Good news and bad news.

[strangetomato]

I finally sent my computer to the shop to get diagnosed and it turns out it was only a problem with the graphics cards and it runs fine with just the onboard graphics card. So that's good news. The bad news is that Sims 2 does NOT run fine with the default graphics card on this machine. It still looks okay, but the scrolling is pretty damn slow and using the camera mode is an exercise in frustration. It's seriously like this: touch edge... wait... wait... screen moves slightly... touch edge again... wait...

*sigh*

So I won't be doing any image capturing from the game in this state, and probably not playing it much either, if the scrolling remains bad. I could try sans cc, but I doubt that'd really help all that much. I think we're going to looking into a new computer, but that'll most likely be a Christmas gift to us. It's a big purchase, and we'll probably look for Boxing Day sales.

So that's that. ^_^ Maybe I'll try making some cc or something if I get a sims urge.

Comments

[sophie10.livejournal.com]

Pitching in to say the same as others. A half decent graphics card really isn't expensive. As long as you or your SO are happy installing it, you should be able to pick something up on the internet at a decent price. You could probably even get the same model as your old one dirt cheap.

Also I feel that I shoudl encourage you in your urge to make CC. My boys always need nice simple clothes.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Well, we'd have to get someone to install it for us. I'm not that tech saavy and I honestly wouldn't really even know where to look online for stuff. At this point, I don't want to go through a lot of trouble over it. I have enough errands competing for my limited free time these days, so I don't mind letting it be until be replace the computer (it's still not well and needs to be replaced). I'm not really interested in spending time and money (even if it's not much) for something I'll only use for a couple of months.

And yeah, it could be a good excuse to make cc. I'm liking the Rock 'n' Roll theme at GoS this month, so maybe I'll try to put something together for that.