Sims 3 Visual Problems
(All of my sims 3 expansions and base game are disks). I was playing the sims 3 and everything was working fine. Then I downloaded the generations expansion, and this happened on the town screen. So...
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Also, deleting options didn't work, so here is the dxdiag.
@eleanxr_dunkin That's strange that there wouldn't be a config file (you might not see the .log at the end)—it's in the same place as options. I've heard of a blank one before though.
At any rate, move your entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and launch the game, which will create a new folder. Quit at the Main Menu (don't change anything), and look for the config file again. If it's not there, run the Super Patch (under Cumulative Base Game Super Patcher), trash the new Sims 3 folder that was created, and repeat.
If that doesn't help either, unplug your second monitor, restart your computer, and try again.
I tried that, and there is a file called deviceconfig but it is empty except for two lines that say options and defult options
Also, I don't know if this is significant, but I bought all the games second hand from ebay.
@eleanxr_dunkin First of all I'm guessing if you bought the games off Ebay that the games are used and the codes that may have been provided are already used. Next the disc version will install SecuROM and SafeDisc. SecuROM is no longer supported by Windows. As of 2012 the DRM for this game is Origin. Once a code is accepted by the system that code is locked to the Origin account in use at that time.My guess is the new pack will not work with the old game. Did you try to register your games in Origin? Once you get the disc version in Origin you will need to get the 1.67 super patch. Once Origin sees the version 1.67, Origin will apply the Origin only 1.69 patch. This patch will disable SecuROM and SafeDisc.
I tried when I first bought them to register the game, but it said the code was already in use... I think the easiest thing to do would be to buy a new version on origin, but I just want to make sure it's something wrong with this particular game before I buy another one.
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