Bird Feeder Graphical Glitch

Wilderwolf · July 2016

Like everyone else, I have the water slide graphical glitch, but does anyone also have a graphical glitch with the bird feeder? When birds show up on mine they flash in and out the whole time they’re on the object.

I've posted a video showing what I mean on Youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lciQ8T6Iec

lmkiture · July 2016

Yeah, I think I noticed it briefly, but I didn't give it much thought.

rosemow · July 2016

Hello
There has been a beta fix released to help with the slide issue.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/895111/beta-fix-for-lawn-water-slide-animation-issue-on-backyard-stuff-pack

From your video it looks like the birds feeder interaction is working how it is meant to work/appear in your game . There is a different animation when the sim is being dived on by the birds.
Edit : I have posted about the issue in the below post and I don't think that it is working right.

lmkiture · July 2016

Cute profile sim btw

Wilderwolf · July 2016

rosemow wrote: »

Hello
There has been a beta fix released to help with the slide issue.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/895111/beta-fix-for-lawn-water-slide-animation-issue-on-backyard-stuff-pack

From your video it looks like the birds feeder interaction is working how it is meant to work/appear in your game . There is a different animation when the sim is being dived on by the birds.

Yeah I have the water slide fix installed. The bird feeder is working properly except for the flashing birds. They aren't supposed to flash like they are in my video. Watch the Sims Team's livestream where they use the bird feeder, and compare it to my video. The birds don't flash, as they aren't suppose to.

rosemow · July 2016

Wilderwolf wrote: »

rosemow wrote: »

Hello
There has been a beta fix released to help with the slide issue.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/895111/beta-fix-for-lawn-water-slide-animation-issue-on-backyard-stuff-pack

From your video it looks like the birds feeder interaction is working how it is meant to work/appear in your game . There is a different animation when the sim is being dived on by the birds.

Yeah I have the water slide fix installed. The bird feeder is working properly except for the flashing birds. They aren't supposed to flash like they are in my video. Watch the Sims Team's livestream where they use the bird feeder, and compare it to my video. The birds don't flash, as they aren't suppose to.

Hello,
I had a look at the live stream replay video again, and it does look different to what is occurring in your game. I am sorry and apologise. I thought that what was happening in your game may have been how it was meant to be. I am sorry

It may be a result of your graphics settings . Try altering the graphics settings and see if that helps the issue.

Try selling the bird feeders and buying new ones and see if the same thing occurs.

Repairing the game may help. To do that, right click on the sims 4 picture in Origin and click repair.

Try resetting your sims 4 folder and see if that helps. To do that, move your sims 4 folder ( that is in Documents -Electronic Arts - then the sims 4 folder is there ) to the desktop. Then start the game, and a new sims 4 folder will be generated.
Start a new game and test to see if the issue is in that new save game.
Exit the game and then copy back the "options.ini" file and the "saves" , "screenshots" "tray" "custom music " and "mods" folders from the desktop sims 4 folder to the new sims 4 folder, replacing the new generated file/ folders with the old file/folders from the desktop sims 4 folder

Wilderwolf · July 2016

Just tried all of that. Still acts the same. Pretty sure it's an issue with Intel cards just like the waterslide graphical glitch.

rosemow · July 2016

Hello
It sounds like it could be an issue because of your Intel graphic chip card. I am just checking that you have updated the drivers?

DeKay · July 2016

I'm not getting that and I have an Nvidia. Just to confirm, OP, you playing the game with an Intel card as well?

Wilderwolf · July 2016

Yeah, I have an intel card.

DeKay · July 2016

Okay. Hopefully, they will fix this issue too.

rosemow · July 2016

Hello
Perhaps you may like to post about the issue on the AHQ EA site
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/bd-p/The-Sims-4-Bugs

I am just checking.Do you have cc/mods in your game? If you do, move your mods folder to the desktop. Then start the game and test to see if the issue is still there.

sunman502 · July 2016

No, I haven't had that issue yet. But I seem to can't bring up the option to go here out in my sim's yard right after they get done watching the birds. I had this happened to me yesterday, and it took sending my affected sim to another lot. And then back home again to clear that up.

rosemow · July 2016

sunman502 wrote: »

No, I haven't had that issue yet. But I seem to can't bring up the option to go here out in my sim's yard right after they get done watching the birds. I had this happened to me yesterday, and it took sending my affected sim to another lot. And then back home again to clear that up.

Hello
Try testing again when you next play and see if the same issue occurs.

egwarhammer · July 2016

sunman502 wrote: »

No, I haven't had that issue yet. But I seem to can't bring up the option to go here out in my sim's yard right after they get done watching the birds. I had this happened to me yesterday, and it took sending my affected sim to another lot. And then back home again to clear that up.

Do you have any LastException files? I'd be interested in those.

RadioAChicken · August 2018

Was there ever any fix or workaround for this glitch with the bird feeder because I bought Backyard Stuff a couple of days ago mainly for this item but it's irritating to watch?
My graphics card is not an Intel card but a Radeon HD 6700 series.

rosemow · August 2018

RadioAChicken wrote: »

Was there ever any fix or workaround for this glitch with the bird feeder because I bought Backyard Stuff a couple of days ago mainly for this item but it's irritating to watch?
My graphics card is not an Intel card but a Radeon HD 6700 series.

Hello @RadioAChicken
Try updating your graphics drivers and see if that helps the issue.
If the issue remains, try testing with different graphics settings and see if that helps.

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