uncadonego on 17/1/2011 at 00:02

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I don't know if this is a clue for anyone. This is on my newer rig, not the older one we've been discussing. I tried installing and tafferpatching again. It still shows the loadup screen for a second then crashes and gives the "Thief blabla has encountered a problem and blablabla"

However if I open dromed, and load OM mission 1 and alt+G, the mission plays properly, and objects look right. Then I alt+E and closed dromed, try the regular T2 shortcut, and crash like usual.

uncadonego on 17/1/2011 at 08:54

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Nope, XP SP3. It used to run fine until I upgraded my vid card. This is an attempt at re-installing.

uncadonego on 17/1/2011 at 11:23

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the contents of cam.cfg:
; hey, which game is this
game dark

; general configs
include_user_cfg user.cfg
editor_include_dromed_cfg dromed.cfg

; game specific paths/configs
dark_include_install_cfg darkinst.cfg
shock_include_install_cfg install.cfg

; set trait cache to include concretes
trait_cache_flags 2

no_network

sfx_vol_music -474
fogging 0
enhanced_sky 1
render_weather 1

game_screen_size 1024 768
game_screen_flags 13
game_full_screen 1
sfx_vol_3d 0
game_hardware 1
vmCenterY 0.5
sfx_vol_2d 0
game_screen_depth 16
ambient_volume 0
vmCenterX 0.5
sfx_channels 12
sfx_device 1
master_volume 0

the contents of DDFix.ini:
[Main]
;Screen resolution
;Must be 800x600 or greater
gWidth=1024
gHeight=768

;Refresh rate. 0 is default, anything else to override.
RefreshRate=0

;Set to 1 to fix the duel core related crash
MultiCoreFix=1

;Set to 1 to automatically register lgvid.ax each time thief is started up
VideoFix=0

;This can be set to zero to get a more accurate z-buffer
;Doesn't usually make a noticable difference to picture quality
UseCompatibleZBuffer=1

;Turns on the 32 bit texture loader and adds support for some unsupported screen resolutions
;Will cause a crash if used with an unsupported exe
; 0 - Disable
; 1 - Determine exe automatically
; 2 - Thief 2 v1.18
Thief2Extensions=1

;Set to 1 to disable the windows keys while thief is running
DisableWindowsKey=0

;Set to 1 to enable anisotropic filtering
AnisotropicFiltering=0

;If you want to share overriden textures between thief installations, uncomment the next line
;It should contain the absolute path to the equivilent of \res\ddfix, including the trailing \
;TexturePath=C:\Games\Thief2\res\ddfix\

;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
;XX Compatibility settings XX
;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

;Changes the way direct writes to the frontbuffer are handled
;SS2 players should set these options to '2' and '0xf81f' respectively
;Thief 2 players with corrupted in game text should use '2' and '0x0000'
;Players who experience slowdown with UseSysMemOverlay=2 should set both options to 0
UseSysMemOverlay=2
OverlayColourKey=0xf81f


;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
;XX SIO2: Fog fixes XX
;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

;General fix for all Thief2 missions that use fog.
;Default value is 1 (enabled) so all mission that use fog can benefit.
EnableFogFix=1

;Special fog fixes for the Thief2 Original Mission "Life Of The Party".
;Enabling this for missions other than "Life Of The Party" may break other missions that use fog.
;Default value is 0 (disabled) because it breaks other fog missions (broken sky, etc)
EnableLifeOfThePartyFogFix=0

As for the contents of darkinst.cfg, do you want the original or the hack? The CGW DVD kept going to its front page (the list of all games on the DVD) rather than acting like a game disc. The original CD game disc kept telling me to insert the disc even though it was inserted, so I used a solution for broken CD's whose name can never be mentioned on these forums.

uncadonego on 17/1/2011 at 12:54

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My desktop resolution is 1152 864. What problems are you talking about.

I made the changes you suggested. At first things worked fine, objects looked normal. Then some tweaking of keybinds, back to game, etc. A couple of crashes, but started again fine. Now the same as ever- vine decals no longer visible, torches and bunks blue objects, loadup screen gets all pixellated when moving the cursor over selections etc.

Also, trying to load a saved game results in crash.

EDIT: Ok loading didn't crash this time. The old T1 style paintings render OK, the newer T2 batch are white and blue stripes.

uncadonego on 17/1/2011 at 13:29

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Yes, it appears to be running, but I did the above anyway. The remaining problem is vine decals aren't showing, and objects like pewter plates, bunkbeds, and torches are blue. That, and the old T1 style paintings show fine, but the T2 style paintings are blue and white stripes. I haven't played so far into the game yet, but unless I post otherwise soon, assume deer legs and flares and such like items are "barred" or striped again.

EDIT: ughh. wait. trying to load saves crashes again.

EDIT: just another tidbit of information. I have the game diminished right now while I write this. Starting Thief cold and trying to load a save crashed, but when I started a NEW game and moved around, THEN tried loading the save, it was OK. I can't swear to it, but this was likely the case a couple of posts ago too.