voodoo47 on 31/7/2012 at 21:24
check what kind of graphics card do you have and whether there is a newer driver available. also, try posting the contents of your install.cfg and cam.cfg.
all on 31/7/2012 at 22:26
Quote Posted by voodoo47
check what kind of graphics card do you have and whether there is a newer driver available. also, try posting the contents of your install.cfg and cam.cfg.
I think my graphics card is an nvidia geforce GT520M... I think... if that makes any sense...
As for the cam.cfg and install.cfg...
Quote Posted by cam.cfg
; $Header: r:/prj/cam/src/RCS/cam.cfg 1.14 1998/09/23 20:00:41 mahk Exp $
; 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 install.cfg
shock_resname_base r:\prj\shock\art\finals
; set trait cache to include concretes
trait_cache_flags 2
character_detail 1
skip_intro
sfx_device 1
game_screen_depth 16
gamma 0.6750000715
game_hardware 1
game_screen_size 1024 768
sfx_channels 8
game_screen_flags 13
game_full_screen 1
master_volume -1
skip_starting_checks
Quote Posted by install.cfg
;cd_path .\
install_path .\
language english
resname_base .\mods+.\mods\EP\Thief1+.\mods\EP+.\patches+.\res
load_path .\+.\thief
script_module_path .\+.\thief
movie_path .\movies+.\thief\movies
Fizbop on 1/8/2012 at 01:07
Quote Posted by all
I finally managed to set affinity to a single core!! :D However, I still crash when I click on "start training" or "skip training". :(
I even tried to rename lgvid.ax...
Well at least you go that much. I don't know why it's not working. Are you setting the affinity at the main menu screen? That's all I can think of honestly. These are all my settings. 1. Run This program in compatibility mode for Windows Xp Service pack 3 disable visual themes run this program as an administrator.
Set Affinity at main menu screen to 1 core. Honestly this worked for me and all I did was the only official patch that came out for it, and mine works just fine.
I'm sure someone else could figure out why it's not working for you.
voodoo47 on 1/8/2012 at 06:56
those cfgs are from a TFix install. seems like you have ended up with a botched/mixed install somehow. let's try it from the beginning: uninstall thief, delete the folder to get rid of all potential leftover files, install thief, set it to run on a single core, rename LGVID.AX and try running it. after that, post the contents of cam.cfg and install.cfg.
and, if you can, try updating your graphics card driver. and check whether miss1.mis and miss2.mis are in your thief folder.
Constance on 1/8/2012 at 10:06
Hey there .o/
Hmm as much as possible I'd advise to avoid using relative paths : they can lead, for example, to the game crashing if you run it from a shortcut which would not specify the working directory.
So I'd advise to search and replace those dots with the actual path where the game is installed, starting from the drive letter.
Quote Posted by all
Thanks, I've downloaded this and attempted to open DarkWidescreen with it. However, nothing happens, still... or almost: for a split second, a window pops up, but it disappears before I have the opportunity to read its contents. So far I was able to glimpse the word "introuvable", which in English means "not found".
Guess it could be useful to get the complete error message ; try this :
1 - run cmd.exe
2 - navigate to the folder where the game is installed using a command such as :
cd /d "c:\program files (x86)\thief"
(of course, replace "c:\program files (x86)\thief" with whatever the real path is ; don't forget the " if it contains blank spaces)
3 - run "Darkwidescreen.bat" (type "darkwidescreen" and press Enter)
Then the window shouldn't close itself and you would be able to note the message.
DJ Riff on 2/8/2012 at 08:28
Quote Posted by Constance
Hmm as much as possible I'd advise to avoid using relative paths : they can lead, for example, to the game crashing if you run it from a shortcut which would not specify the working directory.
So I'd advise to search and replace those dots with the actual path where the game is installed, starting from the drive letter.
You forgot to mention that there's a limitation of 80 chars for each parameter string. All folders listed after 80th char in the parameter string will be ignored. You'll probably get away with it if it's some redundant directory on CD which is not needed for full install. But if it's the RES folder, the game will crash almost certainly.
