Marbrien on 1/7/2021 at 08:50
Thanks. That seems to have worked. The cam.cfg file was in the main Thief game directory, which is I guess is what you meant by the NewDark main folder. "character detail 0" was present and uncommented and I changed it to "character detail 1". I can't be completely sure it has worked because everyone is knocked out now, but I think it has!
baeuchlein on 1/7/2021 at 11:22
Yes, that is the folder I meant, the game's main folder. Most likely, the problem is gone now - but it might reappear.
This "character detail" is a remnant from the original Thief game from before the times when the NewDark patch/upgrade for the game was used. "0" there means that low-resolution graphics are used, but this does not work well in NewDark. There is no option to change it in the Thief game menus in NewDark, but there was one when Thief was played without NewDark.
Today, the "character detail" is usually set to "1", which works fine with NewDark. Some missions have settings in their fm.cfg file which set "character detail" to "0", and apparently, a bug causes this to remain like this afterwards. It should be reset to the value which it had before starting such a mission, but unfortunately, this does not happen. The player then has to correct this settings by editing the cam.cfg file.
thehardyboyz on 2/7/2021 at 13:39
Quick feedback here as I just played that one.
Ghosted it, final save 1h47 - I liked this FM a lot !
Heights are extremely well used, the city is impressive. Nice one !
+ :
- The keepers compound, very impressive
- The city in general, impressive as well
- I liked the balance between the city part and the buildings part
- The story was entertaining
- The ring ! :D
- :
- I had huge difficulties to find my way, was getting lost a lot, some places are confusing...
- Loot goal a bit too high on expert, 1/3 of my playtime was after visiting the whole map to find some missing loot. Maybe I missed some places ?
- The street were a bit empty
In a word, that's a very good one to me. Thanks for creating it !
Kubrick on 18/4/2022 at 17:35
Hey there, I need help. Thoroughly enjoying this FM but it's clear I should be having some rope arrows. Didn't start with any (on any difficulty level, I tried) and can't find any through exploration. Could someone tell me where should I find some? I completed the main objective already but can't explore the rest of the buildings without rope arrows.
edit: finally found some. I had missed a pickable door back in the streets, on the way to the marketplace / gallows area.
deadreak on 29/7/2022 at 15:20
Just want to say huge thanks to Skacky for this mission. I love Thief 1 atmosphere wise way more than Thief 2, so this scratched the itch. Can't wait to play endless rain now. Also Skacky, you better be working in game development, you have huge talent for level design.
nicked on 29/7/2022 at 17:07
If my memory serves, Skacky is at Arkane these days.
zappenduster on 15/3/2025 at 10:24
For all those who don't visit ttlg.de ... thanks to Skacky I've added a german translation to this FM, see (
https://0815x.de/thief/FMs/darkwalls.zip)
As always: Mirrors welcome. :)
