Okay they just started showing up randomly, I guess it takes a few days in Fall for the visual effects to start showing up even though leaves are already on the ground.
I have an RTX 3080 so I don't think that's the issue. Also I just watched some old trailers of Seasons and it does look like leaves do show falling onto the ground so this is definitely an issue. I will keep investigating.
@wexxam Is your graphics card recognized [Found: 1, Matched: 1] in DeviceConfig.log, in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3? And is the VRAM recognized? That's the "texture memory" setting a few lines down from the GPU name. If you're seeing the 32 MB override, that's easily fixed and might also account for the missing leaves.
This is not a problem with your GPU per se but rather the game's inability to properly assess newer cards.
It says 0 for both and I know of the app to fix it but I don't think it ever made a difference in my game when I did it and when I didn't so I just opted not to. Should I use the app to fix this? And yes I am seeing 32MB for the texture memory section.
@wexxam You can use the app, or you can add your GPU and address the texture memory issue by hand if you prefer. In the latter case, if you'd like help, please post the section of DeviceConfig between Graphics device info and Options, where you found the previous information, and I'll write out the instructions.
If you do use the app instead, make sure to launch the game once before checking DeviceConfig again, and let me know what you find.
I used the app and launched the game but I still don't see any leaves falling. ☹️
