Sim minutes could do with being slowed down by 25-50% because there just isn't enough time in the day to do everything that a normal family would do without them being on LSD. 1-2 hours to eat food is insane, 8 mins to walk down a corridor to the bathroom and 3 mins to use the toilet (are these sims always suffering from severe constipation???), 3 mins to wash hands, 6 mins to answer the door (even post men in real life won't wait around for more than 30 seconds!) It's quite clear that time flies far too fast when it takes 1 full minute to play a single key on the piano.
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Some of the bad posties here don't even wait 3 seconds, they just lob your package at your front door, do a wheelie, and disappear.
Yeah, you're right, TS4 sims seem slower to do things than in any previous version. I thought the whole point in being able to multi task was to get more things done in less time.
If that's happening on superspeed, there's a high chance it's because your CPU can't keep up with the calculations it's being asked to do. You might want to post in the Technical forum to get some insight on that.
It should help some, yes. Other things that should help:
- Play on Speed 1, not faster
- Play with smaller households
- Play in lots with fewer interactable objects
- Turn off everything else that is using the CPU. Set Origin offline.
8GB RAM is plenty for Sims. What makes the difference in performance is a good CPU and a good graphics card, and a strong enough power supply to run both well. You'll get more for the same money if you buy a desktop rather than a laptop or all-in-one.