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JamesMPC01
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11 months ago
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Alt-Enter scaling options not working on The Sims 1?

I saw the patch notes for the re-releases of sims 1 and 2, and it says that you can cycle through scaling options on the sims 1 by pressing alt+enter, but for me, that just seems to toggle the game in/out of full-screen. No scaling changes at all. I really wish the game had some options in the graphics settings.

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    9 months ago

    Hi all,

    This was resolved in today's patch:

    • Alt+Enter does not always scale the way players expect


    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new post so we can continue to investigate. Thanks! 

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  • Kamyla's avatar
    Kamyla
    Rising Novice
    11 months ago

    I'm having the same problem. I'm playing on W11/1080p. While I do appreciate seeing more of the game, I'm not used to the UI being this small for The Sims 1... I hope this gets fixed and we can choose the resolution scaling we prefer.

  • Jau_CR's avatar
    Jau_CR
    Rising Traveler
    11 months ago

    This hasn't been fixed in today's update. I wish The Sims team would look into this because it clearly needs fixing...

  • MeggleMonster's avatar
    MeggleMonster
    Seasoned Adventurer
    11 months ago

    I know! I'm so disappointed. I thought for sure they'd fix this in the update. It's one of the big issues people have reported. 

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    arnon85
    Seasoned Novice
    10 months ago

    ALT+ENTER works for me correctly, but for some reason the title bar is visible in the fullscreen windowed mode. why not make it borderless?

  • hpzgreenblock's avatar
    hpzgreenblock
    Seasoned Adventurer
    10 months ago

    This is not a bug and is working as intented. The alt+enter scaling options are only available (and only make sense) in resolutions larger than 1080p.

    Source: https://gist.github.com/riperiperi/78c843b7fc3b11a92e3d5585a7815fee

    • Pressing Alt+Enter cycles between modes:
      • Windowed modes:
        • A windowed mode for each available res scale.
          • At 1080p or lower, you'll only have 1x.
          • At 1440p, you'll have 1x and 2x.
          • At 4K, you'll have 1x, 2x and 3x.
      • Full screen modes:
        • Picks the highest scale for the mode, and fills the screen.
  • LadyFu83's avatar
    LadyFu83
    New Hotshot
    10 months ago

    5th patch out there and still the UI scaling and alt + enter doesn't work for me. 1080p resolution here ... it's impossible to play without destroying my eyes and getting a headache after 10 minutes ... sigh

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
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    9 months ago

    Hi all,

    This was resolved in today's patch:

    • Alt+Enter does not always scale the way players expect


    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new post so we can continue to investigate. Thanks! 

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