Ideas

DERLanky

Rising Veteran

8 days ago

Status:

Under Investigation

Black Photos (Patch 1.119.109)

I startet a new game (PC - no mods).

My Packs: EP: 01-16 // GP: 01-08,10,12 // SP: 01-03,05-09,11,13-18,26,29,35,38,46,48,49

Edit: Also Photos on the wall getting black after restarting game.

I stored photos in the DIY Chest and reload the savegame. If you open the DIY Chest you can see the preview image BUT if you put them on the wall, the photos turn into black.

I remember that in the past this bug was an issue before, than it was fixed and later come back.

I've really lost all hope when such obvious and easily verifiable bugs still slip through after a patch like this.

Edit By crinrict: Adjusted Title

Note by crinrict

For everyone still having issues with this: This is a symptom so there are many causes. EA was able to fix a few. Unfortunately it's impossible to keep separate thread for each cause so I'm not going to try but please when posting here

If you're paintings/photos were broken before, they will NOT be restored

Post exact repro steps what you did.

If you have old photos that were still fine but are now broken, please try making new ones and test if you can replicate the issue with these

Test a new save game to see if it also happens there.

If you created a copy of your painting and that's white, please use this thread: Painting doesn't always appear/blank under certain circumstances | EA Forums - 12532188

If you painted a painting at the romance festival and it was white WHILE you painted it, please use this thread: Painting doesn't always appear/blank under certain circumstances | EA Forums - 12532188

Please use this thread for paintings that are visible and then go white after putting them into inventory/Reloading game: Paintings go white after putting them in inventory/Reloading game (1.119.109) | EA Forums - 12879032

Findings so far in this thread. Thanks for everyone that tested

Photos with filters seem to turn black

Photos placed in frames turn black if stacked

Photos in storage boxes turn black at some point.

never cc or mods

48 Comments

DERLanky
Rising Veteran
8 days ago
And photos on the wall also turned black after reloading the save game. thx for nothing ea.
crinrict
Hero+
8 days ago
could you please add pack tags to your title

I don't have time to update titles atm.
T0RN_x
Seasoned Veteran
8 days ago
I find it a shame that it was fixed for new save games and then still doesn't work. And it's also a shame not to fix it for existing savegames.
DERLanky
Rising Veteran
8 days ago
But the problem is a basegame problem, i only use the diy storage from a pack but the photos on the wall also gets black (edit this in my post) and that is a basegame feature. I edit my post with all packs i use.
crinrict
Hero+
8 days ago
I had hoped we can keep this to the storage box (which isn't base, right ? I can't even find that one) but seems it's now already a collection again.

The issue with black photos is that there's so many different causes but I guess it will be one huge thread again.

For me it worked fine without storage boxes involved.

Were those pre-patch photos (black or not) or did you create new ones that also turned black ?
crinrict
Hero+
8 days ago
Status changed:
New
to
Reviewed
rjssim
Seasoned Ace
8 days ago
My photo is black!
crinrict
Hero+
8 days ago
Status changed:
Reviewed
to
Under Investigation
DERLanky
Rising Veteran
8 days ago
I created a new savegame and took arround 12 new photos. 3 of them i put in the storage. The rest on the wall. I saved the game and after enter again i had the problem with the photos in the storage. Later, after restarting the whole game and came back in the savegame 3 of the photos on the wall was turned black, the rest of the wallphotos was ok so far.
rjssim
Seasoned Ace
8 days ago
I found a cool trick though. I was able to take a photo of my black photo! I placed the new photo of the black photo where the black photo was! Kinda neat!

EDIT: After reloading the game, the new picture of the black photo is also now a black photo!