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Since custom ceilings were introduced after Ambitions and/or patch 1.12.70 / 2.7.7 / 3.3.11, users who tried to take pictures of a house in camera mode often found ceilings had turned completely black. This is merely a game/graphic glitch and there is a simple work around. This occurs when you attempt to take pictures of one level with a custom ceiling, and have levels above showing as well.
If you have a 3 story house and wish to take pictures of level 1 / First Floor:
Select for all walls to be up and only showing the first floor
Use the Tab key to enter Camera Mode
As long as you stay below the First Floor Ceiling level, the ceiling will show up and be normal
For each floor after the first floor:
Press the TAB key to exit camera mode
Move up to the level you wish to take a picture of
Press the TAB key to enter camera mode
As long as you stay between the floor and ceiling of this level, the ceiling will appear normal.
NOTE: Some users have claimed this has also happened when not in camera mode. This should also be correctable by only showing the current level of the house.
But I want to take photos where more than 1 ceiling will be present if that makes sense. The level I'm on displays the ceiling correctly but the other ceiling higher up is pitch black.
Hmmm this happens occasionally with me. It might be a graphical glitch because sometimes it0s normal and sometimes it's black. Just try the trick you mentioned a few times and/or try going into Buy/Build mode and changing to night/day then day/night again. You can try removing the custom ceiling and putting it back on again, too.
If nothing else helps, you can take two pictures, one with the ceiling black and one with the angle as close to the same as possible, but showing the ceiling above looking normal. Then use Photoshop to copy the ceiling from the second picture and place it in the first one, adjusting as needed.
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12th Nov 2014 at 10:35 AM
Is there a fix for black ceilings in screenshots?
