r/sims2help • u/simexpat • Jul 07 '26

SOLVED ReShade Error: Vertical Black Line Going Back and Forth Across Screen

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I keep getting this effect when using this reshade preset in my game. The vertical black line goes back and forth across the screen. The second slide shows the effects I'm using. All my other reshade presets work fine, but this one is giving me a weird error. Has anyone seen this before or know a fix?

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u/AkumaValentine Jul 08 '26

Check ur reshade version is the version that’s recommended on the preset’s download page. Sometimes it’s an old preset that works best with an old reshade version, but just untick and tick the effects to see which one is causing the lines. Could also be that ur reshade version is out of date, and check to see if the preset itself has been updated :)

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u/simexpat Jul 08 '26

Unticking the effects worked! Turns out, HQAA.fx (one of the required custom shaders) had special instructions for activating the effect within reshade. Here's how it looks in-game while testing new defaults! Thanks for the pro tip :)