New Patch update 1.33 is up

[Ricalynn]

I had that problem with 1.31 and it was a conflict with a mod.  I never bothered to figure out which one but the moment I got rid of the mods folder it stopped doing that.

[KrispyNickyB]

Problem is that I haven't reinstalled my mods yet. I don't know what is up.

[KirbyAndKat]

Each time the I put the speed past normal it will freeze.

Oh. That's a bit uncommon for me.

[xFezIsAFreakx]

Fez - if you're having any crashes, update to 1.33.   Since I downloaded the last patch I have noticed that some crashes I was getting randomly are very much gone.

Ooh, I am! I only updated to 1.31 though.

[Chuckles_82]

Another option for saving reminders is to use another program and set up an alarm (like in MS Outlook), and play sims in windowed mode. I play in windowed mode all the time because it's easier for switching between the forum (and the wiki) and the game. I don't usually have freezing issues, but if it starts to lagg I close IE. That thing really eats up the RAM. I prefer FF anyway.

[Ricalynn]

Ooh, I am! I only updated to 1.31 though.

1.33 fixed crashes that were happening after 1.31.  That's why I mentioned it.

[KirbyAndKat]

Nevermind. I have to reinstall the patch. -_-

[xFezIsAFreakx]

1.33 fixed crashes that were happening after 1.31.  That's why I mentioned it.

Hmm.. Okay, I'll give it a go! Thanks, Ricalynn!

EDIT: Okay, updated! I don't know how it lasts so long for you guys: I downloaded and installed the whole patch through the launcher, AND installed my mods in a matter of ten minutes.

[MoonsAreBlue]

So, I've updated my patches as they came out (1.31, 1.32, 1.33) and with 1.31 came some lagging (no big deal) but when I played in Starlight Shores, the game would permanently freeze but the animations would still play. All I can do is minimize it and exit via the task manager. I didn't have the freezing after patching to 1.32, but now I'm experiencing that permanent freeze in Sunset Valley with 1.33. Does anyone else have this problem with 1.33? I thought this patch was supposed to fix it. And yes, I clear my caches before playing, so that's not it.

[ficklemuse]

Since downloading 1.33 my game's almost unplayable. It takes 20-30 minutes to load to the main menu and then another 20 minutes to load a town and forget about trying to save anything. Once it does load the lag is just as bad in the game. Just once I'd like to see a patch that fixes more than it breaks.

@MoonsAreBlue - I had that same problem with Starlight Shores with patch 1.31 and the town I'm having the freeze/lag problems with now is Sunset Valley.

[xFezIsAFreakx]

Since patch 1.33, I'm crashing after so much as ten to fifteen minutes.

[KrispyNickyB]

Hmm so maybe it's Starlight Shores that's glitches with the freezing? I haven't tested my other games at all. I will do that tonight and report back.

[MoonsAreBlue]

Hmm so maybe it's Starlight Shores that's glitches with the freezing? I haven't tested my other games at all. I will do that tonight and report back.

I haven't played Starlight Shores lately, but I played there all day with 1.32 with no freezing. But now SV freezes with 1.33.

[Rainbow Dash]

How do you know if you have patch 1.33 and not 1.31? I had patch 1.29, game asked me if I wanted to update so I did and it says my game is up to date. I don't have Showtime yet.

My Sims no longer get wedding presents but have the option to write thank you notes, this is annoying as my Sims really could have used the money from those, they need it. 

Aside from that, I don't seem to be having any other problems.

[Esther1981]

Hover over the base game icon on the launcher and it will tell you. It's a long string of numbers, but the first 3 are your current patch.

I tried to take a pic of mine so you could see, but it kept cutting off the numbers which is what I needed.  Anyways, mine is 1.29.55.014017 which means I have the 1.29 patch.