KuBiLaY17 on 15/7/2016 at 13:36
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Dahenjo on 15/7/2016 at 23:29
Quote Posted by RaxuRangerking
Hello; long time lurker but new poster here. So I recently got a new PC and I installed Thief 2 once again as well as the NewDark patch. Overall, it's running just as well as on my last PC, but I do have one issue; whenever I open or exit either a book or the ESC menu to save, load, etc. it takes a good 4-5 seconds of black screen until it actually shows the game/menu. I can still do things like attack, interact with objects, turn pages, and mouse over or click menu buttons, but just can't see any of it. I recall having this issue on my last PC and fixing it somehow, but I can't at all remember how I fixed it. Has anyone else had this rather annoying issue, and if so is there a fix or it?
I had this same delay running T2/TG on Windows 10 (and never on earlier versions), and it also did it when starting/quitting the games or Alt-Tabbing to desktop & back. I run the games at my desktop resolution (1920x1080) so there shouldn't be any graphics adjustment but it did seem like when that happens in other situations. I've read that the graphics architecture for Win10 had some significant overhauling so perhaps this can affect older games in this way.
The simple solution that instantly solved it for me was to run the game executables in compatibility mode --> right-click Thief2.exe (or Thief.exe in T1/G), select Properties, then Compatibility tab, check the box and choose an earlier Windows version (8, 7, and XP all seem the same for me, but I left it on 8 as the most recent).
