Confessions of a Sims 3 Addict

 This week I was playing my Vampires of the West game.  It's getting laggy and once in awhile it shuts down completely.  I think this is because it's such a large world and Story Progression keeps populating it.  I've tried a few things that I hope will help, like running the homeless out of town and resetting everything in the town. As of yesterday, the population was 34 cats, 2 deer, 26 dogs, 28 horses, 290 humans, and one raccoon.  The breakdown of humans: 64 households, 146 residents, 114 service people, and 31 homeless. I'd like to explore a little more as I've found some pockets of interesting things, but my household is all vampires with exception for the dog, so I'm going to switch to another household for a little bit. One major problem with the large population is the overcrowded school.  Poor Max tries to go to school but can't get into the building until school is half over; then he is apparently considered "skipping" and gets in troubl...

  I've been playing in Wild Wild West with my vampire family this past week. The disadvantage to vampires is they can't go out in the sun for long and therefore can't take advantage of the beautiful scenery. For those who haven't played in this world, I took some pic of my favorite lots. This is a large world, and there are parts I haven't explored yet. This is "old town." I'm turning it into a vampire haven. My Sims bought a derelict bar and remodeled it. Downstairs is a bar that includes a mechanical bull, a karaoke stage, and poker table. Upstairs is my Sim Grover's art studio. He sells his paintings and his wife Chrissy plans to sell Vampire Sunscreen and Jars of Friendship. They had a dog, Betty, who dug up some special items, also for sale. Betty recently passed away and they have a new dog now. Across from the bar is the Snake Oil Salesman (elixir store). In the trailer you can find the chemistry station, alchemy station, cauldron, a...