So, today after not simming for a year or so, I decided to build some stuff in TS2--that lovable old dinosaur.

Now, since moving to Windows 8, I have always had the issue with the screen going black when coming into neighborhood mode--that's no problem--tab out, come back in. But a new issue in addition to that has made the game literally unplayable--anytime I click anywhere, on anything, the screen goes black, requiring another tabout.

Every time.

And finally, when I click on the Buildings Tab to be able to go into the lots, the game goes--and stays--black, tabouts notwithstanding.

I imagine there may be a graphical or Windows 8 conflict--I've tried everything I could think of, even windowed mode. Funny thing with that--neighborhood selection will be windowed, but going into a 'hood puts the game fullscreen again, the bastard.

Any and all help would be appreciated, MTS-bros.

Have you tried running the game in compatibility mode?
Also check out the graphic rules maker in case it's your card http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=5446

That helped fix it, actually. Thank you!

I figured it out via that fix--I was pulling down my desktop resolution (somehow) for the ingame resolution, and it was too high. So instead of the 1920x whatever, I'm using 1600x whatever, which works perfectly.

Thanks for the assist!

Great! :D