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unseenlarks's avatar
7 years ago

modifying skin tone?

hey all! i haven't played TS2 for a long time, but recently went back to it... so i apologise if this is a silly question!

i've noticed that some of the Sims i've created have different skin tones for their body and face. i don't know if this is something i messed up while in CAS. so is there a way to change this? thank you!
  • "Cinebar;c-16646510" wrote:
    We never had to be online to patch TS2 for anything. You could save the patches to your HDD and install them later. Any disc after the first batch of discs released had already been patched with base game patch. It came out pretty quick. (Compared to today's patches). I guess I'm going off topic I was just wanting to know if any missing patch may be causing her problem and I assume she said she didn't have any custom skins in game, or eyebrows or makeup that could cause this glitch without realizing it.


    You still aren't understanding what I'm saying.

    What I'm saying is that when install an EP or an SP it does a check to see if the base game is patched. Unless a player was re-installing their game or installing it onto another computer, they were patched and the installer went to the next step. However for the player re-installing the game for whatever reason or installing it onto a new computer and did not patch before installing the first EP, the game would find the base game unlatched and would attempt to download it. I've got the initial run discs for all EPs and the base game. And either way disc or on the internet, since she has EPs installed, even if she wasn't using the UC, her base game would be patched.

    @fewlines Would it be possible for you to screenshot or tell us what your graphics settings are in game? If you've posted it before, I missed it.
  • hi, @Cinebar, i never use body shop and it's been a while since i last edited the graphics rules file... i'm going to take a look at the link you posted, thank you.

    and hi, @Seera1024, settings are on Medium for shadows, lighting and graphic effects. Sims, objects and texture details are on High.
  • yes, there's probably some graphics settings/issue that's wrong there, but... why it would suddenly change the way skin looks, i have no clue. since the drivers were up-to-date when i checked, i kept those and the graphics rules i had been using/had no issues with before this started.

    and that's right, no CC! no previously saved 'hoods or Sims either--i actually started over so i could test everything with a brand new game.

    i'll add those modifications from the page you linked me to ASAP (going through a bit of a health issue ATM--not feeling Focused, ha) and let you know! thanks!