Gimp can make 24-bit .png's from deleting its alpha channel.

I had that issue to, and I just kept messing with it until I found a solution.

Oh okay, thanks. I did the lot flattening and everything but it only got a little bit better. I'll try moving the lot and re-editing the terrain, it only happened on two lots that were next to the hills.

How do I fix this?

This doesn't shock me.

But I do however wonder what affect this has on anything? What's the disadvantages to this 'list' and how is it stopping people from stealing their turds downloads anyway?

Any word on what this expansion is?

Seriously, how stupid can they be to put stuff like that in the code, someones obviously gonna see it. Do they not know the community at all?

If you don't have 1.6 the game will install it for you(Or that's how it was in my case, and others with the CD version). But I wouldn't recommend installing the update for WA once you do install the game until the patch has been fixed. This is how I'm playing, and I've had no issues, while others with the WA patch are having numerous problems.

I had a good laugh at EA saying the person needs a GTX280, I mean that makes no sense, they didn't even update the graphics!


Unless the game has suddenly switched to graphics better then Crysis(Which will run on way lower-end cards then a GTX280-295) there's no possible way that can be true. Instead of firing their testers they probably should have gotten rid of their sucky customer service people, and hired some that aren't absolute dipshits.
Somewhere in my mind I have my doubts even EA uses the GTX280 or even GTX260 with their Sims 3 computers. I mean back when all the previews for the base game were coming out they were still using the 8800's while the 9800's had been out for some time.

For the 'invalid file' error you will need to remove any .ini files you have modified. Apparently the second it senses that one little tiny file is off from exactly what it should be it will tell you it's invalid. I had this issue with my game twice and also helped out two others who were having the same issue.

Well unless you have the illegal version, or the EA downloader-thing one, Sims 3 doesn't have any DRM or SecuRom.


So apparently yes, you've lost your marbles.


If you have the illegal version, simply avoid the launcher. Actually, you should avoid the launcher anyway.

I don't hear much from the ghosts, or even see them really. Only when I go to the graveyard, even then sometimes they never "come alive". But when I talk to them I sadly don't even hear their whispers, sometimes I'll hear a laugh but never any consistent simlish. 

I don't remember where I heard this but someone sent an email to EA asking why the i7's aren't on the supported list, EA then responded and told them it hadn't been tested. So it's not unsupported but rather not on the supported list. Also i7's usually fail the 'canyourunit test', which sucks anyway, but still.
That was the only reason I could think of as to why this dudes computer was flipping out for no reason.
Oh and what drivers are you using? I've heard of some of the newer drivers being crap at the nvidia forums.

Well Sims 3 isn't compatible with the i7 so I believe that would be your issue.

I used it up until recently with no issues. But for some reason when I do turn on the launcher, my graphic card gets pretty hot immediately... I'd say not to worry about it. If you have the official version there's no securom, so don't worry about it.

Where can I find the traits?  

They don't show up in the section for traits in CAS...


EDIT: Dang, I am stupid. Never mind, found it.

I have cc and story progression on and I've never gotten a save time over 40 seconds.

Your speeds are fine. Mine is only a bit faster then yours at startup.

Never overclock, unless you have extra fans because it will cause the processor or card to become more unstable it most cases. So you have to be ready for wilder temps. My card was factory OC'd so I'm not sure of performance boosts but I'd say no don't do it unless you are liquid cooled or have a case with many fans. Whoever said that overclocking would be good needs to google because overclocking is usually something that many try not to do. Overclocking a card will only give a small gain but also give a pretty big chance of a faster death, of either being burnt out or the person clocking it to high and then, well burning it out XD. Leave overclocking to the maker's of the card, Sim fans aren't the kind of gamers who should even have to bother with overclocking, because if you can't play the game fine it's not going to get any better just because you overclocked a crappy card or processor.

*Waves* hope you dont  mind I posted this here.

Oh aha.

I think I'm gonna dab into the UI files and see if I can switch them out later on. I'll have to check it all out though in a little while.

I think square pixeled shadows only happen if you are stressing your computer or pushing it too hard. I got it on my old card whenever I turned on shadows, and now that I have my new card the shadows are smoother then the sims. But the whole bald head shows up on all my sims. *is not amused*. But you should try upping your other settings, I have everything maxed so it may just be a setting you need to put on high. Also you may want to try Advanced Rendering if you don't have it on, it makes shadows and trees way more worth it.

Also back when news was just coming out EA had ducks driving the cabs because they hadn't finished the NPC's yet . Also I think that may be one of the buffs pre-moodletts.

Wow, haha. I didn't think they would be that stupid to leave this much stuff in there. But in this post at snooty this person has found many things like the old UI's and such:

http://snootysims.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=31817


Hmm...I wonder if we can switch out the UI's...I kinda like the old one better. Also the duck thing is funny, but keep looking through the posts, the best finds are within the post. .

Haha, sims always laugh at my sims for peeing . They also laugh when my sim goes to the park in their underwear, I was surprised at that one XD.

But I think the texture thing is that the roots are waaay to dark.

 


This made my day.



This makes me look smart .

Do you have it checked off for showing no CC?

resetsim (first and last name)