If you ever have game lag check your package files.
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If you ever have game lag check your package files.
Just sharing a little info in case someone else has this problem.
My game was running great and then all of the sudden really bad lag. All items didn't load for me, and game was running so slow.
Then I remembered something. If you install a Sims 2 file by mistake that will slow down the game a lot.
So, I used the Sims 3 Dashboard and there they were. Ten hair color files that were Sim 2 package files. Deleted them and the game is running great again. Just wanted to pass this info along in case anyone runs into game lag after installing something.
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My game was running great and then all of the sudden really bad lag. All items didn't load for me, and game was running so slow.
Then I remembered something. If you install a Sims 2 file by mistake that will slow down the game a lot.
So, I used the Sims 3 Dashboard and there they were. Ten hair color files that were Sim 2 package files. Deleted them and the game is running great again. Just wanted to pass this info along in case anyone runs into game lag after installing something.
DO NOT POST ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS IN THIS TOPIC. INSTEAD, PLEASE OPEN A NEW TOPIC IN THE APPROPRIATE FORUM-SECTION, EITHER "THE SIMS 3 DOWNLOADS SUPPORT" OR "THE SIMS 3 IN-GAME SUPPORT"! THANK-YOU-NOTES CAN BE POSTED IN THE SECTION WITH THE SAME NAME.
Note that any and all questions posted under this thread, will be deleted without any explanation or advance warning. We have the Forum sections dedicated to Support purposes, for a reason.
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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
Hello,
Thanks for sharing, I'll move this to tips&tricks.
Thanks for sharing, I'll move this to tips&tricks.
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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
uhhh...how would you know if you accidentally downloaded and installed a sims 2 mod?? cause they have the same filetag... ".package"
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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
P.S Always use the .package from the CC you download, or it will create extreme lag, that's how I fixed by Sims 3 lag, by taking out the .package in the CC (.sims3package) and merging them together 

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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
Its possible to download a sims2 package file if the site doesn't say if its for sims 2 or 3. As you said when you download and install it the package file icon looks the same. I use the Sims3 Dashboard and run my mods/package files though there. Then it will tell you if you have a sims 2 package installed.@tahooba wrote:uhhh...how would you know if you accidentally downloaded and installed a sims 2 mod?? cause they have the same filetag... ".package"
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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
hello.i have some questions regarding combining CC
i swear i have install many software (like s3pe,CCmagic)and countless hours to learn and fix slow loading problems but i still dont know how to use them.
1) i dont donwload any content from sites.i just install The Sims 3, and 5 expansion(Ambitions,late night, showtime,seasons,and university).now my loading is slow. so the idea is to combine these 5 expansion into one big package.thats why we use s3pe, right? please correct me on this.i really noob.
2)there are so many .package, and .cfg in each subfolder in each expansion. how to combine?if i did ,where to save it?at desktop? then the original .package i need to delete or what?
3)whats the difference between ccmagic and s3pe? btw i have no clue how to use any of them
thank you so much if anybody can help me this.
i swear i have install many software (like s3pe,CCmagic)and countless hours to learn and fix slow loading problems but i still dont know how to use them.
1) i dont donwload any content from sites.i just install The Sims 3, and 5 expansion(Ambitions,late night, showtime,seasons,and university).now my loading is slow. so the idea is to combine these 5 expansion into one big package.thats why we use s3pe, right? please correct me on this.i really noob.
2)there are so many .package, and .cfg in each subfolder in each expansion. how to combine?if i did ,where to save it?at desktop? then the original .package i need to delete or what?
3)whats the difference between ccmagic and s3pe? btw i have no clue how to use any of them
thank you so much if anybody can help me this.
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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
@bangla1malaysia wrote:hello.i have some questions regarding combining CC
i swear i have install many software (like s3pe,CCmagic)and countless hours to learn and fix slow loading problems but i still dont know how to use them.
1) i dont donwload any content from sites.i just install The Sims 3, and 5 expansion(Ambitions,late night, showtime,seasons,and university).now my loading is slow. so the idea is to combine these 5 expansion into one big package.thats why we use s3pe, right? please correct me on this.i really noob.
2)there are so many .package, and .cfg in each subfolder in each expansion. how to combine?if i did ,where to save it?at desktop? then the original .package i need to delete or what?
3)whats the difference between ccmagic and s3pe? btw i have no clue how to use any of them
thank you so much if anybody can help me this.
CC Magic and S3Pe are for used to combine custom content that you downloaded from websites that are in package form. I don't think you can combine the files that you are talking about.
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Re: If you ever have game lag check your package files.
You can only combine Custom Content Only i think . not Expansion pack@bangla1malaysia wrote:hello.i have some questions regarding combining CC
i swear i have install many software (like s3pe,CCmagic)and countless hours to learn and fix slow loading problems but i still dont know how to use them.
1) i dont donwload any content from sites.i just install The Sims 3, and 5 expansion(Ambitions,late night, showtime,seasons,and university).now my loading is slow. so the idea is to combine these 5 expansion into one big package.thats why we use s3pe, right? please correct me on this.i really noob.
2)there are so many .package, and .cfg in each subfolder in each expansion. how to combine?if i did ,where to save it?at desktop? then the original .package i need to delete or what?
3)whats the difference between ccmagic and s3pe? btw i have no clue how to use any of them
thank you so much if anybody can help me this.
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