[ARCHIVED] Shadow Movement Bug

Since the last update (1.13) the shadows in my game are really bugged. They "teleport" every minute, instead of making a soft movement, as you can see in this video: https://youtu.be/OLBWqvaXpas

I have no mods affecting time, shadows or whatever, and my graphics specs are on ultra. Tried repairing and disabling the mods too and it stays the same. Tried changing the game to 32 bit too!

Are there other people having this issue? And how can i fix it?

UPDATE: still seeing it even with the 12/17 update.

UPDATE 2: I changed my graphic card to AMD R7 370 2gb and I'm still having this issue.

My PC:

~~i5 2310 2,9GHz~~

~~8GB DDR3 1333MHz~~

~~GTX 550 Ti 1GB 192bit~~

~~AMD R7 370 2GB 256bit~~

~~Windows 10 Pro 64bit~~

~~Also, The Sims 4 and the OS are in a SSD~~

UPDATE 3:

New specs:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

8GB DDR4 2666MHz

GTX 1070

Windows 10 Pro 64bit

And still having the issue... 😬

crinrict
6 years ago
Arching this thread as it doesn't use the template.

If you still have issues with this, please use the new thread here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-Outdoor-shadows-jumping-across-screen-ultra-high/m-p/8670683

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crinrict
Hero+
10 years ago
Could you try changing back to 32 bit to see if you have the same issue ?

Could be connected to the flickering issue many are seeing.
Anonymous
10 years ago
@crinrict wrote:
Could you try changing back to 32 bit to see if you have the same issue ?
Could be connected to the flickering issue many are seeing.
Yes i did, and it didn't worked too!
crinrict
Hero+
10 years ago
Added to graphical issues
BryonyRae
Hero (Retired)
10 years ago
I can verify that I am seeing the same shadow jumping in my game also. I never paid enough attention to the shadows pre-patch to know if it was going on then though.
NevisDreams
10 years ago
I've noticed the "mechanical" shadow movements too after the first December patch, it's still the same after the latest patch.
manzana0807
Seasoned Ace
10 years ago
I don't see this now in my game or else I'm not looking close enough. And I did have it with the 12/4 patch.
crinrict
Hero+
10 years ago
THanks for the feedback

Tagging others

@jrsuri @NevisDreams @BryonyRae
BryonyRae
Hero (Retired)
10 years ago
Still seeing it. Think the delay between jumps might be a bit longer than it was before, but it's definitely still happening.
Kirocks
10 years ago
same problem here ☹️ in speed 1 time it takes 5 seconds to shadow move
pureedboot
Rising Traveler
10 years ago
Issue

Outdoor shadows have stopped moving smoothly. Instead of updating their position every second or so, there are now 3-4 second intervals of no movement before the shadows suddenly update and skip forward. This is a very noticeable change and it looks very odd and clunky compared to what I'm used to.
Steps you took for Issue to occur
None. The issue is continuous and I cannot trigger it.
Picture
I've attached 3 pictures, using a gnome as a reference for shadow position. Between 10.35am and 10.37am, the shadows did not move. At 10.38, they skipped forward.
Where does the bug occur ?
The bug is global, occurring in all worlds and saves.
Mods/CC
I do use mods and CC, but nothing that should affect lighting or shadows. The bug continues to appear even after mods have been disabled/removed and in a vanilla state.
Expansion Packs/Game Packs/Stuff Packs
Get Together, Get To Work -- Perfect Patio Stuff, Luxury Party Stuff -- Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat
Occurring since
The bug has been occurring since the latest patch (that added the 64-bit executable) and/or since I installed Get Together. I'm not 100% exactly which one triggered the issue.
Operating system
Windows 10 Home 64-bit