Tafferpatcher: unofficial complete patch for Thief 2

WildWilbur on 24/12/2011 at 12:56

Thank you, mate!!! I just got my new system with a ATI 6950 and Win7 and had honest doubt to bring Thief 2 to life without many complications.

But I just installed it with the TafferPatcher and WOW!!! Widescreen in 1920x1080 with all visual enhancements... THAT is the way Thief can look like??? JUST WOW! And all done in just a minute or two...

And I never thought that the bloom effect actually can look good... :)

Thanks again! :thumb:

bikerdude on 25/12/2011 at 13:39

Just a heads up, I noticed a new version of DDfix up on Jeremi's ftp page

(http://jermi.dyndns.org/~jermi/ddfix/)
1.5.12

DJ Riff on 26/12/2011 at 06:15

Thanks for the heads-up!
I'll compile the new version of TP with this one ASAP.

1.0.1 beta with DDfix 1.5.12:
<Link obsolete>

When applied to the setup made by TP 1.0.0, It will detect the older version of DDFix as 1.5.5. Switch it to 1.5.12 to update DDFix to the newest version. DDfix.ini settings will not be saved. Make a copy of your ddfix.ini file and modify the new one (via ddfix editor or manually) according to your old settings.

An update.
1.0.2 beta with DDfix 1.5.12:
(ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/patches/thief2/fanmade/TafferPatcher/TafferPatcher_TMA_102_beta.exe)
When applied to the setup made by TP 1.0.0, It will detect the older version of DDFix as 1.5.12 and update it on first run. Old ddfix.ini will be copied as ddfix_1511.ini.bak. DDfix.ini Editor now has the Import function which can be used on ddfix_1511.ini.bak to restore your ddfix.ini settings.

If you decide to return back to TP 1.0.0, it's better to downgrade DDfix to 1.5.5 using TP 1.0.2 first.

YcatX on 4/1/2012 at 19:23

Hey, this works delightfully! Thank you. If I have any problems I'll let you know. :D

Well actually pretty well, I get stars like I'm looking at the sky when I pull a weapon.

jermi on 5/1/2012 at 18:11

LimbZBufferFix=0 should fix that. It only happens with old style stars.

YcatX on 5/1/2012 at 19:43

Quote Posted by jermi

LimbZBufferFix=0 should fix that. It only happens with old style stars.

My god, its full of stars...

Thanks, I'll plug it in to the script. For awhile there, I though I was drugged.. LOL

Ricebug on 21/1/2012 at 13:11

Quote:

2. Start darkinst.cfg editor. Set all sections to "Relative paths inside Thief folder". Check the modified darkinst.cfg content in the right window. If any absolute paths left which are outside Thief folder, copy all files from them to the appropriate Thief resource folders and remove them from the list. Click OK.

So what do I select if I have multiple copies of Thief 2 on my drive? (I don't like to DromEd inside the Thief2 folder, so I have cloned directories that all point to the RES folder to save space.)

BTW, TP forces DromEd to use .DDS textures, which is fine, but it sure makes things choppy when you hit Alt-G.

DJ Riff on 21/1/2012 at 16:18

Quote Posted by Ricebug

So what do I select if I have multiple copies of Thief 2 on my drive? (I don't like to DromEd inside the Thief2 folder, so I have cloned directories that all point to the RES folder to save space.)

"Absolute paths always" on the source installation before cloning, then "Relative paths always" on the source and each copies if you want all setup to be portable including the common RES folder.

Quote Posted by Ricebug

BTW, TP forces DromEd to use .DDS textures, which is fine, but it sure makes things choppy when you hit Alt-G.

DDS textures can be disabled by disabling TextureReplacement in ddfix.ini or by setting the wrong path in TexturePath. The slowdown can be remedied sometimes by disabling LayeredOverlay too.

Ricebug on 21/1/2012 at 17:19

Quote Posted by DJ Riff

"Absolute paths always" on the source installation before cloning, then "Relative paths always" on the source and each copies if you want all setup to be portable including the common RES folder.

Looks like I may have screwed up the install then. Just so I understand:

1. Do a fresh install of Thief 2, using TafferPatcher. Select Absolute Paths
2. Copy the Thief2 folder and rename it T2Work.
3. Run TP on T2Work, select Relative Paths.

Is this correct?

DJ Riff on 21/1/2012 at 19:52

Quote Posted by Ricebug

Yes. As for the screwed up installation, if it's about paths in darkinst.cfg, you can just add the proper ones into the list and remove the wrong ones if there are any.