Problem playing Thief 1

Turtles on 26/4/2008 at 17:00

EZ-52 is right, the double pack is already fully patched. I used his method to stop the missing CD-warning and that worked fine. However when launch Thief from the fixed thief.exe the game closes and I get a different error mesage. Do I launch the .bat file then launch the thief.exe? Or do I launch the .bat file then press any key, then launch the thief.exe?

Turtles on 29/4/2008 at 16:33

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EZ-52 on 29/4/2008 at 18:21

Sorry turtles, but i'm afraid that i'm not all that good when it comes to problems running thief. Also, I have no ideas what '.bat' file you are talking about (unless it's the one on the hyperthreading guide. In which case, "Load the Game and Play", suggests to me that you use the original thief.exe).

As you have done what I previously suggested, I suggest you use the original thief.exe application and then use the FAQ to try and resolve any further issues (with the dual core etc...).

Im sure that if you still have problems running the game one of the more experienced people here will assist you.

jtr7 on 1/5/2008 at 01:12

Run processor.bat after you've installed the game, and press any key. That's all you have to do with it, as far as that specific file is concerned. If it doesn't fix the problem then describe what you experience. Other issues the FAQ doesn't cover will need someone more experienced than I.

Phantom0914 on 1/5/2008 at 02:12

Its probably the same thing that happened to me, I got the same errors as him (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1728434#post1728434) http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1728434#post1728434

Turtles on 1/5/2008 at 18:28

Things I have done so far:

1. Installed the Nvidia Driver 5x.xx Fixes ((http://www.thief-thecircle.com/media/patches/))
2. Done the dual-core fix ((http://www.thief-thecircle.com/guides/hyperthreading/))
3. Removed the "cd_path" line to stop the 'No CD error'

Quote Posted by EZ-52

The best way to get rid of the missing cd warning is to remove the line "cd_path" from the install.cfg file in the root directory of where you installed thief.

However the game still closes at the menu,

Inline Image:

http://www.uploadgeek.com/uploads456/0/woohaw.bmp

Clicking more information gives me this:

Inline Image:

http://www.uploadgeek.com/uploads456/0/SCREEN 2.bmp

Clicking Technincal Information gives me this:

Inline Image:

http://www.uploadgeek.com/uploads456/0/SCREEN 3.bmp

However, "The following files included in this error report" part changes each time I try to run Thief. It is always C:\DOCUME~1\Adam\Temp\xxxxxx

Any help much appreciated :)

The Brain on 1/5/2008 at 18:49

Have you tried to rename lgvid.ax to different filename eg. lgvid.ax.bak? That lgvid.ax file is in your Thief folder.

Next time when you upload pictures to 'Net, could you convert them to .jpg or .png file format, please? You can use (http://www.irfanview.com/) IrfanView to that.

Autologic on 1/5/2008 at 20:09

ahh, i had this problem too. download ddfix (http://timeslip.chorrol.com/current/ddfixG.7z) here. place it in your thief folder and run ddfixGUI.exe. check Video Fix and click Apply Patch. this should fix it. once the game starts press ctrl+alt+del and set the affinity to one CPU. please tell me what happens after that.

edit: if you got to the training but the screen was black and all you could see was like 10 things in the bottom left, try this. go to the pause menu then options. then click video and turn hardware off. that should fix it.