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HELP!; ASAP. Did I do something wrong? D:
DiRTYGYMSOCKxx
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Okay, so I just got Late Night. I was so excited to play it. I downloaded it, made a new sim in the new town.
The clubs and all that opened.
NO ONE was there.
Cept a few. Maybe like 4 people at one?
I saw 1 celeb, no vamps.
Did I download something wrong or what?
Where are all the big crowds?
The clubs and all that opened.
NO ONE was there.
Cept a few. Maybe like 4 people at one?
I saw 1 celeb, no vamps.
Did I download something wrong or what?
Where are all the big crowds?
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
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Were you in a hotspot?
I have no idea. o__o
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Then back to other possibilities: How's your processor? Are you use to seeing a lot of sims on other lots in previous plays?
If you go too early or even an hour before close then yes, it will likely be near empty. If you go to places with exclusive access then yes, it will likely be empty as once denied, sims leave the lot. If it isn't a hotspot, that could definitely make a difference because why would party sims go where it's dead?
If you normal don't have many sims running around the neighborhood then it probably is your computer. When I play Sunset I can easily have ten or more sims show up at the park so I know what my computer can handle. When at an open club during a hotspot time near nighttime, the place is usually overflowing.
Obviously if none of these point to your problem then yeah, probably a glitch :XD:
Well this sucks. How do you know if your computer can handle it? Cos I JUST got this laptop and I'm pretty sure it can handle it..it's just not showing a lot of sims, even before I had Late Night.
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I'm not quite sure on that one. All I know is that I have a Toshiba Satellite.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
From there on the main selection it will tell you your processor information. Also go to Components -> Display and see what your graphics card is. I noticed when I upgraded that more sims did appear in public lots.
But why would I need to update it if this is a brand new laptop?
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
I think EA underrated how many clubbies can show up before it causes a performance problem but they should have provided players with a slider in options to allow you to set the maximum you think works for you without performance issues.
But that is not the whole story. Going to the clubs first thing, probably before all the town sims have been generated seem to have less show up then if you play a while before going and better clubs and venues seem to attract more sims - which makes sense. Its pretty difficult to guess how many might be over at the top end club while your in a dive with just the few that can't get in there.
We have to remember that many settings in the game are based on the minimum requirements to run the game so given that you can see why you may have many fewer then your computer can handle because the next guy's computer could not handle it. This is why I don't think we want EA to just up the numbers across the board and then watch how many people run into performance issues and even crashing because the number of sims generated to fill a club up are just too many. This is why a slider option would be so much better. Maybe the install thinks your computer could only handle 5 while you want to try for 10 or more - and it would be nice to have the option to set it by each player.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
And you did not waste your money try playing in SV.
My windows 7 is pretty updated along with everything else.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
This may be the case in Bridgeport in existing appartments but I've switched over to Sunset Valley because I didn't like Bridgeport too much. Anyway, after reading a topic on here about creating your own appartments using the hidden and public room things, I created my own building with several hidden NPC appartments and after moving my sim in, and clicking on the house phone downstairs, which I also added, I found 45 NPC sims living in the house. There was loads of activity around the elevators, pool, front garden.....sims were coming and going all the time and it was really easy to meet them. I couldn't find the trash chute though so I had to keep going down the elevator to empty the trash. Hmmmmm.....
I would say, give the game a chance before coming to conclusions about the game possibilities. I think you just have to work it out and learn more about the game to find out exactly what it can do.
I think all you can do right now is wait for the patch. If it is a glitch then the patch will fix it. If it is your computer then sorry there isn't too much you can do.
If you are still wanting to find processing speed, then to do what I suggested earlier you need to search for run in the basic search box under the start menu then follow those instructions.
The only other suggestion is possibly lower a lot of your settings and see what difference that will make.
That is absolutely NOT true. Being a celeb has nothing to do w/ whether or not they can get into a hotspot. For instance, if The Grind is the hotspot, anyone can get in there because it is not a restricted or exclusive club. On the other hand, if the Prosper Room is the Hotspot, your sim may not be able to get in if they are not a 3 or 4 star celeb. That is because the Prosper Room is an exclusive club. Your sim wouldn't be able to get in on a night that it isn't a hotspot.
To the OP...I don't know if I would call empty clubs a true glitch because not everyone is having the issue...on the other hand, I don't know how much of it can be attributed to individual computers either. I think certainly what your comp can handle will factor in...but you commented that there were never a lot of sims in public places BEFORE LN...that would hint to me that maybe in this instance, it does have to do with what your comp can handle. I also think that people are going to the clubs in the game and expecting crowds like the one in the trailer video and that just isn't going to happen. That shot was set up by very talented programers specifically for that video. Depending on the club, the time, and the day (if the club is a hotspot or not) I have anywhere from 4-15 sims in my clubs. Sometimes in a non-hotspot I am pleasantly surprised to see 6 or 7 sims in the little dive bar, and other times I am disappointed to see only 6 or 7 in the HotSpot Dance Club. Just like real life...sometimes the club is jumpin'...sometimes it is a dud. Something else to consider too...I have noticed that the longer I play the more sims I see out and about as new sims move into town. I suggest maybe give it a bit of time and give your town a chance to come to life. In the meantime, make some freinds and take advantage of the "Form a Group" feature so there are always at least a couple of sims to interact with in the clubs.
But I have noticed that there is more people in like SV and the other town than the new one. Which I don't really like cos I wanted to try the new one out a lot.
I don't know. I just hope someone somehow figures out a way for the people who can't handle a lot of sims to get around this problem. Because I really hate the fact I spent so much money and I can't even play it like most people play it.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.
Sometimes life is too uncertain to have regrets.