IP lag/freeze issues

[skipsmooth]

Hi.

I know it has been a few years, but had there ever been any progress in solving the lag/freeze problems with IP?  That was my favorite expansion pack, but I reluctantly stopped playing it because of the issues.  Yet I would love to go back to playing it if something had been done.

[deedee_828]

@skipsmooth -- Information below is from my NRaas post from Nov. 2018 --- It was a combination of NRaas mods settings, using EllaCharmed's fixed IP world, and ciane's fixes, that made this world playable for me for my Town Jump, where my family lived for @9 sim weeks.

It was a lengthy process to get all of that done as soon as my Sim's arrived, but it was worth it to play without all the lag and problems IP is known for.

'But next town up is Isla Paradiso! I'm using EllaEnchanted's (CORRECTION: EllaCharmed's) fixed world, plus I'll be implementing a lot of ciane's fixes.
I've kept my NRaas settings for Register and Traffic to no animals or trucks of any kind.
And I have Tourists set for false, with 100% return home, and 0 allowed in town.
I set # of pets for households in SP to 0 as well.

I will be moving families and deleting the following houses: Icatcha, Scott, Los Amigos, Medina, The Romantic, and The Prince.
Deleting all of the house boats and making the resorts no visitors allowed per ciane's instructions.

Can you think of anything else that can cause lag or issues that I missed?

I will be checking ciane's fixed page again to double check on issues, but there's so much information, I could miss something important!'

@skipsmooth---For more information you can check out this thread at NRaas, which gave other options including a link to ciane's lengthy list of fixes which are a lifesaver.

https://www.nraas.net/community/post67371?hilit=Isla%20paradiso%20fixes#p67371


***IMPORTANT*** If you want to keep the ghost couple who live on the houseboat don't move them!!! Ghosts and moving via edit town don't mix and they get deleted from the world!

If you have questions about any of this information, feel free to PM me and I'll do my best to help.

I've got a stack of index cards with the NRaas mods pathways for settings that helped.
Especially for locating stuck sims, so the area could be fixed instead of the game constantly resetting them.

  -- Edited to Add:

The thread linked below has a save file from Ciane that has some of the families moved off of houseboats, and other town edits. Added also is a mod that helps with lag for those who don't want to remove the houseboats and an article from Crinrict that has some helpful tips.

Removing IP Lag
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/811253/removing-ip-lag/p1

There's a mod that helps with the IP Lag as well:

Reduce/Remove Lag caused by Houseboats
https://modthesims.info/d/665907/reduce-remove-lag-caused-by-houseboats.html

Lags in Islo Paradiso:
https://sims3.crinrict.com/en/2014/02/lags-in-islo-paradiso.html

[skipsmooth]

deedee_828 thanks for the info.  I've never used mods before, but I have heard that they are quite helpful.  I am not sure how to obtain them and set them up.

Skip

[deedee_828]

I didn't use mods for years but now I wouldn't play without them, especially the NRaas mods found at their site:

https://www.nraas.net/community/

I'd recommend Master Controller, Overwatch, and Errortrap to start but a few others will be necessary for Isla Paradiso as well.

You simply click on the mod in the list on the right hand side of the screen and follow the directions.
Download, unzip if necessary and place in your sims 3 mods folder.

[skipsmooth]

Thanks again deedee_828!  I will go ahead and download those NRAAS mods that you suggested.

[MrsFlynn]

Adding these links for additional information:

Removing IP Lag ~ Tips from Ciane ✽ Still works as of April. 2022 and suggests the mod below.

In first post in the thread linked below is a link to Ciane's edited version of IP. 
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/811253

To Use: Make a new folder in your Sims 3 Saves folder called IPonlyRdy.sims3. Copy the four files shared from MediaFire into it.   Using the edited save file and the mod helps reduce the lag in IP.

If you have any issues with Ciane's save, please ask any questions using the link above. As she created it and can help better. I am just passing on the information.

Reduce/Remove Lag caused by Houseboats Mod
https://modthesims.info/d/665907