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They get so well along... 😂

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After my last post about TS4 ReShade issues, I want to say that so far this isn’t affecting everyone, and we still aren’t 100% certain that we’re right about the cause.

There are some people who have fully updated games, and the latest 6019 EA App version, for whom everything is working fine. We don’t know yet if a silent app update will come and break it for them, or if there is in fact something else going on.

We have to hope this will remain isolated. It’s early days, nothing is certain at the moment. I’d hate for everyone to panic before they need to.

For the moment, if you’re able to still use ReShade, then please do. Enjoy your game, try not to worry about it. I’m sure we will have a clearer picture over the coming days and weeks.

And if we are correct and this is because of some kind of anti-cheat, it could be possible for EA to add ReShade to the whitelist. That would, however, require them knowing about the problem in the first place and being concerned enough about the backlash that they feel moved to act.

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Hello! Hope you are doing well. A few days ago my reshade was fine but since yesterday it stopped working. The overly won’t shop up when pressing home, and I cannot even open the presets that with the shift f2 button. I’ve tried numerous times to fix it by downloading the newest version of reshade on their website. It said it was successfully installed after going through the steps. But when I open my game, the ui doesn’t show up at all. Even by pressing home or changing the hotkey within the reshade settings. I’ve even tried Marty’s tutorial on how to manually install it with renaming the DLL file. Nothing still shows up in my game. Not sure what else to do.

I don’t know for certain, but it’s looking increasingly likely that EA has added some form of anti-cheat that prevents any program from injecting itself into the game process at runtime.

ReShade and gshade do exactly that. The d3d9/dxgi dll files you usually see in your Bin folder are the main files that make ReShade and gshade work. They are what gets injected into the game process. Now, when you load your game, the dll gets deleted.

Uninstalling and then reinstalling the EA App, and then reinstalling ReShade, has worked for some people, but I believe it will only be a temporary fix, and as soon as EA App gets refreshed or updated in the background it’ll start happening again.

There is a manual injection workaround which is really the only thing that might have worked, but it seems like it doesn’t in this case.

Unless we’re completely wrong about what’s causing this, it looks like it’s the end of the road for ReShade and gshade in TS4. Unless EA/Maxis can be convinced to reverse whatever they’ve done.

I’m impossibly sad. It’s still working for me at the moment, likely because I haven’t updated my game for the fairies pack and have been keeping EA App offline, but the app sometimes forces an update so it likely won’t hold it off forever.

I was just about to start a youtube series of ReShade and screenshot tutorials for Sims players. I’m heartbroken.

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OC TAG GAME 🖤

thank you for the tag @simminginstars (🙂) i'll tag @ellixq @frostedshore @nectar-cellar @cosmicsimsi @trlamnhi (no pressure but would obvi love to seeee)

General

Name: Benjamin Salinger

Alias: benji

Gender + Pronouns: cis male, he/him

Age: 25

Spoken Language(s): english, moroccan arabic, portuguese, okay+ spanish

Sexual Orientation: 🏳️‍🌈

Occupation: model & co-founder of a queer community space

Favorite

Color: olive green

Entertainment: as life can be chaotic for benji with a billion things to do, he finds peace in the simple things. trying out new recipes from tiktok, revisiting his favorite films (biggest movie nerd), or skating with his friends

Pastime: hanging out with his friends or family, volunteering at the community center, cooking, tending to his garden around the house

Food: he loves moroccan food as he grew up with it, but also middle eastern cuisine in general. he also enjoys a good southern bbq

Have they...

Passed University: he never went. he was scouted by a modeling agency at 17, and being a nepo baby definitely opened a lot of doors for him. though, he feels like he missed out on something big by not going to school after hs

Had sex: yes with a few before he got together with his then bf- now ex

Had Sex in Public: few times

Got Tattoos: yes on his fingers "love" on one hand, "hate" on the other

Got Scarred: very little - benji grew up in a loving, secure family, which gave him a strong sense of self and resilience, but his past relationship left a few marks. it was hidden for years because of his ex's internalized homophobia, and the secrecy took quite the toll on benji

Had a Broken Heart: yes, even if it was him that broke up. they also had periods of being on and off during their teenage years which resulted in a few broken hearts as well

Are they...

A Cuddler: yesss biggest cuddler

Jealous easily: very jealous😀

Trustworthy: well yeah- or like, benji's the type to say "your secret's safe with me" and he means it!!! unless it's to his bf, because that doesn't count

Family

Siblings: none. but he has cousins that makes up for it

Parents: happily married mothers! (aya & persephone) they also live in los aniegos, pretty close to where benji lives

Children: none... yet. wants children one day

Pets: no, also not yet. allergic to dogs and cats

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mimi dreamer spotted in san myshuno. 🏛️

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𝟙𝟙 ✰ 𝟘𝟟 ✰ 𝟘.ᐣ𝟘.ᐟ

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLOYD CYPRUS 🍎⋆˚ ᯓ 🎸

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online communities are so strange because people slip away so easily. you can be on here for years, folding people you've never met into the fabric of your daily life, and then they disappear, leaving only ghost posts scattered across tumblr behind. or their blog stays dormant, for weeks, months, years, until you're only still following them because you remember that they love sunflowers or they were kind to you when they didn't have to be or the last thing they posted was sad and raw and you still worry about them sometimes.

and sometimes they come back when you least expect it, years later, even, and there's this sudden rush of relief like there you are, there you are, even though you barely knew each other.

there's a strange kind of love to it. i don't know you and i want to hold your hand across miles and time zones and oceans. i can still see the imprint of you in this community you left. you don't think anyone will notice or care when you're gone, but we notice and we care and we wish you well.

i hope you're all okay out there. i hope the sun is shining on your face and you are breathing deeply. i miss you.

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Summer in Sulani calls and the Cattons must answer.

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OC TAG GAME ☀️

thank you for the tag @flovoid :') i'll tag @sussimmin @cosmicsimsi @wintily @raspberrywhimss @starlightberi (you don't have to if u don't wanna)

General

Name: Savannah Davilla-Yamazaki

Alias: sav/ savvy

Gender + Pronouns: cis female. she/her

Age: late 20s

Spoken Language(s): spanish, patois, english (more like spaniglish), japanese

Sexual Orientation: heterosexual

Occupation: food critic & restaurant owner

Favorite

Color: yellow (her apartment is very colourful)

Entertainment: cooking is a way for her to relax and bring everyone she loves together to bond over a nice meal. If she cookes for you for the first time she will keep staring at you and will only relax once she sees you love the food

Pastime: hanging out with friends, doing embroidery with serena the servo bot and she recently got into painting

Food: ...more like fave cuisine is carribean & mexican (sorry yuto) she handles spice well so anything super spicy

Have they...

Passed University: our scholarship baddie was approved for all scholarships which helped her be able to attend university or else it was too expensive and she passed with top grades (GPA: A)

Had Sex: yes with one person before she met Yuto

Had Sex in Public: yes once w/ hubby

Got Tattoos: quite a few small tattoos related to things she loves or finds cute (paw print, earth...)

Got Scarred: mildly, she has abandonment issues and has faced a lot of harships from being in environments she doesn't feel welcomed due to her upbringing and parents background

Had a Broken Heart: in the past yes from her previous partner not because it was a particularly bad relationship but she really takes the end of a relationship/friendship badly and blames herself

Are they...

A Cuddler: she's definitely a hugger and her love language is quite literally all of them (words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch)

Jealous Easily: depends on the situation, she is certainly possessive over what belongs to her which results in a complete change in her usual bubbly loving personality

Trustworthy: definitely!

Family

Siblings: in total she has 4 other siblings, younger (teen) brother who lives in Selvadorda & 2 older ones and an older sister that live in Ciudad Enamorada

Parents: 2 happy thriving parents Ife & Maria who love her dearly, they still live in Selvadorada and try to visit often but usually it's easier for Sav to visit and bring the kids along

Children: her happy accidental twins boy (sebestian) & girl (eri) though she wanted a massive family, after realising how hard looking after the twins was she's very happy with keeping her small family the way it is. if she ever changes her mind she knows hubby will agree to anything

Pets: iconic Otto a bernese mountain dog that sav got after she graduated university

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I love this kid sm 🥹💖💖✨✨✨✨✨

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Nina: I'm starting to suspect that the reason you invite me to your suit and tie events it's so I can entertain you. Mr. Rangel: Hm... what makes you think that, kid? Nina: Just look around, I nominate us as the most interesting people here...

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✦ Fun Fact Zane: Zane hates the smell of roses. He says it reminds him too much of goodbyes🥀

sorry this post took a while since i spontaneously drove to my family and couldn't take screenshots T_T

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Random speed edit of one of the pics of my latest post🫡

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Decisions...

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did i lie when i said floyd is always leaning over dracos shoulder?