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jacobstone1
Seasoned Newcomer
2 days ago

The Sims 3 Map Error

Hello Simmers! I have an issue with The Sims 3 that is really bugging me and I'm hoping to have some help! Currently when I load into the game on my laptop I can't see my town from a distance. When I load in the game it just shows a grey map, white, maybe a tint of blue in there but mostly light gray. 

Does anyone have a fix to this? I have another Windows 11 PC that I bought in 2021 and it seems to run fine and even the specifications for are a RTX 3060, yet the gaming laptop I am using that I have this problem on is an RTX 4070. I don't know if that will have anything to do with it. 

Hopefully there is a fix to this issue so I can play this game once again😌Thank you!

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 days ago

    jacobstone1​  Please remove Options.ini from Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3, and see whether the map looks normal.

    If that doesn't help, did you take steps to get your graphics card recognized?  An improper edit of one of the .sgr files can cause what you've described.

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