The Dark Mod released!!

TheCapedPillager on 22/1/2010 at 18:50

I considered the difficulty of balance with regards to allowing different amounts of loot to carry over into the next mission, but it really isn't as big an issue as it might seem.

As far as making sure that every player has at least enough loot to buy the minimum tools required to complete the level, you would set the loot objective in the previous mission to a certain value. On the other end of the scale, you can avoid having players buy too many water arrows for example by limiting the number available. If someone tries to find it all the loot, that extra money might only be able to buy equipment that doesn't have a detrimental affect on gameplay (health potions, flashbombs... things you tend to hoard unless you 'really' need to use them).

Anyway, you can never be sure what tools someone will buy even with a set value of loot, so I don't see much of a difference.

Azaran on 10/3/2011 at 06:48

Hi. I just installed Doom 3 on my pc (version 1.0) and it runs fine. I also downloaded the Dark Mod, installed it into the Doom3/Darkmod directory, but I get a "runtime error" message when I click on the launcher and it crashes. I tried every compatibility mode, but still nothing :(. Here are my specs:

Win7 x64
Pentium dual core
4gb Ram

Any help would be greatly appreciated

nbohr1more on 10/3/2011 at 06:58

The Dark Mod requires the Doom 3 1.3.1 (1304) patch:

Installation Wiki:

(http://modetwo.net/darkmod/wiki/index.php?title=Installation)

FAQ (Common issues):

(http://modetwo.net/darkmod/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ)

Azaran on 10/3/2011 at 07:24

Quote Posted by nbohr1more

Thanks a bunch :thumb:

Azaran on 10/3/2011 at 07:52

Ok now I have another problem. When I go to start a mission, the game crashes with the error message "malloc failure for 4194312". :(
I have all the latest drivers for my video card, so I don't know what else this could be....

Summer on 10/3/2011 at 09:16

Quote Posted by Azaran

If the problem is not with the drivers, then it could have something to do with virtual memory: Increasing it might work, for example to 2 or 3 GB RAM.

Azaran on 10/3/2011 at 10:47

Quote Posted by Summer

If the problem is not with the drivers, then it could have something to do with virtual memory: Increasing it might work, for example to 2 or 3 GB RAM.

I increased it to 6gb, and still nothing :(

Summer on 10/3/2011 at 11:00

Quote Posted by Azaran

I increased it to 6gb, and still nothing :(

You might want to check out this thread in TDM Forums: (http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?/topic/10863-malloc-failure/)

There are several possible solutions offered there, all relating to TDM and various rigs, etc.

nbohr1more on 10/3/2011 at 17:23

One of the forum posters that reported these types of errors was able to play by lowering graphic settings. I would set all values to their lowest quality and the lowest resolution and see if the mod starts. If so, then raise quality and or resolution until you hit the error again.

Also, four missions were broken by v1.04. I have posted links to fixed versions in this thread:

(http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?/topic/12428-crash-with-the-thieves/page__view__findpost__p__250582)

Azaran on 11/3/2011 at 07:14

Ok, I lowered the graphics settings and tried another mission...it's finally working :sweat:. I was trying this Alchemist mission, which still won't load..oh well.
Thanks guys :thumb: