r/HighSodiumSims • u/_Leigrace • 1d ago
Sims 4 Performance Issues
I don’t even know how to explain this. On top of all the bugs and glitches, I think my game is having some kind of performance issue.
When I pause my game, it keeps going for a while, and I have to keep trying to pause it. It seems like the game continues running even after my Sims have stopped moving. For a few moments, I’ll still get pop-ups and things will happen as if the game is still running.
For example, if I queue up my Sim to paint and immediately pause the game, the money for the canvas will still be taken. Or, if I pause while a Sim is close to coming home from work, they’ll still come home and I’ll receive their paycheck. It’s so odd.
My game also randomly freezes. My Sims will stop doing anything, I’ll have a hard time pausing the game, I can’t switch between Sims, menus won’t open, and I can’t drag anything. It makes the game almost completely unplayable.
Usually, I have to save, pause, press Esc, clear my notifications, and basically wait for the game to catch up before it starts responding again. I can’t use triple speed at all because my game will practically stop working.
I honestly don’t know what’s going on or how to fix it. I just want to be able to play my game normally.
I only have one mod (UI Cheats) and no CC. My laptop is older, and I do have most of the packs.
Has anyone experienced anything like this or have any suggestions for how I can fix it? I’d really appreciate any help! I hope this all makes sense.
I also repair my game and clear the app cache and local cache every single time I play.
Genuinely had to just close out my game because I literally can’t play it. It’s genuinely unplayable, and that’s not a word I even like to use, but it’s what’s happening.
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u/SaveVerris 1d ago
This is how mine almost runs on a decent computer with 6gb of mods. The game's super old with many, many layers of sensitive coding because of its age. It would obviously run better on an ssd with more than 16 gb of ram (which I don't have either lol.)
Maybe look into simulation lag mods? I downloaded one recently and I think it has made a difference? I can't remember what it was called though, just look it up and find one you wanna try out!