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Title: Black screens
Post by: sarutõki on September 30, 2007, 01:30:36 pm
I've just noticed that all my screens in sims are black when they're switched on (TV and computers)!! I can hear the sound but there's no image! Can someone help me please?


Title: Black screens
Post by: Mihura on October 01, 2007, 04:36:09 pm
The game function with a black screen ? It's really strange, are you sure that it 's loaded ? Have you try with another computer screen ? For the tv I don't know it's a wire problem maybe ?


Title: Black screens
Post by: MissLoaf on October 02, 2007, 07:08:33 am
I don't think it should affect the original game movies, but do you have a DivX codec installed?


Title: Black screens
Post by: sarutõki on October 02, 2007, 11:09:42 am
I meant that when I'm playing my SIMS's computers and TV screens are black, not mine :D and yeah, I have DivX codec installed. Could any downloaded item/mod affect gameplay this way?


Title: Black screens
Post by: Mihura on October 03, 2007, 05:22:33 am
Lol I see now ! :p
Hum, yep why not... To test if its a CC or mod who spoil it try to play without your Downloads, to be sure. ;)


Title: Black screens
Post by: stargirl1730 on January 06, 2008, 01:37:16 pm
I'm having this problem too. I'm going to try to see if it is a mod or DivX, but I don't think its a mod, simce I haven't downloaded anything new, just updated my old ones for my new expansions.


Title: Black screens
Post by: sarutõki on February 07, 2008, 09:28:02 am
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/stupido13/snapshot_ed7b3373_d494270e.jpg)it's the upper one of the tvs, the lower one isn't turned on. computers are the same, except when writing novels:(


Title: Black screens
Post by: BiscuitTheGreat on February 09, 2008, 09:25:56 am
Do you have one of the new ATI Radeon HD video cards? If so then those cards have several small problems such as this with Sims 2


Title: Black screens
Post by: sarutõki on February 09, 2008, 03:53:59 pm
Yeah.. I have ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO. Can this problem be fixed by anyway?


Title: Black screens
Post by: BeosBoxBoy on February 11, 2008, 11:55:59 am
sarutõki - this is an "overlay" issue - it will require either a driver upgrade (none yet available that I know about) or a game patch (unlikely to ever come)


Title: Black screens
Post by: sarutõki on February 16, 2008, 08:57:04 am
okay, thanks beosboxboy :)


Title: ... egh;
Post by: Varce on February 16, 2008, 05:17:14 pm
Could anyone update this information? I seem to be having the same issue.


Title: Black screens
Post by: fytj on May 08, 2008, 01:53:26 pm
I have the exact same problem wit the exact same graphics card.
I haven't installed the "bad" maxis patch. Would it solve it or should I just not touch it at all and delete it?
And also, has no solution for this be found yet?
Help is appreciated! :)


Title: Black screens
Post by: Sam the T-man on May 17, 2008, 12:33:49 am
I thought it was a glitch actually, never had a problem before installing FT. Now someone's made a fix for the dark computer screens - co-incidence? I think not :P

ETA: Hold on a sec... mine's an ATI Radeon HD 2400 which is still pretty new... hmmmm...


Title: Black screens
Post by: mixme on May 25, 2008, 03:31:56 pm
Is  it better  plaiying sims  fr computer on A tv screen ...???


Title: Black screens
Post by: Sam the T-man on May 30, 2008, 07:29:33 am
Guys, for those of you still having problems with the black screens, ATI has released the next version of their CCC - just installed it, and it seems to have worked; my TVs are displaying properly now (unless it was something else I did that fixed it) :D


Title: Black screens
Post by: megativity13 on May 30, 2008, 03:48:18 pm
this is also supposedly fixed by the new free time patch
http://thesims2.ea.com/update/getpatch.php?appVersion=1.13&languageCode=

install at your own risk...:happy8:


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