Missing texture in almost all Thief 2 Fan Missions?!

3RR0R on 1/10/2009 at 19:42

Hi!

When I want to play some Thief 2 Fan Missions I always face this "texture":
(http://img515.imageshack.us/i/screenshot2gm.jpg/)

Inline Image:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1893/screenshot2gm.th.jpg
It seems like there's missing the right texture for that wall.... but I don't know why. :eek:

Moreover Thief 2 crashes while loading a mission or when I'm playing the mission. I get this error:
(http://img209.imageshack.us/i/123dx.png/)

Inline Image:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1466/123dx.th.png
...well it's in German but it's a general error of an application

I have a Dual-Core System and an ATI HD4850. I already patched my Thief 2 on 1.18, patched the exe-file with DDFIX and installed the widescreen fix.
All works well when I play the Thief 2 campaign or the T2X campaign... it just crashes when I'm playin' the FMs and I get this "texture error". :weird:

Solutions? :confused:

bikerdude on 1/10/2009 at 20:06

This is I beleive a known error (well for me it is)

I think its a DDfix/Widescreen installation order issue, as I like to call it.

I used to get this issue when i used to install the WS patch before DDfix, but found if you install DDfix first this texture problem dosent occur..

:thumb:

3RR0R on 4/10/2009 at 16:20

Well... I just re-installed Thief2 and patched and configured my version like this:

* Install Thief2
* Install the patch "1.18 premier-patch"
* Start Thief2 (DDFix requires Thief2 to be run at least once before applying the patch)
* Apply the DDFix (1280x1024 with video fix)
* Play Thief2

I didn't install the widescreen patch however some texture are missing as the image posted above decribes. So I get this texture error again.

Why does this error occurs again?
How do I have to prepare my Thief2 in order to play it like it should be?!

bikerdude on 4/10/2009 at 23:43

Quote Posted by 3RR0R

Why does this error occurs again?
How do I have to prepare my Thief2 in order to play it like it should be?!

imsure someone will be along to explain in more detail, but its something to do with how DDfix handles textures, it may be related to 32bit textures which now some FMs now come with.

To fix it in the past I have just uninstalled and reinstalled thief/ddfix and it fixed the issue.

So untill someone comes up with a better idea, this time install the WS patch first then DDfix and see if that works - but on a virgin install of thief (not the current install)

nickie on 5/10/2009 at 19:06

Quote Posted by 3RR0R

* Start Thief2 (DDFix requires Thief2 to be run at least once before applying the patch)

I never noticed that instruction before. :o I've installed DDFix about 6 times so far and never started Thief before installing it. Does this mean it will blow up?

Lady Rowena on 6/10/2009 at 05:57

That pic is from my FM "The Tower", and I didn't use any 32 bit texture, as I don't even have DDFix installed.....

I made that particular texture myself using a Photo From CG Textures site as a base. I can't understand what went wrong with it. :confused:
I would like to know if also the other my self made textures are buggy, i.e. if you look at the tower itself do you see anything wrong?

bikerdude on 6/10/2009 at 09:24

Quote Posted by nickie

I never noticed that instruction before. :o I've installed DDFix about 6 times so far and never started Thief before installing it. Does this mean it will blow up?

no, but it will cause undesirable issues, possibly like the one your having..

nickie on 6/10/2009 at 20:13

I haven't got any undesirable issues though Biker. At least not in the last year and no undesirable Thief issues at all.

Unless you're referring to testing and a couple of fms crashing with the widescreen patch. But I install that patch last if I have it installed at all.

But my apologies 3RROR - this wasn't meant to hijack your thread or interfere with fixing your problems.