Thief 3 Gold - Public beta test (TDS Spoilers ahead, obviously!) - by Beleg Cúthalion
snobel on 11/11/2014 at 19:35
You can only change the difficulty before each proper mission (at the briefing screen). Annoyingly, it's reset to normal each time so you have to remember to set it back. There's an SU option to have the current difficulty shown in the objectives screen so if you forget, you'll at least discover it sooner. (It's another thing I'd like to find a proper fix for eventually.)
fortuni on 11/11/2014 at 19:45
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You can only change the difficulty before each proper mission (at the briefing screen). Annoyingly, it's reset to normal each time so you have to remember to set it back. There's an SU option to have the current difficulty shown in the objectives screen so if you forget, you'll at least discover it sooner. (It's another thing I'd like to find a proper fix for eventually.)
the problem i have is that even when starting a new game it will NOT allow me to change the difficulty setting from normal....is this a possible bug with Thief 3 Gold, is it set up this way or is there anyway i can go into any of the files to change the difficulty setting manually ?
Beleg Cúthalion on 11/11/2014 at 20:01
This is an original T3 feature for the tutorial mission. Maybe later I can turn the Inn mission into a proper one which doesn't have the guiding elements on HARD and EXPERT but for now it remains untouched.
@snobel: But the fix to keep the difficulty in the hub missions is already in, isn't it? :weird:
snobel on 11/11/2014 at 20:01
The first mission (Inn) is always on normal - in the original game too. At the briefing for the next mission (Castle) you should be able to select something else (which will then be in effect until the next mission briefing).
Edit: Argh, ninja'ed... :) Yes, the City parts keep the difficulty setting from the last proper mission.
fortuni on 11/11/2014 at 20:13
trust me....my game will not give me that option at the start of each mission....i start the game on normal and i never get the option to change after that ( with this Thief 3 Gold mod )......Grrrrrr and im not going to play the whole game on normal....im not that much of a wimp ( well i am really but don't tell anyone )
btw if i try to play the original game through the Thief 3 icon on my desktop, its stuck with the medallion FM, even though im not playing through FMsel and i have deleted all saves and uninstalled the medallion
looks like i may neen to unistall the whole bleeding Thief and re-install unless you have a better idea ?
fortuni on 11/11/2014 at 20:18
Quote Posted by snobel
The first mission (Inn) is always on normal - in the original game too. At the briefing for the next mission (Castle) you should be able to select something else (which will then be in effect until the next mission briefing).
Edit: Argh, ninja'ed... :) Yes, the City parts keep the difficulty setting from the last proper mission.
what are you exactly saying....have played the castle and have just arrived at the shalebridge mission 2....when will i be able to upgrade to difficult or expert, when i get into the old quarter ?
snobel on 11/11/2014 at 21:04
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btw if i try to play the original game through the Thief 3 icon on my desktop, its stuck with the medallion FM, even though im not playing through FMsel and i have deleted all saves and uninstalled the medallion
Sounds like your installation is screwed up - you installed the Medallion through FMSel? When you installed the SU did you select a custom path for FM installation? (If so, which one?)
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looks like i may neen to unistall the whole bleeding Thief and re-install unless you have a better idea ?
Reinstalling everything is probably easier than to try and track down what is wrong. In that case, if you can, maybe wait for the next T3G update and start over? That would help test the new version too.
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what are you exactly saying....have played the castle and have just arrived at the shalebridge mission 2....when will i be able to upgrade to difficult or expert, when i get into the old quarter ?
I'm not sure I follow - Shalebridge mission 2? Anyway, the next time you should be able to change it is when you frob a glyph and get a briefing.
Beleg Cúthalion on 11/11/2014 at 21:16
Can you show us a screenshot of a non-Inn briefing screen where you cannot select the difficulty level?
On a related note, I just beat the HammerIntro mission without reading any of the chalice-related notes. I found a Hammer guy, though, whose body could not be picked up and I found he had two orphaned scripts attached to him (TS_817 and 818). It's the left one of the two speaking about Drept's absence who goes on patrol later. Snobel, didn't you have a way to see what these scripts were originally about? They're probably not the reason for his unfrobbability (yay!) but neither are the usual properties.
fortuni on 11/11/2014 at 21:23
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Sounds like your installation is screwed up - you installed the Medallion through FMSel? When you installed the SU did you select a custom path for FM installation? (If so, which one?)
i recently installed the whole game from GOG, it came with FMsel and 4 icons appeared on my desktop FMsel / Thief 3 / sneaky upgrade and FMsel reference....when i initially clicked on Thief 3 icon it played the OM, i have since only played a couple of FMs through the FMsel icon, the last one being The medallion....now when i click on the Thief 3 icon, even though i have uninstalled The Medallion and deleted the saves, The medallion still play ???? Grrrr
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I'm not sure I follow - Shalebridge mission 2? Anyway, the next time you should be able to change it is when you frob a glyph and get a briefing.
shalebridge / old quarter / southquarter / stonemarket....its been 5 years since i've played this game.....so sorry for the confusion, but i do now have this ringing little bell of a memory that at some point later in the game you suddenly discover you can up the difficulty level, i had completely forgotten
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Reinstalling everything is probably easier than to try and track down what is wrong. In that case, if you can, maybe wait for the next T3G update and start over? That would help test the new version too.
it probally does not matter, my FMsel icon seems to work fine, i seem to be able to pick and choose which ever FM i want to play, and play them through the FMsel icon.....but now with Thief 3 Gold played through the FMsel, why would i want to play OM with all those 10 hours loading times through the Thief 3 icon when i can have super fast broadhead speed loading thanks to you....:D:D
ps when is the T3G update due, and what improvements will it bring ?
