AngelLoader v1.11.0 - now works better on Wine! (updated 2025/07/24) - by FenPhoenix
mcmike1489 on 3/5/2019 at 17:53
Extract editor.zip from your Thief 2 root directory to your Thief 1/Gold root directory and overwrite the files in there to get Dromed version 1.26 final.
ffox on 4/5/2019 at 09:47
Quote Posted by FenPhoenix
Are you sure you specified the right Thief Gold folder?
That was the clue - I hadn't updated dromed.exe when I changed from TFix1.26 to TFix1.26a!:o
However, I came across another problem which I managed to fix. Others may be interested.
I usually run at 1920 x 1080 with 150% scaling (ancient eyesight) with DromEd at 1400 x 900. Running dromed.exe by clicking on the executable brings up the DromEd window at a good size. Running it via AngelLoader gave me an oversize window with no menus visible.
I stopped this happening via
dromed.exe Properties > Compatibility > Change High DPI settings and then:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2549[/ATTACH]
FenPhoenix on 4/5/2019 at 10:34
ffox: I'll see if this can be done automatically by AL. Thanks for the heads-up.
Also, Ramone, thanks for the Italian translation. :)
Mat99 on 4/5/2019 at 10:58
One more thing drives me crazy :P Size column is the only one that should be aligned to right side.
But it's not urgent, so don't rush. It isn't something You should do at all costs or diligently in 1.0.13 :) I'm just saying :)
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/njp3evgqbyea9gk/al.png)
Ramone on 4/5/2019 at 12:17
Quote Posted by FenPhoenix
Also, Ramone, thanks for the Italian translation. :)
glad to help. I'm not sure what 'Show junk' does, I translated it into something like "show stuff"
Quote Posted by Mat99
Size column is the only one that should be aligned to right side.
agree with this
FenPhoenix on 4/5/2019 at 12:52
You're right. "Show junk" is a developer-debug-ish term and I definitely should have called it something more clear. It means to show FMs that, after being scanned, were detected as not being FMs. Ideally you wouldn't need to show those at all, but I provided the option for two reasons:
-In the extremely unlikely case that it's scanned one archive that isn't an FM, and then you replace it with another archive with the same name that IS an FM, you'd have to be able to re-scan it. This situation basically won't happen, but because it's theoretically possible, I wanted to provide a way out of the situation.
-The second reason is future-proofing: right now, if AL scans an FM that's for System Shock 2, it will mark it "Unsupported" and hide it from the list. If I add support for SS2 in the future (or TDM, or anything else really), you want to be able to show those "Unsupported" FMs and re-scan them so as to detect their now-supported game type.
I guess I must have called it "Show junk" instead of "Show unsupported FMs" because it could also include files that just aren't FMs at all, supported or not (thus "junk" files). However, maybe that's too OCD and "Show unsupported FMs" would be fine. Or "Show unsupported FMs and non-FMs" or something.
Changed the Size column to align right for the next version.
Edit:
Made it more clear:
Inline Image:
http://fenphoenix.com/pics/new_show_unsupported_example.pngDoes this look okay?
Patriarch of Bub on 4/5/2019 at 22:47
Hi Fen,
why is it called AngelLoader? Mech inspired?:)
FenPhoenix on 4/5/2019 at 23:13
Couldn't think of a name that wasn't taken. :laff: We already had ThiefLoader, DarkLoader, GarrettLoader, and NewDarkLoader. AngelWatch was the only thing that came to mind, and I had to name the project something, so yeah. I was thinking of changing it during development but a couple people said it was fine so I shrugged and kept it. Actually several people kept calling it FenLoader, but honestly that just sounded too self-aggrandizing for my taste. Maybe I should have gone with it anyway. You just don't know sometimes, hm.
Ramone on 5/5/2019 at 20:50
Quote Posted by FenPhoenix
Made it more clear:
[IMG]http://fenphoenix.com/pics/new_show_unsupported_example.png[IMG]
Does this look okay?
looks good
FenPhoenix on 5/5/2019 at 22:15
Cool. Would you mind translating just that line for me so I can update the Italian.ini file?