Accessories not showing up in Live Mode

[dearorchid]

By accessories, I mean like the hats made by Lemonleaf or the guns made by Cloudwalker. They show up in CAS just fine but when I switch to Live Mode, it disappears. I read somewhere that you had to have the Texture Detail on the highest setting, but, for me, it was already on the highest setting.

What can I do to fix this?

[whiterider]

Well, the only thing I can think of that would cause this is if the accessories only have a LOD0 mesh - that's the mesh which is used in CAS, and in live mode if you have great graphics and zoom right in. As you zoom out, or if your graphics aren't top end, the game uses lower poly versions of the mesh to reduce the strain on your computer: if an accessory doesn't have those lower poly meshes, then it won't show up in live mode for most people.

I find it hard to believe that that really is the cause, though, since, well, such an item is less than half-finished - no-one would actually make something like that available for download, unless perhaps you downloaded beta/in progress/testing stuff by accident. I think the setting you're referring to is Sim Detail, not Texture Detail, which (unreliably) forces the game to use LOD0 in live mode - many creators recommend using high Sim Detail because the LOD0 mesh is usually smoother and better animated. However, it shouldn't amount to the difference between content working and not working at all.

Is it just those accessories, or all accessries? If it's specific accessories by specific creators, I think your best bet is to contact those creators with the problem.

[dearorchid]

Well, the only thing I can think of that would cause this is if the accessories only have a LOD0 mesh - that's the mesh which is used in CAS, and in live mode if you have great graphics and zoom right in. As you zoom out, or if your graphics aren't top end, the game uses lower poly versions of the mesh to reduce the strain on your computer: if an accessory doesn't have those lower poly meshes, then it won't show up in live mode for most people.

I find it hard to believe that that really is the cause, though, since, well, such an item is less than half-finished - no-one would actually make something like that available for download, unless perhaps you downloaded beta/in progress/testing stuff by accident. I think the setting you're referring to is Sim Detail, not Texture Detail, which (unreliably) forces the game to use LOD0 in live mode - many creators recommend using high Sim Detail because the LOD0 mesh is usually smoother and better animated. However, it shouldn't amount to the difference between content working and not working at all.

Is it just those accessories, or all accessries? If it's specific accessories by specific creators, I think your best bet is to contact those creators with the problem.

Thank you so much, whiterider! It was indeed Sim Detail that I needed to change and not Texture Detail. I must've misread ><
Once again, thank you :)

[whiterider]

If you've managed to download content which only works with Sim Detail on highest, please be aware that you're downloading from lazy creators who take no pride in their work. :/