Nearly all of the games original missions are now playable in multiplayer, and many fanmade missions are as well. Insert thief 2 cd1 into cd drive or copy contents from both cds to a folder on your hard drive. Start tafferpatcher, select the empty folder where you want thief 2 to be. Important newdark patch for thief, thief gold and thief 2 has resolved many of the issues reported below. As of february 2009, a new website for the project was released to the public at this address. Taffers paradise is a thief and the dark mod fan missions fan site, including thief the dark project. Gathering at the bar by toni trimfect hollming, jimmy desiderio. Darkwidescreenv6r3 was used in original version too for proper comparison. Thief 1 with tfix and everything is flawless, as was thief 2 before. One more tab has been added with more tweaks on it, and the internationalization bug has hopefully been fixed please try it on your systems.
Can be found at this through the looking glass forum post. It incorporates many patches and fixes to help fellow taffers to install and play. Installs the game from original discs bypassing original installer no more taffing around with lgntforce and. Taffers paradise is a thief and the dark mod fan missions fan site, including thief the dark project, the circle of stone and shadow and t2x shadows of the metal age. Development began in november 2007, and progress is still being made. This is an unofficial patch aka newdark for thief ii.
The game starts fine before i patch, but after i patch it crashes to desktop. Frequently asked questions technical purchasing etc. Generally poor graphics and bad game controls are things i can get around if the world building and gameplay are top notch which i can easily see they are in thief yet here i sit gaining a headache from just being so restless playing thief. Ive been raring to replay thief, and steam currently has a thief package with all thief related items gold, 2, deadly shadows and 2014 thief. Tafferpatcher might still work but apparently its no longer being updated. Thief 2 was built for windows 9x systems and has a hard time running on modern computers. It is far higher in resolution and detail than the original textures however. Thief needs directx to run, so, when the installer sees the nt kernel. I saw a friend return the game recently for being way too dark.
Welcome to my web site for thief and the dark mod fan made mission. Guys, i just finished thief gold, and am going to install steam version of thief 2 now. Tafferpatcher no longer updated, new community patcher. Before you start, youll want the fanmade allinone upgrades, both including the newdark patch that lifted many of the old barriers modders bumped up against. If you have a soldout release or complete collection, just use the discs autorun menu to install thief. The best pc mods for thief and thief 2 rock paper shotgun. This guide will help you set up the game using the latest unofficial patches and teach you how to apply mods.
Exe patch from the file archive to the game directory. Hi there, i want to play 2 on co op mode and im totally confused on how to apply the patches to achieve the best experience. After i set off the alarm, the extra assassins do not spawn around the perimeter of ramirezs keep. Ever since i played and immensely enjoyed thief 2 back in 2000, i have been actively looking for a game to dethrone it with better stealth mechanics. This is my favorite mission in the whole thief franchise, and a big part of it is that i really enjoy how many npcs are on the map. Guide thief 2 setup and modding guide steam community. The new beta version contains the fanmade engine patch 1. Thief multiplayer is an ongoing project aimed at restoring thief 2 s unused multiplayer code. Alternatively, see t2fix which improves compatibility with modern systems.
I heard about the multiplayer patch called build 218 but some complained that they were unable to get hd mode. Tafferpatcher no longer updated, new community patcher available. I understand there are 2 patches i could install for thief 2 in order to modernize it. You didnt really explain how to install mods outside of using the t2tool and tafferpatcher. This guide will help you get thief 2 running on your computer.
The metal age textures upscaled using ai, more accurate to the original textures than other texture packs, but of less resolution than the alternatives. Exe executable with one of the existing unwrapped fixed exe files. Im on windows 10 with the latest updates using an i7 3770k and gtx1080 with the latest drivers. How to install thief games and fan missions prior to the.
The mission that started it all has been converted to play under thief 2. Do not need to tick any of the checkboxes like install thief 2. Im developing an installation and patch manager for thief 2. The metal age t2 which updates the game from either v1. The metal age on the pc, gamefaqs has 4 faqs game guides and walkthroughs.
Patch installer for thief 2 new version tafferpatcher v. Recently silentpatch was released for yakuza kiwami 2 that fixes a minigame toylets. Thief 1 with tfix and everything is flawless, as was thief 2 before applying t2fix. They did an ok job of setting up the game and getting up and running for players but that still isnt enough for some people who report crashes and general instability. In any case, it appears that some mysterious taffer who goes by the name of le corbeau, on a french language forum has been working on a version 1. You can change the darkness in the normal game menu even without the fan made patch. On the select components page, you can leave everything asis, although i chose to check all visual enhancements. A vast selection of titles, drmfree, with free goodies, customer love, and one fair price for all regions.
The life of the party mission is one of the great levels in video gaming in subbys opinion and you can see it influenced stealth games like dishonored, but subby is also a taffer. This is a fixer package for thief1gold, it should make the patching and upgrading process a childs play. As it says in the title i am looking to get thief 2. Im developing an installation and patch manager for thief2. No guarantees it will work for you, of course if it does, good, but if it summons pentagrams and zombies all over your place, well you have been warned. I may be the first taffer in history with this complaint, but my the game is actually too bright for me, and using the ingame gamma slider does not do a thing. Responding to criticisms of the original thief, the missions in thief ii were designed much more around typical thief like behavior, and much of the game is spent robbing the rich denizens of the city rather than battling monsters. Installs the game from original discs bypassing original installer no more taffing around with lgntforce and compatibility settings. It incorporates many patches and fixes to help fellow taffers to install and play the. Thief and thief 2 are still actively supported by the through the looking glass forum with cool mods.
Do not select install thief 2, this is for installing from cd, and you have thief 2 already installed. Circle of strain by markus mokkis lappalainen, jimmy desiderio. The metal age pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes, crashes. To this very day, new and amazing fms are being made by this community.
E a new dark version is brough out by an author the older version will no longer be avilable on the site. The clasic thief 1 mission has been converted to thief 2. Steam community guide thief 2 setup and modding guide. It incorporates many patches and fixes to help fellow taffers to install and play the game. What are some essential fan patches that should be used for playing. The steam version of thief 2 is actually the gog version. This thread is intended to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions of this forum. Alaric talks about the classic sequel to the grandaddy of the 3d stealth action genre. Pawnce is not a taffer thief 2 is way too realistic. The bulk of the patch is in a vastly expanded darkprop.
This multiplayer patch, by tos, has been in development at least since late 2007. Other changes include an increase in the number of a. About time, i was waiting for an up to date version of tafferpatcher, but. Is there any chance to integrate the multiplayer mod next time. For all these 20 years since thief iis release, the fan community has been creating amazing fms and even branching out into other works, like fulllength campaigns, total conversion mods for other games, and a revolutionary fan patch.
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