Game taking forever to start on my Mac
Okay, so I know the Sims games can take a while to start up if you have CC installed, but I'm starting to feel like it's getting a little ridiculous. I tried to start up Sims 3 earlier, and now over an hour later I have yet to see the launcher pop up. I tried googling it and found out about Delphy's Dashboard which some people say helps, but I play on my Mac and the dashboard apparently only works on Windows. It was taking a bit of time to start up before, but after adding some new CC it's taking much longer than ever. (I do see the icon on the dock though, so I know it's technically started, but nothing else is happening that I can see...)
So the question is, is there a Mac-friendly equivalent, or something else for Macs that might help it load faster? For that matter, does over an hour sound completely ridiculous? I swear it wasn't this bad when I started it up yesterday. (Also, for the sake of asking since I assume you can, is it possible to skip the launcher and go straight into the game? Or is that even worth doing with the way the game's set up?)
EDIT: Oh yes, I forgot to mention, but I currently have WA and the Loft pack installed, and my CC consists of a combination of .packages and .sims3packs (both kinds in separate locations following instructions, so I'm pretty sure they're in the right place). Thanks in advance for your help!
So the question is, is there a Mac-friendly equivalent, or something else for Macs that might help it load faster? For that matter, does over an hour sound completely ridiculous? I swear it wasn't this bad when I started it up yesterday. (Also, for the sake of asking since I assume you can, is it possible to skip the launcher and go straight into the game? Or is that even worth doing with the way the game's set up?)
EDIT: Oh yes, I forgot to mention, but I currently have WA and the Loft pack installed, and my CC consists of a combination of .packages and .sims3packs (both kinds in separate locations following instructions, so I'm pretty sure they're in the right place). Thanks in advance for your help!