The lightening in this world is very dark. It looks like night time when the game starts at 8 am and by noon the neighbourhood is so dark you can't see anything. I've tested this world new and with the save Awesim did it happens both time. Also just loaded St.Claire same thing. This is the first time I've encountered this and I've test quite a few worlds lately. I'm wondering if this problem is fixable or if it is a hardware issue.

Did you double check mods folder and overrides folder for lighting mods?

Did you close the game entirely before starting another world/save? It also might help to clear the cache files (also the world caches in the world caches folder). If you have a world with lighting modification included this may carry over into your next world if you don't start the game again.

I've just re-merged all my cc and know for sure that I have no lighting mods in my game.

Deviceconfig log file info:

=== Application info ===
Name: Sims3
Version:
Build: Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 5 GPU Memory: 4 CPU: 4 RAM: 4 CPU Speed: 3591 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 4388 RAM: 3231 Adjusted RAM: 2719 Cores: 2
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows 7 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
OS prod type: 0
OS major ver: 6
OS minor ver: 1
OS SP major ver: 1
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 0
CPU: GenuineIntel
Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4160 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Family: 6
Model: 12
Cores: 2
HT: 1
x64: 0
Memory: 3231MB
Free memory: 1930MB
User: User
Computer: USER-PC
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
Name (database): GeForce GTX 750 [Found: 1, Matched: 1]
Vendor: NVIDIA
Chipset: Vendor: 10de, Device: 1381, Board: 362e1458, Chipset: 00a2
Driver: nvd3dum.dll, Version: 9.18.13.4052, GUID: D7B71E3E-50C1-11CF-3C78-23161FC2C435
Driver version: 4052
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Texture memory: 2312MB
Vertex program: 3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Hardware TnL: 1
=== Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 1
GeneralReflections 2
TextureQuality 1
VisualEffects 1
TerrainQuality 3
EdgeSmoothing 2
ObjectHiding 1
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 3
TreeQuality 2
DrawDistance 2
MaxActiveLots 1
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 4
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
AudioOutputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 1
EdgeScrollingWarning 0
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 2097151
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 1
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 4
EnableAging 0
EnableTutorial 0
EnableIntroTutorial 0
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 0
EnableTelemetry 0
EnableMemories 3
AgingStageLengthBaby 32
AgingStageLengthToddler 75
AgingStageLengthChild 75
AgingStageLengthTeen 150
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 225
AgingStageLengthAdult 225
AgingStageLengthElder 182
EnableInteractiveLoading 0
AgingStageLengthPuppy 75
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 268
AgingStageLengthDogElder 150
AgingStageLengthKitten 75
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 300
AgingStageLengthCatElder 182
AgingStageLengthFoal 50
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 375
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 182
LunarCycleLength 5
LunarPhaseLength 4
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 0
EnableVampires 0
EnableWerewolves 0
EnablePets 0
EnableCelebrities 0
EnableFairies 0
EnableWitches 0
EnableHorses 0
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 0
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 1
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 1
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 2
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 1
VideoCaptureTime 65
VideoCaptureHideUI 1
=== Default Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 3
GeneralReflections 2
TextureQuality 3
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 3
EdgeSmoothing 0
ObjectHiding 0
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 4
TreeQuality 3
DrawDistance 3
MaxActiveLots 4
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 4
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
AudioOutputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 0
EdgeScrollingWarning 1
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 0
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 1
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 2
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 1
EnableIntroTutorial 1
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 1
EnableTelemetry 1
EnableMemories 1
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 7
AgingStageLengthChild 7
AgingStageLengthTeen 14
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
AgingStageLengthAdult 21
AgingStageLengthElder 17
EnableInteractiveLoading 1
AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
AgingStageLengthKitten 0
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
AgingStageLengthFoal 0
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 0
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 1
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 1
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 0
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1

I did a clean run this morning and it is still the same. I even tried turning the lighting and shadows option up. But for some reason all that did was crash the game at the start of loading the neighbourhood.
I do have Seasons so I don't think it is that, unless the world versions that have been re-uploaded were not the latest ones.. I think I'm just going to have accept that something with these worlds are not agreeing with my game and move on.