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Spycoo16
Rising Traveler
9 months ago
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Spike glitch

Hello I have changed my graphics settings to be medium (I usually play low). I played for about an hour or so and everything was fine. Now I have this weird spike at the center of the screen. It happens on the lot I'm playing on when I zoom in and out but if I scroll off the lot its gone. Included in my pics is also my options levels. I have windows 10 operating system and then I think I have 64 bit lenovo yoga 9 but its also a hand me down and used computer. Does this effect anything? I have cc but all of the cc is downloaded from the sims3 exchange so its not like I've downloaded from another site. I specifically avoid mods because I dont want my game to glitch and not know how to start working back. 

  • Spycoo16  You're back just in time for this forum's reopening, which happened about 13 hours ago.  So this is the perfect time to show up again.

    The driver for your graphics chip is known to not play nicely with Sims 4 in DirectX 9 mode (but is fine in DX11 mode), and Sims 3 uses DX9 as well.  The newest driver from Intel doesn't have this issue, so please try installing it:

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/232155/intel-core-i71360p-processor-18m-cache-up-to-5-00-ghz/downloads.html

    Run the installer as an admin: right-click the download and select "Run as administrator."  Restart your computer after installing and before trying to play.

    As a side note, high graphics settings should be fine as long as your laptop is able to cool itself properly.  I've heard from others on this iGPU who have no problem on high or high-ultra settings, although you may need to turn down the in-game resolution a bit.  Any 16:10 aspect ratio would be fine.

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    Spycoo16
    Rising Traveler
    9 months ago

    puzzlezaddictHello,

    I think it actually has to do with the elevators. My sim lives in bridgeport. I have tried it with no CC and with CC and it seems that when I go to certain apartments with elevators the glitch appears, doesnt matter if sims live in it or not. I tried it on different venues. Nightclubs, community lots, and apartments without elevators dont have the glitch at all. I played more through and it glitches the closer I am to the elevator. But then there are some apartments with elevators where it pops up quickly but then goes away. 

    I noted some addresses where its worse:
    - my sims penthouse (99 embaradero dr) but only when shes in front of the building
    - Drama on TV household (57 dockside road)
    - 4400 Hamming pier road. 

    It seems to be on one specific side of town but I did have a few elevator glitches on the other side, it just went away faster. It also happened in the bistro. Maybe it has to do with it being a penthouse? Is there a specific graphic setting I can set to lower maybe the buildings renderings or the elevator animations that could possibly help? Appreciate the help so far.

  • Spycoo16  If this only happens when your sim is on the lot, or when a particular sim is, try changing all their outfits and hairstyles (every CAS part) to EA items.

    If that doesn't help, try testing with no custom content.  You don't need to save your progress, but it's important to establish whether bad cc is the problem here.

    It's entirely possible that some cc you use is fine on low settings but not on medium.  It's also possible that some cc is currently being used where it wasn't before, at least not in this context, and the graphics settings are a coincidence.

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