I have all EPS installed, except IP.
I miss a lot of the features from it like the resorts, scuba diving, and mermaids, but just having it installed made my game lag horribly.I'd have an awful frame rate and crashed all the time---and this was before I knew about CC or mods! Islo Paradiso was never really used either.
I can definitely live without those features in my game considering I haven't had it on my hard drive for over 3 years, but hearing everyone's IP stories makes me want to try it again!
Should I take the risk and install it again?
I'm looking for all types of opinions here!
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I guess it depends on your PC; perhaps it's just too much for your computer. You can always install, test out the EP a new game, and uninstall if you get the same performance issue. Don't incorporate IP content in your other saves and I think they should be fine if you decide to uninstall.
https://forums.thesims.com/EN_US/discussion/938269/island-paradise-lagging-help-please/p2
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/811253/removing-ip-lag/p1
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Scuba spots but you can put your own custom ones in certain worlds
Custom island building can be done any world with water even a big lake
boating windsurfing etc can be done in SV and X,X worlds With decent water area
resorts can be any world so this feature is always there
Mermaids can be any town
By having IP installed you do not get the bad part ill effects of the poorly made world by not using the world but do get its premium content.clothing,build and buy objects and others mentioned above.sunlit tides makes a great replacement other than not having premade scuba lots you will enjoy it all
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But it is a big expansion, depending on the pc, it´s perhaps just the one that´s too much.
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There's no point installing something that you can't even enjoy to its fullest. No point overworking your computer which usually may cause it a shorter lifespan as well. Or so that's my opinion. But if you get a capable computer later that can handle it all...sure. I think IP is an amazing EP and adds a lot to gameplay plus Isla Paradiso is a beautiful world to explore.
Edit: There does seem to be a few issues with some of the lots in Isla Paradiso and I read more often than not the world runs poorly. Though, I don't believe it is the world itself but there are some troublesome lots it seems. Otherwise, I suspect even with the fix it could still run badly if the computer is not capable in the first place since the EP does add a new method of routing/mode of transportation. And as far as I know, routing has always been the weakest element of all Sims games. Except TS4 because I don't even consider that a true sequel nor is routing its weakest element.
Back to the purpose of this edit.
Isla Paradiso's World Fix for lag/stutter/freezing.
I had the same problem and I solved it. All you ned to do is go to edit town and delete some houses. You need to delete houses of the households below:
Ichtaca
Scott
Los Amigos
Medina
If it still lags, then remove those houses as well:
The Romantic
The Prince
Just delete those houses and move sims living in them somewhere else. Or just delete the sims as well.
I hope this helped.
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After following that above I recorded this video some time ago.
https://youtu.be/MZfGDCoFf2U
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There is also a world fix you can download here: http://modthesims.info/d/514909/islaparadiso-world-with-fixes-applied-update-2013-11-29.html
Personally, that did nothing to solve the lag, stutter or freezing. However, some has said it helped them.
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Otherwise, although one of the heavier hitting ones on system resources, the EP is fine.
This is all assuming one is not playing an unfixed version of Isla Paradiso. Out of the box that world is very pretty but for most of us needs some help in making it be playable.
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I have a Gen 5 save in a fixed up IP world. It was a, “I just wanna play NAO” thing so I am only loosely attached to those Sims & don’t play it often. It stutters enough that I haven’t played in a while but not enough I’ve given up on it completely.
I also have a fixed-by-me, completely emptied version (except a garden and starter house I plop in when I want them) that I play all the time for my NiF challenges. Zero problems, even once the world has been “completed”. I use one of these “completed” worlds in many of my games as a vacation spot.
As pointed out, the EP isn’t the problem, with the exception of boat routing.
I find boat routing in World Adventure worlds to b e the most annoying for me. I don't use Go Here mod as I like to see the flower trails left by plant sims.
I do use Error Trap and Overwatch from NRAAS to fix other issues with the unfixed world bu t haven't noticed problems playing in other worlds.
I've made YouTube tutorials on building and decorating a dive lot. So I enjoy adding dive lots to other worlds.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
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I assume they mean going into edit mode, evicting househould and then deleting them.That's okay to do.
Its when you ctrl alt delete sims via cheats that cause corruptions.
But the expansion itself is work installing, I just don't play the actual world.Its too buggy.
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ETA: I figured googling igazor might be helpful and it was.
So you're right, through Edit Town is fine, sorry, please proceed