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#1 Old 7th Feb 2014 at 10:48 AM Last edited by Windprinzessin : 7th Feb 2014 at 4:57 PM.
Default Snow Problems
Hey, dear simmers!

I hope it's okay that I'm using this thread to tell you about my weird-snow-problem. It's the same like alverdine's one.
I’m really, really hoping that somebody could help me. I’m sorry for my bad English =/ I hope, you’re able to figure out what I want to say.

I’ve been creating Sims 3 worlds with CAW since the first tool-version was released. Last autumn I’ve started my 17th CAW-project, a world designed for a Sims 3 story. It’s not finished right now, but I’ve started to export my unfinished worlds in game from time to time (two years ago) in order to detect errors/bugs and so on.

My world looks fine in game – in spring, summer and fall. But in winter occurs a weird snow-bug: in my world appear ugly black borders and stains nearly _everywhere_ and I’m not really able to fix the problem.

In the last 2 months I’ve tried different things to provoke and reproduce the bug (in order to find the problem and to fix it), but I wasn’t very successful at all.

What I’ve tried so far (note: I’ve tried every of the following steps with (and without) a completely new provided Sims 3 folder and with (and without) the CAW-framework; I’ve tried this also with (and without) Downloads (CC and/or Store), with flat and mountainous worlds, with water- and non-water-worlds, with and without distant terrain, with and without Super-CAW and so on… :
  • I’ve removed all the terrain-paint (over and over again) and did it again (with different textures and so on…); I’ve used downloaded ones, textures created by my self and original EA-textures – but not matter in which combination I’ve tried… the failure persisted. I’ve figured out, that the problem occurs if I’m using more than 7 textures (regardless if I’m using the same texture again and again and again – or different ones). It doesn’t matter if I’m using just two or 12 textures per chunk; the issue occurs again and again and again… That’s really a problem, because I’m using a lot more textures generally (and this was never a problem at all!).

  • Because of this I’ve thought it might be a graphic-card-problem – and so I’ve tried to create a world on my laptop and not on my desktop-pc; but this (including all the mentioned steps) ended up the same.

  • I’ve started an entire new world (over and over again)…

  • I’ve reinstalled windows (this was necessary due to problems with my system) and so I’ve installed all games, patches and the tool again.

  • I’ve installed all games and patches up to Island Paradise/1.55 (because the problem occurs since ITF, I think) – this didn’t help.

  • I’ve taken a look at all textures I’ve used (and I’ve used some of them for ages without any problems!) and fixed the alpha-map if necessary. = no effect!

  • I’ve saved all the textures in DTX1 (1bit-alpha) .dds-files, I’ve saved all the textures in DTX5 (interpolated alpha) .dds-files… I’ve saved them as .tga-files…

  • I’ve examined the wire frame – nothing special…

  • I’ve cleaned the global layer a bunch of times…

  • I’ve also tried to use a EA-world as base (just to test out, if the bug occurs) – it’s all the same. No matter if I’m the one who created the world or the EA-team.

  • I’ve changed my graphic card settings - no effect.

I’ve created five worlds with my desktop PC and never had this problem at all.
If anybody of you has any idea, please let me know I really don’t know what to do anymore I look forward hearing from you! Thanks a lot in advance!

Best regards,
windprinzessin

EDIT: system

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System Information
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Time of this report: 2/7/2014, 11:51:05
Machine name: OPHELIA
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 02/05/10 19:13:52 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8174MB RAM
Page File: 3460MB used, 12884MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 550 Ti
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1244&SUBSYS_519419DA&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4049 MB
Dedicated Memory: 977 MB
Shared Memory: 3071 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: PnP-Monitor (Standard)
Monitor Model: ASUS VS228
Monitor Id: ACI22FD
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.3221 (English)
Driver Version: 9.18.13.3221
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/19/2013 21:33:31, 18222008 bytes

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Sound Devices
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Description: Lautsprecher (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_1043841B&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6251 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 11/23/2010 11:16:56, 2565736 bytes

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_1043841B&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6251 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 11/23/2010 11:16:56, 2565736 bytes

Description: Realtek Digital Output(Optical) (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0892&SUBSYS_1043841B&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6251 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 151.8 GB
Total Space: 207.6 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD20EFRX-68AX9N0

Drive: D:
Free Space: 0.0 GB
Total Space: 289.4 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST3640623AS

Drive: E:
Free Space: 472.7 GB
Total Space: 800.0 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD20EFRX-68AX9N0

Drive: F:
Free Space: 1.7 GB
Total Space: 10.9 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST3640623AS

Drive: G:
Free Space: 344.1 GB
Total Space: 900.0 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD20EFRX-68AX9N0

Drive: H:
Free Space: 58.5 GB
Total Space: 300.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST3640623AS


Drive: I:
Model: ATAPI iHES112 3
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (German), , 0 bytes
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