howeird on 13/11/2019 at 19:19
I've been playing a lot of old fan missions the last couple of years. Lately I've run into a rash of fan missions (usually custom missions) that have doors that don't open or switches that don't work (confirmed looking at Youtube video walk-throughs. Every time this happens it is a fan mission in the 2008 era. I use Wine through Linux. I'm a little confused on what is meant by NewDark. I use darkloader 4.3. The fan missions that are labelled "NewDark only" work fine in darkloader 4.3 for me. Does anyone know what the issue would be with these fan missions ? Both thief gold and thief 2 are patched and have texture mods in place.
voodoo47 on 13/11/2019 at 20:15
start by having a clean install of TG/T2 patched with their respective patchers (TFix/T2Fix), and never touching cancerloader darkloader again - either use FMsel which comes integrated (can be activated by launching the exe with a -fm parameter, or by editing cam_mod.ini and uncommenting the ;fm line), or NewDarkLoader, or AngelLoader, then checking whether the FM is still broken. if so, report the issue in the TFix/T2Fix topic.
and remember, each time someone uses darkloader, god kills an adorable puppy, AND a cute kitten.
R Soul on 13/11/2019 at 21:06
Quote Posted by howeird
I'm a little confused on what is meant by NewDark.
It's an unofficial patch for Thief/Thief2/System Shock 2, and is correctly installed via TFix or T2Fix.
Quote Posted by voodoo47
cancerloader darkloader again
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and remember, each time someone uses darkloader, god kills an adorable puppy, AND a cute kitten.
Is it possible for you to recommend one of the newer FM loaders without becoming unhinged about Darkloader?
voodoo47 on 13/11/2019 at 21:14
it's been a long day. tomorrow, maybe.
ZylonBane on 13/11/2019 at 22:00
Quote Posted by howeird
I'm a little confused on what is meant by NewDark.
(
https://thiefmissions.com/newdark.html) Literally the first result when you type "newdark" into Google.
Quote:
NewDark is a new game executable for Dark engine games which appeared out of nowhere in late 2012. It was created anonymously, but has been extensively tested and found to be completely safe, to the point that GOG includes it in their System Shock 2 release.
What NewDark does is upgrade the Dark engine to support many new and incredibly great features, such as full DX9 support, high resolution textures, native high resolution, widescreen and multi-monitor support (including extremely high resolutions like triple 2560x1600). All of these features work in Thief 1/Gold, Thief 2 and System Shock 2.
howeird on 13/11/2019 at 22:15
NewDark does not work on my system. It does not keep "FM archive folder" path.
voodoo47 on 13/11/2019 at 23:15
I'll guess you mean FMsel. as mentioned, I'd start from a clean install, then try to edit cam_mod.ini, and (
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140093) hard-enable it. as you are running this under wine, you may have to extract the fan mission into its own folder in the FMs folder manually. with that done, just run the game exe, and the FMsel screen should pop up, allowing you to double click/launch it.
the idea is to make sure you are using all the latest tools, which should autoload a lot of FM fixes, hopefully solving your issues without needing to fix them manually.
howeird on 13/11/2019 at 23:56
that didn't work either. Just crashes everything. I've been trying it on disk version but have it on Steam as well because i couldn't get Thief 2 to work with the new Wine program until Sneaky upgrade came out. I'm not sure if Sneaky patch works with Proton or not because I've never tried it with his patch. But, NewDark is not recognizing Wine. Not sure why you don't like darkloader because it does work with Wine. Too me it is odd it is all 2008 era FM's that are goofed up.
howeird on 14/11/2019 at 00:50
I tried it in Proton with no luck. The game comes up ok but I can't adjust 'gamma'. I tried restarting Steam with no luck. It's way too dark to play. A FM called 'Off the Record' is the one I've been trying to make work properly. None of the light switches upstair work. The downstairs ones work. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3FHkBo4g_o) Preview Youtube video.
howeird on 14/11/2019 at 01:57
Sorry, it's TafferPatcher_TMA_218_beta .....that i used for proton patch. Sneaky patch was for thief 3.