Rizopas on 19/9/2022 at 14:12
Now this is an actually interesting game leak!! :D
voodoo47 on 19/9/2022 at 14:55
no (bits of) source code included, right?
Starker on 19/9/2022 at 16:21
Well spotted... er... *checks notes* Twitter user Skacky :P
Azaran on 19/9/2022 at 16:31
Quote Posted by Starker
Well spotted... er... *checks notes* Twitter user Skacky :P
Hey...I know who this guy is
Starker on 19/9/2022 at 16:38
Yeah, those crazy Twitter users, what will they do next...
Phantom0914 on 21/9/2022 at 06:39
Really fun to explore. Party and Blackmail seem the most complete out of any of them. They look so different too. Anyone else get these levels working too?
Renault on 21/9/2022 at 14:39
I was going to ask if anyone has actually been able to install this thing yet. I checked out the individual levels using Dromed, but the AI are all frozen and non-functional. I tried running setup, even using the ancient -lgntforce parameter, but nothing seems to work. Maybe someone has an old Windows 95 machine lying around somewhere.
Renault on 21/9/2022 at 19:20
Quick update: Some success. I was able to get the installer running by going in to the properties of Setup.exe and setting it's compatibility to Windows95. So the game installs, Windows then forced me to install another program called Direct Play and reboot.
It put a shortcut on my desktop that points to Dromed.exe, not Thief2.exe, so it must be a special version of Dromed running specifically for this demo (Thief2.exe doesn't even exist in the installation). When I run it, I'm able to get into the normal Thief menu system, play with options, etc. But when I try to start a mission, it plays the briefing video (a placeholder in this case) but then I get a black screen and my PC freezes. The only way I was able to get out of it was by rebooting.
Tried setting Win95 compatibility on Dromed.exe, but that didn't work.
Edit: Actually, it's working now. The framerate is terrible, and everything is incredibly dark, even with the gamma all the way up, but I'm able to get into the mission and see AI walking around. I think I thought my PC froze earlier just because there is so little light. My work PC is a POS anyway, so I'll be anxious to try this on my home setup tonight.