❗️ [WORKAROUND] Pointer clicks off-target on Macs with display camera notch

yes my mac is the new 2021 pro 

Hi!

ive been playing the sims 4 on Mac for a long time now and I’ve finally had enough. Whenever I open the game it enlarges everything outside of the game. Icons, the dock, other open app windows.

Putting the game into windowed mode fixes it but I don’t like to play that way and putting it back into full screen doesn’t help. I tried to change the UI and that helped for a time however the things outside of game were still a bit larger than normal, but then I kept fiddling with it and now it’s back to being massive.

anybody got any permanent solutions?

thank you!

I managed to figure that out after some more playing around. And I have the right resolution but then I can’t click directly on buttons… if that makes sense. To click on ‘game options’ for example I have to move the curser down below the button. I’ve tried repairing the game etc, but it won’t fix…

@abster_claire 

Please can you provide more information about your Mac. Instructions on how to do so and what to provide here - http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-Mac/READ-FIRST-Sims-4-Mac-Help-Guides-and-Troubleshooting/m-p/4612396/highlight/true#M162

Ok I hope the photo helps. I’ve removed all CC/mods, game version is normal, not sure where to run antivirus but I have a software that detects and removes malware, tried normal and hard repair in origin. Hope that all makes sense! Thanks for your help!

@abster_claire

Really helpful, thanks 🙂

Your cursor is not clicking in the correct place because, it seems from other reports, of the camera notch in your Mac display. You need to play in windowed mode to workaround it. I've merged your thread into this one on the issue.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform: Mac (specific to 2021 16" Macbook Pro)
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? 1.84.197.1230
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats & Dogs, Seasons, Snowy Escape, Journey to Batuu, Spa Day, Fitness
Steps: This occurs throughout the game, including before loading a save.
What happens when the bug occurs? While in native resolution, 3456x2234, the cursor doesn't line up with the UI (ie., the space where buttons highlight and can be clicked doesn't match where they appear on the screen.) Toggling "Retina Display" doesn't affect the issue. I think I actually know what's going on- it appears related to the notch portion of the top of the display. In 3456x2160 the cursor stops at the bottom of the notch and the issue doesn't occur, where in the native 3456x2234 the cursor can go all the way to the top (past the portion of the screen the game actually uses,) and doesn't line up with the UI. Staying in the slightly cut off resolution works okay as a workaround, but then frustratingly that affects the desktop and other fullscreen applications. Also worth noting that the game on this display defaults to a scaled 2560x1600. (TBH if it just defaulted to 3456x2160 I probably wouldn't have ever noticed the issue.)
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Turning off Mods/Scripts or removing everything from the mods folder have no effect
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No, this has been an issue since I got this computer.