So there has been some interesting borderline successful developments. I quickly made a new save and lot to test different windows on a house with lights roofing and all the standard stuff. Despite me changing nothing since my last message (aside from putting laptop mode back on as it kept crashing yesterday) I was surprised to find when I added a window to the ground floor despite not being on it, the window did in fact stay clear. I then added a different window (a larger one floor to ceiling) and this greyed out as soon as I placed it (see first photo). I then played around with different windows to varying results and decided to try increasing my object and lighting settings to high as you suggested. I did so and it obviously told me I needed to reset the game but before I did I tried the windows again and to my surprise they were all clear. I have tried all the settings on high multiple times with everything turned off before and the changes you've suggested and nothing had changed it previously. I was especially surprised considering I didn't even reset the game for it to take effect so I have no idea what happened. I thought maybe this was problem solved but I found I was quite zoomed in when placing windows and the second I went past a certain small distance they greyed out again (I've attached photos of the one scroll difference in distance changing the window (I do use sims 3 camera controls)). I have tried to save to library and the windows seem to stay clear on there. I tried to increase the view distance to fix the grey windows from zoom out and it did not change it.
So to summarise I'm playing in a blank new sims game having removed my original folder; updated to new patch and repaired in origin; no CC; my settings are now on low for everything but objects and lighting which are on high and laptop mode on and so the windows now seem to be sort of working in most circumstances because of which of the settings I have no idea lol. At this point I want to be relieved but because I'm not entirely sure what fixed it I'm worried it'll reoccur. I'm not planning on using CC anyway but yeah so sort of fixed? 🤔
@Emrys107 I can't see the screenshots because this site's virus scanner is currently not working. But I think I follow what you're saying. I kind of wonder whether the issue is a combination of graphics settings, the type of windows, and the angle you're viewing the window. And maybe the time of day. I don't know; this is a weird issue, and I haven't been able to duplicate it.
I'm not sure what to tell you, sorry, except that maybe save your builds often and be ready with the undo button if a window looks wrong and can't be fixed.
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