Mod The Sims - Sim Shadow Fix (updated 2 Jan '16)

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#26

30th Dec 2015 at 8:52 PM

I play a lot of games and am used to fooling around with various settings to get things like I want them. So, when I got a new computer last Christmas, I figured out how to correct the shadow problem. Idiot that I am, it never dawned on me to share the info. I'm glad to see that you have more sense than me.

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#27

30th Dec 2015 at 9:25 PM

Thank you for posting it here as well, I couldn't tell from the small pictures on your blog and grabbed v4 but it's actually v 2 that I am after.

LadyAngel

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#28

30th Dec 2015 at 9:39 PM

Brilliant, thank you!

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#29

31st Dec 2015 at 1:04 AM

Spectacular. Thanks for putting this together and sharing it with the rest of us!

Mafe5125

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#30

31st Dec 2015 at 1:18 AM

Thank you so, so, so much!

lorinsv60

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#32

31st Dec 2015 at 4:15 AM Last edited by lorinsv60 : 2nd Aug 2017 at 5:26 AM.

Here are my shadows using the "0.3notMisty" version:

A close-up, along with my graphic options settings, in case you can spot any errors:

Thank you for your efforts, I really appreciate it!

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#33

31st Dec 2015 at 5:20 AM

Thank you!!! I've had to go shadowless for months because of the black rectangles. This works perfect! I'm so glad to have the shadows back. THANKS!!!!

Sims2Christain

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#34

31st Dec 2015 at 7:13 AM

I am grateful to see this, Thank you very much. Now I can see what the shadows really look like.

siletka

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#35

31st Dec 2015 at 7:23 AM

As soon as I saw this on tumblr, I screamed for joy.

Thank you so much.

Nopke

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#36

31st Dec 2015 at 8:35 AM

Quote: Originally posted by nitromon

Btw, just curious, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 - which one is the closest to the original?

I think 0.4.

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#37

31st Dec 2015 at 8:36 AM

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#38

31st Dec 2015 at 2:18 PM

Thank you. It was a bit disconcerting the first time I saw a kicky-bag shadow without the sim shadows. (I thought for a moment that I had roaches.)

insein

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#39

31st Dec 2015 at 2:25 PM

THIS IS WONDERFUL! HAPPY NEW YEAR :D

moveobjects

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#40

31st Dec 2015 at 2:59 PM

This is awesome, thank you!

budwinys

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#41

31st Dec 2015 at 4:32 PM

*a single tear of joy rolls down cheek*

psycobones

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#42

31st Dec 2015 at 5:17 PM

Thank You So Much

BloodravenD

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#43

31st Dec 2015 at 7:26 PM

While it's nice that you're trying to help people, this forum post actually gives you an easy way to fix the problem. Basically the reason you get the black boxes is because of sims 2 not recognizing modern graphics cards.

http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=5446

Peterskywalker!

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#44

31st Dec 2015 at 7:36 PM

This is a much needed fix. It will be nice to turn on sim shadows again!

Sonata

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#45

31st Dec 2015 at 10:42 PM

This is EVERYTHING! I had shadow problems before this Ultimate Version, and I tested this. And worked. Saved my gameplays.... and my days... THANK YOU so much for this.
I used the 2 version. So subtle.... and cute.

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#46

1st Jan 2016 at 12:52 AM

Quote: Originally posted by BloodravenD

While it's nice that you're trying to help people, this forum post actually gives you an easy way to fix the problem. Basically the reason you get the black boxes is because of sims 2 not recognizing modern graphics cards.

http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=5446

Uh, actually this does help, that post on leefish only says to turn the shadows down to medium; it doesn't actually "fix" anything it just mitigates the box problem. This fix gets rid of the boxes and restores the shadows under sims.

I am so relieved to finally have shadows back!

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#47

1st Jan 2016 at 2:26 AM

Quote: Originally posted by intransitmatt

Uh, actually this does help, that post on leefish only says to turn the shadows down to medium; it doesn't actually "fix" anything it just mitigates the box problem. This fix gets rid of the boxes and restores the shadows under sims.

I am so relieved to finally have shadows back!

Actually it says more than that, you must have just skimmed over it. If you download and replace the graphicsrules.sgr in the post, it'll fix the issue with shadows being messed up. The reason shadows are wonky in sims 2 is because it doesn't correctly detect modern graphics cards, so it thinks you're playing on integrated graphics. This fix updates the graohics cards that sims 2 can detect, so you're given the correct graphic options.

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#48

1st Jan 2016 at 2:26 PM

My shadows are back! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

jerryking

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#49

1st Jan 2016 at 6:46 PM Last edited by jerryking : 1st Jan 2016 at 7:50 PM.

Thanks, I hope this works. No thanks to Maxis and Nvidia for not caring to fix this issue.
EDIT: OMG It works. Great job, thank you so much.
Since any Nividia drivers above 320.49 will not work for Sims2 Shadows, and any Gforce card above 550 require newer drivers; now I can upgrade to a much better video card. I have already upgraded my drivers to the latest Nvidia drivers for my GT430 card.

This is the best Christmas present ever! I can't thank you enough!

Zexxa

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#50

1st Jan 2016 at 8:12 PM

Thank you so much. I was just getting ready to edit the config file but I miss shadows. :(

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