Forum:Rendered and Compressed Sims 2 thumbnails

You may have noticed that many of the pre-made Sims in The Sims 2 have thumbnails that are compressed and / or rendered. The polygons and textures are different. It is also possible for Sims who are created in-game to have thumbnails like this, though refreshed thumbnails always show the Sim as they look in-game.

If a certain Expansion pack is installed (I think it's The Sims 2: University) this will also happen with the Create a Sim face template icons.

Here are some examples of compressed and uncompressed / rendered Sim thumbnails.

(The JPG images don't look as sharp / polished as the PNG ones, so I hope this doesn't complicate things)