Thief 1/2 & SShock 2: DDFix and Enhanced Resolution Patch - discussion - by bikerdude
Smallman_647 on 3/11/2011 at 15:06
Hi guys,
i've a problem with ddfix. :(
Basically, I have a laptop with a widescreen monitor that has a resolution of 1280x800. I put the ddfix with the widescreen patch.
The problem happens to me with both Thief 1 and Thief 2.
Take for example thief 1.
I did 4 tests:
- If I use only the ddfix and try to put 1280x800 in the file and the file ddfix.ini cam.cfg the colors are all stoned.
-If I try to put only the ddfix with a resolution of 1024x768 the game works well with improved graphics. No problem.
-If I try to put the ddfix with the widescreen patch (at 1280x800), the game works fine but i see the menus and videos whith black bars on the left and right. Like this:
Inline Image:
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg94/scaled.php?server=94&filename=thief2011110315412743.png&res=medium-If I try to use only the widescreen patch (at 1280x800), the game works fine without the black bars. But in this way I have to give up all the features of ddfix.
What I would like to do is put the ddfix with the widescreen patch, but without the black bars. So i can play at maximum detail and the native resolution of my monitor. :D
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Another problem about the ddfix:
I noticed that with the ddfix enabled, both in Thief 1 Thief 2 ALL the written are more grainy.------------
Sorry if maybe you have already said these things, but I can not see me 95 pages of topic.:D
EDIT: I've now read that the black bars are normal.what a pity :/
For the second problem?
ticky on 11/11/2011 at 15:33
Hey guys!
I have a DDfix version that I installed in october 2010. I didn't update since then.
I updated to newest version ddfix now. The game starts, but when I go ingame, I see nothing but my whole screen is WHITE. Also, I can hear the sounds, AI, ambient, etc. I left the ini file with the default settings.
What could be wrong?
I also use the widescreen patch (1680x1050). It works properly for at least a year now. I thought that's the problem since with the latest ddfix we don't need widescreen patch, so I removed it, but I still get a white screen.
wonderfield on 11/11/2011 at 18:17
What process did you go through to remove the widescreen patch?
ticky on 12/11/2011 at 08:12
Quote Posted by wonderfield
What process did you go through to remove the widescreen patch?
I opened Darkwidescreen.bat and removed it with that. The uninstall was done correctly.
jermi on 13/11/2011 at 08:11
You could try setting OverlayColourKey=0.
ticky on 13/11/2011 at 09:40
Quote Posted by jermi
You could try setting OverlayColourKey=0.
I put the line in ddfix.ini and I think it works now. What does OverlayColourKey=0 stand for?
ticky on 14/11/2011 at 10:39
Can ddfix do some line-straightening? I mean the stair-like lines in graphics ingame. My ATI Radeon 9250 can do that, but no matter what I set, nothing changes.
voodoo47 on 14/11/2011 at 13:53
if you mean FSAA, you will have to force it from the ati control panel.
jermi on 14/11/2011 at 18:32
Quote Posted by ticky
What does OverlayColourKey=0 stand for?
It just says that the color key (transparency color) for the overlay (texts, carrying graphic, etc.) is black.
wonderfield on 14/11/2011 at 21:18
Quote Posted by ticky
Can ddfix do some line-straightening? I mean the stair-like lines in graphics ingame. My ATI Radeon 9250 can do that, but no matter what I set, nothing changes.
The term you're looking for is 'anti-aliasing'. Regular multisample anti-aliasing as offered by your ATi card
should work, provided you've enabled it.
