SlyFoxx on 15/1/2015 at 15:37
I just ran the latest taffer patch for a fresh install intended for dromed only. If I can get things working I just might hop back into this deal and finally do something with my mission that began as a possible entry for the first beauty contest.
The OM's seem to run fine. Dromed launches and I re-remembered how to change textures and fly around in the editor. But for some reason dromed would not run optimise. I checked the game folder and I'm missing 3DS2E.exe, BSP.exe and CSGMerge.exe which I imagine are what compile and build the world...sort of important yes?
They are certainly in the folder from which I copied the game discs. I tried just copying the three .exe files into the new install manually but no joy. Taffer patch did give me an option at the final screen regarding (I think) darkinst.cfg but I wasn't sure what to do there and it didn't seem a mandatory step so I ignored it.
Yandros on 15/1/2015 at 15:39
NewDark's default menus require a bunch of .cmd files found in the Dromed Toolkit, so you'll want to go grab them from there. Optimize is one of those menu commands.
Random_Taffer on 15/1/2015 at 15:43
Well I for one hope you start up again. Love your missions and hope to see more of them!
Yandros on 15/1/2015 at 15:45
Couldn't agree more, we need some new Sly missions!
R Soul on 15/1/2015 at 16:37
And if you need anyone to do some Garrett VOs there's someone around here who can help. I can't remember his username though. CraftyWolff or something.
Random_Taffer on 15/1/2015 at 16:45
Quote Posted by R Soul
And if you need anyone to do some Garrett VOs there's someone around here who can help. I can't remember his username though. CraftyWolff or something.
I think you mean WilyDawgg.
SlyFoxx on 15/1/2015 at 17:54
OK I'm getting a handle on this. Seems the latest taffer patch doesn't contain the correct dromed.exe
I went back to my New Dark 1.21 package and extracted the contents of editor.zip into my dromed install. So I seem to be good to go for at least older new dark. (all these updates to keep track of!)
Also put the lot of the dromed toolkit in there too.
Now it's time for some aspirin.:erg:
EDIT: I really need aspirin now. I managed up update to dromed 1.22 so that seems fine. But thief2.exe in my dromed install crashes at the "start game" button.:confused: I'm ready to seriously injure a cute furry animal!
Yandros on 15/1/2015 at 19:30
Did you also upgrade Thief2.exe to 1.22? If not and you're trying to launch a mission saved with 1.22, that would explain it. Otherwise, it could be it's trying to play a briefing movie and you have some codec or related issues. Does it crash on Start if you're playing a mission without a movie?
SlyFoxx on 15/1/2015 at 19:56
Yeah I had updated the whole deal and still crash. I even pulled the correct play only files from my good play install of 1.22
So, I got brave and took a chance and put the 1.22 editing tools in my good install and everything seems fine now. Go figure. So I just made another copy for dromed for my mission. Plus it's nice to have dromed in the play install to easily poke around other people's stuff.
I'll delete the first attempt after I'm 100% sure things are good. I even backed up the new install to DVD so I can load it on my two older machines. Nothing like plenty of copies of working Thief!
Yandros on 15/1/2015 at 21:10
Indeed, I probably have around 30.
