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Wine version: 1.1.23-TheSims3
Distribution: Ubuntu
Distribution version: 9.04 (32 bit)
Graphics card: Nvidia, GeForce 8500GT
Graphics card driver: 180.44
Settings for The Sims 3
-all to max
-untick Enable Animation Smoothing
-untick Enable Advanced Rendering
-set Texture Detail to low
Comments
It's actually Mark Hughes' test and according to him The Sims 3 can be played for 6 hours without crash. It seems above configuration is highest stable for now. If anyone can play on higher settings please share that here.

Edited by Salvatos

Wine version: 1.1.23-TheSims3
Distribution: Ubuntu
Distribution version: 9.04 (32 bit)
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4350
Graphics card driver: 9.4
Settings for CCC
-all to performance or lowest
Comments
It's actually Tin-Ho MAK's test and according to him The Sims 3 crashes sometimes at saving or in specific situations.

Edited by Salvatos

Wine version: 1.3.4
Distribution: Linux Mint
Distribution version: 13 (64 bit)
Graphics card: GeForce 7600 GT
Graphics card driver: 295.40
Settings for CCC N/A
Comments

Installing The Sims 3 on Linux Mint 13 64-bits did install Wine 1.3.4 for the 32-bits version.
Because of this, the shortcut does not work:

~/Bureau $ /usr/share/playonlinux/playonlinux --run "The Sims 3"
[POL_System_SetArch] Message: POL_ARCH set to amd64
[POL_Wine_SetVersionEnv] Message: Setting wine version path: 1.3.4, amd64
[POL_Wine_SetVersionEnv] Message: Wine 1.3.4 not installed

Manually installing Wine 1.3.4 for amd64 then gives the following error message:

[POL_System_SetArch] Message: POL_ARCH set to amd64
[POL_Wine_SetVersionEnv] Message: Setting wine version path: 1.3.4, amd64
[POL_Wine_SetVersionEnv] Message: "/home/spontex/.PlayOnLinux//wine/linux-amd64/1.3.4" exists
[POL_Wine] Message: Running wine-1.3.4
wine: cannot find ''
[POL_Wine] Message: Wine return: 87

I had to manually edit the "~/.PlayOnLinux/shortcuts/The Sims 3" script to specify the location where I have installed the game.

Then the game launches but gives me an error message "The disc cannot be found".
Exiting the game quits my Linux session. With Wine 1.3.4 I cannot log in again. With Wine "system" I can log in again.

Edited by spontex