New Problem! SERIOUS! Neighborhood Flashing Red?
Madison-Simple-As-That:
Now whenever I load a neighborhood it flashes red! I'm so upset right now I can just cry. I don't want to reinstall my game, and I can't, because i don't have my cds. HELP ME PLEASE! (It's not my computer or anything, it happened out of the blue.)
*cries* :'(
Oh, and what's the lighting file name originally with Maxis?
saowens:
Hey Madi this sure has been a bad week for you and the sims :(
The only thing I could find about this was it's either custom content, a problem with the video card in the pc or corrupt neighborhoods. I know some of the problems you have been having recently so I hope you just down loaded something that is causing it. Try moving the download folder to your desktop, start the game and see if it stops. If it stops then you have to search for the cc that's causing it.
If it doesn't then rename the EA Games folder in my documents and start the game.
The game will recreate all of the folders and the game will be like a fresh install. Sort of anyway.
If it stops flashing then it's some sort of corruption with your hoods.
If they still flash red after doing this then it's most likely the video card that has failed in the pc.
edit: the lighting file is called lighting.txt Depending on which version you have installed it may not be in the same location as mine is. You can search for it in windows. Mine base game one is here C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Double Deluxe\SP4\TSData\Res\Lights but I have double deluxe.
Madison-Simple-As-That:
Yeah, it has. Sims is like my life because my parents ignore me, and now my simmies are failing on me, too.
Thanks for replying.
Okay. I'll try that. *sigh* I'll edit my post as soon as I do.
EDIT: It's my graphics card. I removed downloads, and I went to Pleasantview and it was flashing red. What can I do to fix it? Please help me, I'm in tears.
caffeinated.joy:
Mini tutorial on flashing colours and what they mean:
Blue flashing is a mesh issue that can be usually be solved by deleting and repurchasing the flashing item or, in the case of a sim, going to the mirror and changing the appearance. In some cases the mesh has become corrupted and needs to be redownloaded, but most of the time the first two methods work.
Red flashing is a graphic issue. Try updating your drivers (after, of course making sure your card is compatible with the game) and directx. If this has started after recently updating drivers, then roll them back to the previous versions. You could have a lot of dust on your graphic card, causing it to overheat. If doing all this doesn't help, then you might have to consider the possibility that you need to update.
BTW, what are you running your game on? LOL, OK, to avoid the echoing responses of "A computer, DUH"... What are your system specs? (Also, are you using XP or Vista)
SenkoTwiik:
If you aren't sure how to check out your system specs, it's okay. I didn't know either when I had freezing problems with my neighborhood a couple of months ago. In the thread I posted here: http://www.insimenator.org/index.php/topic,100985.msg1474863.html#msg1474863, Simsample provided a couple of very useful links that show you how to do all of these things.
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