Sycamoyr on 27/6/2014 at 22:16
Sorry to resurrect this post which is close to 90 odd days since Voodoo posted. I really need to talk about this and hope to expand knowledge upon the topic.
Quote Posted by DJ Riff
Quickly change game resolutionStart TP with /setres parameter. It will skip to the Select Directory Page, then to Set Resolution window, then to the Utilities Page.
Could someone explain how this works in a little more detail? or someone possibly list the steps?
Specifically:
When I start the tafferpatcher.exe, how do I start it with /setres parameter?
:tsktsk:
Note: I was Taffing around with Dromed. I ended up goofing my install and had to do a re-install, which nearly worked to perfection, but now I cannot get my widescreen resolution to work.
AluminumHaste on 27/6/2014 at 23:07
Quote Posted by Sycamoyr
Sorry to resurrect this post which is close to 90 odd days since Voodoo posted. I really need to talk about this and hope to expand knowledge upon the topic.
Could someone explain how this works in a little more detail? or someone possibly list the steps?
Specifically:
When I start the tafferpatcher.exe, how do I start it with /setres parameter?
:tsktsk:
Note: I was Taffing around with Dromed. I ended up goofing my install and had to do a re-install, which nearly worked to perfection, but now I cannot get my widescreen resolution to work.
You can try starting tafferpatcher.exe from a command prompt so it looks like this: C:\>tafferpatcher.exe /setres
You can also create a shortcut to the executable, and in the Target box in the shortcut properties, add /setres to the end of the Target box.
Sycamoyr on 28/6/2014 at 12:43
Quote Posted by AluminumHaste
You can try starting tafferpatcher.exe from a command prompt so it looks like this: C:\>tafferpatcher.exe /setres
You can also create a shortcut to the executable, and in the Target box in the shortcut properties, add /setres to the end of the Target box.
Ok, I got it to start the TP by using the run command; this is what it looks like through my directory:
C:\Users\Zephez\Saved Games\Thief 2\Taffer Patcher\TafferPatcher_TMA_212_beta.exe /setres
It starts TP as usual and installs patches and updates when I click on "Next". After selecting the directory, it doesn't go to a "Set Resolution" window or to the "Utilities Page". It does seem to end with an error for me, but it disappears so quickly that I can't even read it. This might be a problem on my end, so I'll try again to uninstall and re-install with the TP.
EDIT: I have a clean install with the Taffer Patcher; I tried running it as above and it still does not work to open the other window and page. I also tried the other method, but I can't get the Target changed to "C:\Users\Zephez\Saved Games\Thief 2\Taffer Patcher\TafferPatcher_TMA_212_beta.exe /setres"
It reads:
Quote:
The name 'C:\Users\Zephez\Saved Games\Thief 2\Taffer Patcher\TafferPatcher_TMA_212_beta.exe /setres' specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.
DJ Riff on 28/6/2014 at 13:27
Quote Posted by Sycamoyr
Could someone explain how this works in a little more detail? or someone possibly list the steps?
This paragraph is obsolete for TP version 2+. TP version 2 contains Newdark engine update which should correctly enumerate all available resolutions and make them visible in game video settings. If something is missing from that list, or you get the "requested mode could not be set" message, I'd like to look at Thief.log file.
Updated the instructions on the first page.
Sycamoyr on 28/6/2014 at 15:59
Quote Posted by DJ Riff
This paragraph is obsolete for TP version 2+. TP version 2 contains Newdark engine update which should correctly enumerate all available resolutions and make them visible in game video settings. If something is missing from that list, or you get the "requested mode could not be set" message, I'd like to look at Thief.log file.
Updated the instructions on the first page.
Many thanks. Here is my thief2.log; it's rather long so I apologize for that.
Edit: Resolved, removed the log file.
greenie2600 on 29/6/2014 at 02:13
Hi all -
My video card keeps freaking out when I quit to the desktop. Hoping someone can help me out.
I recently did a clean install of Thief 2, from original CDs, using TafferPatcher. (I'm running Windows 7 with an Asus/Radeon R9 270 video card.) IIRC, I went with all of the default options during the install.
About a third of the time, when I quit to the desktop from the game, my video card completely freaks out. It looks like it's trying to draw the desktop in several different places at once - each one offset differently - flickering violently all the while. Kinda hard to describe.
I've played Thief 2 on this machine before, with no problems - so I suspect something in TafferPatcher is causing the problem.
Is this a known issue? Any idea which component of TafferPatcher is to blame, or whether there's a fix?
Sorry if this has already been covered - it's a long thread.
Other than that, I'm loving TafferPatcher! Mad props to everyone who is keeping this game alive by creating new tools, patches, and missions.
voodoo47 on 29/6/2014 at 07:57
looks more like a gpu issue. try updating your drivers.
DJ Riff on 29/6/2014 at 09:12
Sycamoyr, the resulution enumeration list looks normal to me, so in Video Settings if you click on Resolution it should look like:
(
http://postimg.org/image/dt1221ibt/)
Inline Image:
http://s4.postimg.org/dt1221ibt/dump004.jpg(It's a bottom part of the list on the screen)
The path to the game seems strange to me though, especially "\Thief 2\Thief2" part combined with resource paths read as ".+." . Are you sure you're not trying to patch and start the source files copied manually from CDs? Technically, it would work this way too, but you have to make sure there are no leftover Read-Only attributes on files there. Unchecking the Read-Only attribute on C:\Users\Zephez\Saved Games\Thief 2\Thief2 folder's properties and selecting "apply to all subfolders and files" should do the thing.
Anyway, re-installing to some simple non-system folder like C:\Games\Thief-2 from a clean source like original CDs or their contents copied to a HDD folder should resolve this for sure. Installing to C:\Users\<username> is not recommended because some user account limitations or virtualization features may interfere.
Sycamoyr on 29/6/2014 at 12:27
Quote Posted by DJ Riff
Sycamoyr, the resulution enumeration list looks normal to me, so in Video Settings if you click on Resolution it should look like:
(
http://postimg.org/image/dt1221ibt/)
Inline Image:
http://s4.postimg.org/dt1221ibt/dump004.jpg(It's a bottom part of the list on the screen)
The path to the game seems strange to me though, especially "\Thief 2\Thief2" part combined with resource paths read as ".+." . Are you sure you're not trying to patch and start the source files copied manually from CDs? Technically, it would work this way too, but you have to make sure there are no leftover Read-Only attributes on files there. Unchecking the Read-Only attribute on C:\Users\Zephez\Saved Games\Thief 2\Thief2 folder's properties and selecting "apply to all subfolders and files" should do the thing.
Anyway, re-installing to some simple non-system folder like C:\Games\Thief-2 from a clean source like original CDs or their contents copied to a HDD folder should resolve this for sure. Installing to C:\Users\<username> is not recommended because some user account limitations or virtualization features may interfere.
This is going to sound stupid because, frankly, it is: I didn't know I could change resolution in game. I'm from the olden days when that wasn't an option so I didn't even know it was now in-game! That really astounded me.
Also, I usually keep my games in the "Saved Games" library. The double name originated since I kept my empty "Thief 2" folder where it was when I re-installed; when I did, it named the new folder "Thief2" without the spacing of the original folder name so it created a subfolder much to my later chagrin. Now it's sort of a front porch area where the Tafferpatcher.exe is currently sitting in a rocking chair with a lemonade.:D
Fallen+Keeper on 3/7/2014 at 13:18
Does it include AM16's Thief2 Fixed 1.1e?
