Feb 21 2015
Problem Windows appear gray and opaque. Cause Affected by this seem to be Macs with an Intel Chip (all variations) if laptop mode is enabled. Solution Turn off laptop mode. This will most probably affect performance so you may need to lower your graphics settings. It’s also a good idea to update to the newest […]
Feb 17 2015
Problem My Sims looks awful in CAS. looks pixalated or has little holes Cloth are only partially loading Cause Seems that users with Intel 4000 Chips are affected by this, especially if you change the default settings Solution Leave your settings at default. If you have already changed them and can not get back into […]
Nov 19 2014
Problem My Sims glasses look purple on the UI My pools are solid instead of transparent. I can only see their head when they are swimming. Cause This is caused by laptop mode Solution Turn off laptop mode in your graphics options. If you can’t do so because of performance, you need to live with […]
Sep 22 2014
Problem My graphics looks all weird. I looks shifted and everything is duplicated in blue and red. Looks like you need to watch it with 3D glasses Cause This happens if you have Stereoscopic 3D enabled for your graphics card. You could play the game with 3D-glasses if you like. Solution Turn off Stereoscopic 3D function or […]
Sep 18 2014
Problem Everything is all blurry in live and build/buy mode Solution Start the game Click on the three dots in the upper right corner Go to graphics options and turn off Post Processing effects. If that doesn’t help, you can lower your options and turn on Laptop mode.
Sep 2 2014
Problem My Sims babies look all distorted and weird Cause Unclear at this point but it might be related to games running on below-specs graphic chips. EA has now identified the cause of this bug and is working on a fix (source) Solution If you have an Intel Chip with 0 MB, 32 MB or […]
Jan 8 2018
Application has been blocked from accessing graphics hardware
Problem I get the following error message: Application TS4_x64.exe (or TS4.exe) has been blocked from accessing Graphics hardware. Especially big dogs look pixalated or the screen stays white. I can then only quit the game via task manager. The game can also crash when I create a big dog in CAS. Cause The issue has […]
By crin • Graphics • • Tags: Cats & Dogs, Graphics Card