Reply With QuoteCool, thanks for the heads up! Are you planning to update TFix for Thief 1/Gold as well from version 1.26a to 1.26b just to keep both games at the same version together?
T2Fix 1.26b is now available in the first post, with the focus primarily on maintenance and fixing several minor issues.
Code:T2Fix 1.26b Changelog: -Properly configured t2skies for Masks. -Tweaked loading behavior of the included scripts. -Added missing family palette to the cave texture family. -Modified DARK.CFG to increase the default object limit. -Several minor mission fixes. -Fixed an issue that caused the Legacy Executables to crash intermittently during gameplay. -Setup will now warn the user if the "Program Files" directory is selected. This warning can be ignored if desired. -Reduced the physical size of the setup executable. -Changes to the Wizard Form: -The Wizard window is now larger by default. -The Wizard window can now be resized. -Colors have been tweaked to be more appealing. -Various under-the-hood improvements.
Cool, thanks for the heads up! Are you planning to update TFix for Thief 1/Gold as well from version 1.26a to 1.26b just to keep both games at the same version together?
Why the hell would a) Jax be updating Voodoo's mod? And b) for such an idiotically trivial reason?
Doesn't Tfix need to be updated as well to add the same fixes to it like T2Fix? Or it is unnecessary to just leave it as it is?
Yes... "Simple"...
Alright, that's fine. If you guys find that Tfix version 1.26a should be updated to 1.26b, I'll be checking the forums for future updates.
the idea is to keep the numerical part of the version id in sync with the NewDark version. the purpose of the letter that is added after that is to let you easily identify you have the latest release within that version, nothing else - depending on how often are problems found and the patchers updated, you could get say TFix 1.29c and T2Fix 1.29g and they'd still represent the latest version of themselves.
to make it short, the release subversion id of the patchers is not meant, and will not be kept in sync.
Oh ok, thanks for the explanation. Sorry, I hope I wasn't taffing around with you about how this works, haha! I sound like Benny the guard who always seems to not understand something.
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Any painting you place here is always way too dark. I think there should me more ligh on it and see it brighter.
Also, in the same room above the bed, nothing really important but what´s the texture inside the secret place and if it should be at a smaller scale.
Hmmm, looks like the gamma brightness for the painting needs to be adjusted. And the texture you see there for the secret place appears to be a wooden texture. Yeah, it can be re-scaled a little bit.
I've just done a full PC windows re-install will all patchs and versions of VC++ and Direct X. Running Win 8.1 (I've had real issues with Win 10 since built 1709). My PC has run Thief xx in the past all ok. I did a fresh install of T2 then ran T2fix1.26b. All installed ok. The program asked for the appropriate discs ok. When ran, T2 runs in Windowed 640 X 640 X 32. The highest resolution selectable is 1536 X 864 X 32 / 16:9. I've never had an issue running T2 in my native resolution of 1920 X 1080 @25Hz Intertlaced, on all previous windows installations. This is the first time I've used T2Fix, in the past I've used Tafferpatcher. Have I done anything wrong? At no stage was I asked what is the desired resolution.
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Open cam.cfg with notepad and have these values set in game_screen_size optionOriginally Posted by rastas
game_screen_size 1920 1080
Also you should see something like this:
; set trait cache to include concretes
trait_cache_flags 2
character_detail 1
sfx_device 1
game_screen_depth 32
gamma 1.
game_hardware 1
sfx_channels 16
game_screen_flags 45
game_full_screen 1
master_volume -1
Why does it run in windowed mode? Please post Thief2.log. It's in the root folder. Let's see whether there is a proper video driver at all.
Windowed mode is the default if the high video preset is chosen. However, if the proper video modes cannot be selected in the settings, this points to a driver issue.
Checking and troubleshooting the driver is recommended and supplying the Thief2.log may help to investigate.
why would the preset force the windowed mode?
Windowed mode is generally more reliable and works better than fullscreen, though it does take a slightly higher toll on the hardware. T2Fix detects the desktop resolution, so it effectively functions as a borderless windowed mode after the initial install.
it also makes gamma not work. also, never seen anything that would suggest it's more reliable. it definitely should be available as a fallback solution, but a default doesn't seem like a good idea.
The high preset also enables software gamma and color processing, which allows the gamma slider to work as intended in windowed mode and somewhat improves the visual quality. Windowed mode is more friendly with screen recording software and seems to make some framerate issues less likely to occur, at least in my own experience.
I can understand the concern, however, and this can be changed, especially considering a new release is likely to happen very soon. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to leave fullscreen as the global default regardless of the preset chosen.
Problem solved.
Re-installed nVidia drivers, though the latest was installed. Tested same.
Deleted the thief install and re-installed but selected default video instead of high. All worked perfectly. The game started in 1920 X 1080 X 32 by itself.
After getting everything working I tried a couple of FMs all ok. I'm using NewDarkLoader 1.6.1. I loaded "Patriot". Though I'm enjoying it , the english subtitles are quite small. Is there any way to increase the size of subtitles?
Excellent to hear the game is now working properly.
As for increasing subtitle size, they are tied to the text size of the other UI elements. Find the file "cam_ext.cfg" in your root Thief 2 directory and find the line ";d3d_disp_scaled_2d_overlay 64". Removing the semicolon at the beginning will enable this setting, which will double the text overlay size, including subtitles. You can also try enabling the setting directly below this, which will set the overlay to a specific resolution which will then be upscaled to fit the screen.
it's not quite as simple as doubling, but yeah, the size should increase.
That particular variable scales the overlay while enforcing pixel-perfectness. At a resolution of 1920x1080, the size would indeed be doubled. In order for the overlay to scale even further, the resolution must have a vertical size of 1440 or higher.
That worked a treat. It's a bugger getting older, the sight starts to go.
should be added to the part that mentions the hd packs - people shouldn't be trying to install all three at the same time.you don't use EP2, NecroAge and HDmod together, you pick just one.
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