well no, it doesnt seem to let me upload a notepad file but. also im assuming the store edition thats in the fun with pets collection is the one i should be editing although the ep99 also exists within the university collection and best of business collection. also in all the res folders theres both config folders and CSConfig idk the difference between them. but like i said i have done the same edits to ALL the graphics rules because nothing has worked so...idk wtf is going on. the weirdest thing is that i had none of these problems before i had to wipe my computer, i mean i had the same disks and stuff and with that i think i had just edited the graphics rules and was done with it. im just very confused now but whatever, i used the GraphicsRules-Nvidia-Max1920 file, applied the 4 gb patch and copied the large screen resolution to the small resolution. nothing is working

heres what it says:

#############################################################################
#
# Logging settings
#

set logGroup "ConfigurationManager"
set logLevelWarning warning
set logLevelInfo info
set logLevelDebug debug

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Parsing configuration script"


#############################################################################
#
# Constants
#

seti Off 0
seti On 1

seti Low 1
seti Medium 2
seti High 3

seti MediumButDefaultLow 4

seti memoryLevelHigh 512
seti memoryLevelMedium 384
seti memoryLevelLow 256
seti memoryLevelUnknown 0

if ( match("${osVersion}","*NT 6.0*") or match("${osVersion}", "*NT 5.1*"))
seti cpuLevelHigh 3000
seti cpuLevelMedium 2600
seti cpuLevelLow 2000
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Setting cpu level for Vista."
else
seti cpuLevelHigh 2800
seti cpuLevelMedium 2200
seti cpuLevelLow 1450
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Setting cpu level for non-Vista."
endif

seti cpuLevelUnsupported 0

# Kiri - manually setting texture memory
seti textureMemory 1744
#############################################################################
#
# Identify gfx device
#

# set some config variables based on a card table and vendor specific rules
# sets isCardFound, cardVendor, and cardName
include "Video Cards.sgr"

# Fallback on the card name text supplied by the card itself.
# Assumes that at least the cardVendor has been matched, since
# vendor name is not contained in some vendor card names.
# Note that specific vendors are overridden to a default card.
# For ATI -> Radeon 9800 Pro
# For NVIDIA -> NVIDIA 4800 TI SE
if (not $isCardFound)
set cardName $cardNameText
endif



#############################################################################
#
# Configuration override controlled by command line option -cardConfig.
#
if (varExists(cardConfig))
# test unsupported cards using sw rendering
if ($cardConfig = 1)
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Testing with all devices unsupported."
set cardVendor TestingAllUnsupported
set cardName TestingAllUnsupported

elseif (($cardConfig = 2) and ($deviceNumber = 0))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Testing with the first device unsupported."
set cardVendor TestingFirstUnsupported
set cardName TestingFirstUnsupported

elseif (($cardConfig = 3) and ($deviceNumber != 0))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Testing with the all devices except first unsupported."
set cardVendor TestingAllButFirstUnsupported
set cardName TestingAllButFirstUnsupported

elseif (($cardConfig = 100) and ($deviceNumber = 0))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Testing first device as swvp only part."
boolProp forceSoftwareVP true
endif
endif



#############################################################################
#
# Determine if gfx device is supported, force software rendering if not
#

setb useSoftwareRasterizer false

if (match("${cardVendor}", "ATI"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*Mach*") or match("${cardName}", "*Rage*"))
setb useSoftwareRasterizer true
endif

elseif (match("${cardVendor}", "NVidia"))
if (match("${cardName}", "NV 1") or match("${cardName}", "NV 2") or match("${cardName}", "*Riva*") or match("${cardName}", "*TNT*"))
setb useSoftwareRasterizer true
endif

elseif (match("${cardVendor}", "Intel"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*810*") or match("${cardName}", "*815*") or match("${cardName}", "*740*") or match("${cardName}", "*752*"))
setb useSoftwareRasterizer true
endif

elseif (match("${cardVendor}", "S3"))
if (not match("${cardName}", "*GammaChrome*") and not match("${cardName}", "*DeltaChrome*"))
setb useSoftwareRasterizer true
endif

else
# unsupported/unknown vendor
setb useSoftwareRasterizer true

endif

if ($useSoftwareRasterizer)
log $logGroup $logLevelWarning "Unsupported video card. Forcing software rendering on this device"
else
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Supported video card."
endif

if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)
# failed to obtain device texture memory size, force to 32MB
if ($textureMemory = 0)
seti textureMemory 32
setb textureMemorySizeOK false
endif

if ($textureMemory < 28)
log $logGroup $logLevelWarning "Insufficient video memory. Forcing software rendering on this device"

# require a card with at least 32MB
setb useSoftwareRasterizer true
endif
endif

if ($useSoftwareRasterizer)
# ignore texture memory reported by gfx device, this is not hardware texture memory
seti textureMemory 32
endif

if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Hardware rendering is enabled"
endif



#############################################################################
#
# Apply gfx device specific workarounds
#
# Available device props:
# forceSoftwareVP
# forceSoftwareDevice
# queriesOK
# windowedModeFormatConversionOK
# enumerateMultisampleLevels
# skipValidateDevice
# enableDriverMemoryManager
# softwareDeviceLocalVideoMemorySize
# deviceLocalVideoMemorySizeDefault
# disableVSyncSupport
# substituteFlipForDiscardSwapEffect
# minTextureDimensionForBalance
#
# Additional props:
# vs2LoopsFunctional

setb textureMemorySizeOK true
setb supportsDirtyRect true
setb supportsTurboRect true
setb supportsSpecialEventCamera true
setb forceLowSettings false
setb forceLowResolution false
setb defaultLowResolution false
setb forceMediumMaterialDetail false
setb isIntegratedChipset false
setb forceMediumShadows false
setb forceMediumObjectDetail false
boolProp useRenderTextures false
uintProp antialiasingSupport 1

boolProp dontMergeNHFlora true


if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)

# never trust the driver to manage its own memory
boolProp enableDriverMemoryManager false

boolProp vs2LoopsFunctional false
boolProp presentWorkaround false
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels true

# not enough texture memory for antialiasing
if ($textureMemory < 127)
logSystemInfo "Kiri: no anti-alias because of texture memory<127"
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false
endif

if (match("${cardVendor}", "NVIDIA"))
# on NVidia cards, create a dummy texture on device creation to prevent BSODs
boolProp createNVidiaWorkaroundTexture true

if ($appControlledAA)
# nvidia drivers handle offscreen aa
uintProp antialiasingSupport 3
else
# remove this when the texture manager balancing is fixed.
boolProp disableTexMemEstimateAdjustment true

# turn off dirty rects
uintProp antialiasingSupport 1
setb supportsDirtyRect false
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*GeForce2*Integrated*") or match("${cardName}", "*GeForce?2*Integrated*") or match("${cardName}", "*GeForce4*Integrated*") or match("${cardName}", "*GeForce?4*Integrated*") or match("${cardName}", "*GeForce2 Quadro2 Pro*"))
boolProp causticsEnabled false
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false
logSystemInfo "Kiri: no anti-alias because it thinks its integrated"

setb forceLowSettings true
setb forceLowResolution true
endif

# the 6200 Turbo Cache peformed very poorly in CATLAB runs for EP2
if (match("${cardName}", "*6200 TC*") or match("${cardName}", "*6100*"))
setb forceLowSettings true
setb defaultLowResolution true
logSystemInfo "Kiri: low settings because 6200 TurboCache"

endif

# need to get around the problem of z fighting in GeForce4 cards
if (match("${cardName}", "*GeForce4*"))
boolProp raiseLightSnowFF true
endif

# disable shaders by default for NV3x generation, only enable for high end cards
if ($maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor = 2)
boolProp useShaders false

if (match("${cardName}", "GeForceFX*") or match("${cardName}", "*GeForce?FX*"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*57?0*") or match("${cardName}", "*58?0*") or match("${cardName}", "*59?0*"))
boolProp useShaders true
boolProp causticsEnabled false

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Enabling shaders for high-end NV3x"
endif
if (match("${cardName}", "*NV35*") or match("${cardName}", "*NV36*") or match("${cardName}", "*NV38*") or match("${cardName}", "*NV39*"))
boolProp useShaders true

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Enabling shaders for high-end NV3x"
endif

# 5700 cards sometimes have problems with bump mapping so setting default to medium
if (match("${cardName}", "*5700*"))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing Medium Material detail on 5700"
setb forceMediumMaterialDetail true
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*5700LE*"))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing low settings on 5700LE and 6100"
setb forceLowSettings true
boolProp useShaders false
endif

endif

if (match("${cardName}", "QuadroFX*") or match("${cardName}", "*Quadro?FX*"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*3000*") or match("${cardName}", "*1?00*"))
boolProp useShaders true

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Enabling shaders for high-end NV3x Quadro"
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*2000*") or match("${cardName}", "*1000*") or match("${cardName}", "*1300*"))
boolProp causticsEnabled false

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Disabling caustics as these cause cards cause problems with shadows"
endif
endif

# caps read vs 3.0, but dx9b is returning vs 2.0, once 9c is used this fix can be removed
if (match("${cardName}", "*GeForce*"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*68?0*"))
boolProp useShaders true

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Enabling shaders for high-end NV40 Parts on Dx9b"
endif
endif
endif

if ($maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor = 0)
boolProp skipValidateDevice true

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Enabling D3DERR_CONFLICTINGRENDERSTATE validation workaround"
endif

elseif (match("${cardVendor}", "ATI"))
# loops support broken in 6458. Fixed in catalyst 4.9 (6476) but we require 4.10 to be safe.
if ($driverBuild >= 6476)
boolProp vs2LoopsFunctional true
endif

# workaround for forced aa crash as of 6458. Fixed in catalyst 4.9 (6476) but we require 4.10 to be safe.
# TODO: this is not yet enabled, pending testing
#if ($driverBuild < 6476)
boolProp useRenderTextures true
#endif


# avoid a race condition with color copies and ui
boolProp presentWorkaround true


#kiri if (match("${cardName}", "*Radeon?VE*") or match("${cardName}", "*7?00*") or match("${cardName}", "*R100*") or match("${cardName}", "*IGP 3?0*") or match("${cardName}", "*9100 IGP*"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*Radeon?VE*") or match("${cardName}", "*R100*") or match("${cardName}", "*IGP 3?0*") or match("${cardName}", "*9100 IGP*"))
logSystemInfo "Kiri: force Low Settings because of card name"
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing turbo rects off"
setb supportsTurboRect false

boolProp simpleTerrain true
boolProp causticsEnabled false
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false

setb forceLowSettings true

if (match("${cardName}", "*9100 IGP*"))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing low resolution"
setb defaultLowResolution true
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*Radeon?VE*") or $driverBuild < 6414)
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing swvp"
boolProp forceSoftwareVP true
endif
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*X1300*") or match("${cardName}", "*X300*") or match("${cardName}", "*XPRESS 200*"))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing medium settings or lower"
logSystemInfo "Kiri: Force Medium Settings because of Card Name"
boolProp useShaders false
setb forceLowSettings true
endif

boolProp usePS30 false

if ($maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor < 2)
# Radeon 8500 and greater have problems switching between FF and VS?
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing shaders of for ATI DX8"

boolProp useShaders false
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*8500*"))
#avoid z fighting with light snow
boolProp raiseLightSnowFF true
setb defaultLowResolution true
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*9600 SE *"))
setb forceMediumMaterialDetail true
setb forceMediumShadows true
setb forceMediumObjectDetail true
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*Mobility*"))
setb isIntegratedChipset true
endif

# X800 based cards exhibit rendering corruption if turbo rect is enabled
if (match("${cardName}", "*X800*") or match("${cardName}", "*R420*"))
setb supportsTurboRect false

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing turbo rects off"
endif


if (match("${cardName}", "*92?0*"))
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing shadow detail on 9250 and 9200"
setb forceMediumShadows true
endif

elseif (match("${cardVendor}", "S3"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*GammaChrome*") or match("${osVersion}","*NT 6.0*") )
boolProp useShaders false
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Forcing Gamma Chrome to use fixed function shaders"
endif

# EP6 CATlab reports gray screen during all cinematics
if (match("${cardName}", "*S27*"))
setOption SpecialEventCamera $Off
endif


elseif (match("${cardVendor}", "Intel"))
if (match("${cardName}", "*X3000*"))
boolProp disableVSyncSupport true # work around flickering UI
else
boolProp simpleTerrain true
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false
boolProp disableVSyncSupport true # work around flickering UI
boolProp useShaders false # (EP2 change) mostly for performance, but driver issues showed up in v14.14
endif

# the Intel minspec driver doesn't misreport available texture memory, so it's not
# necessary to adjust the texture memory estimate it returns. This may also fix
# a Windows "device failure" message that occurs sometimes on this device.
boolProp disableTexMemEstimateAdjustment true

# assuming Intel parts are UMA, drop the texture memory to 32 if not much system memory
if ($memory <= $memoryLevelLow)
if ($textureMemory > 32)
seti textureMemory 32
endif
endif

if (match("${cardName}", "*845*") or match("${cardName}", "*865*") or match("${cardName}", "*830*") or match("${cardName}", "*855*"))
boolProp causticsEnabled false

setb forceLowSettings true
setb forceLowResolution true
endif

# the 915 sets the caps bit that indicates it can do texture projection,
# but does it incorrectly in the pixel stage. Here we override the texture
# projection cap we get from the device.
if (match("${cardName}", "*915*"))
boolProp disableTextureProjection true
endif
endif

intProp deviceLocalVideoMemorySizeDefault ($textureMemory * 1024 * 1024)

else
logSystemInfo "Kiri: Force Low settings because dont know vendor"
setb forceLowSettings true
setb forceLowResolution true

# force sw, swvp, and no aa
boolProp forceSoftwareDevice true
boolProp forceSoftwareVP true
boolProp enumerateMultisampleLevels false
boolProp simpleTerrain true
boolProp causticsEnabled false

intProp softwareDeviceLocalVideoMemorySize ($textureMemory * 1024 * 1024)

endif

# since we don't do bumpmapping on less ps2.0-capable hardware, eliminate tangents
# from the vertex data
# also, the presence of per-vertex tangents in the vertex data stream causes
# "exploded" polygons on the Radeon 9000, even if the data is ignored by the shader
if ($maxPixelProgramVersionMajor < 2)
boolProp skipTangentsInVertexData true
endif


#############################################################################
#
# Print system info
#

if ($deviceNumber = 0)
logSystemInfo "=== Application info ==="
logSystemInfo "Name: ${appName}"
logSystemInfo "Version: ${version}"
logSystemInfo "Build: ${buildType}"

logSystemInfo "=== Machine info ==="
logSystemInfo "OS version: ${osVersion}"
logSystemInfo "CPU: ${cpuSpeed}Mhz, Name:${CPU}, FPU:${FPU}, MMX:${MMX}"
logSystemInfo "Memory: ${memory}MB"
logSystemInfo "Free memory: ${freeMemory}MB"
logSystemInfo "User: ${userName}"
logSystemInfo "Computer: ${computerName}"

logSystemInfo "=== Sound device info ==="
logSystemInfo "Name: ${soundCardName}"
logSystemInfo "Driver: ${soundDriverName}"
endif

logSystemInfo "=== Graphics device info ==="
logSystemInfo "Number: ${deviceNumber}"
logSystemInfo "Name (driver): ${cardNameText}"
if ($isCardFound)
logSystemInfo "Name (database): ${cardName}"
else
logSystemInfo "Name (database): ${cardName} <<NOT FOUND IN DATABASE!>>"
endif
if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)
logSystemInfo "Kiri: Hardware rendering is enabled"
else
logSystemInfo "Kiri: Software rendering is enabled"
endif
if ($isIntegratedChipset)
logSystemInfo " (Integrated Chipset)"
endif
logSystemInfo "Vendor: ${cardVendor}"
logSystemInfo "Chipset: ${cardChipset}"
logSystemInfo "Driver: ${driverName}, Version: ${driverVersion}"
logSystemInfo "Driver version: ${driverBuild}"
logSystemInfo "Monitor: ${monitorName}"
logSystemInfo "Monitor aspect: ${monitorAspect}, ${monitorAspectString}"
logSystemInfo "Screen mode: ${screenWidth}x${screenHeight}x${screenBPP}BPP,${screenRefresh}Hz"
if ($textureMemorySizeOK)
logSystemInfo "Texture memory: ${textureMemory}MB"
else
logSystemInfo "Texture memory: ${textureMemory}MB <<OVERRIDE>>"
endif
logSystemInfo "HW T&L: Fixed function:${fixedFunctionHWTnL} Programmable:${maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor}.${maxVertexProgramVersionHWMinor}"
logSystemInfo "Pixel program: ${maxPixelProgramVersionMajor}.${maxPixelProgramVersionMinor}"
logSystemInfo "Texture stages: ${textureStages}"
logSystemInfo "AppControlledAA: ${appControlledAA}"


#############################################################################
#
# UI Options

log $logGroup $logLevelDebug "Begin parsing option definitions"

option MaterialDetail
setting $Low
boolProp bumpMapping false
intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 2

setting $Medium
boolProp bumpMapping false
intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 1

setting $High
boolProp bumpMapping true
intProp imageDataSizeReductionOnLoad 0
end


option ObjectDetail
setting $Medium
boolProp reduceBoneWeights true
boolProp useLODs true
intProp lodOverride 35

setting $High
boolProp reduceBoneWeights false
boolProp useLODs false
intProp lodOverride 0
end

option ObjectHiding
setting $Off
intProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 0

setting $On
intProp renderInsideVisibleObjects 1
end

option SnowOnGround
setting $Off
boolProp showSnowOnGround false

setting $On
boolProp showSnowOnGround true
end

option Shadows
setting $Low
boolProp simShadows false
boolProp objectShadows false
boolProp guob false
boolProp heightMapShadows false

setting $Medium
boolProp simShadows false
boolProp objectShadows false
boolProp guob true
boolProp heightMapShadows true

setting $High
boolProp simShadows false
boolProp objectShadows true
boolProp guob true
boolProp heightMapShadows true
end


option OpaqueUI
setting $Off
boolProp renderOpaqueUI false

setting $On
boolProp renderOpaqueUI true
end


option Reflection
setting $Off
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer false
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection false

setting $On
boolProp reflectionWithExtraViewer true
boolProp nhoodWaterReflection true
end

option Ceiling
setting $Off
boolProp includeCeilings false

setting $On
boolProp includeCeilings true
end

option EffectsQuality
setting $Low
boolProp useEffects true
floatProp particleDensity 1
floatProp particleScale 1
intProp maxParticlesTarget 2000
intProp particleLODOffset 0 # subtracted from the zoom.
intProp effectPriorityLevel 1
boolProp enableOceanReflection false

setting $Medium
boolProp useEffects true
floatProp particleDensity 1
floatProp particleScale 1
intProp maxParticlesTarget 5000
intProp particleLODOffset 0 # subtracted from the zoom.
intProp effectPriorityLevel 2
boolProp enableOceanReflection false

setting $High
boolProp useEffects true
floatProp particleDensity 1
floatProp particleScale 1
intProp maxParticlesTarget 10000
intProp particleLODOffset 0 # subtracted from the zoom.
intProp effectPriorityLevel 3
boolProp enableOceanReflection true
end


option LightingQuality
setting $Low
boolProp lightingEnabled true
boolProp portalLighting false
boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping false
boolProp specHighlights false

setting $Medium
boolProp lightingEnabled true
boolProp portalLighting true
boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping false
boolProp specHighlights true

setting $High
boolProp lightingEnabled true
boolProp portalLighting true
boolProp floorAndWallNormalMapping true
boolProp specHighlights true
end


option SoundQuality
setting $Low
intProp AudioPerformance 0

setting $Medium
intProp AudioPerformance 1

setting $High
intProp AudioPerformance 2
end


#
# Options without ui access.
#
option DirtyRect
setting $High
# no dirty rects
intProp dynamicRenderStrategy 0

setting $Medium
# 4 buffer mode
intProp dynamicRenderStrategy 2

setting $Low
# 2 buffer mode
intProp dynamicRenderStrategy 1
end


option FullscreenFadeEffect
setting $Off
boolProp enableSnapshot false

setting $On
boolProp enableSnapshot true
end


option Turbo
setting $High
boolProp useTurboRect true

setting $Medium
boolProp useTurboRect true

setting $Low
boolProp useTurboRect false

end


option SimulatorControls
setting $High
intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 8

setting $Medium
intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 6

setting $Low
intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 2
end


option LightingOptimizations
setting $High
boolProp optimizedDiffusion true
boolProp incrementalLighting true
boolProp lerpLights true
boolProp useDirtyTiles true
end


option AnimationSamplingLevel
setting $Low
# sample nearest animation frame
boolProp animationFrameSampling true

setting $Medium
# sample nearest two animation frames and slerp
boolProp animationFrameSampling false
end


option LivePIP
setting $Off
boolProp livePIP false
boolProp livePIPDefault false

setting $On
boolProp livePIPDefault true
# do not override user's choice if the setting is ON
end


option SpecialEventCamera
setting $Off
boolProp chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled false
boolProp CameraSpecialEventEnabled false

setting $On
boolProp chooseCameraSpecialEventEnabled true
# do not override user's choice if the setting is ON


end


option ScreenModeResolution
setting $Low
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768

setting $MediumButDefaultLow
uintProp maxResWidth 1280
uintProp maxResHeight 1024
uintProp defaultResWidth 800
uintProp defaultResHeight 600

setting $Medium
uintProp maxResWidth 1280
uintProp maxResHeight 1024
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768

setting $High
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1024
uintProp defaultResHeight 768
end

option SubjectTracking
setting $Low
floatProp centerTrackingDeadZoneMagnitude 70

setting $Medium
floatProp centerTrackingDeadZoneMagnitude 30

setting $High
floatProp centerTrackingDeadZoneMagnitude 30
end

option EnableLotImpostersInLot
setting $On
boolProp enableLotImpostersInLot true
setting $Off
boolProp enableLotImpostersInLot false
end

option EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot
setting $On
boolProp enableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot true
setting $Off
boolProp enableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot false
end

option LotSkirtSizeIncrease
setting 0
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 5
setting 1
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 9
setting 2
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 18
setting 3
uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 36
end

log $logGroup $logLevelDebug "Finished parsing option definitions"


#############################################################################
#
# Hardware Rendering
#

# This cannot be defined as a local variable, the if clause is still executed when
# sw render path is taken and an exception generated that fails the parsing. Be
# careful with the use of local variables.
setb usingHighDetail false

if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)

# set a base level of options based on the card rating
if (($memory >= $memoryLevelHigh) and ($cpuSpeed >= $cpuLevelHigh) and ($maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor >= 1) and not $forceLowSettings and not $isIntegratedChipset)
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Selecting High base level"
logSystemInfo "Kiri: memory hi cpu hi max vertex > 1 not force low not integrated"


setOption OpaqueUI $Off
setOption LivePIP $On
setOption Reflection $On
setOption Ceiling $On
setOption EffectsQuality $High
setOption LightingQuality $High
setOption Shadows $High
setOption MaterialDetail $High
setOption ObjectDetail $High
setOption ObjectHiding $Off
setOption SubjectTracking $High
setOption EnableLotImpostersInLot $On
setOption EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot $On
setOption LotSkirtSizeIncrease 1
setb usingHighDetail true #use this to test if current level is set to high

elseif (($memory >= $memoryLevelMedium) and ($cpuSpeed >= $cpuLevelMedium) and ($maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor >= 1) and not $forceLowSettings)
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Selecting Medium base level"
logSystemInfo "Kiri: memory med cpu med max vertex > 1 not force low"

setOption OpaqueUI $Off
setOption LivePIP $On
setOption Reflection $Off
setOption Ceiling $Off
setOption EffectsQuality $Medium
setOption LightingQuality $Medium
setOption Shadows $Medium
setOption MaterialDetail $Medium
setOption ObjectDetail $High
setOption ObjectHiding $On
setOption SubjectTracking $Medium
setOption EnableLotImpostersInLot $On
setOption EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot $On
setOption LotSkirtSizeIncrease 0

else
log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Selecting Low base level"
logSystemInfo "Kiri: force low"

# NOTE: don't set forceLowSettings here, because this will force low simulator settings
# if all you have is a low end video card

setOption OpaqueUI $Off
setOption LivePIP $Off
setOption Reflection $Off
setOption Ceiling $Off
setOption EffectsQuality $Low
setOption LightingQuality $Low
setOption Shadows $Low
setOption MaterialDetail $Low
setOption ObjectDetail $Medium
setOption ObjectHiding $On
setOption SubjectTracking $Low
setOption EnableLotImpostersInLot $Off
setOption EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot $Off
setOption LotSkirtSizeIncrease 0
endif

setOption LightingOptimizations $High
setOption SnowOnGround $On

# adjust simulator based on cpu speed
# adjust the sound quality based on cpu speed (this may be overridden below for low-end systems)
# adjust animation sampling based on cpu speed
if ($cpuSpeed >= $cpuLevelHigh and not $forceLowSettings)
setOption SimulatorControls $High
setOption SoundQuality $High
setOption AnimationSamplingLevel $Medium
elseif ($cpuSpeed >= $cpuLevelMedium and not $forceLowSettings)
setOption SimulatorControls $Medium
setOption SoundQuality $Medium
setOption AnimationSamplingLevel $Medium
else
setOption SimulatorControls $Low
setOption SoundQuality $Low
setOption AnimationSamplingLevel $Low
endif

# turn off fullscreen fade
setOption FullscreenFadeEffect $Off
if ($textureMemory >= 128 and not $isIntegratedChipset)
setOption FullscreenFadeEffect $On
endif

# screen res defaults
if (($maxVertexProgramVersionHWMajor >= 1) and ($textureMemory >= 128) and not $forceLowResolution)
setOption ScreenModeResolution $High
elseif ($textureMemory >= 64 and not $forceLowResolution)
if (($memory <= $memoryLevelLow) and ($cpuSpeed <= $cpuLevelLow))
setOption ScreenModeResolution $MediumButDefaultLow
else
setOption ScreenModeResolution $Medium
endif
else
setOption ScreenModeResolution $Low
endif

if ($defaultLowResolution)
setOption ScreenModeResolution $MediumButDefaultLow
endif

# special event cameras for cinematics
if (($maxPixelProgramVersionMajor >= 1) and ($supportsSpecialEventCamera))
setOption SpecialEventCamera $On
else
setOption SpecialEventCamera $Off
endif

# set dirty rect mode
if ($supportsDirtyRect)
setOption DirtyRect $Medium
else
setOption DirtyRect $High
endif

# set turbo mode
if ($supportsTurboRect)
setOption Turbo $Medium
else
setOption Turbo $Low
endif

if ($forceMediumMaterialDetail and ($memory >= $memoryLevelHigh) and ($cpuSpeed >= $cpuLevelHigh) and not $forceLowSettings)
log $logGroup $logLevelWarning "Setting Material Detail"
setOption MaterialDetail $Medium
endif

if ($usingHighDetail and not $forceLowSettings)
if ($forceMediumShadows)
setOption Shadows $Medium
endif

if ($forceMediumObjectDetail)
setOption ObjectDetail $Medium
endif
endif

endif


#############################################################################
#
# Software rendering
#

# set the options for the software rasterizer
if ($useSoftwareRasterizer)
setOption LightingOptimizations $High

setOption DirtyRect $Medium
setOption Turbo $Medium
setOption OpaqueUI $Off
setOption LivePIP $Off
setOption SpecialEventCamera $Off

setOption Reflection $Off
setOption Ceiling $Off
setOption EffectsQuality $Low
setOption LightingQuality $Low
setOption Shadows $Low
setOption MaterialDetail $Low
setOption ObjectDetail $Medium
setOption ObjectHiding $On

# adjust simulator based on cpu speed
if ($cpuSpeed >= $cpuLevelHigh)
setOption SimulatorControls $Medium # one lower than hw
else
setOption SimulatorControls $Low
endif

setOption SoundQuality $Low
setOption FullscreenFadeEffect $Off
setOption AnimationSamplingLevel $Low
setOption ScreenModeResolution $Low
setOption SubjectTracking $Low
setOption EnableLotImpostersInLot $Off
setOption EnableNeighborhoodOccupantsInLot $Off
setOption LotSkirtSizeIncrease 0
setOption SnowOnGround $On

endif


#############################################################################
# save the selected configuration for this device.

boolProp activeDeviceUseSoftwareRasterizer $useSoftwareRasterizer

#############################################################################
# tell the caller that we completely finished parsing the script
intProp configParserErrorCode 0

uintProp hwMajorPSVersion $maxPixelProgramVersionMajor

log $logGroup $logLevelInfo "Finished Config File"

If the log you've listed on the previous page is accurate, it's not reading your Graphics Rules.sgr, because it still says texture memory of 32. The only version you should have to edit is from the latest EP as that is what is loaded last. So the Store Edition folder version. Maybe double check the file format? It should be Graphics Rules.sgr, make sure the extension is .sgr as it might try to default to .txt after editing.

and maybe add line

in the "Nvidia" section of the 'Video Cards.sgr' file (I already put your GPU identifier there so it's just CTRL+C->CTRL+V)

its accurate and it is a .sgr file, why in the world isnt it reading it?

im wondering if theres somthing i might have accidentally downloaded that overwrote the settings so that its ignoring the graphics rules. is that possible?

3 months later and i still cant get this to work, its as if the game isn't listening to the graphics rules at all. i tried completely uninstalling all of them and wiping any trace of the games and reinstalling just the sims 2 deluxe. i altered the resolution in graphics rules and seti Low , seti Medium, and seti High. still opening the game and only one resolution option shows up at all. the window mode remains the minimum and i cannot get it any larger, nothing seems to change no matter what i do.

Can you attach the graphicsrules.sgr from the DD folders as well as your log from documents folder.