AngelLoader v1.11.0 - now works better on Wine! (updated 2025/07/24) - by FenPhoenix
Twist on 12/9/2025 at 00:55
Um... *gulp*: Per (
https://github.com/FenPhoenix/AngelLoader) AngelLoader's Github:
"This repository was archived by the owner on Sep 10, 2025. It is now read-only."
Is he retiring AngelLoader, or just moving development somewhere else?
Has anyone heard from Fen lately? I hope he's okay.
Ancalagon on 12/9/2025 at 08:14
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https://i.ibb.co/R4S6gs6f/angelloader.pngInstalled Angelloader for the first time and trying to get it to load my thief 2 missions. I've put in the correct paths to the Thief 1 and 2 executables and it's finding all Thief 2 missions. But whenever I start up a mission, Angelloader just loads the main menu of Thief 2 and the only game I can choose is the original game... I would love to play me some fan made stuff, but I'm probably overlooking something.
Out of all the installed custom Thief 1 and Thief 2 missions, The Black Parade is the only one that works fine.
trefoilknot on 12/9/2025 at 14:14
I'm encountering an issue with angelloader when I try to launch missions. If I try to open them in DromEd, everything works fine with no issues. But if I do "Play FM" I get an error message: "Unable to start 'C:\ThiefDesign\Thief2_128\Thief2.exe'"
Here's the log info:
workingPath: C:\ThiefDesign\Thief2_128
args: -fm
EXCEPTION:
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The operation was canceled by the user
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at AngelLoader.Utils.ProcessStart_UseShellExecute(ProcessStartInfo startInfo, Boolean overrideUseShellExecuteToOn)
at AngelLoader.FMInstallAndPlay.StartExe(String exe, String workingPath, String args)
What do I do?
trefoilknot on 12/9/2025 at 14:47
Quote Posted by Stefan B.
"The operation was canceled by the user" sounds like a permission error (UAC / Antivirus).
Do you get the same error when starting AngelLoader with admin rights?
Yes, I do.
In case it's relevant, I have a separate working version of AngelLoader that gives me no issues. (I have separate directories for playing thief vs dromeding), but I haven't done anything dramatically different install-wise across those two. For DromEd I use 1.28, but that's really the only difference.
EDIT: Ok, running Angelloader as admin wasn't what I needed to do, I needed to run Thief2.exe as administrator one time to get my computer to allow it. Now I've done that, and we're all good. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
