Graphics card or game glitch?

willow_kidd

http://llnw.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/841/316/014/00/screenshot_original.jpg


Any idea what's going on here?

It was working fine two days ago. Nothing has changed computer wise since I last opened the sims. But this is what greeted me today.

summermistx3

Ohmahgah. Do you have Nvidia? What's your graphics card?

amandacolene

did you try just restarting it? this happened to me today: http://25.media.tumblr.com/094c7fb97d54a97e44ee3b848ae176f9/tumblr_mgwrt4Fdgf1s2oxceo1_500.jpg

and w/in a few minutes it fixed itself.

(should be noted that i have an nvidia gt 8600 and i think, technically, seasons and supernatural aren't supposed to work w/ this card and they work fine aside from the occasional lag.)

willow_kidd

Have mercy. I'm like a 6 year old when it comes to the inner workings of computers.

But, I think "Radeon HD 4200" is the answer you're looking for.

Is that a graphics card?

ewilson1114

Yes, Radeon HD 4200 is your graphics card and what the picture shows is almost certainly a graphics card glitch called "artifacting". This is generally caused by an overheating or failing graphics card.

willow_kidd

Thanks. I turned all the graphics options down to their lowest settings and shut down my computer for a while. And it seems to be working for the moment. I'll just keep playing it while I still can.

Everyone pretty much just confirmed what I had suspected. But thank you all for helping. Happy Simming!