i'm new into the community and looking for mutuals and new simblrs to fill up my feed so pls reblog if u're currently active and post the sims 2 content, ty !!
If you're seeing this, my queue has finally run dry!
I'll probably be a little less active as I play the new World of Warcraft expansion some but rest assured I always return to my beloved Sims 2.
Along with the unlocking the uberhood challenge I've also been playing Sunshineville and having a blast! I'll post some of that gameplay in the coming days and weeks.
There were a couple of accounts that were compromised due to leaked passwords/emails from elsewhere.
New login security has been added to what was changed the last round of compromised passwords/emails.
Remember to change your passwords, do not reuse them, and enable 2fa when ever you can! Password managers are worth the money!
Check it out at MTS.
AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS ... REPORT IT INSTEAD OF FEAR MONGERING ALL OVER THE INTERNET!
yes this grinds my gears like no other, complaining every where and not proper reporting
Fun fact: lingering pink soup might be caused by borked files inside shader cache. This post contains instructions on how to clean caches on windows 10 (or 11)
Playing TS2 on Nvidia GPU:
How to clear shader cache
Symptoms: The pink comes back even after PC restart - but each time you run a game it's a bit less intense.
⚠️If you get pink flashing after 1+ hour of gameplay, that's likely memory related, and clearing shader caches won't help.
Invalid shader cache file - possible causes
Pine's post-processing mod called Custom Post Effects, or an edit by DreadPirate (if it's present in Downloads it may cause pink soup, without enabling the features)
Conflicting shader mods
Broken mods
Game crashed when shaders were being compiled
GPU driver-related issues
(It's not relevant for TS2 but I might as well mention that in modern games, a major game update or driver update can make older cache files obsolete and cause some issues until files get refreshed.)
⚠️Shader-specific issues usually summon pink soup faster than 'usual' memory issues, often as soon after you open the game. If you have a shader conflict going on, clearing cache won't do much until you remove culprit mods.
Let's say you removed the problematic mod, and the pink still lingers. You could wait it out. Well, you don't just "wait", you need to actually play for a while, let the driver identify invalid files and re-compile them. But it can be frustrating if you have a small window of time you'd like to spend taking screenshots. You can speed things up, and clear caches manually.
You start by clearing .cache files in /Documents/ The Sims 2 folder, of course.
[ *if you use DXVK: clear dxvk shader cache in your TS2 game exe folder]
Clearing DX / GL shader caches:
Don't do this when the game is running.
Don't do this if you don't experience lingering pink - this is not a cure for random pink flashing
⚠️If you play many games, naturally this will affect them - games take longer to load when shaders are being compiled!
1. First, open NVIDIA Control Panel /Manage 3D Settings, take note of the current Shader Cache Size settings, then set the size to Disabled and restart your system*
*This is a 'proper' way, but sometimes I skip this step if I really don't want to restart PC.
2. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run box.
Type:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA\
..and press Enter.
3. Clean DX cache folders:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA\DXCache
%LOCALAPPDATA%low\NVIDIA\PerDriverVersion\DXCache
4. Clean OpenGL shader cache folder:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NVIDIA\GLCache
Of course you could try to only clean DX cache (or GL cache, if you play with DXVK), that might work.
*You may wonder, why clean GL /or DX shader cache if TS2 game runs on DX / or Vulcan? Apparently, there could be some "spillovers" in all cache folders. And I did notice files being generated in DX cache folder when I run TS2 via DXVK.
5. Re-enable Shader Cache Size in NVIDIA Control Panel, if you disabled it. Set it to driver default, or whatever you set before (if you play 'AAA games', 10GB is the recommended GPU cache size. By default it's 4GB for most modern GPUs). Restart the system.
Tip: prevent automatic clean-up of shader caches. If you use automatic disc cleaning, exclude DX Cache folder.
6. Optional:
Windows DX shader cache might contain "corrupted" files. You can use windows "Disc Cleanup" feature, it includes windows DX cache folder.
Or you can do it manually, these should be at
%LOCALAPPDATA%\D3DSCache
Windows might also use secondary shader caches. On my system these are always empty though (AppData = a hidden folder):
This replaces the adventurer career with one that makes more sense to me. No more action hero titles! The new level titles are:
Level 1 : Backpack Blogger
Level 2: Wilderness Guide
Level 3: Field Research Assistant
Level 4: Surveyor's Apprentice
Level 5: Relic Recovery Specialist
Level 6: Expedition Leader
Level 7: Deep-Sea Salvager
Level 8: Glacial Prospector
Level 9: Renowned Archaelogist
Level 10: Master of the Uncharted
There are all new chance cards, rewards, and penalties.
This replaces both the full-time and part-time versions of the career.
If you have the mod that adds job levels to titles, make sure that this mod loads AFTER that one. You can do that by adding z's to the beginning of the file name as files in the downloads folder will load in alphabetical order.
The default career replacement for the Adventurer career should be done soon! I finished drafting all the chance cards now I just need to go in and edit the pronouns for the male version and plug in all the rewards and penalties.
I should have it uploaded in the next day or so.
Update on this: I unfortunately had to spend some time in the hospital yesterday due to a suspected seratonin syndrome. I feel much better but I've been sleeping a lot!
I got the full-time version completely done, just working on the chance cards for the part-time version. We are inching closer!
The default career replacement for the Adventurer career should be done soon! I finished drafting all the chance cards now I just need to go in and edit the pronouns for the male version and plug in all the rewards and penalties.
I should have it uploaded in the next day or so.
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