ascottk on 5/7/2005 at 02:27
Finally a Thief video on the archives :thumb:
Luthien on 5/7/2005 at 07:46
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I also have a working demo of a 40 second run, but apparently demos won't work for other people
Really? I've never managed to replay a demo that was longer than about 10 to 20 seconds. Which operating system do you have?
michael_ on 5/7/2005 at 16:06
I have Windows 2000.
I even have a demo of a 1:39 Training run that occasionally works. It seems copying it back to my Thief Gold directory fixes it sometimes, but only once, then I have to copy it again (and again and again...). Anyway, these demos are pointless unless there's a way to capture them that takes almost no resources (in which case they're pointless anyway) or a way to watch them on different systems.
The video is up btw:
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http://www.archive.org/details/ThiefGold_Bafford_41seconds)
Keep in mind, it's 104 MB for fifty seconds of not so great footage, but if you want to see what a speedrun of Bafford's looks like, go ahead.
Luthien on 5/7/2005 at 17:19
Quote Posted by michael_
It seems copying it back to my Thief Gold directory fixes it sometimes, but only once, then I have to copy it again (and again and again...).
The old story. As long as the demo is in main memory (or the file system cache), the demo runs fine. That happens when you copy the file. Once the system has to access the disk, the demo breaks. :(
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Anyway, these demos are pointless unless there's a way to capture them that takes almost no resources (in which case they're pointless anyway) or a way to watch them on different systems.
If they worked reliably, I'd spend some work making a standard environment for running demos. But if they don't even work on the system they were recorded on it's pointless.
ascottk on 6/7/2005 at 17:07
That's strange, the open source movies at the archives automatically converts what you upload into different formats. Apparently the speed runs don't do that.
Luthien on 6/7/2005 at 23:16
Hrm, I can't get under 0:42. There is nothing super-special in the video - some parts could even be done faster. I've no idea where I'm losing two seconds.
Logan on 30/7/2005 at 08:20
Quote Posted by Luthien
Hrm, I can't get under 0:42. There is nothing super-special in the video - some parts could even be done faster. I've no idea where I'm losing two seconds.
Hm, we have a (
http://darkfate.iskratelecom.ru:8080/FILEARCHIVE/MEDIA/VIDEO/OurVideos/44sBafford.AVI) 44 sec video bur not all. Size about 8 meters
But I'm interested: 41 sec ingame screen show, or just the time video player says?. I think it's different.
I think you lost 2 seconds at the opening of the gate.
Luthien on 30/7/2005 at 10:31
Quote Posted by Logan
But I'm interested: 41 sec ingame screen show, or just the time video player says?.
That's what the mission stats say.
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I think you lost 2 seconds at the opening of the gate.
The gate is one of the crucial points in the mission, but there is no way I'm losing this much time there. Other important parts are how well you get past the banner and down the rafters in the hall before the throne room. Anyway, I'm sure I got all these pretty optimal on my 42 second runs.
Lt-UnReaL on 9/4/2006 at 14:23
I can't see the videos. :( Should I install some quicktime plug in? I have quicktime already...
Here are my times:
Training: 1:55
Lord Bafford's Manor: 0:47
Break Into Cragsleft Prison: 3:24(did I just beat the record by 11 seconds? 0_o)
The Sword: 2:51
