Broken/inaccurate indoor lighting (on Mac)

[SimMattically]

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.105.332.1220
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Base Game
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Use any available indoor lighting
What happens when the bug occurs? The indoor lighting in the Mac version of the game is inaccurate, the walls don't block it.
What do you expect to see? The lighting should be more accurate like in the PC version.
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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The indoor lighting in the Mac version of the game is inaccurate, the walls don't block it.

[SimMattically · Accepted solution]

This issue has been fixed in the patch 1.110.265.1230 in October 2024. 

[Bluebellflora]

@SimMattically 

I'm not sure this is a bug, rather a difference between Intel and ARM chips or newer Metal architecture that could maybe do with an engineering update by EA. 

2019 27" iMac with 8-core i9, 8GB AMD Radeon 580X, 32GB RAM, Metal 2, macOS Sonoma:

2023 M3 Max 16" MacBook Pro with 14-core CPU, 30-core GPU, 36GB Unified Memory, Metal 3, macOS Sonoma and 2020 M1 13" MacBook Air with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory, Metal 3, macOS Sonoma:

I prefer the M3 lighting, seems more realistic. The Intel is too extreme.

[SimMattically]

@Bluebellflora I will disagree and say that your argument does not make sense to me. If every other version of The Sims 4 has realistic lighting and looked that way before the upgrade, then it just got broken when they switched to native support for the M-series. They wouldn't intentionally change it in just one release for no reason. Hence it's a bug in my opinion.

[Bluebellflora]

@SimMattically

That's ok. QV will decide what to do with it and ask for any more info if they require it

[TheSimified]

Definitely seeing this on an M1 Mac. Game fully updated.

[boredewil]

This is still an issue i encounter, i rly hope they fix it soon... its quite hindering my experience playing the game since all of the interiors look soooo flat its uninspiring

[SimMattically · Accepted solution]

This issue has been fixed in the patch 1.110.265.1230 in October 2024.