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How the heck do I get Sim 4 running on Linux Mint? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by nokturne213@sopuli.xyz to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I have tried multiple different versions of proton, ge proton, I have tried the EA launcher, and a few black magic incantations. It either runs at 4fps or will not load at all. I have tried everything i can find on protondb that is not an ancient report.

I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon on a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon with an Intel i5. https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd100509-overview-for-thinkpad-x1-carbon-type-20bs-20bt

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 8 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

4fps

Does other 3D software run reasonably on your system?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

This is the only game I have installed. It was set up for my wife to play the sims 4.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would try a couple other games to see how they perform. Plenty of free 3D games to try. You might have some basic misconfiguration.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

I managed to get the fitgirl repack installed through another suggestion, and it ran great... except it was unable to save. I thought maybe because it created the directory on install ands I needed to quit and restart. I could not get the game to launch again. The drive has been wiped with a fresh mint install (different issue, I chose to encrypt the home directory and it was causing issues).

So the laptop will play games!

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