Need help with Thief: The Dark Project

Matteo on 17/1/2011 at 08:38

Hi guys, I'm an Italian user and I have a problem with the first chapter of Thief.:(

I can't run it on Windows Seven 32 bit, VGA drivers are updated and DirectX also.

When I launch the game, I can only hear the sound of the splash screen, then crashes and backs to desktop.

My PC hardware is: Windows Seven Home Premium 32 bit, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 512 MB and Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz.

If you need any more info, just ask... I'm in your hands.:thumb:

Please, help me!:p

voodoo47 on 17/1/2011 at 08:56

you need (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121449) ddfix.first,make sure your game is patched to the latest version (1.33),then extract following two archives to your thief folder (overwrite old files if required):

(http://www.filefront.com/17376197/thief.exe) pre-patched exe
(http://jermi.dyndns.org/~jermi/ddfix/ddfix_1.5.11.zip) latest version of ddfix

with a bit of luck,you will be able to play right away.note: set your desired resolution by editing cam.cfg (notepad should do) and modifying the game_screen_size line (widescreen resolutions are supported).

Matteo on 17/1/2011 at 09:53

I used the automatic installation and the ddfix says that the Thief.exe is patched.

But when I launch the game, the crash still continues.:(

voodoo47 on 17/1/2011 at 11:21

step two-rename the movies folder (this will disable the cutscenes),and see if that gets you ingame.

Matteo on 17/1/2011 at 11:34

Quote Posted by voodoo47

step two-rename the movies folder (this will disable the cutscenes),and see if that gets you ingame.

in that sense?:confused:

This is the game installation folder...

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... I must rename the MOVIES folder in what?

voodoo47 on 17/1/2011 at 12:47

_MOVIES for example.

Matteo on 17/1/2011 at 16:31

no way, the game continues to crash.:(

My patience is running out, damn game.:mad:

voodoo47 on 17/1/2011 at 17:23

describe the crash in detail (it should be different than before,as the movies are now disabled).

Matteo on 17/1/2011 at 17:30

no, the game crashes at the same moment when I start the game.

I only hear a sound, then it crashes.

Child Of Karras on 17/1/2011 at 17:49

Sounds still to me like a graphics driver issue. Try to uninstall it and remove all remaining files (there are special tools for this purpose). Then install it again.