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Whiterider at 21:44, 17 March 2011

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Whiterider at 19:38, 16 May 2009

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HystericalParoxysm at 10:56, 19 April 2007

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HystericalParoxysm at 12:56, 8 March 2007

2007-03-08T12:56:41Z

HystericalParoxysm at 12:53, 8 March 2007

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 |log $logGroup $logLevelDebug "Begin parsing option definitions"
-Note: CASIE uses different property values for MaterialDetail then Sims2 does.
+Note: CASIE uses different property values for MaterialDetail then Sims2 does. <br>
-CASIE would prefer to maintain full texture resolution, but disable bumps
+CASIE would prefer to maintain full texture resolution, but disable bumps <br>
-only on cards with low video memory.
+only on cards with low video memory. <br>
 option MaterialDetail <br>

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 . If you have any expansion packs installed, you must repeat these steps for all expansion packs you have... Repeat all the steps above, but substitute the following for the directory to look in:
-<blockquote>For University: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 University\TSData\Res\CSConfig<br>
+<blockquote>
-For Nightlife: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Nightlife\TSData\Res\CSConfig<br>
+'''For x64 ''' <br>
-For Open for Business: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Open for Business\TSData\Res\CSConfig<br>
+C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\<latest EP>\TSData\Res\CSConfig <br>
-For Pets: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Pets\TSData\Res\CSConfig<br>
+C:\Program Files (x86)\Double Deluxe\EP2\TSData\Res\CSConfig
-For Seasons: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Seasons\TSData\Res\CSConfig<br></blockquote>
+C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\CSConfig <br>
 Make sure you remember to back up each of the Graphics Rules.sgr files in each folder as described above in case you mess anything up.

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 . Re-open the original Graphic Rules.sgr file in Notepad.
-. Edit - Find and search for 'UI Options' and press Find Next. It will locate the text about halfway down in the file.
+. Edit - Find and search for '''UI Options''' and press Find Next. It will locate the text about halfway down in the file.
 It should look like this:
 {| class="nicetable" style="width:100%"
 |-
 |log $logGroup $logLevelDebug "Begin parsing option definitions"
-{{plainlist|
+Note: CASIE uses different property values for MaterialDetail then Sims2 does.
-* Note: CASIE uses different property values for MaterialDetail then Sims2 does.<br>
+CASIE would prefer to maintain full texture resolution, but disable bumps
-* CASIE would prefer to maintain full texture resolution, but disable bumps<br>
+only on cards with low video memory.
-* only on cards with low video memory.<br>
+option MaterialDetail <br>
-*option MaterialDetail />
+setting $Low <br>
-*setting $Low />
+boolProp bumpMapping false<br>
-*boolProp bumpMapping false
+intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0<br>
-*intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
+setting $Medium<br>
-*setting $Medium
+boolProp bumpMapping false<br>
-*boolProp bumpMapping false
+intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0<br>
-*intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
+setting $High<br>
-*setting $High
+boolProp bumpMapping true<br>
-*boolProp bumpMapping true
+intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0<br>
-*intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
+end<br>
-*end
-}}
 |}

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 It should look like this:
-{| width="100%" style="background: transparent;"
+{| class="nicetable" style="width:100%"
-|class="MainPageRight" width="25%" rowspan="5" valign="top" style="border: 1px dashed #055a81; padding: .5em 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #f2feff;"|
+|-
-<nowiki>#</nowiki> UI Options
+{{plainlist|
+* Note: CASIE uses different property values for MaterialDetail then Sims2 does.<br>
-log $logGroup $logLevelDebug "Begin parsing option definitions"
+* CASIE would prefer to maintain full texture resolution, but disable bumps<br>
+* only on cards with low video memory.<br>
-−
+*
-<nowiki>#</nowiki> Note: CASIE uses different property values for MaterialDetail then Sims2 does.<br>
+*option MaterialDetail />
-<nowiki>#</nowiki> CASIE would prefer to maintain full texture resolution, but disable bumps<br>
+*setting $Low />
-<nowiki>#</nowiki> only on cards with low video memory.<br>
+*boolProp bumpMapping false
+*intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
 option MaterialDetail
-setting $Low
+*setting $Medium
-boolProp bumpMapping false
+*boolProp bumpMapping false
-intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
+*intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
-−
+*
-setting $Medium
+*setting $High
-boolProp bumpMapping false
+*boolProp bumpMapping true
-intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
+*intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
+*end
-setting $High
+}}
 boolProp bumpMapping true
 intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
 end
 |}

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 ==Solution==
-The following steps should the texture reduction issue. Note that says should.
+The following steps should the texture reduction issue. Note that says '''''should'''''.
 Some have reported this causes more problems than it solves using this method, others have reported it fixes the blur problems just fine as it should. '''Make sure you back up as described in case something goes wrong!!!'''
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 {{MTS2ThankThread|1157535}}
 ==Credits==

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:44, 17 March 2011
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	2. Navigate to the following folder on your computer. Usually it is on your C: drive, but if you have installed The Sims 2 to a different drive, substitute its drive letter.		2. Navigate to the following folder on your computer. Usually it is on your C: drive, but if you have installed The Sims 2 to a different drive, substitute its drive letter.
		+
		+	::C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\CSConfig

	* Make sure you open the folder called CSConfig, not just Config... there's a Graphics Rules.sgr in Config, too, so don't get them mixed up.		* Make sure you open the folder called CSConfig, not just Config... there's a Graphics Rules.sgr in Config, too, so don't get them mixed up.

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:38, 16 May 2009
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	[[Category:Game Help]]		[[Category:Game Help]]
	[[Category:Body Shop]]		[[Category:Body Shop]]
		+	[[Category:Sims 2]]

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 '''This will not fix existing projects that have been blurred and compressed by incorrect settings. You will have to go and re-import those projects in Body Shop to fix them. This will only fix your settings so new projects are not also compressed and blurred.'''
 ==Credits==
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 ==Related Links==
+* [[Game Help:Body Shop]]
 <!-- bodyshop, texture, blurry, clothes -->
+{{GameHelpHeader}}
 [[Category:Game Help]]
 [[Category:Body Shop]]

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 ==Body Shop is making all my projects small and blurry!==
-===Problem===
+==Problem==
 Body Shop will reduce texture sizes of images used in project, so all of your Body Shop projects are blurry, pixellated, or crunchy.
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 This can become enabled even if your projects were fine before, especially if you've just installed a new expansion pack.
-===Solution===
+==Solution==
 The following steps should the texture reduction issue. Note that says should.

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:53, 8 March 2007
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	==Body Shop is making all my projects small and blurry!==		==Body Shop is making all my projects small and blurry!==

−	~~For some reason,~~ Body Shop ~~can be set to~~ reduce texture sizes of ~~the~~ images ~~you use~~ in ~~your projects~~ so ~~that~~ all of your ~~work comes out~~ blurry. This can become enabled even if your projects were fine before, especially if you've just installed a new expansion pack. ~~Why anyone would ever want their textures reduced to blurry, tiny mush, I don't know, but the~~ following steps should ~~fix it~~. Note ~~I say~~ should. Some have reported this causes more problems than it solves using this method, others have reported it fixes the blur problems just fine as it should. '''~~So make~~ sure you back up as described in case something goes wrong!!!'''	+	===Problem===
		+
		+	Body Shop will reduce texture sizes of images used in project, so all of your Body Shop projects are blurry, pixellated, or crunchy.
		+
		+	This can become enabled even if your projects were fine before, especially if you've just installed a new expansion pack.
		+
		+	===Solution===
		+
		+	The following steps should the texture reduction issue. Note that says should.
		+
		+	Some have reported this causes more problems than it solves using this method, others have reported it fixes the blur problems just fine as it should. '''Make sure you back up as described in case something goes wrong!!!'''