#dxkv

Gshade DXKV & Vulkan method

I refuse to play The Sims 3 without Gshade or without DXKV. I cannot do Reshade because it just does'nt feel the same and polished etc to me.

Gshade DXKV

STEP 1

Install GShade and choose the DXKV (expirimental) injecton. STEP 2 When finished, close and go to your Bin folder STEP 3

Delete the dxgi.dll file

STEP 4

Start your Sims 3 game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If this for some reason does not work. Try this

Gshade Vulkan Injecton

STEP 1

Install DXVK as explained in this tutorial.

STEP 2

Add a line in the dxkv.conf

dxkv.hud = devinfo

Make sure you run The Sims 3 and DXVK is actually working! You will see a hud in the top left corner of your game when it is loaded correctly or have an fps counter and watch the framerate. It should be locked at 60 or 75 depending on what number you have in the dxkv.conf

Also look into the Bin folder and see if you can locate the TS3W.dxkv-cache file.

STEP 3

Once you’ve established it is working, exit the game.

STEP 4

Install GShade and choose the Vulkan option. (Dxvk makes the Sims 3 Vulkan.)

The d3d9.dll file from the dxkv will be removed during this process.

Let the process finish.

STEP 5

Once Gshade is fully finished. Go into your bin folder and put the d3d9.dll file (from the dxkv 32x folder) back in.

STEP 6

Start up your game and see the fruits of your labor 😁 You can remove the dxkv.hud = devinfo line so the hud doesn't show anymore. Start up your game and see the fruits of your labor 😁 You can remove the dxkv.hud = devinfo line so the hud doesn't show anymore.

If EA doesn’t want to fix the game for us our modding community surely will! @sims3fiend thank you thank you thank you! Can’t wait to see whats coming next!