Hi! I don't find anything about my problem, maybe someone here can help me.
I have a problem with just visual part of my game, it does not influence any gameplay or crashes, etc.


About my game:
I have ultimate collection with HUGE AMOUNT of custom content. But this is not a problem, I've tried to remove everything, my problem stays.
My Win10 really did not like such old games, and I found a solution to force it work properly - https://www.xurbansimsx.com/2019/10...rk-finally.html
I did everything from instruction (4gb patch, graphics rules maker, *dll files, etc.), and my game finally works fast, without crashes, but I have some visual issues. It is not critical problem, but I will be glad if someone can help me to solve it.

Do you use DXVK? I've encountered topics that have this issue here and here. Both were resolved by going to a previous version of DXVK, however in the first link, it was stated that there is a new version of DXVK (1.7.2.) that fixes this issue.

State if this helps or not.

hi, thank you for your links! I've already had the latest version of dvxk (1.7.2), and returning to 1.7.1 did not solve my problem. I totally removed d3d9.dll from TSbin and after that I resaved one of my families and glitches disappear! I think I need to resave all families to 'clean' my neighborhood.
but I wonder now if my game will be ok without dvxk, or I should install 1.5.3 version?

update. I've tried to resave all families, and family icons became better, but I cannot 'clean' my neighborhood from 'road icons' from first screenshot.
my next step was installing dxvk version 1.5.3, and it won't fix it too. Maybe I do something wrong?

Are the 4 GB patch and graphic rules working? Can you drop in your config-log.txt file?

When I had this issue it was because my PC was underpowered for the amount of CC that I had. So also if you can find out what power supply you have. This is the most overlooked item.

Version 1.7.1. is the one that seems to cause these issues, so avoid that one. Try making some changes on lots so they refresh for sure. Urban's guide is outdated, the only file you need is d3d9.dll from x32 folder, NOTHING else. Also, if TS2 uses more than 2GB of texture memory, you need to create a dxvk.conf file, and put in d3d9.maxAvailableMemory=XXXX and then put that in TSBin too. For example, d3d9.maxAvailableMemory=4096, or whatever else it is for you.

where I can find this file?

i had version 1.7.2, when it started i tried to add conf.file, but this is not fixing my issue

I haven't seen any reports of those glitches with 1.7.2. until yours. You can find the log in Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Logs. If you still get those issues, even on older versions, try removing DXVK completely and use Graphics Rules Maker's Auto Detect settings. Usually, it's enough to fix the graphics, even on Windows 10, after the April update which added some more options.