wip Real-Time Body Physics (DirectX 11)

[IcarusV6]

22 hours ago, CPVC said:

 

Hmmm... Could I take a peek at your log file? That might help me out. Thanks.

you mean that?

[CPVC]

40 minutes ago, Icarus9201 said:

you mean that?

 

No, sorry, I should have been more explicit. I mean the RTBP proper log that is located at "...\[MY_DOCUMENTS]\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\RTBP\Log.txt".

[hooj]

4 hours ago, CPVC said:

 

Maybe the RTBP Mod didn't get removed for some reason? Check your mods folder and make sure the "RTBP Mod" folder isn't there.

 

Edit: That's going to be in "[MY_DOCUMENTS]\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods\". Completely delete the folder "RTBP Mod" if it exists.

 

Hey thanks for the quick response.

With your answer I was able to narrow down the issue to another mod unrelated to RTBP.

[l0ngdickj0hns0n]

I have done the intel graphicsrules change. I now have been playing with the commander to pin down the settings I like. I have got my tits jigglin and jugglin left and right and looking great!!!


Now any butt mesh, even the default wicked whims, they seem to have physics... (YAY!)....

 

BUUUUUT   The physics will start when a sim resets or starts a new animation, then seems to immediately stop only allowing physics for a few seconds. Then it is off again for a longer period of time, only to pop back again randomly for a brief 1-3 seconds. This doesn't matter what type of animations whether vanilla bar-tending, walking, standing still, in CAS, or modded animations like wicked whims etc. Butt physics just seems to be resetting itself over and over again while the breasts continue to work completely fine.

 

Again thank you for continuing this great work. (kicking myself for not playing with the commander before btw)

[yokozii]

for anyone needing to backtrack previous RTBP versions, here are some I had still in my downloads folder for safe keeping/testing.

 

tip: keeping  at least 1 copy zip files in case mods are updated or doesn't work after an update is something I always recommend to keep a working mod folder. 

 

 

 

RTBP v0.4-p6-e2 2023-12-25.zip RTBP v0.4-p6-e1 2023-12-16.zip RTBP v0.4-p6 2023-12-01.zip

[IcarusV6]

On 2/4/2024 at 11:26 PM, CPVC said:

 

No, sorry, I should have been more explicit. I mean the RTBP proper log that is located at "...\[MY_DOCUMENTS]\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\RTBP\Log.txt".

ohh i feel dumb now lol
here it goes

thanks for the help

Log.txt

[CPVC]

1 hour ago, Icarus9201 said:

ohh i feel dumb now lol
here it goes

thanks for the help

Log.txt 3.98 kB · 0 downloads

 

Thanks for the log file. I have an idea. Would you mind downloading and installing this ZIP and letting me know if it works for you? Thanks so much for testing this out and helping me develop it.

RTBP v0.4-p7-e1 2024-02-06.zip

[BakunyuuWaifu]

I can also confirm Reshade is working when moving DLLs to Sims 4/Game/Bin/ 👍

[HerbHoover]

Feedback:

 

So I tested the newest version (RTBP v0.4-p7-e1 2024-02-06).  Here's what I noticed.

 

1) Overall the breasts seem to have a better form to them - not sagging as much from RTBP.  I think that's a good thing.

2) Default (from ALL official packs) male clothes - I noticed zero male clothes getting deformed from RTBP breast physics being enabled.  That is a great thing and previously, IMO, one of the biggest issues with the mod.

3) Default (from ALL official packs) female clothes - I noticed a handful of clothes that show no breast physics.  I have provided screenshots of the outfits and tops in this message that do this (some may also have masculine version of them [I know at least one of them does - the leafy red shirt] - didn't really look into that; and I didn't take a screenshot of some breastplate outfit that didn't have it, though technically I don't think it should).

4) I tested CC: Noir's HQ EA Body Meshes for Females [2023-11-27], which is one of the best high polygon very smooth female top nude meshes (very good breast mesh mod), and it no longer has breast physics.  It used to with pre-p7 version.  This is very unfortunate, though maybe it's unavoidable due to other higher priority improvements that were implemented (I don't know - you might?).  I also tested some other CC clothing meshes.  Some used to have glitchy clothing parts that moved very oddly with RTBP v0.4-p6, but now look good with RTBP v0.4-p7-e1.  Some other ones (unfortunately possibly including my favorite sexy CC top) now don't have breast physics (used to with RTBP v0.4-p6).

5) Butts look better now than they used to in last RTBP version, but for me without RTBP enabled butts still look overall better (smoother texture), so I still am not using it personally.

6) The shadow person when you first go into CAS still has the off-colored head when butt physics are enabled.  I don't really care much about this, but it's a weird thing that happens and perhaps is a signal of a larger issue maybe that affects other things too? (don't know)

 

Pics of the default female clothes I previously mentioned:

 

[fanbongo]

Confirming that reshade does indeed work with rtbp again. Reshade version 6.0.1.

[yokozii]

-----RTBP + RESHADE / GSHADE installation instructions that works for me------

 

as of now I have tested the current version of both GSHADE & RESHADE with  the current version of RTBP and it works together. 

 

 

this is how the installation should go: 

 

GSHADE---- install Gshade first then RTBP afterwards. follow instructions including the instructions in the .zip for step 1 & 2 NOT the 3rd step AND instructions about editing the graphicsrules.sgr on main download page. add RTBP d3d9.DLL file in bin folder. (you can try to rename gshade d3d9.dll to gshade.dll and add to bin also to see if that works if it doesn't work without it.) 

 

RESHADE (V6.0)---install Reshade with add on support first, then RTBP afterwards. move d3d9.dll to desktop or somewhere safe. follow instructions including the instructions in the .zip for step 1 & 2 AND 3 instructions about editing the graphicsrules.sgr on main download page. add RTBP d3d9.dll file in bin folder. rename desktop .dll to reshade.dll add both files to bin folder. 

 

----things to know---

• settings.ini name cannot change.
• you cannot run 2 settings.ini files at once it won't work at all if you try. 
• you can save other settings as presets in a folder on your pc for later but must be named settings.ini when installed. 
• here I have a folder on desktop with names of people's settings who have shared them. In this example I'm trying out @yungkingaj2 settings and I saved it in it's own subfolder so i can drag and drop any settings.ini file I want to change out in the future. 
• how his settings.ini looks in game: it's a soft boing-wiggle that doesn't alternate individual cheeks nor boobs. try it out! 
• 
• OLD folders with RTBP & RTBP_MOD WILL NOT WORK WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS. only settings.ini will. so always fresh install. even with old versions, if you are backtracking, fresh install and clear cache when updating. this will reset physics for sims when simulating.
• run your game once with reshade / Gshade , close game , install RTBP , run game again to fully load both programs with your processor.
• allow reshade and gshade to finish loading before going in cas or in game. as you need your processor to simulate both allow the game to load first to avoid physics offsetting. 
• How I figured this out: letting my game sit for about 10-15 mins (more if you have alot of CC) and things settled and smoothed out. I don't have wild crazy physics because I give my game to fully load before loading a save. I do this to avoid lag & body clipping from CC with a fully loaded game 
•  
• missing body parts and offsetting of the chest and bottom is not from RTBP , it is from the bones assigned to the clothes that try to read RTBP along with your settings. people make modded clothing different ways and unless there is ever a seamless way for RTBP to add it's own bones & morphs that work with EA's sliders and presets it is unavoidable. you can restart your game to fix this glitch or reset it. this is why you should let the game fully load first.  
• the COMMANDER will not work if RTBP is not installed correctly with matching files or mixmatch settings.ini names.
• COMMANDER  connects to the sims once the game has loaded in by your processor and finds your game.
• ONLY run COMMANDER after you load your game not before it has load in like reshade / Gshade
• WW uses bones in body selector that connect to sims differently than RTBP, they both try to simulation physics with animations and can cause clashing. it is nothing wrong. just 2 things trying to do the same thing. it is best to let your game fully load and work with them as much as u can. while your settings will be one way the animations *might* have their own physics and conflict.
• RTBP folder does NOT go in the mods folder. it will not work if you don't do this. it goes in \Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\
• RTBP Mod only goes in the mod folder. it will not work if you don't do this.
• it is important to update your graphics card for NVIDIA patches from your download notifications for RTBP + SIMS4 to run smoothly.

 

I do not have a new high end PC setup. I have NVIDIA / INTEL on a 2019 MSI. I also do not keep my CC on my same drive as my game. I made a tutorial about it here.

I hope these tips can help someone

 

[CPVC]

Having some fun.

[HerbHoover]

4 hours ago, CPVC said:

Having some fun.

 

What bottom mesh are you using in this?  The butt looks good in this.  Or maybe new version you are in the middle of testing?

[CPVC]

19 minutes ago, HerbHoover said:

 

What bottom mesh are you using in this?  The butt looks good in this.  Or maybe new version you are in the middle of testing?

 

This is with the debug flags "testAltBreastPhysics4" and "testAltButtPhysics2" set to "true". Also the settings have been tamed a bit. This could be the default in the future.

 

You can use the Commander to set these flags and tame the butt until it doesn't look ridiculous.

[alexlll]

Why do only "testAltBreastPhysics1" and "testAltBreastPhysics3" work for me? When installing other modes, the chest does not move in the game.

[CPVC]

19 hours ago, alexlll said:

Why do only "testAltBreastPhysics1" and "testAltBreastPhysics3" work for me? When installing other modes, the chest does not move in the game.

 

The other modes are a lot more subtle and may not be as easily noticed. Also, when switching between alternative breast or butt modes, it's important that you uncheck all other alt. modes. Modes with a higher number supersede those with lower numbers, so if "testAltBreastPhysics5" is enabled that will be the one RTBP will go with regardless of the status of the other flags.

[fabyy]

Hi. Is there a way to fix this?

Log.txt

Edited February 12, 2024 by fabyy

[CPVC]

14 hours ago, fabyy said:

Hi. Is there a way to fix this?

Log.txt 3.17 kB · 1 download

 

Based on the stack trace and you log file it looks like RTBP isn't able to create your "Settings.ini" file. Is there some sort of permission error prevent RTBP from writing to it? That's going to be in "[MY_DOCUMENTS]\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\RTBP\Settings.ini".

[fabyy]

7 hours ago, CPVC said:

 

На основе трассировки стека и вашего файла журнала похоже, что RTBP не может создать ваш файл "Settings.ini". Есть ли какая-то ошибка разрешения, препятствующая записи RTBP в него? Это будет в разделе "[MY_DOCUMENTS] \ Electronic Arts \ The Sims 4\ RTBP\Settings.ini".

It turns out that the folder with documents had a name in cyrillic. I recreated the "My Documents" folder and everything worked. Thank you!

[CPVC]

15 hours ago, fabyy said:

It turns out that the folder with documents had a name in cyrillic. I recreated the "My Documents" folder and everything worked. Thank you!

 

Glad you figured it out. Thanks for bringing this issue to my attention though. RTBP should be able to handle international path names. I'll look into fixing this.

[ReconUnitZero]

Wasn't sure if there was a troubleshooting page specifically (checked first page already) for this but installed the mod properly files and all in the proper places a week ago and it's been functioning as expected along with starting a fresh game rather  than using an existing load.

So far maybe 85% of the clothing (custom or vanilla) have functioning physics in my list, the specific ones are a few random customs and some from early pre-2020 mainly some Eve/SM-Sims clothing types. Is it mainly that the mod itself is still WIP and isn't fully compatible with most CAS clothing types yet ? Or something else that I should check on my end as to why most physics don't work on the clothing ?

It's weird that it's either each time I start up Sims4 or editing a Sim in CAS but sometimes a certain clothing piece has physics and then later on when editing a different Sim and selecting the clothing again, it doesn't have it.

Also in the future will there be specific versions of this that will be more properly adapted to commonly used CAS body mods such as EVE and Body Overhaul Project ?

Edited February 19, 2024 by ReconUnitZero

[Bub1n]

How do you install it?

[CPVC]

On 2/16/2024 at 3:48 PM, Bub1n said:

How do you install it?

 

There's a readme included with every non-experimental RTBP release. That should help you install it. If you'd like more help, download the RTBP GUI Tools bundle and use the installer. The installer is pretty good at detecting all the directories and what have you to get RTBP up and working. The only thing is you have to manually specify what RTBP ZIP file you want to install.

 

So, if you want to go that route, download the GUI Tools bundle and RTBP proper. Run the installer and choose the RTBP ZIP to install.

 

Please read everything carefully, though. If the installer warns you about something, please read all the warnings the installer gives you, if any, and back out if you're unsure.

[ReconUnitZero]

Checked through my log seems it did report some problems, most likely when it was trying to apply the breast physics over certain clothing either vanilla or custom. Is it something I'd have to fix on my end or wait for another update to see if it's resolved ?

Log.txt

[CPVC]

19 hours ago, ReconUnitZero said:

Checked through my log seems it did report some problems, most likely when it was trying to apply the breast physics over certain clothing either vanilla or custom. Is it something I'd have to fix on my end or wait for another update to see if it's resolved ?

Log.txt 109.88 kB · 1 download

 

I'm sure it's on my end. It's kinda hard to get all custom content working because of how unpredictable it can be. I'm always working on making the breast/butt detection support more stuff without causing too many false positives. I am currently testing something new and hopefully it'll work a bit better.