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Backlit UI Portraits

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Created by Nopke
Uploaded: 30th Dec 2022 at 8:13 PM
Updated: 7th Dec 2023 at 8:01 PM
With this mod, UI portraits, pie menu heads, and various dialog (Change Appearance, Plan Outfit, etc.) silhouettes of Sims and pets are backlit.



Usage tips
UI portraits may not update immediately after you have installed the mod. In order to refresh them, change appearance of your Sims or pets by using a mirror, or use a mod to force a refresh, e.g. FFS "Batbox" Lot Debugger by Pescado.

You can refresh lighting settings without restarting the game.
After you make a change in lighting files, e.g. modifying the PieMenu file, use the setlotlightingfile clear (in case the lot lighting settings aren't overridden) or setlotlightingfile [override file name] (otherwise) cheat.

Installation and uninstallation
This mod won't work in the Downloads folder.

Go to the LightRigs folder, which typically can be found in one of these paths:
  • Windows, Ultimate Collection: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Double Deluxe\Base\TSData\Res\Lights\LightRigs
  • Windows, Double Deluxe: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Double Deluxe\Base\TSData\Res\Lights\LightRigs
  • Windows, Deluxe: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Deluxe\Base\TSData\Res\Lights\LightRigs
  • Windows, other: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Lights\LightRigs
  • (if there is no folder called Program Files (x86), go to Program Files instead)
  • Mac: Applications/The Sims 2.app (or The Sims 2 Super Collection.app) → right click → show package contents → Contents/Home/TSData/Res/Lights/LightRigs
Make a backup of the PieMenu file by renaming it e.g. to _PieMenu.
Extract the zip file simNopke-backlitUIPortraits (which has a PieMenu file inside) into the LightRigs folder.

In order to uninstall the mod, remove the PieMenu file and rename your backup file to PieMenu. If you don't have a backup file, you can find it in the zip file PieMenuBackup.

Known issues
Even without this mod, UI portraits have broken transparency (of glasses and hair). It's more noticeable when they're dark.

Credits
Ciastko
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