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zaika.dobraia
26th Sep 2011, 03:21 AM
Hey!

So, I downloaded the base game via Steam, and everything worked fine. Then I downloaded World Adventures, and after an adventure to Egypt, I moved my family to a new house, and as I was placing stainless steel appliances, I noticed that the shiny metallic texture was matte and seemingly the color of the appliance without the texture.

I Googled the problem and came up with a thread that I am having a really hard time understanding. I can understand how to fix this stuff if the steps are clear, but I'm just not getting it. Plus, it didn't look like there was a solution anyway.

Then I got the High End Loft stuff pack, and then Late Night. The metallic texture was still buggy, but everything else seemed to work

Then I started a new legacy in Sunset Valley, and my sim spontaneously made two friends, including a vampire who instantly became super best friends with my sim. Then my sim was accepted into a group...all while my sim was on her lot. I'm not sure how that's happening.

So, to solve these issues, I followed the suggestions from the FAQ. I took out my mod folder and restarted, but there was no change. Then I tried deleting cache files but I couldn't find any cache files to delete...the available cache folders were empty. Then I tried to change the user file to say Sims 3 Backup, but it wouldn't let me do that.

So...now I'm wondering what in the heck to do.

Here is a super long list of my specs if that helps.

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: CLEVO
System Model: P150HMx
BIOS: BIOS Date: 06/01/11 10:41:37 Ver: 04.06.04
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6122MB RAM
Page File: 2373MB used, 9867MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 144 DPI (150 percent)
System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Enabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 560M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1251&SUBSYS_51021558&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4063 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1503 MB
Shared Memory: 2559 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LEN40B2
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.004Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.6805 (English)
Driver Version: 8.17.12.6805
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/15/2011 18:10:12, 12871272 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-5111-11CF-7D6C-0E711FC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x1251
SubSys ID: 0x51021558
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem7.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section018:8.17.12.6805:pci\ven_10de&dev_1251&subsys_51021558
Rank Of Driver: 00E60001

Thank you so much for your time. I'm sorry if the information I'm presenting isn't enough...I'm just really confused.

Any help or direction would be really appreciated.

ellacharmed
26th Sep 2011, 04:00 PM
Then I tried to change the user file to say Sims 3 Backup, but it wouldn't let me do that. How? How is it preventing you to do that? What error message do you get? Are you attempting to rename while you're playing?
Or do you get smacked across the back of the head? :jest: :rofl:

And if you don't have the 4 caches files, something is definitely wrong with your game. What is the location of these caches files that you're unable to locate?

Can we have a picture of this buggy metallic texture? Is this an in-game pattern or a custom pattern?

The super-spontaneous friendship thingie is common if you don't have a Celebrity mod to curb this over-enthusiasm.