Huge bodyshop issue: Oh, the blur!

[Mi-chii]

I have some big problems with my bodyshop. Random clothes and hair are all fuzzy. At first I just noticed it on the things I have made myself, and since I had that problem on my old PC, I used fixed the things that needed to be done to fix it (those numeric values that needs to be changed). But then I noticed the same thing on things other people have made. The reason I didn't notice that earlier, is because I mainly use bodyshop to make things, never to make sims. But now I see it on mainly hairs, but also some clothes. The thing is, these items looks great in-game!

Also, when I am making things, the preview becomes more and more fuzzy each time I refresh. If I restart bodyshop it looks normal again, and then after some time it gets fuzzy again.

Also, I wondered if there is a way to pump up the resolution in bodyshop. No matter what my gameplay res is, my bodyshop res is always bad.

[Marhis]

You need to edit BodyShop config file, just like in PC version; the difference, in Mac, is that you have to do it in the config file inside the BS application itself.

ctrl-click on the BodyShop icon, choose "Show Package Contents", then go to Contents/Resources/Config/.
Open Graphics Rules.sgr with a text editor, search for this part:

Code:

#############################################################################
#
# UI Options

log $logGroup $logLevelDebug "Begin parsing option definitions"

option MaterialDetail
   setting $Low
      boolProp bumpMapping false
      intProp  imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0

   setting $Medium
      boolProp bumpMapping false
      intProp  imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0

   setting $High
      boolProp bumpMapping true
      intProp  imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
end

You should have "intProp  imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad" set to 1 or 2 in the first two entry; change them to 0, as shown.

Then, search for "option ScreenModeResolution" and change the values it like this:

Code:

option ScreenModeResolution
   setting $Low
      uintProp maxResWidth      2048
      uintProp maxResHeight     2048
      uintProp defaultResWidth  1024
      uintProp defaultResHeight 768

   setting $MediumButDefaultLow
      uintProp maxResWidth      2048
      uintProp maxResHeight     2048
      uintProp defaultResWidth  1024
      uintProp defaultResHeight 768

   setting $Medium
      uintProp maxResWidth      2048
      uintProp maxResHeight     2048
      uintProp defaultResWidth  1024
      uintProp defaultResHeight 768

   setting $High
      uintProp maxResWidth      2048
      uintProp maxResHeight     2048
      uintProp defaultResWidth  1024
      uintProp defaultResHeight 768
end

In a nutshell, wherever you'll se defaultResWidth 800, change in 1024, and defaultResHeight 600 in 768.

Save as plain text (don't append .txt to the file!!), close the windows.

Last, but not least, hold down the command (apple) key while you launch BodyShop: it brings up a window in which you can enlarge the window size (default is 800x600) to at least 1024x768.

This should allow the best performance of BodyShop.

[Mi-chii]

I did the UI thing, only I found it in The sims / TSData / Res / CSConfig, was that the wrong file then?

[BiscuitTheGreat]

To set the resolution of bodyshop, hold down the apple key whilst launching bodyshop, you must launch bodyshop from the HD not the dock...

[Marhis]

I did the UI thing, only I found it in The sims / TSData / Res / CSConfig, was that the wrong file then?

That's correct for PC version, but for unknown reasons not for Mac one. I blame Aspyr porting, but still.

On Mac, BodyShop will ignore the CSConfig file in the data folder, and will read only that inside the application itself: that's why the need to edit that one.

[Mi-chii]

Edited everything, and now it looks great. Thank you so much Marhis! This will make creating clothes and hair SO much easier ^^

[Marhis]

You're welcome ^_^

[Ingridtk]

Thank-you! This is great.