> @DarayaVahu777 said: > I can't find out if Sims 4 use Metal on macOS?? probably not, that's why it's so bad, and now Metal 2 comes out they should use it. > > Right now I have 2012 21.5 base 1080p 640m iMac and Sims 4 are playable at 1080p only on low settings ;( it won't even turn on on medium :( I can't visit San Myshuno, game will crash right away, everywhere else it's up to 40fps but goes down to under 10fps if lots of sims around. > > Ok, so I've spent days trying to configure settings for best-looking and playable fps and withoud crash right away. This is the lowest settings I can look at, anything fewer looks too ugly to play, the most important thing is for sims to be very high (the textures are so bad at high and lower), and lighting needs to be at least on medium so the blurred background works and edge smoothing at least low, I can't even look when it's off, all the edges so bad. At this settings the game crashes from time to time, and can't visit San Myshuno for more than one second. > > Sierra 10.12.5 > Display Type - Windowed > Resolution - 1920 x 1031 > Vertical Sync - Yes > Graphics Quality - Custom > Sims: Very High > Objects: Low > Lighting: Medium > Reflections: Off > Visual Effects: Low > Edge Smoothing: Low > 3D Scene Resolution: High > View Distance: High > Uncompressed Sim Textures: Yes > Post Processing Effects: Yes > Laptop Mode: No
OMG! EA WT*! So I wasn't playing since I wrote that in June, after couple months... so much game updates and new clean install macOS High Sierra (with Metal 2 that I had lots of hopes) and upgrade to SSD I was sure it will be more playable... I bought Cats and Dogs, excited to check how much smoother the game will play, and I can't believe, previously I was complaining about having under 40 fps down to 10 fps sometimes, now with the same low settings and no cc I have rarely 15fps at most, most of the time 5fps or 1fps! completely unplayable. Changing settings to completely lowest (that makes the game too ugly to play anyway) helps only with couple fps, still unplayable. So I'm like WT* they have done, this iMac specification is still much better than the minimum system requirements for The Sims 4, nearly like the recommended system requirements. (21.5 iMac i5(quad-core up to 3.2GHz) 8GB 640m SSD) Only one good thing it lets me visit San Myshuno now without crashing immediately, but 3 fps anyway...
Hi @BluebellFlora Thanks for helping all of us, your the best :) I'm thinking of purchasing a new iMac, since mine MacBook is pretty laggy when I play sims 4. I want to run my game on highest, and I also use a lot of cc (including alpha hair).
I was thinking about 2017 iMac 21.5-inch Retina 4K Display with custom specification 3.6GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 1TB Fusion Drive Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB video memory Retina 4K 4096-by-2304 P3 display
I'm ok with using windows on my mac, since I know it can be better for gaming. What do you think? Will I be able to run my game without lagging and with a ton of cc? My biggest concern is graphics card
Hi @BluebellFlora Thanks for helping all of us, your the best
I'm thinking of purchasing a new iMac, since mine MacBook is pretty laggy when I play sims 4. I want to run my game on highest, and I also use a lot of cc (including alpha hair).
I was thinking about 2017 iMac 21.5-inch Retina 4K Display with custom specification
3.6GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
16GB 2400MHz DDR4
1TB Fusion Drive
Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB video memory
Retina 4K 4096-by-2304 P3 display
I'm ok with using windows on my mac, since I know it can be better for gaming.
What do you think? Will I be able to run my game without lagging and with a ton of cc? My biggest concern is graphics card
Thank you for your help
Aside from any game bugs that can arise, yes absolutely. I have the same GPU and almost the same CPU in my MacBook Pro and it runs great on the highest settings. Loading the game takes a few minutes as I have 5Gb CC but gameplay is smooth
> @athenalee said: > Hi. I have a MacBook Pro 13inch Retina from early 2015. I'm wondering it's ok or not to run the Sims4. What are the ideal graphic settings? > > Here are the specs: > Processor: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7 > Memory 16GB 1867 MHz DDR3 > Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB > > Thank you.
I also forgot to mention that the system is macOS Sierra 10.12.6. Thank you.
I have a macbook pro, retina 13-inch, mid 2014 System: Sierra version 10.12.6 Processor: 2,6 GHz intel core i5 Memory: 8 gb ram Graphics: intel iris 1536 MB
-settings:
Display Type - Windowed Resolution - 2560 x 1484 Vertical Sync - Yes Graphics Quality - Custom Sims: high Objects: medium Lighting: medium Reflections: high Visual Effects: Low Edge Smoothing: off 3D Scene Resolution: low View Distance: High Uncompressed Sim Textures: Yes Post Processing Effects: Yes Laptop Mode: yes
fps live mode: 30-35 fps build mode: 30-35
-How happy are you with the overall graphics performance. Are you experiencing any lag? I'm pretty satisfied. the only thing i hate is that i wish pool/water graphics would be at least somewhat okay without having to play without laptop mode. i have to play with it, otherwise i get a lot of small lags which is too ugly to my taste
i play with basegame, get to work, get together and dine out. i play with cc (a lot). i play in offline mode (origin)
things i've noticed help a lot with game performance is
- laptop mode makes a huge difference with my game. i get a lot of tiny lags here and there when its turned off, but everything is a lot smother when its turned on. the downside to having this turned on is that pools, and water in general is ugly af. sometimes i play with it off because its like the pool is like an empty box with a sheer top layer. it doesn't look pretty at all.. also some cc hair looks broken when i play in laptop mode, but its because of the compromising visuals by playing with laptop mode. - lighting, reflections, and edge-smoothing makes a big difference when turned to a lower setting. my game is unplayable with edge-smoothing on. - delete localthumbcache in the sims 4 folder after every other play - merge cc if you have a lot/ if you have a lot of cc with special letters/symbols in their names. (. , - _ [ ] & / ' " < > ( ) = + ? ! ) and spaces, it takes longer for the mac to read those letters. i usually merge all my cc in categories/ by creater and save the unmerged cc somewhere on my mac so if something breaks i can easily put the original files back in and pinpoint exactly what is broken and remove it. i use sim4studio (candy apple) to merge cc (also they have fixes for broken cc and a lot more) - play in windowed mode improves performance
Thank you so much for taking the time to post your experience and what works and doesn't work, it's so helpful for others
I can help you with the special characters issue. I used Automator to create a very simple app that gets rid of them automatically for you. I uploaded it so others could use it too. You can find it here
Hey there guys! I want to purchase Sims 4, however I have a Macbook Air 2015 with a Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB which I know I can't run sims 3 on (can't find a patch or bug fix anywhere) and there is nothing mentioned in the thread above about this particular graphics card.
Anybody know if it will run? I don't want to buy the game and then not be able to play it.
Hey there guys!
I want to purchase Sims 4, however I have a Macbook Air 2015 with a Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB which I know I can't run sims 3 on (can't find a patch or bug fix anywhere) and there is nothing mentioned in the thread above about this particular graphics card.
Anybody know if it will run? I don't want to buy the game and then not be able to play it.
Thanks in advance!
It will probably run but keep settings on the low side, MacBook Airs aren’t particularly powerful and not designed for gaming.
Hey! I'm not sure, what settings I should be running with for the best performance without overloading my Mac, since I couldn't find anyone to compare with.
MacBook Pro, 13-inch, Early 2011 Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 4GB Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB macOS Sierra (the newest as of Feb 22nd, 2018)
> @BluebellFlora said: > Zoahh1 wrote: » > > Hey there guys! > I want to purchase Sims 4, however I have a Macbook Air 2015 with a Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB which I know I can't run sims 3 on (can't find a patch or bug fix anywhere) and there is nothing mentioned in the thread above about this particular graphics card. > > Anybody know if it will run? I don't want to buy the game and then not be able to play it. > > Thanks in advance! :) > > > > > It will probably run but keep settings on the low side, MacBook Airs aren’t particularly powerful and not designed for gaming.
Graphics card - Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB OS - High Sierra Version 10.13.3
My graphics setting:
- Graphics Quality - Custom - Display Type - Fullscreen - Resolution - 1280 x 800 - Vertical Sync - No - Sims - High - Objects - Medium - Lighting - Medium - Reflections - Medium - Visual Effects - Medium - Edge Smoothing - No - 3D Scene Resolution - High - View Distance - High - Uncompressed Sim Textures - No - Post Processing Effects - Yes - Laptop Mode - No
I use MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch Mid 2015, 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Maybe this isn't the right section to be posting this but i've been experiencing blotchy pixels on my sims skin tones in my game and I don't know if its because of my iMac graphic cards so here is a picture of my iMac specs (can view it by removing the ".") h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/27x1q8h/9 and here is a picture of my in game settings h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2u8c8lz/9
Included here are some pictures of my CAS which my sims look perfect with no blotchy pixels and all even skin tones h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2j5bf9z/9 h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2irpt21/9
and here are pictures of in game with blotchy pixels and maybe even some dead pixels? h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/4hvyub/9 h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2a5gb28/9
I think it's just time to use my iMac for school and buy a gaming pc? What do you guys suggest?
@BluebellFlora Not only the pixels by the hairline but right on the forehead there’s a different shade of pixels. This is a skin default cc but even without it on the regular skin from ea it’s the same thing
@BluebellFlora Not only the pixels by the hairline but right on the forehead there’s a different shade of pixels. This is a skin default cc but even without it on the regular skin from ea it’s the same thing
And it happens with all CAS skins if you move out your entire Mods folder? Can you post a picture?
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@FloppyFish It has a 4Gb dedicated AMD GPU, so yes you should be able to play on high. If you're running Boot Camp anyway just give it a go!
> I can't find out if Sims 4 use Metal on macOS?? probably not, that's why it's so bad, and now Metal 2 comes out they should use it.
>
> Right now I have 2012 21.5 base 1080p 640m iMac and Sims 4 are playable at 1080p only on low settings ;( it won't even turn on on medium :( I can't visit San Myshuno, game will crash right away, everywhere else it's up to 40fps but goes down to under 10fps if lots of sims around.
>
> Ok, so I've spent days trying to configure settings for best-looking and playable fps and withoud crash right away. This is the lowest settings I can look at, anything fewer looks too ugly to play, the most important thing is for sims to be very high (the textures are so bad at high and lower), and lighting needs to be at least on medium so the blurred background works and edge smoothing at least low, I can't even look when it's off, all the edges so bad. At this settings the game crashes from time to time, and can't visit San Myshuno for more than one second.
>
> Sierra 10.12.5
> Display Type - Windowed
> Resolution - 1920 x 1031
> Vertical Sync - Yes
> Graphics Quality - Custom
> Sims: Very High
> Objects: Low
> Lighting: Medium
> Reflections: Off
> Visual Effects: Low
> Edge Smoothing: Low
> 3D Scene Resolution: High
> View Distance: High
> Uncompressed Sim Textures: Yes
> Post Processing Effects: Yes
> Laptop Mode: No
OMG! EA WT*!
So I wasn't playing since I wrote that in June, after couple months... so much game updates and new clean install macOS High Sierra (with Metal 2 that I had lots of hopes) and upgrade to SSD I was sure it will be more playable... I bought Cats and Dogs, excited to check how much smoother the game will play, and I can't believe, previously I was complaining about having under 40 fps down to 10 fps sometimes, now with the same low settings and no cc I have rarely 15fps at most, most of the time 5fps or 1fps! completely unplayable. Changing settings to completely lowest (that makes the game too ugly to play anyway) helps only with couple fps, still unplayable. So I'm like WT* they have done, this iMac specification is still much better than the minimum system requirements for The Sims 4, nearly like the recommended system requirements. (21.5 iMac i5(quad-core up to 3.2GHz) 8GB 640m SSD) Only one good thing it lets me visit San Myshuno now without crashing immediately, but 3 fps anyway...
I'm thinking of purchasing a new iMac, since mine MacBook is pretty laggy when I play sims 4. I want to run my game on highest, and I also use a lot of cc (including alpha hair).
I was thinking about 2017 iMac 21.5-inch Retina 4K Display with custom specification
3.6GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
16GB 2400MHz DDR4
1TB Fusion Drive
Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB video memory
Retina 4K 4096-by-2304 P3 display
I'm ok with using windows on my mac, since I know it can be better for gaming.
What do you think? Will I be able to run my game without lagging and with a ton of cc? My biggest concern is graphics card
Thank you for your help <3
Aside from any game bugs that can arise, yes absolutely. I have the same GPU and almost the same CPU in my MacBook Pro and it runs great on the highest settings. Loading the game takes a few minutes as I have 5Gb CC but gameplay is smooth
Here are the specs:
Processor: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16GB 1867 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB
Thank you.
> Hi. I have a MacBook Pro 13inch Retina from early 2015. I'm wondering it's ok or not to run the Sims4. What are the ideal graphic settings?
>
> Here are the specs:
> Processor: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
> Memory 16GB 1867 MHz DDR3
> Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB
>
> Thank you.
I also forgot to mention that the system is macOS Sierra 10.12.6.
Thank you.
@BluebellFlora
You'll be ok on low settings but don't overload it with CC. Cats & Dogs may slow it down.
-mac specs:
I have a macbook pro, retina 13-inch, mid 2014
System: Sierra version 10.12.6
Processor: 2,6 GHz intel core i5
Memory: 8 gb ram
Graphics: intel iris 1536 MB
-settings:
Display Type - Windowed
Resolution - 2560 x 1484
Vertical Sync - Yes
Graphics Quality - Custom
Sims: high
Objects: medium
Lighting: medium
Reflections: high
Visual Effects: Low
Edge Smoothing: off
3D Scene Resolution: low
View Distance: High
Uncompressed Sim Textures: Yes
Post Processing Effects: Yes
Laptop Mode: yes
fps live mode: 30-35
fps build mode: 30-35
-How happy are you with the overall graphics performance. Are you experiencing any lag?
I'm pretty satisfied. the only thing i hate is that i wish pool/water graphics would be at least somewhat okay without having to play without laptop mode. i have to play with it, otherwise i get a lot of small lags which is too ugly to my taste
i play with basegame, get to work, get together and dine out. i play with cc (a lot). i play in offline mode (origin)
things i've noticed help a lot with game performance is
- laptop mode makes a huge difference with my game. i get a lot of tiny lags here and there when its turned off, but everything is a lot smother when its turned on. the downside to having this turned on is that pools, and water in general is ugly af. sometimes i play with it off because its like the pool is like an empty box with a sheer top layer. it doesn't look pretty at all.. also some cc hair looks broken when i play in laptop mode, but its because of the compromising visuals by playing with laptop mode.
- lighting, reflections, and edge-smoothing makes a big difference when turned to a lower setting. my game is unplayable with edge-smoothing on.
- delete localthumbcache in the sims 4 folder after every other play
- merge cc if you have a lot/ if you have a lot of cc with special letters/symbols in their names. (. , - _ [ ] & / ' " < > ( ) = + ? ! ) and spaces, it takes longer for the mac to read those letters. i usually merge all my cc in categories/ by creater and save the unmerged cc somewhere on my mac so if something breaks i can easily put the original files back in and pinpoint exactly what is broken and remove it. i use sim4studio (candy apple) to merge cc (also they have fixes for broken cc and a lot more)
- play in windowed mode improves performance
Thank you so much for taking the time to post your experience and what works and doesn't work, it's so helpful for others
I can help you with the special characters issue. I used Automator to create a very simple app that gets rid of them automatically for you. I uploaded it so others could use it too. You can find it here
I want to purchase Sims 4, however I have a Macbook Air 2015 with a Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB which I know I can't run sims 3 on (can't find a patch or bug fix anywhere) and there is nothing mentioned in the thread above about this particular graphics card.
Anybody know if it will run? I don't want to buy the game and then not be able to play it.
Thanks in advance! :)
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/mac-discussions
It will probably run but keep settings on the low side, MacBook Airs aren’t particularly powerful and not designed for gaming.
MacBook Pro, 13-inch, Early 2011
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 4GB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
macOS Sierra (the newest as of Feb 22nd, 2018)
What do you guys think? Thanks in advance!
> Zoahh1 wrote: »
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> Hey there guys!
> I want to purchase Sims 4, however I have a Macbook Air 2015 with a Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB which I know I can't run sims 3 on (can't find a patch or bug fix anywhere) and there is nothing mentioned in the thread above about this particular graphics card.
>
> Anybody know if it will run? I don't want to buy the game and then not be able to play it.
>
> Thanks in advance! :)
>
>
>
>
> It will probably run but keep settings on the low side, MacBook Airs aren’t particularly powerful and not designed for gaming.
Thank You for the advice Bluebellflora! :smile:
OS - High Sierra Version 10.13.3
My graphics setting:
- Graphics Quality - Custom
- Display Type - Fullscreen
- Resolution - 1280 x 800
- Vertical Sync - No
- Sims - High
- Objects - Medium
- Lighting - Medium
- Reflections - Medium
- Visual Effects - Medium
- Edge Smoothing - No
- 3D Scene Resolution - High
- View Distance - High
- Uncompressed Sim Textures - No
- Post Processing Effects - Yes
- Laptop Mode - No
I use MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch Mid 2015, 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
and here is a picture of my in game settings h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2u8c8lz/9
Included here are some pictures of my CAS which my sims look perfect with no blotchy pixels and all even skin tones h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2j5bf9z/9
h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2irpt21/9
and here are pictures of in game with blotchy pixels and maybe even some dead pixels? h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/4hvyub/9
h.t.t.p://tinypic.com/r/2a5gb28/9
I think it's just time to use my iMac for school and buy a gaming pc? What do you guys suggest?
Dead pixels are a hardware issue and would not show up in a screenshot.
I don't really see what the issue is unless you mean the small paler rectangle of skin near the hairline in this picture?
Is that an EA skin tone or CC?
And it happens with all CAS skins if you move out your entire Mods folder? Can you post a picture?