home. Her people take that sort of thing seriously.
She liked the thrill of putting it off, but then spaced out and missed the deadline.
And thus, she got the boot.
Now, she's a stranger in a strange Roaring Heights land. She's looking to make the best of where she finds herself, even if it seemed like an unlucky destination.
It doesn't yet feel like home, but maybe if her heart is in it?
She has some ideas for how to make Roaring Heights perfect, so she will become the Leader of the Free World to make it happen. Logically?!
About the legacy:
I have lifespan set to Epic.
Journey's long life will change her, and the town of Roaring Heights. As her resources grow, she will be able to enact more and more changes around town.
By the time the next generation is ready to take over, Roaring Heights will feel like home. At least, to Journey.
The heir will see things differently and will head to a different town.
The legacy will last, at most, 3 generations.
About halloweenscones:
Hello! I used to play a lot. But then I had some illnesses and my computer broke and then Origin didn't work. I gave up on the Sims.
The new app seems to be functional. I'm as surprised as anyone. Gold Star EA, do not ruin it. (Oh, they ruined the sims already okey dokey)
I'm easing in slowly. The long life of Journey and the limited goal of only updating and changing what she can afford at the time will give me time to remember how to make CC, etc.
I currently only have World Adventures, Seasons, and Showtime installed for their items. But I'll be chucking more and more things at my computer as I go. Wish it luck!
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Hey everyone! I’m here to bring you all a new Sims 3 legacy challenge: the Store World Legacy. Each generation will live in a different store world. There are 11 different worlds, so this legacy will have 11 generations.
Riverview
Barnacle Bay
Hidden Springs
Lunar Lakes
Lucky Palms
Sunlit Tides
Monte Vista
Aurora Skies
Dragon Valley
Midnight Hollow
Roaring Heights
This is the release order, but you can always do a different order! The main goal of this challenge is to play in each store world! I also made some rules for each generation. You don’t have to follow them if you don’t want to, it’s completely up to you! This challenge is inspired by the Lepacy challenge, where each generation is a different expansion pack. With this challenge each generation is a different store world! I made this challenge because I realized I’ve actually barely or never played in some of the store worlds. So in this challenge we explore all the store worlds and see what they have to offer! (I’ve completed the challenge! Check out the playlist here)
Generation One: Riverview
All you want is peace and quiet. You’ve finally escaped city life and moved to the sleepy town of Riverview. Here you can finally live the life you’ve always dreamed of. You really want to become a farmer. Fruits, vegetables, chickens, cows! You want it all. Will you be able to find peace in Riverview?
Traits: Green thumb, Loves the outdoors, Hopeless romantic, Technophobe, Eco-friendly
Lifetime wish: The perfect garden (or one of the Back to Nature lifetime wishes)
Career: Gardener
Rules:
Master the gardening skill
Reach level 10 of the gardener career
Complete the aspiration
Complete the Master Farmer skill challenge
Have one best friend
Have at least three kids
(Let Don Lothario ruin your life)
Generation Two: Barnacle Bay
Arrr! Do you want to become a farmer just like your parents? No, you want adventure! You love camping, fishing and going to the beach. Barnacle Bay is perfect for you, with its beautiful beaches and relaxing campgrounds. You don’t want to settle down. You just want to have fun with the other Sims in Barnacle Bay and climb the social ladder.
Traits: Angler, Slob, Commitment issues, Good sense of humor, Sailor
Lifetime wish: Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium or Seaside Savior
Career: Angler or Lifeguard
Rules:
Master the fishing skill
Reach level 10 of the angler or lifeguard career
Complete the aspiration
Eat at the Pirate Ship at least once a week
Travel abroad at least once
Buy a boat
Reach at least celebrity level 3
Be romantically involved with 3 Sims at the same time
Generation Three: Hidden Springs
You’re sick of everyone talking like pirates. You’re also sick of the media spreading rumors about you. Growing up, you never really had a good relationship with your parent, because they were always away from home. You also had a hard time making friends, which I why you completely focused on your studies. Once you’ve graduated high school, you realize you’re burnt out. You move to Hidden Springs in search for some relaxation and to escape the paparazzi. It’s time to take things slow and focus on yourself. Once you feel like yourself again, you decide you want to become a doctor and help other Sims.
Traits: Genius, Loner, Good, Neat, Ambitious
Lifetime wish: Living in the Lap of Luxury
Career: Spa Specialist and Medical career
Rules:
Have an A in school and get on the honor roll
Don’t have any friends as a child and teen
Master the logic skill
Reach the top of the Spa Specialist career
Quit your job as a Spa Specialist and join the medical career
Complete the aspiration
Marry an athletic Sim
Become a partner of the Hidden Springs Day Spa
Drink from the Fountain of Youth and wish for youth
Generation Four: Lunar Lakes
You love everything about space and science! So it’s not a surprise that you immediately joined the science career after high school. A couple of scientists get the chance to do research on Lunar Lakes and you’re one of the lucky ones! You say goodbye to your friends and family. Once you arrive there, you realize this all you ever wanted in life. You decide to never return to SimEarth.
Traits: Genius, Excitable, Natural cook, Unstable, Unflirty
Lifetime wish: Become a Creature-Robot Cross Breeder or Scientific Specialist
Career: Science
Rules:
Master the science skill
Reach level 10 of the science career
Complete the aspiration
Get married as a young adult
Get divorced as an adult, you’re too busy with your career
After the divorce, you both still live in the same house
Use the clone voucher lifetime reward
Engineer a baby
Generation Five: Lucky Palms
You’re bored of Lunar Lakes and decide to go to SimEarth. You end up in Lucky Palms and spend a lot of time at the casino. Money, money, money. You throw lots of luxury parties for your friends and you get a lot of attention from the Sims in town. You’re bored very quickly, so your relationships don’t last that long.
Traits: Lucky, Schmoozer, Flirty, Party animal, Commitment issues
Lifetime wish: Swimming in Cash
Career: Business
Rules:
Reach level 10 of the business career
Complete the aspiration
Reach level 10 of the gambling skill
Have at least 5 friends
Go to the casino at least four times a week, you’re addicted to gambling
Have at least 3 kids
Make all 5 wishes at the wishing well
Generation Six: Sunlit Tides
You never had to worry about money. You quickly get married to your partner and spend your honeymoon in the beautiful Sunlit Tides. You decide to never leave. Lucky Palms was nice, but it was very dry. You spend your days painting, writing and relaxing at the beautiful beaches while your partner works a shady job. You never planned to have kids, but one day you get bored and have an affair, and woops, there’s a baby! Will you keep this a secret? Or will your partner find out?
Traits: Loves the heat, Loves to swim, Hates children, Snob, Artistic
Lifetime wish: Illustrious Author
Career: A job? What is that?
Rules:
Marry the first sim week of being a young adult
Have your partner join the criminal career
Master the painting and writing skills
Complete the aspiration
Have an affair and have a baby with this Sim
Generation Seven: Monte Vista
You love cooking and you’re always making the best quality meals for your family. Monte Vista is the perfect place to learn the culinary arts! It’s your dream to become a famous chef.
Traits: Natural cook, Perfectionist, Great kisser, Charismatic, Dramatic
Lifetime wish: Celebrated Five-Star Chef
Career: Culinary
Rules:
Reach level 10 of the culinary career
Complete the aspiration
Master the cooking skill
Complete all cooking skill challenges
Learn all recipes
Your house is not a house if it doesn’t have a wood fire oven
Never eat a quick meal
Have at least 3 kids
Generation Eight: Aurora Skies
You go to Aurora Skies in search of love and happiness. You want to get married and have a bunch of kids. Your dream: a big happy family. You also care for the environment. The eco-friendly community welcomes you with open arms.
Traits: Eco-friendly, Family-oriented, Loves the cold, Nurturing, No sense of humor
Lifetime wish: Surrounded by Family
Career: Daycare
Rules:
Reach the top of the Daycare career (or not because this career can be a pain)
Complete the aspiration
Throw a bachelor(ette) party
Get married
Have at least 5 kids (I dare you to have quads)
Teach all your kids to walk and talk and potty train them
Generation Nine: Dragon Valley
Time to become the new Mother of Dragons. You love mythology and fantasy. As a child, you were always reading books. You move to Dragon Valley because you’ve heared there are dragons. DRAGONS! There’s also a conflict between brewing between two families in the town for control of town. So, why not add more conflict by trying to become the leader of the town yourself?
Traits: Bookworm, Virtuoso, Good, Brave, Irresistible
Lifetime wish: Leader of the Free World
Career: Political
Rules:
Reach the top of the political career
Complete the aspiration
Have a red, green and purple dragon
Master the violin skill
Practice archery
Generation Ten: Midnight Hollow
You never felt like you fit in. Sims think you are kind of strange. That’s why you move to Midnight Hollow. Here you can finally be yourself. You also hate the sun and going outside. Perfect! The sun never shines in Midnight Hollow.
Traits: Night owl, Evil, Inappropriate, Hates the outdoors, Over-emotional
Lifetime wish: Turn the Town
Career: Run your own business or Toy Maker
Rules:
Run a business or reach the top of the toy maker career
Master the inventing skill
Complete the aspiration
Become a vampire
Invent a time machine
You get married, but your partner dies a tragic death
Bring your partner back as a ghost
Generation Eleven: Roaring Heights
One day, you find the time machine your parent invented. You’re very curious and step inside. The time machine breaks and you’re stuck in the past! You have no idea how to go back, so you just try to make the best out of your life in Roaring Heights. You never see your family again.
Traits: Party-animal, Workaholic, Handy, Vehicle Enthusiast, Star quality
Lifetime wish: Superstar Actor
Career: Film
Rules:
Reach the top of the film career
Complete the aspiration
Become a five-star celebrity
Fix the Fixer-upper Car
Congratulations!! You’ve completed the challenge!
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