Windows 7 64bit - Problem with movies

[Mixthoor]

I can play T2 with movies, everything works fine.
I can play T2X without movies, because frequently movies are not played. I see only the black window.

My configuration is:
- Windows 7 64bit v6.1.7601 SP1
- K-Lite Codec Pack 64bit v5.9.0
- VP3 v3.2
- "vp31vfw.dll" in the C:\Windows\SysWOW64
- ffdshow video decoder configuration:

Codec: VP3
Decoder: disabled

- Script RegIndeo.bat

regsvr32.exe /s LGVID.AX
regsvr32 "%windir%\sysWOW64\ir50_32.dll"

- Darkinst.cfg

install_path D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\
language english
resname_base D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\\t2x+D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\res
load_path D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\\t2x+D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\
script_module_path D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\\t2x+D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\
movie_path D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\\t2x\movies

Sometimes I must wait ca. 30sec to view the movie in the game. But often I see nothing. What am I missing?

[Mixthoor]

I installed 2 codecs:
- DirectVobSub v2.40.4151 x64
- On2 VP3 Video For Windows Codec v3.2.5.0

...and sometimes I can see the movies direct in the game, but often they have horrible quality. The last solution is to see the AVIs not in the game, but in the f.e. Home Cinema Player.

[gnartsch]

I might be totally off, but a few advices for you :

Make sure that the command in the .bat file do NOT have the /s parameter - as in your sample.
/s means that NO message will be shown to you and you won't recognize a failure.

On Win7, regsrv32 behaves a bit different.
a) You must specifiy the FULL path to the file
b) You must rightclick on the RegIndeo.bat file and select 'Run as Administrator'

So, something like this should do it:

regsvr32.exe C:\Games\Thief2\LGVID.AX
regsvr32 "%windir%\sysWOW64\ir50_32.dll"

From SystemShock2 I learned that the 'Thief'-engine ALSO may require to be run in 'Admin' privileges.
After you have installed a FM, rightclick on the Thief2.exe (or t2x.exe ??) and select 'Run as Administrator'.
If this fixes your problem, then you might want to do this for a permanent change:
Right-click on the Thief2.exe/t2x.exe , select 'Properties' and then 'Compatibility' and check the 'Run as Administrator' option.


Here is my Darkinst.cfg. I pointed out one entry which seems to be missing in yours.

install_path D:\Games\Thief2
language english
resname_base D:\Games\Thief2\t2x+D:\Games\Thief2\res+D:\Games\Thief2
load_path D:\Games\Thief2\t2x+D:\Games\Thief2
script_module_path D:\Games\Thief2\t2x+D:\Games\Thief2
movie_path D:\Games\Thief2\t2x\movies+D:\Games\Thief2\movies

I am not sure if the double \\ should be removed or not (like in 'D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA\\t2x').
And while you are at it, you could also replace all 'D:\Program Files\Games\Thief\TMA' with '.'
Maybe T2X has a problem blanks in the pathnames. Don't know.

So, try this:

install_path .
language english
resname_base .\t2x+.\res+.
load_path .\t2x+.
script_module_path .\t2x+.
movie_path .\t2x\movies+.\movies

[addink]

Relative paths do work, but for Thief2x they'll need to be relative to the t2x folder.

install_path ..\
language english
resname_base +..\res
load_path 
script_module_path +..
movie_path movies

should do.

[gnartsch]

Relative paths do work, but for Thief2x they'll need to be relative to the t2x folder.

addink, you are probably right

I just had a look into my own install of T2X, which I have moved from my old XP system to Win7 a couple of months ago without having played or tested T2X.
It crashed rightaway when selecting 'Intro' or 'New Game'
First I found this thread.
It did not help for me. Mixthoor, you say you have K-Lite installed or ffdshow ?
Then you should look into it anyway - since K-Lite does not seem to work with T2X.

For myself I figured out that I had to rerun the T2X-codec registration program
(found in t2x\codec). You will have to right-click on VP3_codec.exe and select 'Run as Administrator'

[Mixthoor]

On Windows 7 64 bit GERMAN it wokrs with the newest codecs:
- DirectVobSub v2.40.4151 x64.exe
- On2 VP3 Video For Windows Codec v3.2.5.0.exe

On Windows 7 64 bit POLISH it wokrs with the horrible quality right now. I have the same codecs:
- DirectVobSub v2.40.4151 x64.exe
- On2 VP3 Video For Windows Codec v3.2.5.0.exe

PS.
Yep, I use the user account, but I install the codecs and play the game (DarkLoader) with admin previleges. Without these I can not even to play the movies in the original TMA!

[Mixthoor]

JFYI:

Windows 7 64 bit and T2X. You don't need to install VP3 or DirectVobSub. Movies work without any additional codecs. Checked on 3 different computers.

And my darkinst.cfg looks like:

cd_path ..\
install_path ..\
language english
resname_base ..\CRFs\EP+..\res
load_path ..\t2x+..\
script_module_path ..\t2x+..\
movie_path ..\t2x\movies

[Albert]

Well, depends on if you've got codec packs. Most of the time, for when this game was first released, the VP3 codec was not so widespread yet. Nowadays it's pretty big now, thanks to ogg veoh.

But I tend to have most of the former issue, so I use the CCCP.