My Sims 3 shadows are very pixelated
Hi! I need help! Does anybody know how to resolve this issue? I bought a brand new computer and my shadows are very pixelated, I even lowered settings but nothing helped. My graphic card is this one: AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics. I use windows 10. Thanks in advance!
@TheSimsDreamix The Radeon RX Vega 11 is strong by the standards of integrated cards. But it's not going to perform at the same level as the dedicated cards necessary to run all expansion packs at high settings. Depending on which EPs you've installed—Pets and Seasons are the most demanding, followed by ITF and IP—you could end up overworking your card.
The pixelated shadows are another issue, though. The problem seems to be unavoidable to some extent on many cards, especially AMD products. But it might help somewhat to get your card recognized and address the texture memory override that you're probably seeing. Please paste the first 40 or so lines of your deviceconfig here (be sure to delete the machine and usernames, if you'd rather not share).
By the way, it might not be an issue, but it's worth checking your in-game frame rates. TS3 has no (working) fps limiter of its own, so you might need to use an outside tool. While in-game, bring up the cheat connsole (crtl-shift-c) and enter "fps on" without the quotes, and a number will appear in the upper right corner. It should never go above 60, or the likely refresh rate of your monitor. ("fps off" wll make the number disappear.) If you're seeing high numbers or wild fluctuations, it might be worth using an app like RivaTuner Statistics Server to cap fps.
