Please use this thread going forward: Gallery screenshot is blocked by trees/objects on several lots | EA Forums - 12002397
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.46.18.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? This bug can easily be viewed by posting a build to the gallery from the Hound's Head lot in Brindelton Bay.
What happens when the bug occurs? The screen grab for this lot looks through the scenery on the opposite side of the road obstructing the photo with particles from the surrounding assets.
What do you expect to see? The screen shots/photos should be unobstructed by debris from the game. At present, it only seems to happen on Hound's Head lot (the 64x64 Brindleotn Bay lot) but it always happens. I've tried both Sims 4 default camera mode and Sims 3 legacy camera modes and both show obstructions to the photo/screen shot.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
Attached is a png file screen grab of my latest Hound's Head lot gallery posting. It clearly shows the debris I'm referring to.
Did anyone find a way to fix this yet... it's happening on all of my lots that are over 30 by 30. I've tried moving them, it just blocks the view with something else. I've tried reducing my graphics, nothing. I've tried going in with a sim in live mode, it's still blocked. This is making the sparked challenge almost impossible for me.
The lot in sulani that originally has the shipwreck on it has it's photo being taken from inside a rock. You can't see anything.
I found a workaround for this. For me, it was related to how tall the building was.
I bulldozed The Lighthouse in Windenburg, double checked the image would be fine uploading to the Gallery. No trees in the way.
Then I built a few floors and a tall roof, checked again, and there were trees in the way.
I experimented a bit, and long story short my solution was to lower the roof a bit and the trees disappeared.
I'm sure it won't work for all the lots listed in this thread, but if you've checked the lot beforehand and it's fine, it's worth experimenting with the height of the building because it seems to cause the camera to zoom in/out and include trees/make them disappear.
