T2 FM The Farm (12/12/2014)

Dark_Garrett on 18/12/2014 at 02:48

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Never heard of GarrettLoader, but it looks pretty ancient.

There's a confusion between mission loaders and dark engine updates. Garrettloader is strictly a FM loader, like Darkloader or the new FMsel. Your game version being 1.21 means you just need to update Thief/Dark Engine to 1.22. You can use TafferPatcher, but since you already are upgraded to 1.21, it would be easier to just use the 1.22 update here (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144235) http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144235. Just download and unzip the two files into your main Thief2 folder, done. No engineering degree needed:thumb:

Dafydd on 18/12/2014 at 10:13

Wow, I'm away for just a few months, and I forget darn near everything!

Upon reflection, I don't think I was using GarrettLoader; and I know that I did the TafferPatcher thingie. Somehow I had it working, but now I can't remember much of anything about how TP works. Is it a loader as well as a patcher? If not, then I probably just loaded the FMs, then used the regular Thief 2 or Thief G to run the game.

Anyway, I'll try to update the game sys. Thanks!

Hm... I downloaded (http://d-h.st/JlY) and unzipped the first layer, but that gave me five smaller zips: contrib.zip, contrib_editor_demos.zip, contrib_src.zip, editor.zip, and new_dark.zip. This doesn't seem to fit the instruction that I "just download and unzip the two files into your main Thief2 folder". Which two files -- editor and new_dark? Do I need to unzip them further?

Dafydd

trix on 18/12/2014 at 10:22

Just install the latest Tafferpatcher. It's the quickest way to NewDark 1.22.

Dark_Garrett on 18/12/2014 at 14:18

Extract the contents of the "new_dark.zip" and "contrib.zip" archives into your T2 directory, but yes TafferPatcher is easier for some.

thief-outside-a-box on 19/12/2014 at 11:15

Hi everybody, my first post in this awesome forum. :)

So far I like the mission, especially the unique setting (reminds me of reap as you sow for DarkMod), but I stumbled upon a bug or am just missing something:

I'm playing on normal. After plunging the 5 devices into the silo I watched the cutscene and went to the big device in the well, tried frobbing it and the goal about the small devices ticked off. But nothing else happened. Now all Objectives, except for the loot, are ticked off. So I got the key and went to the cellar, but if I close the cellar with the key, I die, and if I just wait, I die because of the explosion.

trix on 19/12/2014 at 11:36

That never happened in the test. Maybe a problem with a script. I sent a PM to the author. Can you provide 2 savegames (1. When you're just before frobbing the big bomb in the well and 2. After you closed the door in the cellar).
Since you're a new member, PMs probably won't work. So post the download link here and delete it later.

thief-outside-a-box on 19/12/2014 at 14:42

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Seems like the problem partially solved itself. I previously restarted the mission 4 times, didn't take the farmer and Ida with me and before mentioned error appeared.
Now I restarted the mission, again got no new objective, instead took the farmer and Ida with me and survived the explosion inside the shelter.
I tried again without saving both of them and I survived as well. :confused:
The only remaining problem is getting no new objective after frobbing the huge device (game0013.sav)
(http://www.file-upload.net/download-10022586/SAVES.rar.html)

But at least I'm finally in part 2 of the mission. :D

trix on 19/12/2014 at 15:12

Thanks for providing the savegames.
The first savegame works as it should.
The 2nd doesn't.

Try to update the gen.osm (put that gen.osm in your T2-folder and overwrite the other one or remove it)
(http://www.thiefmissions.com/darkloader/ThiefScripts.zip)
and restart.

Dr.Sahnebacke on 20/12/2014 at 09:56

Excellent, a new mission. You make my holidays. :):):)

thief-outside-a-box on 20/12/2014 at 10:42

Quote Posted by trix

Try to update the gen.osm (put that gen.osm in your T2-folder and overwrite the other one or remove it)
(http://www.thiefmissions.com/darkloader/ThiefScripts.zip)
and restart.

That did the trick, although I could have sworn I replaced the file already. :confused:
Thank you! :D