doctormidnight on 23/9/2005 at 02:30
I'm glad I wasn't going crazy.
Aja on 23/9/2005 at 04:09
I tried to run Special Vintage with GL and it deleted my Thief 3 directory (or rather, 98% of the files within it)... :confused: I did not have T3ed installed, though, if that makes a difference (I haven't read the thread guys, I didn't understand it).
Strange thing was, though, GL was naming about 20% of the missions "In Search of Leon" (a Christine mission I have in my FM directory), and when I'd click on them, I'd get Christine's html file. Sometimes, after clicking on a mission it would change into its proper name/html file, but many would not change from "Leon". Special Vintage was one of these missions that was stuck in Leon (apparently it was affecting T3 fms as well as T2s). I have no idea what the problem is.
potterr on 23/9/2005 at 07:16
Aja, did you use version 1.11 at any point and did you have your save games folder inside you thief folder and are you using version 1.12 now? If so this may explain the deletion (the save game settings were incorrect). If not then are you able to post me you GarrettLoader.ini file so that I can see if your settings are correct?
For info there are 6 phases that GL goes trough that deal with adding and removing files.
1) the FMs zip files are zipped up starting from the initial root found via the registry. Then they are deleted (this is possibly where the problem arose)
2) the previously installed FM is removed using the current_install.txt file (only the files inside there are removed as they are removed name by name), if not Current_install.txt is found it is assumed to be the original game installed.
3) The original_backup.zip contents are restored if one exists.
4) the new FM zip file is scanned and cross referenced against files that already exist and if any are found they are marked to be backed up.
5) Files marked to be backed up are then backed up into the original_backup.zip
and the FM is then extraced.
6) Any save games found for the newly installed FM are also then restored.
There is only 1 real part that unnamed file deletion occurs and thats in point 1 which is most likely to be where the issue lies.
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GL was naming about 20% of the missions "In Search of Leon"
Someone else was reporting that (for the same FM), although I am sure it was fixed for version 1.12 but most certainly for version 1.21 that I am working on.
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Special Vintage was one of these missions that was stuck in Leon (apparently it was affecting T3 fms as well as T2s). I have no idea what the problem is.
This was more to do with the fact that Special vintage did not have a properly readable readme file, it was lacking:
Game: Thief Deadly Shadows
Mission Title: Special Vintage
Author: GonchongThis would explain why the name was not picked up.
Aja on 23/9/2005 at 21:49
Unfortunately I uninstalled GarrettLoader after the incident, just to be safe. I don't have the INI file. However, I'll install it again (and it WAS version 1.12) as soon as I get Thief 3 reinstalled. If the problem occurs again, I'll send you the .ini file.
My savegames folder was inside my Thief 3 directory, though I altered it using the registry tweak in the ThiefGen FAQ before I ever installed GarrettLoader.
doctormidnight on 25/9/2005 at 18:38
Ok potterr, sorry I haven't had a chance to test this out but I wanted to do a flatten/install to make sure I had a clean slate to work with. The .exe you sent me worked like a charm, I finished all of Krellek's Labyrinth and it ran very well, with all the custom stuff (including the objectives).
What's the ETA of a new version? Also Gonchong, do we have a new version of Special Vintage?
ascottk on 25/9/2005 at 18:49
Quote Posted by doctormidnight
What's the ETA of a new version? Also Gonchong, do we have a new version of Special Vintage?
Well :erg: if you're refering to Labyrinth everybody'll have to stick w/0.8 for now. I'll have less time to work on it starting tomorrow & I just flubbed it up while experimenting with objectives :p
doctormidnight on 25/9/2005 at 19:49
Quote Posted by ascottk
Well :erg: if you're refering to Labyrinth everybody'll have to stick w/0.8 for now. I'll have less time to work on it starting tomorrow & I just flubbed it up while experimenting with objectives :p
Yeah, I meant version
s[/b, as in both Labyrinth and GarrettLoader. For the time being I can include the fixed .exe in the download I'll be making for GarrettLoader, but for Krellek's Labyrinth I'll probably just let people know that it works fairly well with some minor glitches. Besides, it's a beta, if anyone complains I will cut them.ascottk on 25/9/2005 at 19:54
Quote Posted by doctormidnight
Yeah, I meant version
s[/b, as in both Labyrinth and GarrettLoader. For the time being I can include the fixed .exe in the download I'll be making for GarrettLoader, but for Krellek's Labyrinth I'll probably just let people know that it works fairly well with some minor glitches. Besides, it's a beta, if anyone complains I will cut them.:joke: I fixed it. Apparently the camera goes out of the world when you add choices to objectives. I guess it's a buggy feature of the conversations.
potterr on 25/9/2005 at 20:39
Quote Posted by doctormidnight
Yeah, I meant version
s[/b, as in both Labyrinth and GarrettLoader. For the time being I can include the fixed .exe in the download I'll be making for GarrettLoader, but for Krellek's Labyrinth I'll probably just let people know that it works fairly well with some minor glitches. Besides, it's a beta, if anyone complains I will cut them.Next version of GarrettLoader I expect to have released around the 7th/8th Oct (about 2 weeks time). I still have a large amount to do for it, but I certain I can finish it by then, I am looking to beta test it in just over a weeks time.
Gonchong on 26/9/2005 at 09:40
New (final) version of Special Vintage complete. I'll upload it tonight. Interestingly I used Garrettloader's own Readme tool, and it still didn't pick up the author and FM name properly.
