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ashleyyyk1's avatar
10 years ago
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Black sims, Objects, and Even Sidewalks When Zooming Out

Hi guys!

So I have a problem with my game. It's been happening for almost a month now and has been getting on my nerves. Every time I'm zoomed out or start to zoom out, the image down below happens. It has also caught onto other things like objects, build mode items, flooring, even other sims (besides my own) and the sidewalk. I've tried everthing I could think of: uninstalling then reinstalling the game, checking for updates, repairing the game, and (after telling The Sims about my problem and being sent a link to help me do this) updating my graphics cards. Those still didn't work. 

If you've had this before and fixed it or know how to fix it, please tell me! 

Thanks,

Ashley, a fellow Simmer

9 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    Your processor is below minimum specs.

    What graphics settings are you playing on ? Have you tried turn on/off laptop mode ?

  • For the graphic settings you mean in the game, right? If so, here they are:

    Graphic Quality: High

    Sims: High

    Objects: High

    Lighting: High

    Reflections: High

    Visual Effects: High

    Edge Smoothing: Low

    3D Scene Resolution: High

    View Distance: High

    Uncompressed Sim Textures: Off

    Post Processing Effects: On

    Laptop Mode: Off

    I haven't tried turning on the laptop mode.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    Try lowering them and see what results you get

  • Yes it has. I've had Windows 10 since January of this year. I put the graphic settings to Low-Medium and I think it's working now. When I changed it the first time it was just on medium so hopefully with it being at Low-Medium, it will work 🙂 Thank you for helping!

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    Glad that helped.

    If you can, I would consider looking into something new. That computer is not really made for heavy gaming.

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