T-Linkz on 5/11/2016 at 08:06
The first time i boot up Newdarkloader it takes about 40 seconds to show on screen, is this normal?
Thanks
R Soul on 5/11/2016 at 16:10
A couple of other people have reported long startup times. With one person I tested a variety of programs (all written for the .net framework) and they all had performance problems, even the programs that were very simple (no GUI). Nothing like a 40 second startup time, but the results made it clear that it wasn't NewDarkLoader itself that was the cause of the problem, but all programs written for the .net framework. I think the only thing users can do is (
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/astebner/2008/10/13/net-framework-setup-verification-tool-users-guide/) make sure their version of the .net framework is installed correctly (select version 4.5 when running the program).
R Soul on 5/11/2016 at 22:21
I've made the changes to support SS2 savegames. Try out the latest version:
(http://www.mediafire.com/file/cuvqv14njm5pmj2/NewDarkLoader1.4.4.zip)I've also allowed for SS2 saves when importing from Darkloader, on the assumption that the zip file contains save_# folders at the root. If that's not the case, do let me know.
Edit: File deleted. I've been told that there's also a 'current' folder. I'll add support for that within a few days.Azaran on 9/11/2016 at 23:40
Question (sorry if this was answered already). Is there a way of transferring the DarkLoader.ini file comments onto this? What I mean is, I have personal comments and ratings on hundreds of FM's I've played, and if possible I wouldn't want to lose them
R Soul on 9/11/2016 at 23:48
Yes, there's an import feature. It's mentioned in the readme. When you say 'ratings', is that just something you put in the comments or is there a feature of Darkloader I didn't know about?
Azaran on 10/11/2016 at 02:27
Thanks. It's just the last column, 'comment'
Gooberslot on 10/11/2016 at 10:49
I discovered a bug. I was trying to play a mission called "Unholy Vivid Innocence" and it seems like some scripts or something isn't being loaded when launching the mission with NewDarkLoader because I can walk right up to the Guardians without taking any damage. When I tried the same mission with FMSel or installed it with DarkLoader it worked correctly.
Dahenjo on 10/11/2016 at 14:35
I've had this same problem with Mission X and Amoral Dilemma which I've reported to R Soul. Just tried Unholy Vivid Innocence (v1.3) and can confirm by looking at the file Thief2.log that it is NVScript failing to load using NDL, and when starting it with FMSel it loads correctly.
@Gooberslot - if you overwrite NVScript.osm in the mission's installation folder (for me it's Thief2\FMs\UNPC-UVIv1.3) with the latest (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134166) v1.25 available here, then it will load correctly with NDL.
Stingm on 12/11/2016 at 01:31
You can also just delete the scripts in the fan mission folder and let NDL load the mission and it will be fine as well. I assume when it don't find the scripts there that it loads them from the main directory for the game. I have had to do this for multiple missions to get them to load. My scripts in the main directory are the latest versions. Mission examples are Assault at the gas station, tales from the cleft series, and Christine's shock2 missions.
Thanks for the update as well to 1.45
