bikerdude on 24/4/2007 at 09:12
UPDATE 14/03/2008:Timeslip has been working on updating DDfix(now v1.2.4), which now works on both Ati/nVidia cards which has addressed the vast majority of user bug reports.
e.g. Fog now works, no more stuttering movies etc, go to the following thread.
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http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117616&page=6)
UPDATE 10/01/2008:* NOTE: DDFix is required for all driver versions supporting any 8x00 series card to enable correct shadows texture dithering.
* Any driver version higher than 163.75 under 'winXp 32bit' breaks vanilla thief2.exe and the DDfix'd variety using 8800(GTS-640/GTX-768) cards, some users using 8600 cards have reports thief to be fine on newer drivers
* A few users have reported that SS2 works with 167.26 using 8800GT/8800GTS-512) - so T2 should work also (you`ll still need DDfix to fix the bad shadow dithering/texture)
* Some users that WinXp 64bit have found some newer drivers to work on the latest hardware - will confirm driver numbers later.
UPDATE (15-12-07)T2/Ss2 is Completely broken under forceware drivers 169.xx and above. The game is corrupted in both the manu and in-game this effects both The original .exe and DDFix version. And this comes after Ati have fixed the long standing fog issue, with their latest 7.x driver.....nVidia - you really are a bunch of useless F....s :-/
UPDATE (01-11-07): TimeSlip (the dude behind "Oblivion Mod Manager") has come up with a fix(WIP) for Geforce8/Radeon2k taffers everywhere. He is the dude, he has done what nVidia have not, he has taken Thief2 back the way it used to look on Geforce4 cards, he has brought the stars back...!!!
Quote Posted by Timeslip
I have an 8800 GTS, so I've had problems with this too. Luckly I'm a bit better placed than most to do something about it, so I've started working (
http://timeslip.chorrol.com/) on a patch. So far I've got it looking like this outdoors. I've only tested it on thief 2 v1.18 with my 8800, so if you try it on something else let me know what happens. :)
You taffers will need to download the latest version of DirectX - (
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/DirectX-9.0c-Redistributable-Download-3545.html)
This link dosent require that deceitful WGA (microsoft genuine spyware) etc
For better screenshots, see the end of (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113501&page=4) this thread
I am considering getting a HD3870 because I am sick and tired of the complete lack of response and give a Fhuc attitude from nvidia
ORIGINAL THREAD:I have done a lot of testing with both the 8800GTS and the 8800GTX and the problem as far as I can see it is the 8800 card, changing driver version's make's no difference. As we all know for a while now 8bit sky rendering in T2 has been par for the course. But now with the upgrade to the 8800 series card, the 8bit rendering problem has grown to include everything else (all shadowed textures etc)
On a 8800 Thief 2 now looks like Thief 1, ie. low bit depth on all textures in shadow.
This is the same for both WinXp and WinVista.# Thief 1 plays and looks as it should due to its older engine not using any dithering
# Thief 2 looks bad, as the 8800 is corrupting the dithering/rendering, so there are no details in the shadows.
Biker
voodoo47 on 24/4/2007 at 12:54
its a know issue.with no solution,afaik.
MH.TheFreak on 24/4/2007 at 15:46
Quote Posted by Bikerdude
Morning
Is anyone else experincing the 8bit rendering issue in T2 (shadows are pitch black, no shades etc) - looks like low bit depth rendering, ie 8bit rather than 16bit.
Is it possible to make screenshots of these issues? :)
jay pettitt on 24/4/2007 at 16:59
YOU NEED A BIGGER VIDEO CARD THAT CAN DO 16 NITS (£50)
jay pettitt on 25/4/2007 at 15:09
The pleasure is all mine.
voodoo47 on 26/4/2007 at 20:14
Quote Posted by jay pettitt
YOU NEED A BIGGER VIDEO CARD THAT CAN DO 16 NITS (£50)
translation please.
bikerdude on 27/4/2007 at 21:38
Quote Posted by voodoo47
translation please.
Roughly 'nits' is how bright lcd monitor is. Which in jay's case was technically inapropriately applied....
Quote Posted by MH.TheFreak
Is it possible to make screenshots of these issues? :)
The sky has always been crap (in case thats what your thinking) but now every other texture is in that same crappy 8bit mode..
Ok I posted the pics...
biker
Hiatus on 28/4/2007 at 09:48
thanks for the screens - 1 picture says 1000 words :). Looks like crap, indeed - a good reason to avoid 8xxx (at least untill it's fixed).
bikerdude on 28/4/2007 at 17:19
Quote Posted by Hiatus
thanks for the screens - 1 picture says 1000 words :). Looks like crap, indeed - a good reason to avoid 8xxx (at least untill it's fixed).
Well Im hammering away at nVidia(where the problem lies) and Eidos to get a fix for this...
biker
Sneak on 28/4/2007 at 19:35
I have an 8800 gtx running XP SP2. I for sure see the same thing as above. Shadows are black and hard to see in in T2. Is there no way to force the game to be rendered in 16 bit? Or is it all a matter of Nvidia Drivers?
Other than this T2 runs just fine for me. T Gold also.
