Lord Taffer on 5/5/2020 at 06:34

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Hello,

I wonder if there's an easier way to get T1 textures to T2 Dromed than this thread advises:
(http://www.ttlg.mobi/thief-gold-oms-and-textures-in-dromed-2-thread-137393-page-1.aspx)

Another short thread said to create a custom FAM folder and to put T1 textures there and load it:
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148746)

I don't understand all these instructions and I'd really like to get textures and maybe some monsters from T1 to T2 DromEd. If someone would have time to advise me it would be great!

Lord Taffer on 5/5/2020 at 09:21

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Thanks for the instructions!

I created a fam folder into the folder where I have all the saved mis files from this "New Mission". Then I extracted two familiy folders into my fam folder: NewKeep and Ramirez.
Next, I tried to add_family but no textures were found - Family not added (no textures). --> I tried adding Ramirez: Textures - Add Thief1 Family N-Z - Ramirez.

I did something wrong or maybe my folder structures are not right. The mission I'm currently creating is in a different folder than all the other FMs that are ready to be played.
I only tried the first three steps, not that custom gamesys.

Psych0sis on 6/5/2020 at 06:58

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You can just make a fam folder in your dromed's root folder (like so -> (https://i.imgur.com/Z3OjliL.png)) and do what John is saying as the easiest way to get it done.

However, it's best to start opening your future projects using the dromed FMSel feature (putting -fm on your dromed.exe or whatever, I actually forget how to do it it's been so long). Make a mission folder in the /FMs folder in your thief 2 ROOT (again, like so -> (https://i.imgur.com/nYmUMMn.png)). Then within THAT new folder (in this case mine would be WorkInProgressMissionExample) put your upcoming mission's .miss/.cow (please use .cow lol) along with making a /fam folder as well and putting your custom textures in THAT /fam folder (Third time, like so -> (https://i.imgur.com/QeSIGZM.png)). You can save multiple .miss or .cows i just made a dummy one as an example.

This just makes it so you don't end up bloating your missions (when you eventually, or hopefully, release more down the road!) with a bunch of textures that you aren't going to use. Separates everything nice and cleanly :D !

Psych0sis on 6/5/2020 at 10:39

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It's actually simple. In your dromed install just do the cam_mod.ini tweak with removing the ; in front of "fm" (like so -> (https://i.imgur.com/be5VeRS.png)), then whenever you run dromed.exe it will open up like it would for playing a fan mission. This is also useful to be able to look and inspect other missions for inspiration. But be careful and don't be a copycat! Remember to trust your own creativity!

Also yes, I have multiple installations. I know yandros makes a new one for every project he works on :joke:

vfig on 6/5/2020 at 18:40

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Having separate installations for playing and one for Dromed is what I do too. For the Dromed one, I just copy the entire Thief folder to a subdirectory of my "development" folder (i.e. E:\DEV\THIEF2) and make sure INSTALL.CFG had relative paths (e.g. "." instead of "C:\THIEF2" or whatever).

I also highly recommend following Psych0sis's advice and using Dromed with FMSel. It keeps everything much cleaner, and makes packaging up your mission less fiddly. Finally, it makes simple backups of your mission easier: every day, just right click your mission's subdirectory, Send To -> Compressed Folder (or use your preferred zip tool), and rename the zip file with the date and move it into dropbox or google drive or wherever for an easy backup and version history.