Posted February 01, 2012
babby
You have nothing to lose but your chains
babby Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Dec 2010
From United States
voodoo47
New User
voodoo47 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Slovakia
Posted February 02, 2012
you shouldn't. you have windows7. copying the files and setting the resolution is all that should be required in your case. make sure you are running as admin, and that your game is not installed in program files. do not set any compatibility modes on the exe.
Post edited February 02, 2012 by voodoo47
Tarhiel
Unn Von Taffer
Tarhiel Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Germany
Posted February 02, 2012
voodoo47: figured this might save some people a headache or two - a while ago, I have compiled together the most important TG fixes into one package, so if you are having problems running the GOG release, or just want to have better graphics/widescreen support, go ahead and try it out (works for the regular and the GOG version, but do note that you are using it on your own risk). there is no installer (yet), but the manual install has only 3 steps, so it shouldn't be a big deal - see the included readme.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7quQTgSRc9KMzcwZTEzNzMtYTU4NC00ZThiLTk1YmEtNWVhZmMwYzE2OTkz (25MB)
fixes/ads:
-widescreen support (ddfix)
-forced 32bit rendering, fixes issues with new graphics hardware (ddfix)
-no more issues with cutscenes not playing (ddfix)
-no more issues with graphics related crashes and error messages (ddfix)
-no more resolution switching when entering menu or maps (ddfix)
-enhanced object models, textures and more (EP)
-improved models (hand/bow/sword, guards and more)
-improved water (t2 water)
-bunch of other small fixes not worth mentioning
-makes the game portable, so it can be moved around your hdd freely, and played from an usb thumb drive for example
notes:
-if you do not want any graphics enhancements, do not copy over any folders (and EP.crf), just plain files (exe, ini, dll and cfgs).
-fix for hdradeon+winxp combo is in extra folder, see the readme
-requires win2000 or newer to run, latest directx and vc++2008 redistributable.
-do not set any compatibility modes on the exe, this will break the game
-always run the game as admin (vista/win7)
-installing the game to a protected folder (windows, program files etc) may result in strange and broken behaviour (vista/win7)
-reboot after you are done with everything (vista/win7)
final note: this is a collection of patches and fixes made by many fans - I did not make any of them, I just made the necessary edits and corrections to make it all work together.
Hello voodoo47, https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7quQTgSRc9KMzcwZTEzNzMtYTU4NC00ZThiLTk1YmEtNWVhZmMwYzE2OTkz (25MB)
fixes/ads:
-widescreen support (ddfix)
-forced 32bit rendering, fixes issues with new graphics hardware (ddfix)
-no more issues with cutscenes not playing (ddfix)
-no more issues with graphics related crashes and error messages (ddfix)
-no more resolution switching when entering menu or maps (ddfix)
-enhanced object models, textures and more (EP)
-improved models (hand/bow/sword, guards and more)
-improved water (t2 water)
-bunch of other small fixes not worth mentioning
-makes the game portable, so it can be moved around your hdd freely, and played from an usb thumb drive for example
notes:
-if you do not want any graphics enhancements, do not copy over any folders (and EP.crf), just plain files (exe, ini, dll and cfgs).
-fix for hdradeon+winxp combo is in extra folder, see the readme
-requires win2000 or newer to run, latest directx and vc++2008 redistributable.
-do not set any compatibility modes on the exe, this will break the game
-always run the game as admin (vista/win7)
-installing the game to a protected folder (windows, program files etc) may result in strange and broken behaviour (vista/win7)
-reboot after you are done with everything (vista/win7)
final note: this is a collection of patches and fixes made by many fans - I did not make any of them, I just made the necessary edits and corrections to make it all work together.
May I ask if your patches are compatible also with non GOG version of Thief Gold?
I do know that for Thief 2 there´s Tafferpatcher, but there´s nothing like it for Thief 1/Gold, you have to install all those udpates one by one, manually.
Thanks for you answer.
voodoo47
New User
voodoo47 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Slovakia
Posted February 02, 2012
yes, see the readme (or even the first part of the text you quoted).
Zombiemambo
New User
Zombiemambo Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: May 2009
From United States
Posted February 02, 2012
Okay, so with DDfix and the new Thief .exe I now need a disk to run it. Any ideas?
marlowespade
New User
marlowespade Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted February 02, 2012
Hello,
I applied fixes in this thread as suggested, and everything works brilliantly with one exception - the textures are all missing, replaced with just the model blue walls and floors. It looks like I'm sneaking through an empty holodeck. :-)
Strangely, doors and guards look just fine.
I am running on a Radeon 5800 card, win7 64-bit. Any thoughts?
And thanks for all this. I forgot how much I missed this game.
EDIT: Did some digging and found a solution - I installed Darkloader and ran just the setup to let it optimize the installation. All the textures came back.
I applied fixes in this thread as suggested, and everything works brilliantly with one exception - the textures are all missing, replaced with just the model blue walls and floors. It looks like I'm sneaking through an empty holodeck. :-)
Strangely, doors and guards look just fine.
I am running on a Radeon 5800 card, win7 64-bit. Any thoughts?
And thanks for all this. I forgot how much I missed this game.
EDIT: Did some digging and found a solution - I installed Darkloader and ran just the setup to let it optimize the installation. All the textures came back.
Post edited February 02, 2012 by marlowespade
voodoo47
New User
voodoo47 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Slovakia
Posted February 03, 2012
blue walls mean that for some reason, the crf files have not been moved to the RES folder. you can do it manually, or use the included movecrf.bat, or optimize with darkloader, all three methods do the same thing and will fix the issue.
I assume you are running the original release, as the GOG edition already has the crf files in the correct location.
I assume you are running the original release, as the GOG edition already has the crf files in the correct location.
Post edited February 03, 2012 by voodoo47
Warrior_
New User
Warrior_ Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Oct 2011
From Germany
Posted February 03, 2012
I would like to see the patch to leave the file cam.cfg alone. This will make it easier to apply it to an already changed cfg. And correcting the paths is a nice idea, but not everyone uses 'thief' as game dir. I have an old Thief installation on my PC, so I use 'Thief Gold'" for the GOG release.
Post edited February 03, 2012 by Warrior_
voodoo47
New User
voodoo47 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Slovakia
Posted February 03, 2012
feel free to use/not use any part of the package, that's all I can say..
Warrior_
New User
Warrior_ Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Oct 2011
From Germany
voodoo47
New User
voodoo47 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Slovakia
Gman217
New User
Gman217 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Jun 2011
From United States
Posted February 03, 2012
What's better, running TGfix, or DDfix? I'm a little confused.
raptorsaurusRDG
New User
raptorsaurusRDG Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Oct 2011
From United States
Posted February 04, 2012
I did everything TGfix asked me to do in the readme, but now when I try to start up TG it tells me to insert "Thief CD #2 into CD drive." I'm using the GOG version, so I obviously can't do that. How can I fix it?
Gman217
New User
Gman217 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Jun 2011
From United States
Posted February 04, 2012
Get a new .exe file and try again... You can try a NoCD download and then patch that with TGfix...
You have to remember, TGfix was coded with the CD check in mind, which GoG's version eliminates. Something about TGfix must have undone GoG's method of cracking it.
You have to remember, TGfix was coded with the CD check in mind, which GoG's version eliminates. Something about TGfix must have undone GoG's method of cracking it.
voodoo47
New User
voodoo47 Sorry, data for given user is currently unavailable. Please, try again later. View profile View wishlist Start conversation Invite to friends Invite to friends Accept invitation Accept invitation Pending invitation... Unblock chat Registered: Feb 2010
From Slovakia
Posted February 04, 2012
raptorsaurusRDG: I did everything TGfix asked me to do in the readme, but now when I try to start up TG it tells me to insert "Thief CD #2 into CD drive." I'm using the GOG version, so I obviously can't do that. How can I fix it?
they might have changed something in the last build, I'll check. try using this install.cfg in the meantime. ddfix is included in TGfix-plus all the necessary edits to make it work without hexediting and modifying inis/cfgs.
edit: managed to reproduce the missing cd error. the cfg I linked should fix it. I'll integrate it to the main package and reupload in a couple of minutes.
edit2: new release is up.
Post edited February 04, 2012 by voodoo47