Minimalist Project: 1.4.1 - Minor homepage update. - by New Horizon
Alex2001 on 27/7/2005 at 06:32
Quote Posted by New Horizon
Excellent. Thank you so much. :) I should be able to track down the problem now.
Once I find out which lines they're on, I'll double check each letters measurements for accuracy. A pixel or two off on one or two letters can throw the whole thing way out of whack.
These were just a few examples. I also get these errors in ingame text (german subtitles of conversations).
New Horizon on 27/7/2005 at 12:52
Quote Posted by Alex2001
These were just a few examples. I also get these errors in ingame text (german subtitles of conversations).
Yup, they will appear everywhere. The letters are all pulled from the same font map. It's essentially just a texture with all the letters and symbols the game uses. When creating the new one, I used the original as a template but still had to measure each letter as Thief needs to know exactly where to look for each letter on the bitmap. :) Once it's fixed on the texture, it will work for everything.
Alex2001 on 27/7/2005 at 13:26
Quote Posted by New Horizon
Yup, they will appear everywhere. The letters are all pulled from the same font map. It's essentially just a texture with all the letters and symbols the game uses. When creating the new one, I used the original as a template but still had to measure each letter as Thief needs to know exactly where to look for each letter on the bitmap. :) Once it's fixed on the texture, it will work for everything.
Ok, thank you for your effort. :thumb:
Please tell me when i can continue to play Thief.
New Horizon on 27/7/2005 at 16:49
Quote Posted by Alex2001
Ok, thank you for your effort. :thumb:
Please tell me when i can continue to play Thief.
I sure will. Thanks for the helpful feedback.
New Horizon on 28/7/2005 at 19:34
Very frustrating. The font map is off by 1 letter somewhere before the last 3 lines. Can't seem to find which letter is measured incorrectly. Hopefully soon though.
Sleekwolf on 1/8/2005 at 21:11
I've tried installing every different combination of the contents of the minimalist download, but to no avail. The writing disappears from my screen. I can't see my health. I can't see the menu. I can't read any letters or see my objectives. I can't see items in the bottom right corner. Why is everything not working? I desperately want to play the minimalist project, but it cripples my game.
Please help a poor lost fan!
Nupraptor on 2/8/2005 at 11:10
I'd just like to chime in. In the past, I've made some noise about the gameplay changes in the Minimalist Project. But let me say this: I just did a fresh install of TDS, sans mods, for testing purposes - and I had forgotten how horrid it looks by default.
I mean, when I first got the game, I thought the interface and graphics were pretty good; could be improved upon, sure, but not horrid. But now, I just can't go back. Between the Minimalist Project and John P's textures, it really is a whole different animal. Thanks for all of your hard work.
New Horizon on 2/8/2005 at 14:04
Quote Posted by Sleekwolf
I've tried installing every different combination of the contents of the minimalist download, but to no avail. The writing disappears from my screen. I can't see my health. I can't see the menu. I can't read any letters or see my objectives. I can't see items in the bottom right corner. Why is everything not working? I desperately want to play the minimalist project, but it cripples my game.
Please help a poor lost fan!
Where did you purchase the game? If it's the downloadable version (direct 2 drive) that is being sold online, it won't work unfortunately. They changed how the files are structured and I unfortunately, I can't afford to buy a copy.
Alex2001 on 3/8/2005 at 20:44
Quote Posted by New Horizon
Very frustrating. The font map is off by 1 letter somewhere before the last 3 lines. Can't seem to find which letter is measured incorrectly. Hopefully soon though.
Any progress?
New Horizon on 3/8/2005 at 21:26
Quote Posted by Alex2001
Any progress?
As of yet, I haven't quite finished it yet. Just a matter finding the time to wrap things up. :)
