Overly Clear Water

[MidnightVoyager]

Yeah, I'm using a GeForce 7950, updated all drivers, everything. The water in the Landgrabb pool is... FAR too clear. Here, let me show you:



I've updated the drivers, yes, I've changed the settings around, I've destroyed and remade the pool. Nothing. Couldn't find anything helpful in the search either. Any ideas?

[Angie]

Do you play with shaders off?

The oceans on my beach lots look similar when I turn shaders off.

[MidnightVoyager]

I have everything turned on in the options. Shaders... er, isn't listed in the graphics options for Sims 2. Huh. How can I check that?

[Angie]

Enter in the cheat window:

"boolprop useshaders true"                        To enable shaders
"boolprop useshaders false"                       To disable shaders

[MidnightVoyager]

Oh dear.

So shaders ARE on. When they're turned off, this happens:

[sloppyhousewife]

The water looks pretty normal to me - it's so "clear" only because of the light wallpaper of the pool. I'd recommend trying with one of the default pool walls or darker ones if you don't like the look.