Technical Difficulties on Windows 7

snobel on 18/10/2012 at 18:22

There's (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133912) ModernLoader and (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135810) TFMM. They both work with all 3 games, but unfortunately they were both abandoned before the last issues were fixed. They are probably no worse than GarrettLoader though, so maybe they deserve a mention in the Fan Mission Links thread?

nickie on 19/10/2012 at 06:58

I remember both of those now. Yes, I'll add the links in later.

Edit. Finally remembered to add the links.

Hatebreed on 23/10/2012 at 00:02

Quote Posted by Elentari

Ok, now its my turn to need some help!

I FINALLY got my new computer (after waiting nearly a year after the old one crashed) and now that the other stuff is all set up, it is time to get Thief going again. OK, so here's my issues. (And yes, I have searched the forums. But searching for 'too dark' gets me more about the dark engine than technical difficulties!)

I used Tafferpatcher to install T2 - it seems to *run* fine, textures sort of suck, but it runs fine! I even get movies. (Which is more than I can say when I tried setting it up on my laptop before I got this new machine.) (ANd yes, I had it install ddfix, etc.) However in the dark areas. . .its REALLY dark, as in pitch black, even with Gamma turned up full. Optimally, I'd rather gamma NOT be turned up full, because that makes the old textures look worse! lol But yeah, its so dark that I can't see a thing, and can't even tell if I'm moving or not in a short corridor. Much less seeing doors and things until they are picked up in the focus. (Note: My gamma and monitor display has been good for everything else so far. Graphics, Sims 3, Guild Wars 2, movies. This issue with Thief 2 is the first time I've had any difficulty.)

My second issue, is setting up TG. It installs fine. But. . .yup. As soon as I try to run it, it crashes. I read over the faqs and tweaked it so I'm running as admin, and its in compatibility mode (I've tried several different settings for that - no change). After installing the tg fix thingy, I get the initial intro movie. . .THEN it crashes. I get a brief glimpse of a blank menu graphic (no text, no logo, just the UI), but it crashes too fast to even see if clicking on stuff there works. I am unsure of what else to try to get that running properly. The 'funny' thing is. . .I had this exact same trouble when I tried to set TG up on the old XP laptop as well. It installed fine, but crashed immediately when I tried to run it. I didn't bother with the issue then, since the laptop was so old anyway, but this is a new machine and I should not be having this trouble!

TDS installed and runs without a problem. But, naturally, thats not the one I will want to play most. :P

I am now running with Windows 7 (64)

Any help getting these two playable would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Virtualize windows xp. Works every time. Make sure to give it 2 gigs. I read on here how you guys do so much editing to make it work on windows 7 or back in the vista days. Just virualize it.

Elentari on 23/10/2012 at 04:19

Thanks. I'll keep poking Garrettloader into working then, for now. Then try the new one when it comes out. :) Not like I'm going to have a ton of time for games over the next few weeks anyway.

Hatebreed, I believe the Virtual XP thing is only for Windows 7 Ultimate. At least thats what I understood when reading up on it earlier this week for something else. I've also read its a royal pain. I only have Windows 7 Home - which is what came with the computer, and mostly its all I really need. Thanks for the suggestion, though. :) All three games are working good now.