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

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'm just happy I get a chance to save all the files I haven't backed up and the many folders and things just floating on my desktop, real life photos, etc.

Christmas isn't that far off, and it might be nice to take a break until getting the new machine. It'll be that much more exciting to get it and be able to play again! :)

Then again, I did manage to play a lot in my uberhood (The Doe family! :D) and it wasn't too painful. I even managed to take one screencap of Justin Kim visiting and hitting on Jayne, haha! As long as I don't mind not documenting things too heavily (and I don't for these play throughs), I can still play in this state. I suppose I could even scale all the graphics settings way back, too.

[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

That's good to hear. :)

Hah, well, it seems Jayne might end up being disappointed about Johnny and all, so maybe she should stick with Justin. His name starts with J and everything. :D