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happygamer1's avatar
5 years ago

Sims 4 Falling Weather Bug

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
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? Mac
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Expansion packs include: Island Paradise, Seasons, Get Famous, Cats and Dogs, City Living, Discover University, Get Together and Get to Work Game packs include: Dine out, Jungle Adventure, Outdoor retreat, Parenthood, Spa Day and Strangerville. Stuff packs include: Toddler, Laundry, Vintage Glamour, Kids room and Movie Hangout.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Wait until it rains or snows then enter a building. If you can't see anything falling from a window, then you've most likely got the bug.
What happens when the bug occurs? I can't see falling snow or rain from inside a building. Falling snow or rain will disappear whenever I zoom closer or inside a building. I can see snow on the ground from inside but nothing ever falls. The weather works fine from outside though.
What do you expect to see? I hope to see falling weather from inside a building.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

I've had this issue since I purchased Sims 4 Seasons. I thought this was normal until I saw people's online accounts. I've never been able to see falling weather before. I've repaired the game, reinstalled origin, reinstalled all of the games countless times. Nothing ever worked. 

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  • happygamer1's avatar
    happygamer1
    5 years ago

    Yep, laptop mode is on and my settings were on high, however it didn't work. 

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @happygamer1 

    ☹️

    There is one other thing I can think of which involves you editing how the game handles your Intel graphics. This should enable your game to play at higher settings BUT please be aware that your Mac hardware is pretty low spec. The reason the game caps the settings at Medium is because the Intel chip is going to struggle rendering the game on any higher settings. If this works it may cause considerable lag in your game, plus put more strain on your Mac hardware therefore producing more heat which is not good. To reverse the changes below simply repair your game and it will replace the GraphicsCards.sgr file.

    1. Right click/CTRL and click on the game in your Applications folder, select Show Package Contents then open the Contents > Resources folder and open the GraphicsCards.sgr file using TextEdit

    2. CMD and F to bring up the search bar and enter 0x87C0 then hit Enter/Return. This should immediately find your Intel UHD 617 in the database. It will look like this: 
      card 0x87C0 "Intel (R) UHD 617" $cardLevelMedium $resolutionMedium
    3. Change the card level setting to High so it looks like this: 
      card 0x87C0 "Intel (R) UHD 617" $cardLevelHigh $resolutionMedium
    4. Quit TextEdit, the file should save automatically with your changes

    If that still doesn't work, also change the resolution setting to High in the GraphicsCards.sgr file.

  • happygamer1's avatar
    happygamer1
    5 years ago

    I'm not sure I want to put my laptop at risk for the sake of a game. If it didn't have any possible consequences than I would have given it a go. Thanks for tying to help though. I really appreciate it. 

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @happygamer1

    If you edit the sgr file and it causes considerable lag you can just do a game repair and it will replace the file with the original so you’re back to where you are now 🙂
  • Zorphiel's avatar
    Zorphiel
    Newcomer
    4 years ago

    Hi, sorry to revive a year-old post for you, but did you ever find a solution for this? Mine is doing the same. No mods currently installed, everything's up to date, etc.

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