Le MAlin 76 on 26/9/2012 at 18:45
Copy and past all files from contrib folder in thief folder, to back movies.
snobel on 26/9/2012 at 18:46
Quote Posted by MoroseTroll
BTW, did anybody run this patch on a non-nVidia&ATI graphics hardware: I mean integrated graphics from Intel and rare nowadays S3/VIA? I wonder how smooth and correct the game works on them. According to the Steam statistics, Intel graphics is getting bigger share for a few last years, and that's why I'd like to know what notebook (actually, what graphics in it) I should buy in order to play Thief 2 with no problem. Anyone?
For kicks I downloaded the Thief demo on this old netbook - an EeePC 901 running Ubuntu! Intel 945GM graphics, slow even by Intel standards. I've attempted Thief-on-WINE on this thing before, and performance had to be measured in seconds per frame when I managed to get it running at all.
But the demo just ran, at acceptable frame rates, in the native resolution. I truly didn't believe my eyes for a moment there... Amazing - absolutely amazing! I guess modern Intel graphics should have no problems even at full HD.
In other happy Thief/Linux news, it seems that the problem with very long level loading times (5-10 times longer than on Windows) is now completely fixed!
scarykitties on 26/9/2012 at 18:49
Quote Posted by Le MAlin 76
Copy and past all files from
contrib folder in
thief folder, to back movies.
All those dll files into the Thief main folder? I did that already.
Albert on 26/9/2012 at 18:54
Quote Posted by snobel
In other happy Thief/Linux news, it seems that the problem with very long level loading times (5-10 times longer than on Windows) is now completely fixed!
Oh yes... I totally forgot to reiterate this. Load times are much faster now, and infact are probably the fastest that I've ever seen in Thief. It just blows everything else I've owned out of the water. :D
Thief/Linux is no longer an issue w/ 1.19, and I hope the post I made on WineHQ's AppDB will make this clear.
MoroseTroll on 26/9/2012 at 19:07
Quote Posted by snobel
Intel 945GM graphics, slow even by Intel standards.
To put it mildly :).
Quote Posted by snobel
I've attempted Thief-on-WINE on this thing before, and performance had to be measured in seconds per frame when I managed to get it running at all.
I suspect Wine has emulated the old Direct3D 6 API by wrapping it into the more-less modern Direct3D 9 (heh, it's ten years already :)) or something like that, but I'm no Linux user at all, so I can be wrong.
Quote Posted by snobel
But the demo just ran, at acceptable frame rates, in the native resolution. I truly didn't believe my eyes for a moment there... Amazing - absolutely amazing!
That's a definitely good news! It means that I can buy even a netbook, instead of a notebook, which should save me some money.
Quote Posted by snobel
I guess modern Intel graphics should have no problems even at full HD.
Let's hope you're right. I've heard that the Intel graphics drivers are quirky enough, especially if a gamer tries to run a really old game, like T1&T2&SS2.
Quote Posted by snobel
In other happy Thief/Linux news, it seems that the problem with very long level loading times (5-10 times longer than on Windows) is now completely fixed!
Like I said, I'm no Linux user at all, but anyway it's good to know. Thank you :)!
bassmanret on 26/9/2012 at 19:14
Just adding my dropped jaw and squeal of joy to the mix! Wow!
If the anonymous-patcher ever reveals him/herself, they'll be treated like a taffin' movie-star around here!
I can't wait to replay through TG and T2 again with this patch, then see how much I can remember of Dromed!
casalor on 26/9/2012 at 19:15
Quote Posted by Albert
I've never heard of this iZ3D. Did you have to do some crow-barring maneuver to get it working w/ Thief?
That just sounds awesome. Just as awesome as Thief running 100% :D
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http://www.iz3d.com/driver) http://www.iz3d.com/driver
All you need is a pair of analgyph glasses (red/cyan). This worked straightaway for me on T2 when I tried it just then. Don't know about T1/TG.
I'd tried it years ago but just got lots of graphics issues (blank screen or flickering) so gave up on it.
Xuio on 26/9/2012 at 19:19
Quote Posted by bassmanret
If the anonymous-patcher ever reveals him/herself, they'll be treated like a taffin' movie-star around here!
I think, that we have here not one, but several stars. I believe that the authors (testers and so on) of these extraordinary patches are reading this thread - HUGE thank You!
voodoo47 on 26/9/2012 at 19:20
I have tried to run on a p3 1GHz/radeon 9100 machine, and the performance was decent at lower resolutions, so I wouldn't be afraid of (newer) intel graphics too much.
Quote Posted by scarykitties
When I enable override anti-aliasing (I have an ATI Radeon HD 7800 card) via CCC, my movies don't work for Thief Gold or Thief 2 under 1.19. Is there a way to fix this or an alternate way to display movies (wasn't there an ffmpeg codec included or something)?
forcing FSAA via the control panel has always been messy, for many games. there is a variable for this in cam_ext.cfg for that, you should use that.
Quote:
; multisampling (anti-aliasing) level
; IMPORTANT: some integrated graphics HW may not work correctly with multisampling and you will be left with a
; black screen, if that happens disable this option again
;multisampletype 8
do not force anything via ccc, and uncomment (remove
; from the beginning of) the
multisampletype 8 line.
ffox on 26/9/2012 at 19:21
8 years ago Moghedian & I were testers for (
http://www.thiefmissions.com/m/TheTrickstersCastle107) The Trickster's Castle FM. It had severe framerate problems and was well-nigh unplayable on old systems so didn't do as well as it might have when released.
I've just loaded it up in the patched folder and it runs as smooth as silk.
Hopefully this patch will bring Dark Ghost Lord and other frustrated DromEders out of retirement to make more missions!
