The Fire Eater on 9/1/2007 at 00:57

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I have two reasons for this post..one is to bump up into more current reading status and 2nd reason, I have a terrible problem. Not sure if I can get the answer here but I'll try.

I have currently three saves...two in hard plus QS. The first save is much earlier in the game and I believe it's while I'm still in Western (first map) area. Then the next one plus the QS are in the next map fairly close together in location (Northern) and have gone around a fair amount including Southern areas, helping the dead pagan, found secret across the upstairs tower, got loot in various areas around and about, and after diving down and coming up in into the Northern areas, I have bj'd three of the guards so far basically.

OK here's the problem, I cannot get the load screen to come up for my saves. Some of the times I couldn't even get to the menue. The very few times I did manage to get it, when I click to the load screen to get to my saves it basically goes blank, I can hear it, but then it blinks and then I get an error message and it says it wants me to send an error message to microsoft and says it has to close program etc. I then close proggies and reboot machine again.

I have tried several times including the reboots, reinstalled original saves and then tried reloading Mod including tries to get saved games. My last try I got the menue up I decided to see if it would work by using "New Game" and at that point it did load game and I got screen where I was in the Crate. I am at an utter loss and to why this is happening and I sure don't want to start all over but at the same time I don't understand why my load process screen etc. won't work. All my saves should surely not be corrupted if that's the case but don't know why they even would be?

Also just to further test...when I went back into Darkloader to reinstall original game saves...that worked fine...I got the load screen and loaded my saves with no problem. Can anyone help me????

UPDATE: I tried one more option in trying to get game to work. I have a partial success. I moved the Allsaves file for this game saves to another location, then I started a new game, made a QS and a HS right at the beginning. Then I closed game, went into the location of my Allsaves save and copied the second and most current HS and placed it into the current game save folder. I then restarted the game and got into the menue to load game and used that one to get into game again. It worked, then I went into another area where I had not gone previously and had a curiousity about it anyway. It was the area to the right after you get out of the water in the Northern map..and up those large flight of stairs where you find a ghost, etc. I basically made a QS in that general area to overwrite the one I had from the beginning QS I had. However, I'm also having a lot of problems in general with crashes in the game and because of this I crashed out after I got over to where gold cup was and was trying to read note on wall when he came back (although I was in darkened area) he started to attack me. I tried running away and got into the room where he goes in and out of trying to hide there..but that's when game crashed me out and I had to reboot computer again. Not sure of all the reasons for this as I have been having some computer shutdowns on and off for awhile but lately it has been more often. I have been playing other Thief Mods including Part I of this one and have not had this much trouble before. I still am puzzeled as to why and what's causing it?

RonnieAlme on 29/1/2007 at 04:07

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Thanks for bumping this thread, Fire Eater. It inspired me to play the mission again. What's the statute of limitations on memories of a fan mission? I played this twice back when it was released (ghosting first time on expert) and decided to ghost it again.

A year and a half is generally long enough to forget some things. I didn't remember it being that big. Still love the mission. Might be my favorite one ever, and I've just about played them all.

Two questions for Morrgan:

* is the ambient string music from anywhere? Those deep notes (cello?) really set a dark mood.

* is the book of amorous advice taken from a real source? Do tell. Just one of many great touches.

Looking very much forward to part 3.

Supergreg on 8/2/2007 at 17:26

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I had a lot of fun playing both part 1 & 2 these last coupla weeks. Both great missions, but my money's on part 2. I'm sure no 3 won't dissapoint either, though! Many THANKS for the effort =)
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NAC on 4/10/2007 at 17:03

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Don't know if I'm on the right track for you ................I remember
how much I enjoyed these missions, but also how I was lost * most * of
the time.:confused: :D

I believe that the switch to the black gate is in the little house
to the right. On the floor there is a note saying you have to turn
on the auxillary generator in the south east valley. Go south to the
tree with 2 mushroom lights ..........to the left is a hard-to-see cave
.....push through there , and follow on to a door [ you have to pick ]
and there is the extra generator !! When you come back ,the gate
will open..

Hope this helps.:) :thumb:

scaredmum on 13/10/2007 at 05:46

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Hello ,

Just want to continue with game if anyone can assist would really appreciate help as I don't want to give up on game. I don't want to be a pest but love playing when I get the chance.


Sent another post 4th Oct only 1 hit from NAC,
Mine enterance gate not open !! Need to enter mine want get in slowly going mad:eww: Want to continue with game.

thief player 'NAC' gave me advice but I had already bumped into girl ghost found cave enterance and unlocked door and pulled generator switch left cave went back to black mine gate if that was it and still not open. I can see through into area unsure what to do next as knocked out all patrolling guards. :confused: