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- http://leefish.nl/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=21
the plum is not a curse word, it's the fish's name (person) of the site who created the graphic rule maker and they can help you there with Windows 10 - EricasMyTouchQ7 years agoSeasoned AceLink doesn't work.
- You can get instructions for editing your files by hand here. http://simlili.tumblr.com/post/146373494212
The direct x error message means the game is not recognizing your graphics card, it actually has nothing to do with direct x."Cinebar;c-16739080" wrote:
"EricasFreePlay;c-16738322" wrote:
I tried that and it didn't work. I even tried on an older laptop I didn't know I still had and I got an error that Origin was offline when it really wasn't. I guess I just won't be able to play my favorite game on this laptop.
@Jules111 can help you with the Graphic Rule Maker set up and your card not being seen by it more than I can.
LOL! Missed a 1.. no notification. :D - Simburian7 years agoSeasoned AceIf you have managed to run this with the latest Windows update please let me know how, otherwise don't bother. Windows 10 update is the problem with its' Game Overlay for XBox taking over. Try running Origin's Bejewelled 3 as an example...Fatal error report to PopCap failure.
- EricasMyTouchQ7 years agoSeasoned AceThe game ran so well on Win 10 on my last laptop that I assumed it would work on this one, but it doesn't. The error message I posted in Post 2 is the error I get every time I try to load the game. And I guess I am not as tech savvy as I thought I was because I was completely confused by the instructions in that link you posted, JULES1111. I had no idea where to even begin LOL
- Lol that is ok. It is not really hard. First did you run the graphic rules? It doesn't work fully with all graphics cards, but what it does do is find the number for your card which saves you a lot of searching. What do you have for a graphics card? I would need to know this before I could advise on that file. If you did run the graphic rules, which I believe you said you did, your card should be listed (just not properly in some cases) it should be on the bottom of the list, of the type of card it is, in the video card file.
I can advise on the graphics rules for now though. What you want to do is look for a section in the graphics rules file that looks something like I have below. It should be in the 5th section (if you count each area separated by ########### as a section.)
Files can be found in (whatever drive you installed on) -> Program files x86 -> Origin games -> The Sims 2 UC -> Fun with pets -> SP9 -> TS Data-> Res -> Config (note because you ran graphic rules, you will have 2 files in there. The original which will end in a .bak, and one that just says graphic rules (or have a .sgr at the end) You want the one that does NOT say .bak)
if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)
# failed to obtain device texture memory size, force to 32MB
if ($textureMemory = 0)
seti textureMemory 6052
setb textureMemorySizeOK false
endif
Where it says seti textureMemory you want to put in the memory for your graphics card. Go to run, type in Dxdiag. When it opens, click on the display tab at the top. Look for the line that says Display memory Put that number in were I have 6052 listed in the graphics rules file. Save your file.
Next go down that file further. About 3 quarters of the way down, section 8, you will see a area that looks something like this.
option ScreenModeResolution
setting $Low
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080
setting $MediumButDefaultLow
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080
setting $Medium
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080
setting $High
# GraphicsRulesMaker Tweak: Custom maximum resolution
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
# GraphicsRulesMaker Tweak: Custom default resolution
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080
end
Note your numbers next to yours may be different. Just change them all to what I have above. Again save. Make sure it is saved, it is a real PITA to have to go back and do it again if it doesn't. I have had that happen, I now hit save like 4 or 5 times before I dare to exit the file. :D Once you are sure all your changes are staying (exit out and go back in and look at it) make a COPY of the file, and put it in the CSConfig file as well. ( located in the games files right under the Config file) Let it replace the one in there, or delete the one in there out and put that one in. Your graphics rules are now done. :)
I will get back to you on the graphics card when I know what to look for. :) - EricasMyTouchQ7 years agoSeasoned AceIntel UHD Graphics Family 620 is my graphics card. Display Memory is 128 MB.
"EricasFreePlay;c-16743338" wrote:
Intel UHD Graphics Family is all it says for my graphics card. Display Memory is 128 MB.
Have you looked at your video card file and see if your card is listed at the bottom of the Intel list? Could you copy the last 8 or so cards that are listed in the Intel section of your video card file, so I can see how it is written in.- EricasMyTouchQ7 years agoSeasoned AceOk I finished the Graphics Rules. That was easy. Now I need to find my video card file. Where would that Intel list be located? Thanks.
"EricasFreePlay;c-16743366" wrote:
Ok I finished the Graphics Rules. That was easy. Now I need to find my video card file. Where would that Intel list be located? Thanks.
Video card file will be in the same folder as the graphic rules, right in the config file. Again you will probably have 2 of them. Just open up the one without a .bak at the end. Intel cards should be listed in the 5th section down.
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