Issue with Snow in Seasons

@isaetoilerina  That's fascinating.  Could you attach a deviceconfig, so we can see your hardware and settings?  It's in in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3.  You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.  You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.

@puzzlezaddict Here you go! Let me know if there is anything else I can provide. I am pretty curious as to why this is happening.

@isaetoilerina  You're not being a bother at all.  I partly wanted the deviceconfig to see your hardware, and partly to see your settings to I could try exactly the same ones in my own game.  I didn't have time to test last night as I wanted, so I was going to do it today when I got a chance.

I will say that your graphics chip is below the minimum requirement for the 64-bit version of Sims 3.  That doesn't mean you can't play, but you may see strange graphics effects, perhaps including this one.  Snow is particularly demanding to render, as is rain.  On the other hand, this could be more widespread and totally unrelated to your hardware.  I've tested rain but not snow so far, and no one else has reported it, so I really have no idea at this point.

I've had the same issue. This also affects the terrain in foreign worlds like France for me, where lots which should have grass load as gray. It could be my graphics aren't up to spec, but it was never an issue before. 

@miro4060  Please attach your deviceconfig.log, in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3.  You'll need to manually open the folders; the file won't show up in a search.  You can delete your user and computer names, about 25 lines down, but there's nothing else in that file that can identify you.

@isaetoilerina  Sorry for the late reply.  I meant to post here but just forgot over the weekend.

Anyway, I tested out your settings and saw basically the same thing you did.  Enabling Advanced Rendering makes the lots' snow coverings much more nuanced though.  Here's a screenshot, with the middle lot the only actively rendered one:

Other than Advanced Rendering and one setting that can't be changed within the options menu, I was using the same settings as you do.

Hi all, 

this is also happening in my game. I've attached my deviceconfig log below. 

Let me know if you need any other information. 

Many thanks. 

@kparko  This happens when Advanced Rendering is disabled.  Unfortunately, there are also side effects of having the setting enabled, namely that when the snow depth is greater than zero, roads will show through the walls of the house on an actively rendered lot.  Which is worse depends on personal preference.

When changing the Advanced Rendering setting, do so at the Main Menu and quit to desktop before loading a save.  Otherwise, you may see some strange graphics glitches.