trigger68 on 2/11/2009 at 20:05
Ok found new hex editor is this correct.....
Cam.cfg
; $Header: r:/t2repos/thief2/src/cam.cfg,v 1.24 2000/03/08 11:43:50 adurant Exp $
; Thief2
game dark
; general configs
include_user_cfg user.cfg
editor_include_dromed_cfg dromed.cfg
; game specific paths/configs
dark_include_install_cfg darkinst.cfg
shock_include_install_cfg install.cfg
; set trait cache to include concretes
trait_cache_flags 2
no_network
sfx_vol_music -474
fogging 0
enhanced_sky 1
render_weather 1
movie_volume_factor 0.7
ddfix.ini
[Main]
;Screen resolution
;Must be 800x600 or greater
gWidth=800
gHeight=600
;Refresh rate. 0 is default, anything else to override.
RefreshRate=0
;Set to 1 to fix the duel core related crash
MultiCoreFix=0
;Set to 1 to automatically register lgvid.ax each time thief is started up
VideoFix=1
;This can be set to zero to get a more accurate z-buffer
;Doesn't usually make a noticable difference to picture quality
UseCompatibleZBuffer=0
;Turns on the 32 bit texture loader and adds support for some unsupported screen resolutions
;Will cause a crash if used with an unsupported exe
; 0 - Disable
; 1 - Determine exe automatically
; 2 - Thief 2 v1.18
Thief2Extensions=2
;Set to 1 to disable the windows keys while thief is running
DisableWindowsKey=0
;Set to 1 to enable anisotropic filtering
AnisotropicFiltering=0
;If you want to share overriden textures between thief installations, uncomment the next line
;It should contain the absolute path to the equivilent of \res\ddfix, including the trailing \
;TexturePath=C:\Games\Thief2\res\ddfix\
;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
;XX Compatibility settings XX
;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
;Changes the way direct writes to the frontbuffer are handled
;SS2 players should set these options to '2' and '0xf81f' respectively
;Thief 2 players with corrupted in game text should use '2' and '0x0000'
;Players who experience slowdown with UseSysMemOverlay=2 should set both options to 0
UseSysMemOverlay=2
OverlayColourKey=0xf81f
Please let me know what to change thanx
open ddfix.ini and change the screen resolution there to match what you want to use in game. (Using your desktop resolution is recommended, but anything will do as long as it's 800x600 or above.) If required, you can also turn on the duel core and video fixes here.
Open cam.cfg and edit the game_screen_size line to match the resolution set in ddfix.ini
Cannot find game screen size line above in cam.cfg
Brian The Dog on 2/11/2009 at 22:28
For the text editor, you need to search for "ddraw.dll" in the file thief2.exe. The screen should jump to a position in the file, and highlight the text you searched for. Click on the first "d" in "ddraw.dll", and overwrite with your keyboard so that it says "ddfix.dll". Save the file and exit.
For the cam.cfg, you need to run the thief2 game before installing DDFix until it crashes, to get it to create the extra lines such as the game resolution. If running the game until you need to alt+tab back to Windows to see the crash error does not create the extra lines, copy and paste the cam.cfg contents from (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121449) Nameless Voice's 2nd post in the DDFix sticky.
Edit - after reading your DDFix.ini file above, you will need to change the following lines:
gWidth=1280
gHeight=1024
to match those in the cam.cfg resolution Nameless Voice gives. You shouldn't need to change the MultiCore line as you have a single-core 700Mhz CPU.
trigger68 on 3/11/2009 at 13:20
Well i did as you fellas said and still cant play ... i just dont know whats wrong ... i click on thief icon screen goes black then flickers then black again with a quater inch white bar at bottom of screen ...then the MS send dont send window appears....if i copy and pasted the error would anybody know how to read it? Please give me more ideas on what to do... i'm getting really depressed.....once again thanx for all your help and patience..
ravoll on 3/11/2009 at 14:18
Maybe your grafic card is to new or has recieved a driver update.I had the same problem with Metal age after driver updates.
In your thief installation directory you will find the USER.CFG file.Open it with the editor , it tells about grafic card compatability,and to "Remove semicolon from next lin".It's worth a try.Worked for me.
(Change this)
;Some video cards may not work properly with Thief 2
;including the intel 810 and the nVidia RIVA 128.
;To fix, remove the semicolon from the next line.
;safe_texture_manager
(To This)
;Some video cards may not work properly with Thief 2
;including the intel 810 and the nVidia RIVA 128.
;To fix, remove the semicolon from the next line.
safe_texture_manager
Remeber what you did in case it doesn't work ,so you can change it back.
trigger68 on 8/11/2009 at 14:47
Well i tried all of your suggestions, and still cant play...of course i'm not real pc savvy i hope i executed everything correctly...guess i'll have to live without thief for awhile till i get it figured out. I just dont understand thief2 worked , darkloader worked , played game and fm's then crash.... i'm just stumped. Anyway once again thanks for all your time and pateince..Keep up the great work!!!!
bikerdude on 8/11/2009 at 16:28
Hi trigg
Your pc is old enough that you dont need to install ddfix, a complete uninstall and delete should fix it -
1. uninstall thief2 and delete the game folder.
2. install thief.
3. Download and install the indeo 5 codec -(
http://downloads.ttlg.com/download.aspx?id=2461) Found here
4. Click start, then run and type the following " regsvr32 ir50_32.dll "
Those 4 steps will get thief2 working 99% of the time.
What version of thief2 do you actually have btw?
trigger68 on 9/11/2009 at 20:52
Thanks i'll give that a try, although i have deleted and reinstalled many,many times. I believe my version is 1.18..........thanx again
bikerdude on 10/11/2009 at 00:06
Quote Posted by trigger68
I believe my version is 1.18..........
I mean, what does it sat on the packaging exactly, as there are several different 'distributions' of Thief 2
trigger68 on 10/11/2009 at 14:22
Well tried reinstall and codecs says succesful but still dont work I get a black screen then MS error window to send......got my game free with purchase of my sound card, so no packaging except for white envolopes....on the disc it just says -Thief 2 the metal age......thanx again
mudi on 10/11/2009 at 15:31
Could you give us the 'module' that the microsoft error message has failing?
It should be "THIEF2.EXE", "THIEF2.ICD", "LGVID.AX", or similar.
