You can follow the instructions in this thread to change the max number of sims in clubs, though if you try to set a number higher than what your computer can handle, it'll cause lag/crashing issues.

I know this is an old post, but I'm currently running into a similar problem, and following the suggested procedure (merging individual packages, then merged those into a single, larger merged package) isn't solving it.

I'm trying this on boot camp with Windows XP. I've got 4 GB of RAM (though XP only recognizes 3), but for the life of me can't get the merged files to go above 50 MB. I know I used to be able to do this, because some of my older packages are up to 100 MB, but since uninstalling and reinstalling my Windows partition, it now errors out if I try to create a package bigger than 50 MB.

Is there some obvious solution that I'm overlooking here?

This. I never realized how much Windows annoyed the hell out of me until I got away from it. I still keep the game installed on my Mac partition, mostly out of stubbornness, but the performance is definitely better under Windows.

That's true, but since the game always runs from the newest EP rather than the base game exe, I wouldn't think that would be too big a surprise.

Yeah, the pie menus are the only real downside for me. All of his mods seem to do it, so once you get more than one in there, it starts getting pretty cluttered.

Vagabondher: since you are having difficulties getting AM to work and with bypassing the launcher, I think it's safe to say that you're having problems following directions. Your comment doesn't tell us anything. If you can't explain what, exactly, you tried to do here, I'm not sure how you expect anyone to know where you went wrong.

You either skipped a step or messed it up. The method described still works, as I'm using it right now on the macbook.

It's also compatible with AM. Twallan's Woohooer is pretty nice, actually. There's a tuning file you can download to tweak it to your liking.

If you wanted to be believable, you should have chosen a different name. It's difficult to put on the reasonable act when your username includes "LOL" not once, but twice. Besides, if you were really curious what players wanted, you would have checked out the AM request thread.

As far as updating CC (I've never tried any store items, so I don't know if they work the same or not), all I did was open the package in S3PE, clicked on the OBJD and changed "CanBeMovedUpDownOnWall" to True. Pretty straightforward, and so far it's worked fine.

Thanks for the clarification, Jessnova. I never tried shifting the lights without the mod, so I assumed it was needed (which teaches me not to make assumptions, apparently). Gelydh's shiftable mirrors one is especially useful, though now I'll have to try the game without it and see if it's needed or not.

Is English your first language? That's not intended as a dig, I just had a hard time understanding your post.

Without any mods, no wall lights are shiftable. With Gelydh's mod, base game and EP lights are shiftable, but not CC ones or store ones. If you can move your base game or EP wall lights up and down, you have a mod that enables you to do so.

SimPE was a typo that I'll go back and fix-- it was supposed to read S3PE. That's what I get for posting in a hurry, I guess.

Then you have a mod that allows you to do so, like Gelydh's linked to in the first post. Secondly, this deals with store items, not CC. You'll likely have to go into SimPE S3PE and make any CC lights shiftable yourself if you want them to move up and down.

I haven't experienced any noticeable hang at 8 am, other than the general lagginess in Bridgeport as a whole. Are you playing with AM?

I don't think it's possible to force somebody else to do something over the internet. Blackmail, maybe. Does Jynx have some kind of information on you we should know about?

Like others have mentioned, I wouldn't think CPU alone would be enough to cause crashes. EA tech support is a joke, and they likely just wanted to get you off the phone.


I would be very, very careful about this. It's not a good idea to go out computer shopping and depend solely on a retailer for advice unless it's someone you trust, and never do it at a big box retailer. They may or may not know what they are talking about, and a lot of employees will gladly take advantage of a customer in order to make a sale, especially if there's commission involved.

Physical changes won't stick with editsim. You could try the bodysnatch command, but I'm not sure if it would work with NPCs.

ETA: *smacks forehead* Never mind, I just realized you mentioned bodysnatch in your post.

This is a problem I'm noticing as well. I recently doubled my RAM and other worlds play fine, yet Bridgeport just gets worse the more I play it.

This is covered in plenty of detail elsewhere on the site. Numerous MATYians play on macs and avoid the launcher, myself included. Use the search button.

ETA: Having read your earlier posts, I'm still not clear: the method of editing the plist no longer works for you, or were you never doing it at all? AFAIK, there's no other way to avoid the launcher on a mac.

Indeed, that's something you would know quite a bit about.

But nope, I stand corrected. I followed the link, but apparently am far more tired than I initially thought.

I think even the BBSers would be appalled by your inability to read. I suggest you re-read the title of this section.

AFAIK, the only way to do it is using the decrapify tool. Not sure if legally purchased store items will install in S3P form without being decrapified or not.

What kind of response are you looking for, exactly? Pescado has already stated that the booty isn't going anywhere. If it doesn't load for you, go make a cup of tea, grab a book, and check back later.

Wrong. This has been covered numerous times. You are being lazy. Learn how to search and stop expecting the rest of the world to cater to you.

The fact that your first post included something a basic google search could answer strongly indicates that you did zero research before posting. If you had, you would know that MATY eats n00bs.


I have absolutely no idea what this is supposed to mean. If you want to continue to make posts like these, no one is stopping you. That's the funny thing about the internet: everybody has the ability to make an idiot of themselves if they really want to.

Clearly, we should be grateful for the chance to help a complete stranger who has contributed absolutely nothing to this forum and we will probably never hear from again.