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1hys6wqj1rh2
4 months ago
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The main menu screen is dim

I ran my sims 4 game and it loads fine but when I get to the main menu the screen is dim. The mouse is working fine but won’t allow me to click anything and I have to press ctrl+Esc to be able to lea...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    4 months ago

    @1hys6wqj1rh2  Please test without your Mods folder.  You don't need to save your progress.

    If that doesn't help, try forcing the game to launch in windowed mode.  Go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4, open Options.ini, search for fullscreen , and set it to 0 (zero).

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puzzlezaddict
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4 months ago

@1hys6wqj1rh2  Please test without your Mods folder.  You don't need to save your progress.

If that doesn't help, try forcing the game to launch in windowed mode.  Go into Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4, open Options.ini, search for fullscreen , and set it to 0 (zero).

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1hys6wqj1rh2
4 months ago

Thank you very much! It seems to be working now! 

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    puzzlezaddict
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    4 months ago

    @1hys6wqj1rh2  Great to hear.  If the issue was something in your Mods folder and you want help figuring out what, let me know, and I can move your thread to the Mods forum for further help.

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