It appears about every 70% of the time when  loading a game. Just press F10, to remove it. It is a function of the fpslimiter.




I guess the FPS display you are refering to, is the Sims one. That, appears on the right of the screen not the left.

The one shown above is from the fpslimiter used in conjuctiom with 3booter.

Edit: Sorry Madame Mim. It was posted late at night - not really an excuse, but not intentional.

Best thing about a PC over a Mac. You can upgrade it whenever you need to.

Mine is about 10 years old (well the case and FD and CD drives)  and currently runs XP, (I did not upgrade to a more recent OS - so I can stilll play older games etc.).  But I change parts when needed, Motherboard, Graphics card etc.

I have no problems with the Sims  3  game or its add-ons.

If I need a better Graphics Card or more memory, no problem.

Can you do this with a Mac. ?

For those who are interested:

Patch 1.3 is available on 28/04/11.

Enjoy or not.

If you do not know what you are talking about. Shut up.

Strange!

I have been using CCleaner for a long time (running it, usually every couple of weeks or so) - with no problems. In fact I downloaded an update today and ran it. I later reloaded the system, also with no problems.

Maybe it is a conflict with CCleaner and a particular Aniti-Virus program. What AVs are you using. Also, are they up to date.

Mine, (PCguard)  is specific to a cable company in the UK. It updates automatically every few hours - if necessary.

Keep searching and you will find. Well, you will find the site where they will be hosted. Twoftmama is still working on them as there are lots of files to check. So it gives you time to SEARCH MOAR.

This is very true in the UK. The big chains are useless, they will deliberately lie - to get a sale. Proved on TV watchdog programs.  They do not employ people with computer skills, just anybody who wants a job. Try to return the product  and get a refund because of misleading sales tactics, may result in a long and costly legal battle. They know this and can afford it, they also know the average person can not.

So, go to the small independant shops, they rely on goodwill and repeat business. It is probably the same in other countries.

Ahh!! A witch hunt.

No you are not.

Why don't you tell us? Baa.

There is a very good reason. If the decrappify program needs to be updated! for what ever reason (i.e. ongoing development.) It is unlikely that files put through a previous version would work  - even after being decrappified again. You would need the base file.

Noobs, who had used a decrapped file, would then flood the forums with lots of whinny posts - "I'm a noob, please help me etc.  Awesome does not work etc."

So do not post links to decrapped files.


EDIT: If you had searched MOAR  you would know this.

Simulate, mocks Vermillionagain.

I know I will be castigated for helping you. But here goes. [I can take it - just.]

Search Moar.

Mocks Vermilion.

Using your link, I get "OOPs - page not found"

I searched yesterday and today (8 hours ago) on the EA sites (US and UK). Not a mention of a new patch.

I am in UK, maybe it is only currently available to US. Just guessing.

EDIT. That is the case. I changed my language from "English - UK" to "English US"  and your link worked.
Guess you US guys and gals are the beta testers. Have fun.

If I remember correctly, US is region 1 and UK+ is region 2. Although that became a bit obscure with the release of Ambitions.

Why is there no mention of this upgrade at the Sims 3 site? 

Incase you have not yet found a dressing mod, Twallan created one about a month after you made this post. It is called the Dresser and can be found at the TSCExchange.

Edit: Moryrie has actually included a link to the site in the previous post.

Please help me. 

I  must be doing something wrong. 

Why can't I enjoy the problems other people do.

Alll my upgrades seem to work, why will they not fail. 

I seem to be missing a lot of fun from the upgrade process. 

Wrong. Most mods do work using the old method, after the 1.12/1.14 patches (including script mods). A few needed updating but now work fine.

As for CC - I dont use it to many bad designers out there.

Based on your last post.    RE: cribs.

In the UK, many years ago (15+) there was a commedy called "2.5 children", based on the average increase in population: Plus half a chiild per couple.

Would it be possible to build such a check into the game.

So that: pregnancies, babies and  young children, could be checked against the number of elders. With a plus 0.5 weighting for more pregnacies.

Also a check would need to be kept on the number of teens, YA and adults. Incase of premature deaths etc.

Obviously, the extra CPU processing needed would have to be considered, for those with less powerfull PC.s.

Just a thought.

Rather than completely change the way births are controled, Pescado could put an option in the configuration file.

Cribs required? enabled/disabled.

This would allow the game to have the current method available and a version that did not need cribs. Both parties to the discussion on cribs (for or against), should then be happy.

This would however require more coding on Pescado's part, as he would need to put checks in the game to decide which block of code to process and add any additional code.

He may not want to do this. Although, as I support the "No cribs lobby" I hope he does.

Despite necromancy being bad.  

I like the dirt roads, but could you produce a version where the paths are the same pattern as the roads.  So that it looks just like a dirt road with no path. That would be awesome.


If you still have this problem and are OK with navigating in "My Documents" and creating text files and shortcuts etc. I can show you how to make a couple or more batch files to do that. You then just click on the relevant Icon on your desktop and the correct road type appears.

I have this info on my desktop in a file. I think I got it from the official Sims 3 site.


.......

Let's start with clearing your browser cache and Temp files.

Here's how to clear the browser cache:

Internet Explorer 8

   1. From the Safety menu, click Delete Browsing History... .

   2. Check Temporary Internet files and History, and then click Delete.

Internet Explorer 7

   1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .

   2. Choose the General tab.

   3. Under Browsing history, click Delete... .

   4. Next to "Temporary Internet Files", click Delete files... .

   5. Click Close, and then click OK to exit.

Firefox 3 for Windows

From the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data, and then check Cache. Click Clear Private Data Now.
Safari

   1. From the Safari menu, select Empty Cache... .

   2. When prompted, click Empty to confirm that you want to empty the cache.

Firefox 3 for Mac OS X

   1. In Firefox, from the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data.

   2. Make sure Cache is checked, and then click Clear Private Data Now.


For your Temp folder, navigate to your hard drive, then the Windows folder.  You should have a Temp folder inside the Windows folder; double-click on it, then hit Ctrl-A to select all, then Delete.

........

That may be the way to solve the problem, if others encounter it.

Becareful - some noobs  may ask stupid questions on purpose.   

There are 4 cache files located in My Documents ...The Sims 3. To avoid problems they should be deleted whenever you add a new or changed mod to your game.

The easiest way to do this is to create a batch program file n your Desktop. I have created one that also runs 3booter.

Follow these instructions if you want to do the same:

IMPORTANT NOTE.

This version is for Windows XP only and uses the C drive.

If you have a different operating system or use a different drive, change the TWO lines that start with "cd" accordingly.


1. Update 3booter and fpslimit as per Pescado's instructions.


2. Right click on your Desktop, select New and Text Document.

3. Double click on the "New Text Document.txt" icon that has been created and copy the following in to the text file:


cd "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\"
del scriptCache.package
del simCompositorCache.package
del compositorCache.package
del CASPartCache.package
cd "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 World Adventures\"
3Booter.exe
exit


4. Select File and Save As. Replace the filename with:  "Sims 3 WA.bat" and Save.

5. Select File and Exit or click on the X.


Now to clear your caches and run 3booter, just double click the "Sims 3 WA.bat" icon on your Desktop. Look for the icon that
shows a cog wheel in a window.


Warning DO NOT attempt this if you are unsure of what you are doing. No refunds are given.