Modding the new thief?

[c0mputer-fr0d]

would anyone be interested in helping me do a little reversing on the new thief since there are no mod tools? I have an ok understanding of assembly at this point and have some very fancy tools to work with. If anything I would like to be able to see how their map file format is laid out and then maybe work from there.

[Bikerdude]

Anything that will let the community fix all the bugs in the game is welcome, I assume the game is based on the Unreal3 engine..? so if we can use that editor that would be very much appreciated.

 

I suggest you start a PM for the time being.

[Shadowhide]

whats the point of it ?

[nbohr1more]

The last people I knew of around here who did any reversing were Tels and Stgatilov and neither have been around recently.

[lost_soul]

I personally think that if they wanted people to be able to mod, they would have made it so. Any effort spent on finding ways to create mods regardless would be better spent on TDM. TDM is "our" game and you can mod it however you like.

 

Besides, all they would have to do is send a C&D letter, thereby making any effort you put in pointless.

Edited February 25, 2014 by lost_soul

[nbohr1more]

I don't know about that. If you somehow found a way to edit or create (new) Thief assets, as long as the editor itself didn't infringe on or distribute

Unreal or EM Intellectual Property it probably couldn't be C&D'ed... (and EM would probably be happy because the mod scene could increase the value of

the game without any additional license costs from Unreal \ UE3 ).

[ungoliant]

ttlg would be a better bet considering the last unofficial patch released.

[New Horizon]

I don't know about that. If you somehow found a way to edit or create (new) Thief assets, as long as the editor itself didn't infringe on or distribute

Unreal or EM Intellectual Property it probably couldn't be C&D'ed... (and EM would probably be happy because the mod scene could increase the value of

the game without any additional license costs from Unreal \ UE3 ).

 

Some folks were able to figure out how to make new Mirror's Edge levels with the standard Unreal Editor, even though no modding tools were released for that game. I don't think any amount of reverse engineering will be able to fix the issues hard coded into this game, Deadly Shadows had far fewer problems and even it was a task to Mod...with an editor. I'm honestly not sure it's worth the effort. I would focus on maintaining what we already have as in what we've built for ourselves in this community.

[Vae]

After playing through half of the game, I can assure everyone that there will little desire to mod it...Unfortunately, it's that bad.

[demagogue]

I'd rather mod for Dishonored. But more than anything I think Dishonored & Thief4 can be good inspiration for Dark Mod maps. There's some very nice looking scenes & architecture in T4.

[vvGarrettvv]

Reversing & modding T4?

Isn`t there the old saying:

"You can`t polish a turd"?

I would rather do a complete overhaul.

Edited February 26, 2014 by vvGarrettvv

[Lux]

Actually

in fact polish a turd and they look quite nice afterward actually. Edited February 26, 2014 by Lux

[vvGarrettvv]

*LOL*

We should send them T4 and see

what they can make out of it.

[jtr7]

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Edited March 6, 2014 by jtr7

[jtr7]

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Edited March 6, 2014 by jtr7

[New Horizon]

Yeah, I know. I asked if anyone at TTLG would be willing to package up the ini's and send them to me so I could get a peek at what's in them but never had any bites. With TDS, everyone was sharing anything they could to help each other out. Less interest in the game this time?

[brethren]

If you still need that stuff NH, send me a PM.

[sparhawk]

would anyone be interested in helping me do a little reversing on the new thief since there are no mod tools? I have an ok understanding of assembly at this point and have some very fancy tools to work with. If anything I would like to be able to see how their map file format is laid out and then maybe work from there.

 

If you want to take a look of T4 for the sake of modding it, why would you need assembly? You have to look first and foremost at the files that are there like INI files, maps etc.. No need to delve into the code unless you really don't get any further with what is there. If you would really take a look on the assembly level, then you have to be prepared to spend a GREAT deal of time understanding it and how it relates to the maps.