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Nuke615
New Ace
8 years ago

[NEEDS INPUT] Mirror reflections show objects in the interior are brightly lit

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? n/a
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? all expansion packs....and several stuff packs
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? just play the game and look at the mirrors reflections of items in backround and the lighting as you move back and forth
What happens when the bug occurs? the shadows of light change to a much brighter light setting when viewing backround objects in a mIrror (large mirrors are best to see this glitch)
What do you expect to see? regular reflections with no change in shade of lighting
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Dog and Cats preparation patch

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This is a lighting glitch that happened after the dog and cats prepatory patch. You can see this glitch when looking in mirrors and moving back and forth:  wont let me upload a video, so I will attach pictures

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  • Nuke615's avatar
    Nuke615
    New Ace
    8 years ago

    yeah...the light seems to have no clipping sometimes.  I have a light in a stairwell up into the attic...when it is turned on, the light illumnates whatever is under or behind the staircase (even with settings turned down).  It might be because I removed the back wall to the staircase to use under it for storage though.  The mirror glitch is another story.

  • BryonyRae's avatar
    BryonyRae
    Hero (Retired)
    8 years ago

    I was finally able to duplicate the mirror issue (cooler issue is reported here).  I went to the Goth's lot, top floor, and put a mirror in that bedroom.  I could then see the problem both in build and live mode.  It depends upon where the camera is in relation to the mirror.  From far away, there appeared to be no lighting issue, but as I approached the mirror with the camera, the area where the bed and chessboard are got brighter and brighter, then dimmer again as I backed away (see video below).  This occurred with or without the roof (I tried deleting it).  It occurred even drawing another room on top of that room.  On the 2nd floor, I recreated it again, this time seeing it in relation to the angle of the camera rather than distance to/from the mirror.  I tried removing all windows and then all lights; still see it.  My conclusion is that it's definitely lighting from the exterior shining on objects reflected by the mirror; at certain angles/distances, the mirror must not be "seeing" the ceiling which prevents the objects from actually being lit (when you're looking at the room normally).

    Video 1 shows the mirror placed in bedroom on Goth's top floor room.  It first shows the actual lighting in the area of the bed/rug/chess and then shows how it changes when approaching/retreating from the mirror.

    Video 2 shows the mirror placed in in the bathroom downstairs.  It first shows the bathroom as-is, with lighting of the toilet changing as you swing the camera from left to right.  Then the video shows the same thing after I removed all windows and light from the room.

    Will add to our list.

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