Forum Discussion

Re: shader model 2.0

You can change that in the options.ini (fullscreen = 1) or in the options ingame (graphic tab)

What graphic card do you have ?

16 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    I believe it is a 'sis 661FX/GX Mirage' I think. I may be looking at the wrong thing. I would like to say that I have heard about the fullscreen=1 thing but have never been able to find the options.ini file. I've heard it's meant to be on the first page and I do have a load of files displayed but none with such a title...

    And I can't even run the game so any ingame options will just not work... Which I'm just guessing is what you meant by the second option.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    The file might just be called options if you don't display known endings.

    It's in documents\electronicarts\thesims3

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    I believe I have tried that too. It may be worth mentioning that the game is originally Russion (or Latvian, but I think I was right the first time), that may have a difference on what files are saved where...

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    But you do have a documens\electronicarts\thesims 3 folder ?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Yes but no options

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    Try renaming the folder and let the game create a fresh one by starting the launcher without the folder

    All your savegames and downloads will be gone from the game but they are still in the renamed folder so don't worry.

    Now check if you have the file. If you do, you can move it to your desktop, delete the new folder and rename the old one back to thesims3.com. Now move the options file to that folder.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Again nothing I've decided to go ahead and install and reinstall everything. Maybe it'll appear then although it wil take a while -_- I'll post again once it's installed to speak of my results.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Nope still no options, still won't let me play it. No difference ☹️

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    Could you post a screenshot of your thesims3 folder in documents please

    Upload to some photo sharing site and add the link to your post.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    That is weird. Is that the whole folder ? Did you delete the cache files or are you missing those too ?

    There are also a few folder that you are missing. Are you updated to the latest patch ?

    Did you delete any of these folder:

    - FeaturedItems

    - Collections

    - Custom Music

    - CurrentGame.sims3

    - IGACache

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago
    Honestly i haven't altered them in the slightest... Including deleting of files... And yes I've updated. Ill redo the whole `delete the folder and let it make a new one and see if it creates any more files` but i don't think it Will
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago
    Just done it now- file exactly the same, game still wont work... What is weird (although Im pretty sure has nothing to do with anything) is the fact that when I go onto it and it shows my profile it keeps sayin I have a message- so I click on it and it takes me to my profilebon the sims 3 website but no messages at all...
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    That's common for non us users.

    I've sent you a PM (click on the envelope in the upper right corner)

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    So you given up then?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    13 years ago

    Yes. You're issue is so strange, I don't know how to solve it.

    Have you tried reinstalling the entire game ?

About The Sims 3 Technical Issues

Get help with issues in The Sims 3 from fellow Simmers.83,179 PostsLatest Activity: 3 years ago