Pretty CC or a Fast game?

krista8626 · June 2012

I have 3 hairs that I installed that have no label on them so I am sorting through all of the stuff I have and organizing my folder. I moved most of the cc except mods and a couple of hairs to a "test" folder so I can figure out which hair it is. I don't have that much, but probably about 60 hairs, a few pieces of clothes, and makeup.

Wow..What a difference it made! lol

Is all the CC worth it to you or would you rather have a fast game?

edit:
I mean I had slight lag and it took only 5-6 minutes to get to play a family, but when I took most of the CC out it zipped right into to CAS and to edit town with no waiting.

I found the hairs I didn't like and deleted them. Now it's going faster. Maybe it was those 3 hairs causing the lag and slowing it down.

SimNaja · June 2012

I think it is a difficult question.

I hate the hair from the game, but i really also want a fast game..

If just EA would make some pretty hairstyles

RAE2786 · June 2012

I have quite a bit of CC and don't experience any problems or lag. I do have long loading times though, but there's no way I can play without them.

I'm guessing you have a lot of separate .package files? If so, your game will lag, that's why I prefer sims3pack files as you don't need to merge it yourself with S3pe and you get to see the thumbnails. I don't know who decided having hair and objects in .package files is a good idea! We all know they do transfer through the exchange. That's so many nice hair at mts and peggyzone but I hate re-merging every time I want to remove a few items. End of rant LOL

GizmonicInstitute · June 2012

CC is worth a little lag.

XKidsInLoveX · June 2012

RAE2786 wrote:

I have quite a bit of CC and don't experience any problems or lag. I do have long loading times though, but there's no way I can play without them.

I'm guessing you have a lot of separate .package files? If so, your game will lag, that's why I prefer sims3pack files as you don't need to merge it yourself with S3pe and you get to see the thumbnails. I don't know who decided having hair and objects in .package files is a good idea! We all know they do transfer through the exchange. That's so many nice hair at mts and peggyzone but I hate re-merging every time I want to remove a few items. End of rant LOL

Yeah my game takes 2 or 3 minutes to load but after that its fast and all good. But yeah, i like sims3 packs too, although, merging packages inst hard whatsoever imo

I have over 1000 pieces of cc :P

Seera1024 · June 2012

RAE2786 wrote:

I have quite a bit of CC and don't experience any problems or lag. I do have long loading times though, but there's no way I can play without them.

I'm guessing you have a lot of separate .package files? If so, your game will lag, that's why I prefer sims3pack files as you don't need to merge it yourself with S3pe and you get to see the thumbnails. I don't know who decided having hair and objects in .package files is a good idea! We all know they do transfer through the exchange. That's so many nice hair at mts and peggyzone but I hate re-merging every time I want to remove a few items. End of rant LOL

People who have launcher problems probably can only use CC that's in .package format just because their launcher won't load properly in order to install it.

There are pros and cons to each file type. And some creators do provide their files in both formats.

.package files are just "plug and play." You don't have to remember to install them. However, the game can only read so many of them before it lags, even if your computer is top of the line.

.sims3packs do not have a limit on number before any computer will lag due to number that the .package files do, but you have to remember to install them through the launcher before they'll show up in game, which also requires a working launcher.

Zachemc2 · June 2012

Doesn't matter to me. The game crashes so much with Cider that I barely even play it. But I'd have to go with fast game with little CC, because at times loading can be intolerable.

angldior · June 2012

I'd rather have a faster game. I mainly use clothes and hair CC anyway.

RAE2786 · June 2012

I do have quite a bit of CC in merged package files. But I still prefer sims3pack cause S3pe takes sooo long to merge them, even if they're under 100MB and I'm someone that likes to remove and add new CC every now and then.

I hope MTS will at least start offering a sims3pack option for future objects, hair and clothing. I tried converting older package files to sims3pack with workshop but keep getting errors

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KoumoriDiru · June 2012

Oddly, my game is faster since using CC :?

asterravos · June 2012

I'm greedy and want both. I don't think I'd play the game if I didn't at least have CAS CC. I hate EA hairs. I really enjoy making sims so part of my game enjoyment is dependent on CC.

I could give up build/buy mode CC to get a faster game though, luckily I don't have to. I'm 5.7GB into the CC hole and don't have any lag at all. My buy mode is starting to anger me though. I can never find what I want and the pictures are too small to begin with with my resolution.

krista8626 · June 2012

GizmonicInstitute wrote:

CC is worth a little lag.

I think so. I just get impatient sometimes. lol

megan_maria · June 2012

I only have two CC hairstyles and that's it. I prefer a fast game

RawrGoesTheCat · June 2012

What's the point in having pretty hair if it takes your sim ten minutes to get to a mirror?

Doons99P · June 2012

Every now and then I accidentally install sims 2 cc into my game. Iit really slows the game down. I use Delphy's dashboard tool to find the files and delete them. You can find it at mod the sims - http://www.modthesims.info/d/387006

Shadowninja2 · June 2012

I have it good on both sides. I have lots of CC and my game runs top notch with the graphic settings maxed out. I have a powerful PC.

Emily4331 · June 2012

I have a boatload of CC and I really don't find the lag too terribly annoying. I can play quite easily with it and my sims look good at the same time. So I'd say pretty CC > fast game because it's easier for me to get used to a little sluggishness than get used to not having CC.

StilettoBlack · June 2012

I'd rather have a fast game.
I was a cc junkie in TS2. With the create a stle, I just didn't see the need for cc so I never learned to install it. Ignorance is bliss.

cou2790 · June 2012

I used to have cc in my game when I just had the base game then I started getting expansion packs so I don't use cc anymore it seems complicated to put cc in your game now sssoo fast game.

Cate_0014 · June 2012

i much prefer a fast game, no CC when i play sims on my laptop

Cookie_Jar3 · June 2012

A fast game over CC cuz of u get some expansion packs and stuf packs u have a decent amount of everything

Sunflower227 · June 2012

I had almost 4 MB of CC (all hair/clothing/accessories/makeup) and it started to take it's toll on me when I took a sim into CAS and it took FOREVER to sort through all the hairs, earrings etc.

It wasn't worth it to me.

I still use default skins/eyes and makeup, but removed all CC hairs. Took some getting used to EA's textures again but I'm not sorry I went back. I own all EP's SP's (except KPST) and pretty much everything in the store so I do have quite the variety still. If I weren't lucky enough to own almost all EA options, I'd probably still be using CC hairs.

PlayerSinger2010 · June 2012

Fast game. I don't use CC OR mods since it started screwing up my TS2 game.

schyislove · June 2012

what if you don't have any custom content but still don't have a fast game? what do you do then?

BBBananas · June 2012

Fast game. I love a little CC, but I absolutely can't handle lag.

jwghost · June 2012

good question, now I'm without cc only store items and it's very faster the textures are always loaded no need to load.
but I've backed up my mods folder, I'll put it back I want my skins again, and my mods too ):
pretty cc is my answer

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