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ItzSpiffy
7 years ago
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Paintings Disappearing from Lots When Uploaded to Gallery

I have had a couple of individuals report to me, and I have since confirmed on my end, that they are uploading lots feature some of my paintings, that my paintings disappeared when they upon uploadin...
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    ItzSpiffy
    7 years ago

    Alright well I've been able to eliminate the problem it seems.  The problem was the mod "Paint From Reference Anywhere" (which gave me the PFR option on a sim's inventory camera), which explains why this problem is new to some veteran sims, since most uploaders are creating their paintings via staging or file editing while I go out into various scenic locations and snap photos on the go, which my sim then has to paint on an easel back at home, and somewhere in the middle something is going a bit sideways.  I tested this by uploading a photograph and a standard painting-from-reference with this mod removed from my game, and the other person said they retained their value and stayed put.  For whatever reason, paintings done with this script mod show up as zero value in the homes of SOME users which resulted in them being purged. So there is still very much a mystery as to why this problem isn't consistent, however for my intents and purposes the problem is resolved as I do have an alternative solution.  The reason some of them didn't disappear is because those users didn't play test the lot.  If I download their lots I can see the paintins, but they also disappear when I leave the lot and come back. 

    Going forward this just means that for me to continue with my technique, I can't use "PFR Anywhere v2" by Scumbumbo and therefore I need to switch to Photography where I don't have to use an easel.  This means I will have to deal with the larger frames and their wonky non-framed look.  If only we had more options for frames on photographs ☹️.  I'm also going to have to go-back and do some paint/photo-ception and make copies of my past works.

    The main Cause:

    I've noticed that none of the painting information/description/metadata comes up on these paintings unless the mod is installed, so basically it becomes a bugged item with no value which the game purges.  I can observe this by hovering my cursor over the painting in play mode and it just shows a hand and cogwheel ONLY.  At one point I was playing around with some paintings and noticed that one of them got its value/information back, but I can't duplicate what I did (and it's driving me crazy).

crinrict's avatar
crinrict
Hero+
7 years ago

HI @ItzSpiffy

have you tried if it also happens with painting without those mods installed ? Have you heard of other creators also being affected by this ?

  • ItzSpiffy's avatar
    ItzSpiffy
    7 years ago

    It appears that if people have MODS DISABLED then the paintings download to their lot with a ZERO value, and then the game purges them when the lot is next entered by a Sim.  These paintings do not show up as CC, they do not tag a lot as CC, but they require MODS enabled in order for their value to work. I suspect that they would work for a player who simply allowed mods, without actually using any.  I also suspect that it's probably the "Paint from Reference Anywhere" Mod because the other mod that removes filters is incredibly common for painters because it enables players to remove the default grainy appearance of paintings.  

    I will update when I sort it out.

    • crinrict's avatar
      crinrict
      Hero+
      7 years ago
      Maybe take this up with scumbumbo? They do list a couple issues that they are aware of so maybe they are connected ?
      • ItzSpiffy's avatar
        ItzSpiffy
        7 years ago

        Alright well I've been able to eliminate the problem it seems.  The problem was the mod "Paint From Reference Anywhere" (which gave me the PFR option on a sim's inventory camera), which explains why this problem is new to some veteran sims, since most uploaders are creating their paintings via staging or file editing while I go out into various scenic locations and snap photos on the go, which my sim then has to paint on an easel back at home, and somewhere in the middle something is going a bit sideways.  I tested this by uploading a photograph and a standard painting-from-reference with this mod removed from my game, and the other person said they retained their value and stayed put.  For whatever reason, paintings done with this script mod show up as zero value in the homes of SOME users which resulted in them being purged. So there is still very much a mystery as to why this problem isn't consistent, however for my intents and purposes the problem is resolved as I do have an alternative solution.  The reason some of them didn't disappear is because those users didn't play test the lot.  If I download their lots I can see the paintins, but they also disappear when I leave the lot and come back. 

        Going forward this just means that for me to continue with my technique, I can't use "PFR Anywhere v2" by Scumbumbo and therefore I need to switch to Photography where I don't have to use an easel.  This means I will have to deal with the larger frames and their wonky non-framed look.  If only we had more options for frames on photographs ☹️.  I'm also going to have to go-back and do some paint/photo-ception and make copies of my past works.

        The main Cause:

        I've noticed that none of the painting information/description/metadata comes up on these paintings unless the mod is installed, so basically it becomes a bugged item with no value which the game purges.  I can observe this by hovering my cursor over the painting in play mode and it just shows a hand and cogwheel ONLY.  At one point I was playing around with some paintings and noticed that one of them got its value/information back, but I can't duplicate what I did (and it's driving me crazy).

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