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EA_Cade
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10 months ago
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DirectX 11 Technical Issues and Feedback Thread

Sul Sul Simmers! With today's base game update, we've enabled the use of DirectX 11 (DX11) on an opt-in basis for PC/Windows users. If you're interested in enabling this feature, please see the p...
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  • EA_Cade's avatar
    EA_Cade
    6 months ago

    Hey all,

    We're locking this thread and starting up a new one here as we've released a patch that impacts how DirectX 11 and The Sims 4 function together.

    Please use the thread linked above going forward.

    Thanks!

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JustaMomThatsim
9 months ago

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? ⸱〱⸷ㄱ⸲〱〳
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? get to work, get together, home chef hustle, at least half the packs
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? DX11 - when running dx11 in sims 4 full screen mode, the screen cannot be minimized by hitting the windows key and selecting other running programs. I have to go into game options and change to window mode to check other running programs.
What happens when the bug occurs? each time you try to minimize the game while in full screen mode the game ignores the command
What do you expect to see? the other open screens on my laptop
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? Neutral/Not Sure 

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    BotchedParrot
    9 months ago
    @MapleSimmer The other thing is that using Windows key + D does not work. The only thing that I can do is Windows key + Tab (thankfully, that's a feature nowadays). The problem is that full screen appears to persist on that window in the full screen mode, when it should be treated like a window. So even if I switch to that desktop window, the game's screen still visually appears.

    Like, it's not generally a problem now that I have a way of exiting out. But that takes up a window, and I already have enough on my hands to manage simultaneously. This wasn't a problem with the previous version. I don't think DX 11 itself doesn't support it, but the game might have a bug in that mode somehow. It still does need tweaking though, but at least things run more smoothly when it runs.
  • JustaMomThatsim's avatar
    JustaMomThatsim
    9 months ago

    Thank you!  Minimizing does work in window mode. Without showing the actual window.

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