Mspoodle

Mel’s CC Backup Folder

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I tried the file on my setup, but the game didn’t recognise my GPU at all! not the model, not the dedicated VRAM, so it defaulted to the RAM-based fallback. I’m trying to figure out whether that’s just my game/pc being stubborn, or if it’s something others ran into too.

Since you’ve been playing around with it a bit more I’m curious because your game seemed to run noticeably smoother with the edit, and I’m trying to work out why my setup is reacting differently. Any insight you feel like tossing my way would help a ton 🙏🏼

Hiya! I tested the file with no changes and it did the same thing for me. It didn't recognize my gpu. I was pretty sure it (even with the new changes) that it wasn't going to work, but I wanted to see what would happen.

After that, I opened both my previous version and @confusedsheriff version as a text file with notepad, copied and pasted them in https://www.diffchecker.com/ I wanted to see all the changed made from my edited file to the CS's version.

I have a nvidia geforce gtx 1070 and copied my original nvidia card section and replaced CS's nvidia card section.

Changed nothing else, then tested again. It recognized my gpu after that.

After that in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Options.ini I edited all my settings and tested everything again. Note: I'm using DXVK and Reshade 6.1.1.1847

Tested it again and made one more change in GraphicRules.sgr to change the seti textureMemory to my previous settings. And maxed all my settings in game (my rig can handle that, so your settings may depend on your pc/laptop). And tested it again.

And that's all I've done so far. I did a long build session and had no issues with it so far. My ram usage never got above 2gb's except for when I saved. But that's all due to DXVK and some other changes I've made and tested back in October.

Going forward, because I'm using DXVK and Reshade, the other edit I'm probably going to make is the MemCacheBudgetValue line. And possibly the DrawDistance but that will be at a performance hit in game so be aware of that.