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    I LOVE Laptop mode!

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    rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    I've been playing Sims 4 ever since it's been released and I've never used laptop mode until today! my game runs as smooth as butter!☺ it's honestly a whole new world for me. I did have the problem that the Sims were to dark but that was easily fixed by me turning down the lighting to low and somehow the games back to normal. Does anyone else play in laptop mode and have good experiences? I feel like the animation of the game is a lot smoother.

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      Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      edited February 2016
      Laptop mode is only for those who do not have a gaming computer.

      You'll need to post your DxDiag. :)
      https://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

      I recommend copying it all on Pastebin and link your Pastebin from there.
      http://pastebin.com/
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      applefeather2applefeather2 Posts: 4,003 Member
      I'm glad that works for you! I tried laptop mode but the Sims were too dark, as you say. I can't imagine why turning the lighting to low would work to solve that, but maybe someone can let us know. :)
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      joleacojoleaco Posts: 2,250 Member
      I never actually thought of using laptop mode. But one day, after I installed a new SP or GP, it just automatically started the game in laptop mode, and it did run better.

      The game eventually put too much of a strain on my machine, with all the packs I kept adding to it and even with laptop mode on, it started to crash too much. I play on a desktop now.
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      IceDrizzle27IceDrizzle27 Posts: 648 Member
      I definitely use laptop mode, I don't why, but it works wonders on my laptop even though I have most of my settings set on high. The graphics are beautiful and the colors pop. The game play overall is very smooth, which is what makes me love ts4 over ts3.
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      kinot9229kinot9229 Posts: 528 Member
      Since my laptop is not a gaming computer I really want to use the laptop mod.
      But my cc eyelash is not compatible with it. :'(:s
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      jimbbqjimbbq Posts: 2,734 Member
      That's my worry .... Adding more packs slowing down the game . I also play on a a laptop . With 2 EP ,2 gp and 2 sp my game is running very smoothly without laptop mode on . Am tempted to get more sp but I rather "save" my laptop performance for EP or gp instead
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      rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
      edited February 2016
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      rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
      I'm not on my laptop right now but I'll definitely post specs later! My computer is about 5 years old going on 6. The game was fine before laptop mode but it lagged here and there. but with laptop mode on it runs smooth as can be!
      and honestly I have no clue how turning the lighting down to low made the Sims less dark but it looks a whole lot better than it did haha. or maybe it was something else I just noticed the difference after I put it on low. ☺

      and yes laptop mode definitely makes me enjoy playing the game a whole lot more!
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      Simfan923Simfan923 Posts: 5,551 Member
      I'm glad you love laptop mode! I for one can say laptop mode is a smart move on the Gurus part. It definitely allows smoother gameplay and while the game might not be visually appealing to the eye, it would be imo better to have that and have smoother gameplay than to have pretty visuals but terrible gameplay.
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      To7mTo7m Posts: 5,467 Member
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      I'm not on my laptop right now but I'll definitely post specs later! My computer is about 5 years old going on 6. The game was fine before laptop mode but it lagged here and there. but with laptop mode on it runs smooth as can be!
      and honestly I have no clue how turning the lighting down to low made the Sims less dark but it looks a whole lot better than it did haha. or maybe it was something else I just noticed the difference after I put it on low. ☺

      and yes laptop mode definitely makes me enjoy playing the game a whole lot more!

      Please ignore Colton - there is no need to post your specs. I do not play TS4 but this is the second time I've seen a post today about how good laptop mode is. I wonder if it'll do anything for TS2... *wanders off to see*


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      rodneyclintrodneyclint Posts: 496 Member
      I don't have a gaming laptop or desktop so I def use laptop mode. Idk how my game would go with it off, but it's pretty smooth for the most part right now with a tad bit of stuttering here and there. Also it def helped when I changed my power settings because it was automatically set on Balanced and now I have it on High Performance.
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      shadowiciashadowicia Posts: 591 Member
      Colton147147 wrote: »
      Laptop mode is only for those who do not have a gaming computer.

      You'll need to post your DxDiag. :)
      https://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

      I recommend copying it all on Pastebin and link your Pastebin from there.
      http://pastebin.com/

      You are obsessed with DxDiag :/
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,790 Member
      Happily, this game is now in 64 bit. I didn't have to do anything to switch it over, as it did it itself. I have a gaming rig, so it never occurred to me to switch to laptop mode. But my game plays just fine and always has.

      @Colton, are you trying to garner information on everybody's computers? Are you seeking this to better inform yourself as to what computer to get? Otherwise, enough already! It's become an obsession with you, or at the very least lately, a stock answer.
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      lauren5509lauren5509 Posts: 78 Member
      I use laptop mode as well! :smile: I don't love love it because the graphics aren't as good and no cc alpha hairs :disappointed: but overall it makes it run better.

      (should mention I have a laptop which is not a gaming laptop :smile: )
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      0Chloe0Chloe Posts: 1,922 Member
      "I love laptop mode."

      "You'll need to post your DxDiag."

      Eh?
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      AquaGamer1212AquaGamer1212 Posts: 5,417 Member
      Laptop mode doesn't work with CC unfortunately :(
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      xitneverendssxitneverendss Posts: 1,772 Member
      I would never use laptop mode unless I absolutely had to. The graphics aren't that great. Luckily I have a gaming laptop now so laptop mode is a thing of the past!
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      Brieanna19Brieanna19 Posts: 307 Member
      woah! There's a laptop mode?! I've been playing the TS4 on my laptop since it came out, graphics are great, doesn't lag. No problem here but what's the difference? :o
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      xitneverendssxitneverendss Posts: 1,772 Member
      edited February 2016
      Brieanna19 wrote: »
      woah! There's a laptop mode?! I've been playing the TS4 on my laptop since it came out, graphics are great, doesn't lag. No problem here but what's the difference? :o

      It's for people who don't have computers that can handle TS4.

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      rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
      My graphics on laptop mode are pretty nice I have it set to high I did have it set to ultra and it ran smooth but I didn't want to damage my graphics card ☺
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      rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
      AquaSimmer1212 wrote: »
      Laptop mode doesn't work with CC unfortunately :(
      Really? that should be looked into that's strange. unfortunately I don't use cc I haven't since Sims 3. I should take laptop mode off sometime and download some cc because I honestly haven't even looked at Sims 4 cc haha
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      applefeather2applefeather2 Posts: 4,003 Member
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      AquaSimmer1212 wrote: »
      Laptop mode doesn't work with CC unfortunately :(
      Really? that should be looked into that's strange. unfortunately I don't use cc I haven't since Sims 3. I should take laptop mode off sometime and download some cc because I honestly haven't even looked at Sims 4 cc haha

      I use very little cc -- but I just switched to laptop mode, and the cc fingernails I use are still visible on my Sim lady.
      Also, I could not see any difference. It looks just as good on laptop as on regular!
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      rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
      applefeather2 wrote: »
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      AquaSimmer1212 wrote: »
      Laptop mode doesn't work with CC unfortunately :(
      Really? that should be looked into that's strange. unfortunately I don't use cc I haven't since Sims 3. I should take laptop mode off sometime and download some cc because I honestly haven't even looked at Sims 4 cc haha

      I use very little cc -- but I just switched to laptop mode, and the cc fingernails I use are still visible on my Sim lady.
      Also, I could not see any difference. It looks just as good on laptop as on regular!

      you must have a good laptop ☺ mine is good but the graphics card is kinda old.
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      applefeather2applefeather2 Posts: 4,003 Member
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      applefeather2 wrote: »
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      AquaSimmer1212 wrote: »
      Laptop mode doesn't work with CC unfortunately :(
      Really? that should be looked into that's strange. unfortunately I don't use cc I haven't since Sims 3. I should take laptop mode off sometime and download some cc because I honestly haven't even looked at Sims 4 cc haha

      I use very little cc -- but I just switched to laptop mode, and the cc fingernails I use are still visible on my Sim lady.
      Also, I could not see any difference. It looks just as good on laptop as on regular!

      you must have a good laptop ☺ mine is good but the graphics card is kinda old.

      It is good, but it's four years old, so I'd like to be as gentle to my graphics card as possible. :smile:
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      rekandtrsrekandtrs Posts: 1,017 Member
      applefeather2 wrote: »
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      applefeather2 wrote: »
      rekandtrs wrote: »
      AquaSimmer1212 wrote: »
      Laptop mode doesn't work with CC unfortunately :(
      Really? that should be looked into that's strange. unfortunately I don't use cc I haven't since Sims 3. I should take laptop mode off sometime and download some cc because I honestly haven't even looked at Sims 4 cc haha

      I use very little cc -- but I just switched to laptop mode, and the cc fingernails I use are still visible on my Sim lady.
      Also, I could not see any difference. It looks just as good on laptop as on regular!

      you must have a good laptop ☺ mine is good but the graphics card is kinda old.

      It is good, but it's four years old, so I'd like to be as gentle to my graphics card as possible. :smile:
      I honestly think I was to hard on mine my laptop gets hot pretty fast and I dunno what to do to fix it other than buy a new one.. :neutral:
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