Closed Sims 2 and Graphics Cards - the fixes.

omg it works i followed this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uFUfVuA90M

i tried using that but i didn't put those settings now everything is fine and those white trees aren't there anymore

good to hear

yes thank you so much for putting up with me lol

I fixed my game, Kiri, following your instructions! Yay thank you so much! You are the best!

I'm about to walk out the door so no info from me at the moment. (Bad MLC!)) I just wanted to run this by you and see what you think.

I made a new folder so I could have a mostly cc-free game to test new stuff. (I've done this before and never had any kind of problems.) When that game loads I can't change the smooth edges thing or the resolution. I tried to change the resolution but it changed right back to what it was. I made this new folder right after loading my full game- that game has the resolution I want and I could change the smooth edges thing.

I haven't loaded that full game since making the new folder. I did look at the graphicsrules and it doesn't look like it was modified at any time. (I've never changed anything in it since installing all my games on this computer.) My computer DID update Windows about a week ago but my full game was fine.. as I saw just a couple of days ago. This isn't really a big problem for me since my game still looks pretty like it should, I'd just like to be able to change the smooth edges and maybe the resolution. (Although it's technically fine, I just wanted it a bit bigger.) Should I change anything in the graphicsrules?

P.S. I do plan on loading my full game when I get back later. But it was fine when I last loaded it. (Which, like I said, was right before I made the new folder.) OH! I do have some type of info- after getting the new folder set up, I copy/pasted the Cameras and Config folders from my full game to the new one. Maybe I shouldn't have done that? (Although I've done that before...)

* mustluvcatz is getting "I thought you were ready to leave" looks so... zooooooom, off I go!

Karen - Yay!

MLC - Let me know what the full game looks like first - it's usually pretty unlikely that something in the downloads will affect the resolution and anti-alias. Although there could be a problem with the config folder.

When you do the whole game - upload the config-log.txt for me so I can see what is happening. My suspicion is that the windows update has done something, but it's taken a while to filter through.

Kiri - Something took a while to filter through and it wasn't anything to do with Windows updating. I loaded my full game, everything was just the way it should be. I tried changing the resolution and smooth edges and it let me. (I put it back of course, lol.) So I loaded my new testing game and tried changing settings. It wouldn't let me- the changes reverted even though I checked yes to keep them. Being the stubborn person I can be I decided to try again. It's fine now. Resolution 1280x1024 and smooth edges half way just the way I like it. I don't get it, I don't understand it but I'll take it!

hmmm - I wonder if it was the userProps.xml that was the problem? That's the user-settings for the graphic rules. Sounds to me like the first time it didn't save that file properly and the second time it did. Given that this is windows and windows has problems with sharing - I think that might have been the problem then.

Hi there, I recently installed windows 8 (fresh installation) and then reinstalled the sims 2, I opened bodyshop and I found that all textures weren't showing up, instead only the paths of the textures were showing:
http://imgur.com/NUZOKDO

, I have Vaio VPCEA36FA, AMD Mobility Radeon 5000 HD, Chip code 0x68c1, and here's my config-log:

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Log generated on 12/16/2014, 05:05

=== Application info ===
Name: The Sims 2 Body Shop
Version: 1.0.0.932
Build: ReleaseSRT
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows NT 6.1
CPU: 2660Mhz, Name:GenuineIntel, FPU:1, MMX:1
Memory: 1024MB
Free memory: 1024MB
User: Admin
Computer: HOME
=== Sound device info ===
Name: Unknown
Driver: Unknown
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
Name (database): AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
(Integrated Chipset)
Vendor: ATI
Chipset: Vendor: 1002, Device: 68c1, Board: 9071104d, Chipset: 0000
Driver: aticfx32.dll, Version: 8.17.10.1280, GUID: D7B71EE2-2B81-11CF-FD76-7BB0BEC2C535
Driver version: 1280
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Monitor aspect: 1.823529, 16:9
Screen mode: 1366x768x32BPP,60Hz
Texture memory: 1744MB
HW T&L: Fixed function:1 Programmable:3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Texture stages: 8
AppControlledAA: 1

Global properties
-----------------
boolProp allowCustomContent true
uintProp AmbienceVolume 100
boolProp animationLOD false
uintProp antialiasingQuality 100
uintProp AudioPerformance 1
boolProp autoCentering true
boolProp autoLogin false
boolProp bumpMapping false
boolProp CameraDriftCamEnabled true
boolProp CameraSpecialEventEnabled true
boolProp carsOnRight false
boolProp checkForPatch true
boolProp constrainFloorElevation true
uintProp cutawayMemorySize 3
boolProp cutawayOutside true
boolProp deviceVsynch true
boolProp displayLookAtBoxes false
boolProp displayPaths false
uintProp dynamicRenderStrategy 0
boolProp edgeScrolling true
uintProp edithConfigFlags 0
uintProp effectPriorityLevel 3
boolProp freeWill true
uintProp FXVolume 100
floatProp geomBoneInfluenceThreshold 0.01
boolProp geomCheckGeomDataIntegrity false
floatProp geomGeneratedTangentSpaceNormalLineLength 0.1
uintProp geomGenerateTangentSpaceNormalLines 0
boolProp geomGenerateTangentSpaceSxT false
uintProp geomMaxBoneInfluencesPerVertex 4
sintProp geomMaxMorphTargetDeltasPerVertex 4
floatProp geomMorphTargetDeltaThreshold 0.001
floatProp geomPerBoneBoundBlendWeightThreshold 0.9
boolProp guob true
floatProp horzedgescrollrate 0.5
boolProp interrupt false
stringProp lastLoadedNeighborhood
uintProp lightingQuality 3
boolProp lightOpenGLStyle false
boolProp liveCameraConstraints true
boolProp livePIP true
uintProp lodOverride 0
boolProp lotInfoAdvancedMode false
stringProp lotWindowFillColor (0,0,0,1)
uintProp maxParticlesTarget 10000
uintProp maxTerrainGrade 5
boolProp morph true
uintProp MusicVolume 40
stringProp neighborhoodWindowFillColor (0.5,0.5,0.5,1)
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection false
boolProp NoLegacySounds true
boolProp noStupidIFFUnlocking false
boolProp optimizeMeshes true
floatProp particleDamping 0
floatProp particleDensity 1
uintProp particleLODOffset 0
floatProp particleScale 1
floatProp particleSizeThreshold 1
boolProp perfAddLights true
boolProp perfEnableMorphing true
boolProp perfEnableSkinning true
boolProp perfLightCaching true
boolProp perfRenderParts true
uintProp propertyRevision 6
boolProp quickTips true
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer false
boolProp renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel true
uintProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 1
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false
boolProp renderSelectedSimLevel false
boolProp rotateCameraSims1Mode false
boolProp ShowLotPackageFilename false
boolProp ShowTutorialWelcome true
boolProp simInBackground false
boolProp simShadows true
boolProp sleepInBackground true
boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true
uintProp snapshotPictureQuality 2
uintProp snapshotPictureSize 2
uintProp soundDetail 2
boolProp SoundMasterGroupAmbienceEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupFXEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupMusicEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupVoxEnabled true
boolProp specHighlights true
stringProp startingNeighborhood Pleasantview
boolProp unevenTilesFloorable true
boolProp useEffects true
boolProp useLODs false
boolProp usePixelAspectRatio true
floatProp vertedgescrollrate 0.5
boolProp videoCaptureAudioOn true
uintProp videoCaptureMaxRecordingSeconds 60
uintProp videoCaptureQuality 1
uintProp videoCaptureSize 1
uintProp VOXVolume 100


Device 0
--------

Options
-------
uintProp MaterialDetail 2 #default: 2
uintProp ObjectDetail 3 #default: 3
uintProp ObjectHiding 1 #default: 1
uintProp SnowOnGround 1 #default: 1
uintProp Shadows 2 #default: 2
uintProp OpaqueUI 0 #default: 0
uintProp Reflection 0 #default: 0
uintProp EffectsQuality 2 #default: 2
uintProp LightingQuality 2 #default: 2
uintProp SoundQuality 2 #default: 2
uintProp DirtyRect 2 #default: 2
uintProp FullscreenFadeEffect 0 #default: 0
uintProp Turbo 2 #default: 2
uintProp SimulatorControls 2 #default: 2
uintProp LightingOptimizations 3 #default: 3
uintProp AnimationSamplingLevel 2 #default: 2
uintProp LivePIP 1 #default: 1
uintProp SpecialEventCamera 1 #default: 1
uintProp ScreenModeResolution 3 #default: 3
uintProp SubjectTracking 2 #default: 2
uintProp EnableLotImpostersInLot 1 #default: 1
uintProp EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot 1 #default: 1
uintProp LotSkirtSizeIncrease 0 #default: 0

Option properties
-----------------
sintProp activeDeviceNum 0
boolProp animationFrameSampling false
uintProp AudioPerformance 1
boolProp bumpMapping false
floatProp centerTrackingDeadZoneMagnitude 30
boolProp chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled true
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp dynamicRenderStrategy 2
uintProp effectPriorityLevel 2
boolProp enableLotImpostersInLot true
boolProp enableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot true
boolProp enableOceanReflection false
boolProp enableSnapshot false
boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping false
boolProp guob true
boolProp heightMapShadows true
uintProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 1
boolProp incrementalLighting true
boolProp lerpLights true
boolProp lightingEnabled true
boolProp livePIPDefault true
uintProp lodOverride 0
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 5
uintProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 6
uintProp maxParticlesTarget 5000
uintProp maxResHeight 1200
uintProp maxResWidth 1600
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection false
boolProp objectShadows false
boolProp optimizedDiffusion true
uintProp optionAnimationSamplingLevel 2
uintProp optionDirtyRect 2
uintProp optionEffectsQuality 2
uintProp optionEnableLotImpostersInLot 1
uintProp optionEnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot 1
uintProp optionFullscreenFadeEffect 0
uintProp optionLightingOptimizations 3
uintProp optionLightingQuality 2
uintProp optionLivePIP 1
uintProp optionLotSkirtSizeIncrease 0
uintProp optionMaterialDetail 2
uintProp optionObjectDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectHiding 1
uintProp optionOpaqueUI 0
uintProp optionReflection 0
uintProp optionScreenModeResolution 3
uintProp optionShadows 2
uintProp optionSimulatorControls 2
uintProp optionSnowOnGround 1
uintProp optionSoundQuality 2
uintProp optionSpecialEventCamera 1
uintProp optionSubjectTracking 2
uintProp optionTurbo 2
floatProp particleDensity 1
uintProp particleLODOffset 0
floatProp particleScale 1
boolProp portalLighting true
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer false
uintProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 1
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false
boolProp showSnowOnGround true
boolProp simShadows false
boolProp specHighlights true
boolProp useDirtyTiles true
boolProp useEffects true
boolProp useLODs false
boolProp useTurboRect true

Device properties
-----------------
boolProp activeDeviceUseSoftwareRasterizer false
uintProp antialiasingSupport 1
uintProp configParserErrorCode 0
uintProp deviceLocalVideoMemorySizeDefault 1828716544
boolProp dontMergeNHFlora true
boolProp enableDriverMemoryManager false
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels true
uintProp hwMajorPSVersion 3
boolProp presentWorkaround true
boolProp usePS30 false
boolProp useRenderTextures true
boolProp vs2LoopsFunctional false

Attached File(s)

  HOME-config-log.txt (Size: 8.34 KB / Downloads: 442)

@thejoker2011

When you installed your Sims 2 -

1. Did you set the compatibility down 1?
2. Are you running the program as admin?


Your graphic rules are all set up ok.

When you reinstalled Sims2, did you change the compatibility of every expansion pack/stuff pack as you installed?
(Or did you install Sims2 Ultimate Collection?)