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12th Nov 2020 at 12:47 AM
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Version of TS2 you use (Disks, Digital, UC, unofficial digital bundle): Discs (all EPs and SPs)
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (64)
Processor: Intel Core i7-9700KF CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 CPUs)
Drive: 1TB SSD
DirectX version: 12
Desktop or Laptop: Desktop (custom - from late 2019)
Graphics Card/Chip: NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super 8GB GDDR6
RAM: 32GB (originally 16GB)
Size of Downloads Folder: I make a separate DF for each of my 'hoods so I don't have extra content installed that might not be needed. They are all normally under 11GB (with small themed 'hoods coming in under 4GB). Also, currently have just under 1GB of content that I don't ever want to remove stored in the 'Bins' folder in the game's Program Files, and use more than 1,000 game enhancing mods/tweaks, a camera and lighting mod too.
Can your computer run the game? Yes, with ease. All of my 'hoods load in well under a minute as well.
What problems have you encountered and were you able to fix them? None, as of yet. *keeps fingers crossed*
Which Fixes are you currently using? I am not using any programs, as I'd much rather
manually edit the game files myself so that if a program stops working for whatever reason, I don't have to deal with having to troubleshoot it in order to play my game. So, when I switched to using this computer from my Windows 7 Pro one earlier in the year and re-installed the game on it, the only things I had to do were manually edit the Graphics Rules.sgr(s) and Video Cards.sgr in the game's Program Files to get the multiple screen size options back and turn smooth edges back on (everything else was automatically set at the highest setting already), add my graphics card to the list since it's too new to be recognized, set the texture memory and remove Securom ('cause disc install).
Have you tried any post-processing mods (Reshade/Pineapple5050's mod)? Nope, not interested in using those.
Have you tried any water shaders (Voeille's pond/sea overhaul, niol's moi terrain water mod)? I use Voeille's pond mod in some of my 'hoods, and Niol's Moi mod in others... without issue. I've never used the sea mod mainly because 98% of the time I use terrains that have no sea water anyhow, and even when they do a sea water mod is just not something I care about having.
Anything else you'd like to add? I'm not sure if I've just gotten lucky with the lack of game issues over the years, or if it's because I'm super picky about what I add to it combined with how obsessive I am about maintaining my computers, but will say that while newer computers should be able to handle such an old game (which I see people say quite often), the amount of content and what type of content we add does still matter. If your system is constantly overloaded by trying to render high-poly and high-res items, it will cause computer hardware and game issues in the long-run.
This is why I tend to prefer low to medium poly objects, but with high-res textures to freshen them up. My only exceptions for higher poly objects are Sun&Moon's crafting stations/objects from PBK and some 'hood deco buildings... 'cause those things are my *must have*. :lovestruc Clothing is normally under 6,500 polys for full outfits, and close enough to the Maxis standard for separates. And as much as I love, love, love a lot of the hairs that are out there, 14,000 polys is my max, and I still keep a nice mix of retextured under 6,000 polys hair in the mix as well.
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