Sims2 W10 Sims 2 CD - Lot view Options locked?

19Hello there,

I have a gaming laptop and bought The Sims 2 CD/DVD version with Open for Business, Nightlife, FreeTime and HM Fashion Stuff.

I made sure I installed everything correctly. The game works fine (obviously I had to work around to get 1920x1080) but for some reason
I can't change Lot View Options.

As a result, or at least I believe this is related, my neighbours house looks like something out of Minecraft.

I don't know where to start nor finish.

@GdsmDave

I can't help you without seeing your config-log.txt. Please upload this - you will find it in My Documents\EA\The Sims2\Logs\ folder.

@celebkiriedhel

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Log generated on 6/10/2017, 16:29

=== Application info ===
Name: The Sims 2 EP7
Version: 1.13.0.135
Build: ReleaseSRT
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows NT 6.1
CPU: 3628.800048Mhz, Name:GenuineIntel, FPU:1, MMX:1
Memory: 1024MB
Free memory: 1024MB
User: rober
Computer: LAPTOP-4CO8JH1U
=== Sound device info ===
Name: Unknown
Driver: Unknown
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Name (database): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 <<NOT FOUND IN DATABASE!>>
Vendor: NVIDIA
Chipset: Vendor: 10de, Device: 1c60, Board: 11701025, Chipset: 00a1
Driver: nvldumd.dll, Version: 22.21.13.8233, GUID: D7B71E3E-5F20-11CF-BC53-7D311BC2DB35
Driver version: 8233
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Monitor aspect: 1.776744, 16:9
Screen mode: 1920x1080x32BPP,75Hz
Texture memory: 32MB
HW T&L: Fixed function:1 Programmable:3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Texture stages: 8
AppControlledAA: 1

Global properties
-----------------
uintProp propertyRevision 6
boolProp allowCustomContent true
boolProp animationLOD false
uintProp antialiasingQuality 0
boolProp autoCentering true
boolProp autoLogin false
boolProp bumpMapping false
boolProp checkForPatch true
boolProp constrainFloorElevation true
uintProp cutawayMemorySize 3
boolProp cutawayOutside true
boolProp disableCustomObjects true
boolProp displayCustomObjectInfo true
boolProp displayLookAtBoxes false
boolProp displayPaths false
boolProp deviceVsynch true
uintProp dynamicRenderStrategy 0
boolProp edgeScrolling true
floatProp horzedgescrollrate 0.5
floatProp vertedgescrollrate 0.5
uintProp effectPriorityLevel 3
stringProp lastLoadedNeighborhood Pleasantview
boolProp freeWill true
floatProp geomBoneInfluenceThreshold 0.01
boolProp geomCheckGeomDataIntegrity false
uintProp geomGenerateTangentSpaceNormalLines 0
boolProp geomGenerateTangentSpaceSxT false
floatProp geomGeneratedTangentSpaceNormalLineLength 0.1
uintProp geomMaxBoneInfluencesPerVertex 4
sintProp geomMaxMorphTargetDeltasPerVertex 4
floatProp geomMorphTargetDeltaThreshold 0.001
floatProp geomPerBoneBoundBlendWeightThreshold 0.9
boolProp guob true
boolProp interrupt false
boolProp lightOpenGLStyle false
uintProp lightingQuality 3
boolProp livePIP true
boolProp lotInfoAdvancedMode false
stringProp lotWindowFillColor (0,0,0,1)
uintProp maxParticlesTarget 10000
uintProp maxTerrainGrade 5
boolProp morph true
stringProp neighborhoodWindowFillColor (0.5,0.5,0.5,1)
boolProp noStupidIFFUnlocking false
boolProp optimizeMeshes true
floatProp particleDamping 0
floatProp particleDensity 1
uintProp particleLODOffset 0
floatProp particleScale 1
floatProp particleSizeThreshold 1
boolProp quickTips true
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer false
boolProp rotateCameraSims1Mode false
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection false
boolProp renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel true
boolProp showSnowOnGround true
uintProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 1
boolProp renderSelectedSimLevel false
boolProp sleepInBackground true
boolProp simInBackground false
boolProp simShadows true
boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true
uintProp soundDetail 2
boolProp specHighlights true
boolProp unevenTilesFloorable true
boolProp useEffects true
boolProp useLODs false
uintProp snapshotPictureQuality 2
uintProp snapshotPictureSize 2
boolProp usePixelAspectRatio true
uintProp videoCaptureMaxRecordingSeconds 60
uintProp videoCaptureQuality 1
uintProp videoCaptureSize 1
boolProp videoCaptureAudioOn true
boolProp CameraDriftCamEnabled true
boolProp CameraSpecialEventEnabled true
boolProp ShowLotPackageFilename false
boolProp SoundMasterGroupVoxEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupFXEnabled true
boolProp SoundMasterGroupMusicEnabled false
boolProp SoundMasterGroupAmbienceEnabled true
uintProp FXVolume 100
uintProp VOXVolume 100
uintProp AmbienceVolume 100
uintProp MusicVolume 40
floatProp tvVolume 0.5
uintProp AudioPerformance 1
boolProp ShowTutorialWelcome true
boolProp NoLegacySounds true
boolProp liveCameraConstraints true
uintProp edithConfigFlags 1
uintProp copiedShippedDataToUserDataFolder 8717
boolProp enableLotImpostersInLot true
boolProp enableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot true
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 9
uintProp neighborhoodPropFadeDistance 50
boolProp clickableLotImposters true
boolProp showXRayCursor true
uintProp maxTotalSims 10
uintProp maxTotalHumans 8
uintProp maxTotalPets 6
floatProp pagodaSlopeControlX 1
floatProp pagodaSlopeControlY 1
floatProp pagodaCornerHeightRatio 0.25
floatProp pagodaEaveX 1.5
floatProp pagodaEaveY 1.5
floatProp diagonalPagodaEaveX 1
floatProp diagonalPagodaEaveY 1
boolProp force12HrTime false
boolProp enableOceanReflection false
stringProp activeDeviceDisplayMode 1920x1080x32x75
stringProp activeDeviceList 1;0;NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060;10de;1c60;8233;22.21.13.8233, GUID: D7B71E3E-5F20-11CF-BC53-7D311BC2DB35;
sintProp activeDeviceNum 0
boolProp activeDeviceUseSoftwareRasterizer false
uintProp optionEffectsQuality 3
uintProp optionLightingQuality 3
uintProp optionMaterialDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectHiding 0
uintProp optionOpaqueUI 0
uintProp optionReflection 1
uintProp optionShadows 3
uintProp optionSoundQuality 3
boolProp copiedUSToUKEnglishNames true
boolProp perfAddLights true
boolProp perfRenderParts true
boolProp perfLightCaching true
boolProp perfEnableSkinning true
boolProp perfEnableMorphing true
uintProp lodOverride 0
boolProp effectLODSoftChange true
floatProp effectMaxTimeDelta 0
boolProp enableSnapshot true
boolProp floorCollisions true
boolProp wallCollisions true
boolProp creatingLotTemplate false


Device 0
--------

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

Option properties
-----------------
boolProp bumpMapping true
uintProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp useLODs false
uintProp lodOverride 0
uintProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 0
boolProp simShadows true
boolProp objectShadows true
boolProp guob true
boolProp heightMapShadows true
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer true
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection true
boolProp useEffects true
uintProp maxParticlesTarget 10000
uintProp particleLODOffset 0
uintProp effectPriorityLevel 3
floatProp particleDensity 1
floatProp particleScale 1
boolProp lightingEnabled true
boolProp portalLighting true
boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping true
boolProp specHighlights true
uintProp AudioPerformance 2
uintProp dynamicRenderStrategy 1
boolProp enableSnapshot false
boolProp useTurboRect false
uintProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 2
boolProp optimizedDiffusion true
boolProp incrementalLighting true
boolProp lerpLights true
boolProp useDirtyTiles true
boolProp animationFrameSampling false
boolProp livePIPDefault true
boolProp chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled true
uintProp maxResWidth 2560
uintProp maxResHeight 1600
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
uintProp optionMaterialDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectDetail 3
uintProp optionObjectHiding 0
uintProp optionShadows 3
uintProp optionOpaqueUI 0
uintProp optionReflection 1
uintProp optionEffectsQuality 3
uintProp optionLightingQuality 3
uintProp optionSoundQuality 3
uintProp optionDirtyRect 3
uintProp optionFullscreenFadeEffect 0
uintProp optionTurbo 3
uintProp optionSimulatorControls 3
uintProp optionLightingOptimizations 3
uintProp optionAnimationSamplingLevel 3
uintProp optionLivePIP 1
uintProp optionSpecialEventCamera 1
uintProp optionScreenModeResolution 3
sintProp activeDeviceNum 0

Device properties
-----------------
boolProp useRenderTextures false
uintProp antialiasingSupport 3
boolProp enableDriverMemoryManager false
boolProp vs2LoopsFunctional true
boolProp presentWorkaround false
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false
boolProp createNVidiaWorkaroundTexture true
uintProp deviceLocalVideoMemorySizeDefault 33554432
boolProp activeDeviceUseSoftwareRasterizer false
uintProp configParserErrorCode 0

@GdsmDave

I would have preferred that you attach it - you can do that by using the 'Full editor' button below, and then add it there.

OK. Looking at what you have: You haven't fixed it to work properly. Your minecraft looking hood is because you are set at low resolution.

You need the following files -

Download
Graphic Rules - NVIDIA - Texture Fix - Max Screen size 1920x1080
Video Cards.sgr - NVIDIA - 1c60

WHERE TO INSTALL FIXES:

In the Program folders:

\Program Files (x86)\EA\The Sims 2 - <your most current expansion pack>\TSData\Res\Config\
\Program Files (x86)\EA\The Sims 2 - <your most current expansion pack>\TSData\Res\CSConfig\
MUST BE INSTALLED IN BOTH FOLDERS

Installation = unzipping the above files, putting the .sgr files into the folders and letting them overwrite the existing files.

If none of the disks are compilation, then you put it in the Free Time expansion which looks like your most current expansion. If you have a compilation, then you'll need to put them in the compilation folders wherever you can find \TSData\Res\Config\ and \TSData\Res\CSConfig\

@celebkiriedhel Thank you so much for your help. The options work now but my neighbours house still looks the same, see attached screenshot

http://imgur.com/a/8PIdp

@GdsmDave

That's the neighborhood view - unfortunately that's how it looks - it's not low resolution.