[FIXED] [IL] Shark/Turtle invisible on lower graphics settings [ Edited ]

[RhiannonAR]

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Deutsch
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.52.100.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? GTW, GT, CL, CD, S, IL OR, SD, JA PPSP, CKSP, RGSP, BYSP, FSP, LDSP, MFPSP
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Switch off autonomy, cheat to make Sim happy, g o into the water (deep, semi-deep, near snorkelling or diving buoy) on Sulani and wait until the Sim gets a "fin fear" moodlet
What happens when the bug occurs? No sharks are visible anywhere.
What do you expect to see? I expect to see a fin or a whole shark, as other users do according to screenshots. Also, sooner or later, something should come and drag the sim under.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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After never seeing sharks, I removed ALL CC, went into an old save (but with Sulani's health fully restored), tried it with a townie multiple times on various spots in the water. I had them in the water for 24 up to 72 Sim hours. They got the moodlet several times but no sharks were to be seen and nothing else happened. I'd really like to see sharks. (I also never see any schools of dolphins under water, or any sea turtles) 

In the screenshot, he had the moodlet just then, but all I'm seeing are generic, harmless fish. 

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

Going to bravely mark this as fixed,

Let me know if anyone still sees this.

[crinrict]

@RhiannonAR Could you post a picture of your ingame graphics settings ?

[RhiannonAR]

Addition: I even tried it again, with ALL my game content removed. Tray, Saves, all emptied. Same difference. They get a moodlet but no sharks can be seen. 

[crinrict]

@RhiannonAR Would be good to know your settings.

[RhiannonAR]

Sorry, didn't see your reply before I posted mine. 

I can't really go higher because my computer isn't strong enough. 

What irritates me and makes me wonder if the two issues are related: when the turtle hatching event was announced, I kept checking the beaches on Mua Pel'am, but nothing showed up anywhere. I have not yet tested this without CC, as it would require me to finish an environmentalist career with another Sim and wait for the event to happen again. 

[crinrict]

@RhiannonAR Just for testing, could you set Objekte/objects to Sehr Hoch Hoch/high

This is just to figure out what's causing them to be invisible. Maybe it's something like the towels.

[RhiannonAR]

I don't have "Sehr hoch", only low, middle and high. Set it to high. Also removed the check at laptop mode. I hope this doesn't fry my computer ;-) 

[CM Edit - Merge posts]

Houston, we have a shark. And turtles in the water. Man, the graphics are so much more amazing like this, but I fear my computer can't handle this long-term. 

It's a shame if the sharks are only available on this setting though. I mean I can see other fish and coral in the water just fine on "medium". Maybe it's something that could be fixed in a next patch? 

Thanks for your help and suggestions, though. Finally a mystery solved. 

[crinrict]

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[crinrict]

@RhiannonAR Since they fixed dolphins .. anyone still having issues with this ?

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

Going to bravely mark this as fixed,

Let me know if anyone still sees this.