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Re: [FIXED] Photographs turn black (Patch 1.58.69)

I have this issue too but not relating to January 10th.  I haven’t quite figured out exactly what’s causing it but my current hypothesis is that it’s related to traveling while leaving photos in the ICYA chest on the lot.  In addition to my sim’s photos being black (in inventory & on the wall and with & without frames) all of her paint from reference paintings are white/blank.  I can see all of the photographs are still in my game files so it seems they’re just disconnected from the object. Here’s what I’ve figured out so far:

* When my sim takes a photograph and leaves it in her inventory she can travel and the photo does not turn black.

* When she puts the photo in an ICYA chest and then puts the ICYA chest in her inventory she can travel and the photo does not turn black.

* When she puts the photo in an ICYA chest and travels but leaves the chest on her home lot the photo turns black.

I *think* it might also be related to leaving the photos in the ICYA chest at a certain time of day in-game because there seems to be inconsistency as to when the photos turn black in the ICYA chest.  Traveling to another lot and returning doesn’t always cause them to turn black but being away from the home lot for an extended period of time seems to cause the issue.  I’ve also had them turn black when in the ICYA chest in the household inventory but I haven’t paid close enough attention yet to determine whether that’s from leaving them in the inventory or whether it’s exactly like leaving them on the home lot while she travels.

I don’t use any mods or CC so it’s definitely some sort of (obscure) bug.  Possibly related to Paint from Reference as well? I think that had caused similar black photos in the past but IIRC that was sim-specific and I’ve had photos turn black in the ICYA chest even for sims who have never painted at all.

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  • @crinrict Ah! Thanks! I honestly don’t know how you manage to keep on top of everything here! Enjoy your vacation from us 🙂 you’ve earned it!
  • I'm not too sure what the icyu chest thing is. My sims had a wedding at a park I made and they had a photographer in their family take photos. They all travelled home and were normal so I saved and turned off my game. Everytime since I've logged in, one of my dogs is black (golden retriever), all my paintings Are blank and all photos in the photographers inventory are black. I've done everything, and I mean everything to fix it and it's not going back to how it was before I saved and since I've been on its saved over the autosave and so now I have no way of fixing it. 

  • kokoniasta's avatar
    kokoniasta
    4 years ago

    Same issue here - I put some of the pictures in to the University chest while moving - figured it would be easier to put up when I move an all of them are black now. they were mostly copies but still what the heck

  • I got my pictures back yesterday by deleting all the files in the sims 4 folder that were not in a folder, the single files. I just deleted them as a last ditch effort and it work! BUT when I tried the save the game I got a pop- up saying that the game couldn't be saved. I looked it up online and was able to save by using save as. I don't know if you will get the same results but i figured I'd share. I also reset my game also before but the pictures didn't come back. I don't know if it was combination of the two or not.

  • lazarusinashes's avatar
    lazarusinashes
    New Traveler
    4 years ago

    This happened to me when I started running out of space on my computer. After I freed up some space, I got my pictures back. I hope that helps!

  • Sid1701d9's avatar
    Sid1701d9
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @lazarusinashes It happens when the ownership of the photo is lost, because scratch is the link to where new objects are at and what lot owns them, now problems happen when multiple lots own the same pictures, since the picture frame pictures are also screen shots it makes even more harder. I wasn't able to duplicate it, but I know it happens to my pictures, and I don't know why or how. However, I am not too worried about it because all the information is still there to sell it, the picture is just gone. It makes it tough if you are using though pictures to decorate the sims house though for the pictures to disappear.
  • Zozza93's avatar
    Zozza93
    4 years ago

    @lazarusinashes please could you tell me more about this? My photos all turned black (see my post in this thread for more details) and one thing in common with you is I started to run out of space on my PC too. I've freed up space but the photos haven't come back yet. Did you do anything in particular before they came back

  • Zozza93's avatar
    Zozza93
    4 years ago

    @Sid1701d9 please could you tell me how to fix this in my game? See my previous posts for more details as I have already done some troubleshooting unsuccessfully.

  • LoosercapitalL's avatar
    LoosercapitalL
    4 years ago

    thank you for your reply. unfortunately on xbox there seems to be no way of doing that ☹️

  • @k3llybean@crinrictwas a solution ever identified? I can't seem to find the cause of why photos are turning black after being placed in the ICYA chest and traveling with it in the sims inventory. I am hoping these aren't all lost ☹️

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    4 years ago
    @BabyBaylee Last time they turned black and they fixed it, there was no way to recover already black pictures.

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