Thief 1/2 & SShock 2: DDFix and Enhanced Resolution Patch - discussion - by bikerdude
sNeaksieGarrett on 1/1/2008 at 16:21
Quote Posted by Gillie
The resolution is only 640x48x16,
I am not sure whether to change it. Then would It change the main game
On my main game also after the ddfix the only resolution I have there is 640x48x16. No other resolution is there now..
Yes, you use ddfix to pick the resolution you want, and it changes it in the game as well. Mine has 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480 in the games menu, but before the ddfix I had a lot more resolutions. I think ddfix just removes the other resolutions for some reason or another. *shrugs* If you use ddfix, just change the res there, that's all you gotta do.
Quote Posted by Gillie
T2 premier patch for my sold out version 7.
Correct me if I'm wrong guys, but is yours the premier pack? Are you running thief on v1.07? Only patch it if you have 1.07 and want to have 1.18, which is the latest patch for thief 2.
Gillie on 1/1/2008 at 23:13
I got the resolution changed okay.
It is saving the dump images in the Thief directory as PCX I can not change that,It is just black. Even when I open it and convert them to Jpeg.
The THief2 I have is 1.o7. I know I need to patch It I always have. To get.
v.18
I did it in the wrong order .
Altough it was working with the ddfix. Once I put in the premier patch It crashed again. Bad colours etc
@Biker sent me a ddfix patched. :) I should have fully patched it then put in the DDfix.
I need to do it all again then try!!! :nono:
Edit: I put in the patch and scripts. Then the ddfix Crashed again after a minute. Bad sky and colours
I Give up... :grr:
bikerdude on 2/1/2008 at 03:17
Quote Posted by Gillie
@Biker sent me a ddfix patched. :) I should have fully patched it then put in the DDfix.I need to do it all again then try!!! :nono:
Edit: I put in the patch and scripts. Then the ddfix Crashed again after a minute. Bad sky and colours
Gillie what r u like babe, LOL
The thief2.exe I sent you as I said in the email is both 107->118 and ddfix'd(1.0.8) patched - so there is no need to do either of those. I sent you all the other thief related patches just in case you needed then....
OK, do the following:-
Delete the thief2 folder and reinstall. Then rull all the "other" patched I sent you, then just put the put the thief2.exe file Ive sent you in your thief 2 folder (when I ran the ddfix gui, I selected 1280*1024, 2xAA, Aniso, video fix, and selected .jpg as the screen shot type)
Finally when thief is working lovely, make a zip file of the entire folder (like I have) so that when thief screws up you can just delete and upack etc.
Dont make me ride up there and have to extract dinner and a beer for sorting your thief out...
biker
Gillie on 2/1/2008 at 12:33
Oh dear you are kind. :thumb:
I blame some of it on someone else here. Threatened to put it in the bin:sweat: I should have read more carefully. It must a age thing.
Thanks for the help again I will do that piece by piece.
Is the original T2's (Not sold out) patched already. I was thinking of getting a couple more (In case). Amazon has them.
bikerdude on 2/1/2008 at 14:23
Quote Posted by Gillie
Is the original T2's (Not sold out) patched already. I was thinking of getting a couple more (In case). Amazon has them.
Hi Gille, np your welcome. :-)
The sold out version is 1.07, so it has to be patched and all the other patches need to be installed. The only thing that is fixed with the SO version is the installer - you dont have to use the lgforce method anymore..
biker
Gillie on 3/1/2008 at 13:17
I thank you @biker for all your help.
The ddfix and patched you sent me I know would work, I had it working with timeslips without the patch.
When I put the ddfix with patched I just get an error message.
"You do not have DirextX7 Installed" it will then go no further I can not get past that message. I have direct x10 anyway. I can find no way to bypass that.
I don't seem to find anyway around it. Unless I can somehow put the premier patch in first. Then it does not work..
Gillie on 3/1/2008 at 20:49
Thanks I would try that.. But I have broken/cracked the disc now.. :nono:
phide on 4/1/2008 at 03:29
Just wanted to comment here that I'm getting much more consistent performance by enabling vertical sync via the NV control panel (actually nHancer, in my case) rather than setting vwait to 1. The game is certainly unplayable without any synchronization, borderline playable with vwait set to 1 (a fair degree of stuttering), and perfect when vsync is enabled via nHancer. Not just good: perfect.
Those with 8800s might want to take a look into nHancer, as it allows for mixed MSAA/SSAA (supersampling) modes on G8x/G92 cards without having to mess with the registry. Try 16xS, which is 4xMSAA plus 2x2 supersampling (frames are drawn at twice the set resolution). Combined with 16xAF, I'm staying locked at 60fps on my 8800 Ultra.
It may be possible to force triple buffering via RivaTuner or some other tool, but it'd only add to the input lag, which is hefty enough as it is.
Now I just need to snag myself a good CRT so I can put an end to this nasty panel scaling (and get my blacks back) :thumb:
dealasteal on 4/1/2008 at 03:48
Quote Posted by phide
Just wanted to comment here that I'm getting much more consistent performance by enabling vertical sync via the NV control panel (actually nHancer, in my case) rather than setting vwait to 1. The game is certainly unplayable without any synchronization, borderline playable with vwait set to 1 (a fair degree of stuttering), and
perfect when vsync is enabled via nHancer. Not just good: perfect.
Those with 8800s might want to take a look into nHancer, as it allows for mixed MSAA/SSAA (supersampling) modes on G8x/G92 cards without having to mess with the registry. Try 16xS, which is 4xMSAA plus 2x2 supersampling (frames are drawn at twice the set resolution). Combined with 16xAF, I'm staying locked at 60fps on my 8800 Ultra.
It may be possible to force triple buffering via RivaTuner or some other tool, but it'd only add to the input lag, which is hefty enough as it is.
Now I just need to snag myself a good CRT so I can put an end to this nasty panel scaling (and get my blacks back) :thumb:
Well said.
Im replacing my retail joke-of-a fan/heatsink combo that came with my "G80" GTX with the new Zalman VF1000 and RHS88vram sinks, so I can bios flash to the ultra bios speeds.
I think then I will be ready to implement further possibilities as you described.
I just have to find that website that lists the many bios mods for it, and choosing the right one, but not until, once I complete the hardware installation upgrade.
