#SKDJSKJD

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Keeping Lag to a Minimum...

I was chatting about a few things I do to combat lag over on discord and realised I do quite a bit of maintenance to reduce lag/load times. I decided to write em all down and before I knew it, I had a big ol' list. Here's hoping it helps!

Save/File Tips:

Clear your caches (located in the same spot as your mod folder fyi) I usually delete the onlinethumbnailcache, avatarcache and localthumbcache caches every time I exit the game, the main one to delete regularly is the localthumbcache file, they're just temporary files but it can get pretty big after a while.. if you're having any mod issues, particularly ui ones, it's always worth deleting that to see if it helps.

Remove any saves you're not using from your saves folder, and keep an eye on save file sizes. In my experience, any saves over around 30-40mb start to get a bit laggy. Things that bump this size up are the amount of townies in game and the amount of lots/objects in the world.

Regarding the above point, I regularly bulldoze lots I don't need anymore, just to save the game from having to cope with extra shit to load in the background and reduce save file bloat.

Similarly, I delete a lot of unnecessary townies. Also, try to keep the amount of outfits on townies to a minimum, ain't no townie need four swimsuit outfits, the game will thank you..

If you have cheats enabled you can usually shift-click/delete object on things like random coffee cups or stray cupcakes sims foolishly drop around the world (or eat em.. whatever tickles ur pickle) just get rid!

Whilst we're keeping objects in game to a minimum.. I try to clear sims inventories now and then, including townies. You can do this via mccc even if you're not currently playing that household by heading to MC Cleaner -> Sell Sim Inventory/Sell Household Inventory. RANDOM LUMPS OF CLAY BEGONE!

Think of a save file like a lot.. the more objects in it, the laggier it gets! Try your best to remove anything or anyone unnecessary where you can.

Hit "Save As" instead of "Save" now and then - the more you overwrite a save, the more chance it has of going wonky, treat your game to a fresh one now and then and remove the old one from your saves folder (maybe don't delete it right away in case you wanna roll back, keep it somewhere safe).

If you can (although ik it can be a pain) set up a new/fresh save, you'd be surprised how bogged down old ones can get! For legacy players, it's usually best to do this whenever you have a small family to save yourself some pain, since you can just save the household and take em to a new save (you will lose sims inventories/household inventories/relationships with sims outside the household tho so beware! Pictures/other collectables can be saved to a lot however, and you can always cheat back relationship bits etc.. bit of a last resort but new saves are shiny and fast!)

Make sure your Screenshots/Video folders are empty - move em somewhere else, it works, trust me. If you have a lot of custom music installed try n' clear some of those out too.. the smaller that Sims 4 directory is, the better.

Delete any last exceptions/last crashes (same spot as your mod folder again) you don't need em unless you're planning to upload em somewhere for help.

Settings Etc:

If you get a bad lag spike, opening the main menu and/or saving can randomly stop this. If it doesn't, try exiting the game, clearing your localthumbcache and restarting.

Clearing all notifications from the game panel can also help.

If you can, close all other apps and background apps you don't need whilst playing, ts4 is super memory hungry so it can definitely help.

The GraphicsRules Override file by Simp4Sims can reduce lag/latency and make your game look a little better in the process!

Srslysims Simulation Lag Fix mod can help reduce lag too (if you've altered the game speed via mccc tho, don't use this unless you plan on resetting it to default).

If you aren't keen on, or barely use a pack, consider disabling it.

Not ideal, especially for those of us taking screenshots, but lowering the graphics settings whilst playing definitely helps.

If you use re/g-shade, consider switching it off whilst playing and only turn it on for screenshots.

A clean and tidy pc/laptop runs better in general. Remove anything you're not using/don't need anymore to free up space, remove temp files, clean up your folders now and again etc etc.. especially that dreaded mod folder, speaking of...

Managing Mods:

SORT OUT YOUR MODS FOLDER FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.. skdsjdjs it doesn't have to be immaculate but at the very least try n' clear it out now n' then. Also try to separate your script mods/overrides from the rest, patch days don't need to be so stressful ;-;

Personally, I don't merge my mods; if something breaks it's much harder to pinpoint! It makes it easier to find/delete specific mods too.. and let's face it, there's usually one or two items in that set you could do without lmaooo.. also, don't think it helps much tbh! Yeah you could say the game doesn't have to work as hard to load merged files but that's debatable, it's still the same amount of items/polys at the end of the day ¯\(°_o)/¯

If you like merging files and/or see results from doing so, you can merge stuff you definitely know you're never getting rid of, especially CAS/BB stuff.. but steer clear of merging gameplay/script mods! If a merged file seems to be the culprit when using the 50/50 method, try unmerging it and 50/50ing it again! You might not need to get rid of everything if something's borked.

Bulk Rename Utility can be used to remove all spaces and special characters from your mod files, the game doesn't particularly like loading those so it'll thank you.

The Sims 4 Mod Manager is a great way to sort through your mods, you can easily see, move and delete files from here (not great for build/buy, poses etc as thumbnails are usually missing, but great for CAS stuff). An extra hint with this that I've noticed is that if any of my mods get renamed with [D1] at the beginning after looking through them via the mod manager, it means it's a duplicate file so you can get rid.

I also use the Sims 4 Tray Importer to help me sort through mods. Simply save a sim/lot with any cc you don't want and find it in the importer, you can then go through all the cc in the cc tab and delete/sort it (I also use this to sort cc if a bunch has the wrong tags etc, makes it easier to find in my folders by saving em to a lot or w/e - it also spots duplicates which is handy).

It's a ballache, but the 50/50 method is tried and tested if you're having issues.

I like to keep an abandoned cc folder tucked away somewhere, that way you can remove mods willy nilly without stressing about losing them. If you change your mind, you can always grab it back!

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #tips #reducing ts4 lag #uhhhhh #idk what else to tag this as #skdjskjd #ALSO! feel free to rb and add ur own tips! #lawd knows we need it with this game lmaoooo #as chaotic as he is.. i bet oscar's pc is immaculate #😌

[florida3exclamationpoints]

Elsa: goodbye Maria. I'm sure you'll make a very fine nun.

#SKDJSKJD #the sound of music #tsom crack

[bradshawsbitch]

I love MIP so much I can’t wait for more!! Do you have any updates ??

AHHH½!!!!!! listen, I could SMOOCH you!!! thank you for loving mise it makes me so 🥹🥹 i'm sorry the next update has taken so long, I've been a bit in my head about how to move forward, but I'll give you a lil sneaky sneak;

“I like your place.” you simply said before reaching over to grab a hold of one of Bradley’s hands. It was large, and as you tangled your fingers with his, you were surprised when Bradley squeezed your hand before letting his thumb gently run over your knuckles, seemingly okay with driving one handed.

#mise en place asks #alex answers #skdjskjd

[yutaleks]

Tehe just had a silly moment but imagine being Yuuta’s bday cake. Like literally. And I don’t mean sex. Either the cake is made out of you and you’re dead, or straight from the body which could be alive you or dead you

-Sage Anon

This did not prepare me AT ALL for what this was about to say AKSJKSJDKS

Well. What greater gift would there be than to permeate his insides. This is insane btw

Are we cooked like a steak. Or raw and covered in frosting. Wdyt

#it’s ok we are all insane here. what a vibe #typical morning on yutaleks dot tumblr dot com #SKDJSKJD #cw.vore #cw.cannibalism #ϟ asking aleksandria

[naughtynoodle056]

I am once again updating Tumblr on how I look rn

#oodles of noodle #irl #trans feedee #i both think it's Noticable and also looks like nothing much has changed at the same time skdjskjds #soft feedism #weight gain

[imageofvoid]

My mother worked as a waitress in England when she was younger and she was an immigrant whose first language was not English working mostly w other immigrants whose first language was also not English and one day an American customer got injured and asked for a bandaid and the other waitress understood live-aid so she just. Got the record. Played for him aljdksdbksjx

#we do say bandaid in Brasil so she went to get him some skdjskjd #anyway I just like imagining it like. you’re injured and someone puts a song on for you like do u feel better

[archangelraphael]

rowena + 12 if you want 😊

Witch witch witch!

#<3 <3 <3 #sorry this drawing is a mess i couldn't figure out how to use the colors exactly #so i just went going skdjskjd #rowena #spn fanart #spn #spn rowena #my art #tuometarr #asks

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[waves lapping] Mia: What’re you so obsessed with? Matilda: Nothing. Mia: [sighs] Are you seriously gonna waste your time staring at lifeguards when you-… Ivan: Triss is the lifeguard. Mia: WHA-… Matilda: Do not. Mia: Whyyy-.. oh my god you’re so annoying, what’s your problem? Matilda: He’s working. Mia: So?! Just go n’ say hi-.. wait, pretend to drown! Matilda: Seriously? Mia: Seriously! He can come n’ save you n’ you can be like.. SURPRISE! It’d be funny. Matilda: I’m not doing that. Mia: I’ll do it then! [Mia shoved Matilda out of the way before she could protest, sprinting toward the ocean with glee] Matilda: I hope she actually drowns. Ivan: You should’a done somethin’ before she had chance t’embarrass ya. Matilda: Yeah, well.. you could’ve kept your big mouth shut too, but here we are. … [super legitimate drowning] [extremely convincing spluttering] Tristen: You good? It’s uh-.. it’s pretty shallow here, y’know? Mia: Ohh sometimes I forget my legs work; you know how it is-.. awh but look how worried my amazing friend is! [Mia stuck a toe in Matilda’s direction, practically vibrating with giddiness-..] [Until Tristen dropped her, anyway] Tristen: Shit-.. are you okay?! [Mia ignored Tristen’s fussing, thoroughly amused by the scene she’d caused] Tristen: I’m so sorry, I-… Matilda: She definitely deserved it, don’t apologise. Mia: [chuckles] Ahh, that really was funny-.. okay, bye. [Tristen stared after Mia for a solid minute, enveloped by an awkward silence that made him want to bury himself into the sand like a frightened crab being hunted by a rabid seagull]

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 story #sims story #forever in between #fib #matilda douglas #mia clement #ivan harper #pixie harper #tristen burks #miaaaaaaaaaaaaa #skdjskjd #love her #like talk or else #🤺

[liverpool-enjoyer]

yall im gonna see dune two in like an hour n even tho i saw the first one i didnt understand JACK SHIT so can someone pls tell me what i need to know before this movie

#preferably explained like im five #im gonna be so confused for the next three hours skdjskjds #dune

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

Hello y’all—I hope you’ve all been taking care 💖✨

This is just a little heads up that the next Destiny Bond update may take a lil longer than usual. I’ve been feeling all sorts of off ever since starting a new medication earlier this year and have mostly felt—sedated? Sleepy for most of the day? And it’s been getting in the way of how I do most things like drawing and such,,,,, we’ve recently readjusted the dosage (we being my doctor and I), so hopefully I should have my energy back soon, but until then, I’ll be trying to slowly get back into the groove of things skdjskdjsn

Thank you to everyone who’s supported the lil project and my art as a whole since I came on here, we’ll get right back into it soon enough ❤️

#fluff speaks !!! #I am not immune to the tired eepy #I really didn’t think it would get as bad as it has now but I nearly fell over while outside the other day and that was enough for me to go #‘yeah…………… maybe this isn’t normal’ skdjskjd #it’s been a few days now of the lessened dosage and I thinkkk I’m slowly recovering? #though I’ll definitely need a bit more time with how I could barely draw nowadays and rather hit the hay like 293723 times a day skdjskddj #better not to force myself methinks #we shall return to our doomed gays once the drowsiness has eased huhu

[morgana-pendragon]

every time i go to take these goddamn pills i forget how to swallow what is UP with that .

#and it does NOT help that they taste so fucking bad. and dissolve so quick. i’ve almost thrown up like three times this week #also cause i wanted to comment on it but not make a Poast about it — the histal being a mild sedative would be somewhat worrisome if not for #the way the side effects annoyingly amuse me akxkskfnksc like i get loopy but not laughing gas loopy — #like i’m in control of what i’m saying but my inhibitions are much lower and i can tell my words are slightly slurred skdjskjd it’s what i #imagine being high/tipsy is like for you guys? i wouldn’t know so i can only guess #and i do appreciate the way they get me to sleep but i doubt i would ever take them solely for that purpose bc of how bad they are at it #like i do get sleepy but then i don’t even fall asleep for a good while like half an hour and then when i’m ready to get up it’s like woops! #you’re too tired! so i’m up for like 5 minutes and respond to messages or eat a nibble or whatever and then i’m knocked out for another hour #and it’s like that for the whole day and i’m like Okay. Thats Not The Point Here. #and for those reasons: you have been chopped. <- can you see them taking effect? #i said that and i meant to say it. but does it make sense #not much! anyways. off to take these other two pills. pray for me #stop talking abbie

[the-otleus-parlor-archived]

nothing to see here... hehe/j

just been thinking about my OCs' different COA-themed outfits,,, we've had many discussions on the corner about it and i wanted to write down where all my ocs fall- before i reforget again lmao

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Yami... I think I said COA 1! Because Meryami... with those ariel vibes...

Amy!! Her whole thing is art, so COA 3 seems to fit her,,,

Ellie as a chatty COA 5 radio host,,, because she's incapable of shutting up sjdnskjdskjdfn,,,, also, red-haired ellie,,,,

Bianca can canonically ride a motorcycle so COA 4 she goesss

Basil... I think COA 6 would be fitting for him. Imagine him being like... a space gardener 🥺

Allison in COA 2... and Mari too!! I think the extreme cold aspect suits Mari's ice skating abilities very well hehe

Heath... COA 1... as a cook for the pirates...

Sam in either COA 3 or 5,,, as a writer,,, COA 5 could have Hunter Sam specifically I'm thinking, especially if he works with Aurora to control the media,,, because Hunter Sam,,, controls writing in general,,, wahhh

And Jamie,,,, and COA,,, i can't see him in any specific COA they aren't quite... his vibe??? But like, COA 6,,, he could help move things around set... he's a strong boy >:)

#mod ghost #ooc post #not an ask #i just can't stop thinking about the COA OC squad skdjskjd #this all began because meryami and spacesil/lh

[bright-and-burning]

i find your artistic sensibilities really admirable! of course your grasp of writing in fic is on full display, and then on top of that your video editing and web-weaving skills are top-notch and always deeply resonate with the emotional core of f1 and i think your own individual creative mind

BWAH????? anon bruv i am fully abt to start crying rn. oh my god. this is perhaps one of the best compliments i’ve ever received?? for its specificity in such a way that feels really personal and more special for coming across so informed… like u Get It and it’s so meaningful bc of that. my artistic sensibilities… i’m literally like hand over mouth reacting rn. wow. my creative mind!!! i’m so so so glad u enjoy the things i make and that u think my skills are top-notch. literally framing this for when i feel bad and uncreative

send your opinion of me on anon!!

#fun fact: prior to the nico vid the only video editing i had ever done #was my 10th grade class council election campaign video. skdjskjd #ask #saved with love #i’m like. still sitting here in extremely pleasant shock… #like . u Get It… /and/ u Get my stuff…

[juniperhillpatient]

i have no idea why people still put up with my insufferable obsession with second-hand embarrassment in fiction but at this point, i'm testing my limits

#typing things that are deeply uncomfortable even to me skdjskjd i'm so sorry. but also i'm not sorry at all

[onedirecton]

went to a concert and the singer waved back at me specifically lly and I screamed lmaoo

#okay maybe I’m a bit delusional #but I SWEAr we made eye contact and then he waved back 😭😭😭😭😭 #i really am delusional because after the show me and my friends were like was he…looking at our part of the crowd…like a lot…. #aNYWAy if we were just excited idc I had so much fun #core memory for sure 🤝 #also my friend wrote up something on her phone and held it up and he FUCKing RESD it too I swear I can’t remember what she wrote #I think she wrote can I have ur number skdjskjd???

[truthundressing]

Harry has really become the “daddy watch me thwirl” meme for the night, she now needs to have the attention, leave her man alone HE’S CLAIMED

sounds like something harry himself would say...

#skdjskjd like we know hes like that w the 'look at me!! watch me!! not him!! its about me!!!' at that one show in 2018 (maybe?) #asks #anons