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[ARCHIVED] Plants with broken outdoor shadows

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Suomi
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.109.185.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? GTW, GT, CL, CD, S, GF, DU, CoL, GRO, OR, SD, DO, V, PH, JA, SV, W, LSP, CKSP, RGSP, KSPS, BYSP, LDSP, MFPSP, TLSP, NKSP, PSP, FSK, BRK, LCK, DLK, ECK, BTK, BNK, PEK, HP
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? 1. Go to Build Mode 2. Choose the mentioned plants (or objects with plants) from the catalogue and place them outside 3. Observe the shadows
What happens when the bug occurs? The shadows of these plants appear broken in the sense that they are just straight up squares and other sharp shapes not seen on the plant itself.
What do you expect to see? The shadows of these plants to properly show the shapes that the plants and flowers have.
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? No

Certain 'indoor' plants in the game have weirdly shapen or just straight up broken looking shadows when placed outside in sunlight.

Here is a comparison between two plants to showcase what I mean:

The shadows of these broken plants (when placed in sunlight) appear with square and other very sharp shapes that are not reflective of what the plant itself actually looks like.

The shadows don't take into account the intricate edges and shapes that the plant leaves and flowers have.

I checked all the plants that I have in-game and managed to find plenty of them across a few packs with this issue.

Now, I do not have ALL the packs that come with new plants, so I may have missed some. Others with those packs could add on to this thread.

Base Game

- Reclaimed Corbel Vase

- Florist's Dream Potted Lily

- Caress Wheel Barrench

Seasons

- Titantic Terrarium

Cottage Living

- Trolly Full of Triffids

Dine Out

- Planted Life

- Table Lilies

Backyard Stuff

- Tres Bouquets

- Potted & Dotted

Paranormal Stuff

- Botanical Arrangement No. 7

- Uncommon Ivy

- Botanical Arrangement No. 108

- The Palm Reader's Palm Tree

Blooming Rooms Kit

- Propagation Station

- Green Goddess Pothos

- Superb Nasturtiums

- Triostar Stromanthe

- Faustus the ZZ Plant

- All the Rage Plant Cage

- Biophilic Room Divider

- String-of-Pearls Lamp

- Green Light Plant Lamp

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