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For the people eager to play with the latest state of development, two things are provided: regular dev builds source code SVN repository Development builds are created once per a few weeks from the current trunk. They can be obtained via tdm_installer. Just run the installer, check "Get Custom Version" on the first page, then select proper version in "dev" folder on the second page. Name of any dev version looks like devXXXXX-YYYY, where XXXXX and YYYY are SVN revision numbers from which the build was created. The topmost version in the list is usually the most recent one. Note: unless otherwise specified, savegames are incompatible between any two versions of TDM! Programmers can obtain source code from SVN repository. Trunk can be checked out from here: https://svn.thedarkmod.com/publicsvn/darkmod_src/trunk/ SVN root is: https://svn.thedarkmod.com/publicsvn/darkmod_src Build instructions are provided inside repository. Note that while you can build executable from the SVN repository, TDM installation of compatible version is required to run it. Official TDM releases are compatible with source code archives provided on the website, and also with corresponding release tags in SVN. A dev build is compatible with SVN trunk of revision YYYY, where YYYY is the second number in its version (as described above). If you only want to experiment with the latest trunk, using the latest dev build gives you the maximum chance of success. P.S. Needless to say, all of this comes with no support. Although we would be glad if you catch and report bugs before the next beta phase starts

Welcome to the Snatcher's Workshop. Come on in, we may have something for you today. Feel free to look around. We trade everything here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We realize new ideas and take existing ideas for a spin. For fun. Somewhere in this post you will find a download with mods. Good care was put to make all mods as little intrusive as possible to make them compatible with as many missions as possible. This set of mods will never break your game but some features won't be available in a handful of missions (the reasons are known). Feel free to report here what works and what doesn't. TDM Modpack 5.1 Compatible with The Dark Mod 2.13 or later (2.14 or later recommended) A lightweight, stable, non-intrusive, mission-friendly Modpack for The Dark Mod that includes many enhancements and a new set of tools and abilities for our protagonist: peek through doors, blow and ignite candles, whistle to distract enemies, mark your location, an invisibility-speed combo and more. Mods included in the pack do not alter your game or any of the missions in any relevant way. The pack includes enhancements to the core game and additions that can be used in missions but at the same time respects the vision of the mission creators. It is up to you to make use of any of the new tools and abilities or not. Please note that sometimes authors include in their missions their own versions of core files and as a result, some mods are not available in some missions. All missions will play fine regardless. Release posts: v5 series: v5.0 | v5.1 v4 series: v4.0 | v4.2 | v4.5 | v4.6 v3 series: v3.0 | v3.2 | v3.3 | v3.4 | v3.5 | v3.6 | v3.8 v2 series: v2.0 | v2.2 | v2.4 | v2.5 | v2.6 | v2.7 | v2.8 v1 series: v1.0 | v1.2 | v1.4 | v1.6 | v1.8 What's included in the pack? -:- APP: GENERIC MOD ENABLER -:- Credits: JoneSoft License: Free for unlimited time for Home users and non-profit organizations. Description: A portable, freely distributable Mod enabler/disabler. This application is required to run mods safely and it is included in the pack. At the heart of the Modpack resides JSGME (JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler), an application that allows players to enable and disable mods with one click. JSGME has been around for more than a decade and it is to be fully trusted. Refer to the install instructions section at the bottom for full details. -:- MOD: CORE ESSENTIALS -:- A pack that includes a variety of mods from the best modders of TDM: ~ FAST DOORS Credits: Idea and programming by Obsttorte. Treatment by snatcher. Availability: All missions except Noble Affairs, Seeking Lady Leicester, Shadows of Northdale ACT II, Snowed Inn, The Imperial Sword, Volta 3: Gemcutter and a handful of lesser missions. Description: Being chased? In a rush? No problem: doors open and close faster when running. Topic: Slam doors open while running ~ QUIET DOORS Credits: An idea by SeriousToni (Sneak & Destroy mission). Mod by snatcher. Availability: All missions except Noble Affairs, Seeking Lady Leicester, Shadows of Northdale ACT II, Snowed Inn, The Imperial Sword, Volta 3: Gemcutter and a handful of lesser missions. Description: A vast number of doors play more subtle, sneaky sounds for a quieter, stealthier experience. This applies to doors that come with default sounds but only when manipulated by the player. Topic: Decrease volume of open/close door sounds triggered by player ~ LOOT ANIMATIONS Credits: Original idea by Goldwell (Noble Affairs mission). Programming by Obsttorte. Treatment by snatcher and wesp5. Availability: All missions except You Only Fly Thrice and a bunch of missions that come with their own implementation (tdm_frobactions.script). Description: Moves the loot towards the player before putting it in the inventory, underlining the impression of actually taking it. This mod comes with a subtle new loot sound that goes along nicely with the animation. ~ DYNAMIC INVENTORY Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: When picking up loot this mod displays the loot info in the inventory and shortly after reverts back to the last non-loot item selected. The mod in addition, remembers the last item selected when shouldering and unshouldering a body. ~ SMART CONTAINERS Credits: Obsttorte (source code updates), Dragofer (similar attempts), snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: To facilitate looting, the bottom of many containers (chests, jewellery boxes, etc...) gets automatically disabled at the beginning of the mission and only the lid remains frobable. ~ STEALTH MONITOR Credits: kcghost, Dragofer, snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: Display some stats (Suspicions / Searches / Sightings) and the Stealth Score during a mission. Just bring up the "Loot" inventory icon and press "Use" (or setup a dedicated key). ~ STEALTH ALERT Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: Completing a mission without being seen is something that can be done with some practice and patience. This mod will play an alerting chime whenever you are seen so that you don't have to monitor the Stealth stats all the time. ~ BLINKING ITEMS Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions. Requisites: Console command r_newFrob must be 0, which is the game default. Description: Items within frob distance that go into the inventory (plus static readables) emit a subtle blink. This pulse can help you identify some valuable items that otherwise are difficult to detect. Topic: New Frob Shader ~ SMART OBJECTS Credits: snatcher, Dragofer. Availability: All missions. Description: Display actor and object names whenever you grab an entity with a name. In addition, objects (except AI entities) do not make or propagate sounds on impact while being manipulated. Topics: No impact sounds while holding an object / Nameless objects... a missed opportunity ~ ALT FOOTSTEPS Credits: SeriousToni. Availability: All missions except Hazard Pay, Noble Affairs, Shadows of Northdale ACT I and ACT II, Snowed Inn, Volta 2: Cauldron and a handful of lesser missions. Description: Alternative sounds of walk/run/land footsteps on water and landing sounds on squeaky wood for our protagonist. Topic: New Footstep sounds ~ MISCELLANEOUS Alternative high mantle sound for our protagonist. Removed two anticlimactic player dying sounds Revamped and extended "Mission Complete" audio theme. Standardization of frob distances for some doors. Decreased brightness of the Objectives, the Inventory and stock newspapers. Player weapons are a tad visually visible in the dark (to player only) -:- MOD: PLAYER SKILLS -:- A new "Skills" category is added to the inventory on mission load and the category includes the below abilities: ~ SKILL: PEEK Credits: Dragofer, snatcher, wesp5 Availability: All missions. Description: When the item is selected the player can peek through any regular door. Select the item in the inventory and "Use" it on a door. Topic: Peek through (almost) every door ~ SKILL: BLOW / IGNITE Credits: Dragofer, wesp5, Obsttorte, snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: When the item is selected the player can blow out and light up candles and oil lamps. Select the item in the inventory and "Use" it on small flame sources. Topic: Extinguish small lights with a blow ~ SKILL: WHISTLE Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: When the item is selected the player can whistle and draw the attention of nearby AI. The more you whistle, the more attention it draws. Select the item in the inventory and just "Use" it. Keep a safe distance. ~ SKILL: ALCHEMY Credits: OrbWeaver, MirceaKitsune, datiswous, wesp5, snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: When the item is selected the player can alter the properties of broadhead arrows by applying different reagents. Select the item in the inventory and "Use" it repeatedly to cycle through the different arrow types. Topic: Alchemy to alter arrow properties? Arrow types: Shadow arrow compound or "Darkdust": Widely believed to be a myth, little to nothing is known about anti-light matter. Where did our protagonist get his formula from? When this substance is subject to strain the particles implode and the residual component absorbs light until it dissipates completely. Flare arrow compound or "Starlight": A recipe based on luminescent mushrooms and other exotic herbs. The resulting powder produces, for limited time, a dim but steady blue-ish glow when mixed with the right reactive. A high concentration of the active mixture can cause a burning sensation to the eyes. ~ SKILL: LOOP Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: When the item is selected the player can teleport between two points. You can activate the loop any time and use it to quickly travel back to a safe location, to explore two different areas in parallel or to ambush AI. If the loop fails keep trying, you should be able to get to your destination eventually. If your path forward is blocked you can break the loop by pressing the "use" key for 10 seconds, just make sure you are on the correct side of the loop... ~ SKILL: PENUMBRA Credits: VanishedOne (speed potion), kingsal (invisibility potion), snatcher (alchemy). Availability: All missions. Description: When the item is selected the player can avoid light sources and run faster than usual for limited time. Health consumed will gradually be restored. Penumbra doesn't muffle the noise you make and it doesn't work when in contact with water. THE PATH TO UMBRA: How to become one with the shadows Did you know? You can set key bindings for the skills by clicking on the Modpack banner in the Main screen: -:- MOD: ADVANCED BOW -:- Credits: snatcher. Availability: Most missions (a few missions do things differently but you should never notice). Description: Nock and draw arrows at a faster rate. Extended radius of gas arrow effect. Chance to retrieve rope arrows when missing a shot. -:- MOD: CLASSIC BLACKJACK -:- Credits: Obsttorte, snatcher. Availability: All missions except A House of Locked Secrets. Description: A straightforward approach to blackjacking with new rules and mechanics inspired by the original Thief games. Never miss a KO again! - No indicator required. "Classic Blackjack" rules: Some AI are KO-immune and cannot be KOed: * Undead, creatures... * Guards wearing heavy helmets (to respect TDM vision) * Other: set by mission authors for the plot, in example The rest of AI can be KOed, just aim for the head: * Civilians: Can always be knocked out from any direction * Combatants: Can always be knocked out (including when fleeing) from any direction except when in high alert state (normally in combat mode) As reference, you can find in the Wiki the set of rules of the non-modded TDM: https://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=The_Dark_Mod_Gameplay#Blackjacking -:- MOD: FLASH GRENADE -:- Credits: snatcher, kingsal. Availability: All missions except Displacement, Hazard Pay and Moongate Ruckus. Description: Flashbombs are clumsy and loud but as effective as ever. Instead of throwing Flashbombs like a cannonball we now toss them. Instead of exploding on impact Flashbombs now have a fuse. The chances of blinding have been greatly increased. -:- MOD: FRAGILE BOTTLES -:- Credits: Idea by MirceaKitsune, snatcher. Availability: All missions except Displacement (custom bottles but no custom broken fragments) and few items in A Reputation to Uphold and Shadows of Northdale ACT I & ACT II. Description: No stealth game is complete without some good bottle smashing! There are hundreds and hundreds of bottles in our mission catalogue: head to your nearest tavern or kitchen, grab a bottle and throw it to distract AI, extinguish fires... -:- MOD: HEALING BOOST -:- Credits: snatcher. Availability: Most missions (a few missions do things differently but you should never notice). Description: Food and Health Potions provide an extra recovery boost. Here is a table with the new health points (player max health is 100): 24 -> 50: Health potion 06 -> 20: Cheese Wheel 06 -> 10: Fish Mackerel 03 -> 10: Bluefish 03 -> 10: Bread 03 -> 10: Cake 03 -> 10: Cheese Wedge 03 -> 05: Muffin 01 -> 05: Apple 01 -> 05: Pear 01 -> 05: Carrot 01 -> 05: Turnip -:- MOD: INVENTORY PANELS -:- Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: More compact. Items can be sorted. Adjust ambient volume, brightness, gamma and saturation directly from the Inventory grid. -:- MOD: LIGHT STONES -:- Credits: Idea by Zerg Rush, snatcher. Availability: All missions. Requisites: Lightgem enabled in Gameplay > General settings. Description: Splits the Light Gem into smaller stones with unique light detection levels. -:- MOD: PREMIUM LANTERN -:- Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions except Flakebridge Monastery, Hazard pay, Moongate Ruckus, Snowed Inn, Vota 1, 2 & 3. Description: The mod replaces the light of the player lantern with a less intense, forward facing version. In addition, the lantern icon is always displayed when the lantern is on. Also, on and off sounds have been added. -:- MOD: RING HELPER -:- Credits: snatcher. Availability: All missions but the ring is dimmer when using the x-ray glasses or other overlays. Requisites: Frob Helper enabled in Gameplay > General settings. Description: The mod replaces the white dot pointer (Frob Helper) with an advanced ring-shaped aimer. The main difference is that the helper is now available for all objects you can interact with, large or small. Topic: Frob Helper discussion Options in Gameplay > General > Show Frob Helper: Always: Pointer and Ring Hover: Instant Ring Fade In: Ring delayed by one second Fade In Fast: Ring delayed by half second No: Off -:- MOD: SHADOW MARK -:- Credits: snatcher, Obsttorte. Availability: All missions. Description: Our protagonist's lucky deck! When the item is selected the player can drop and throw playing cards to mark a location. Cards can be retrieved. AI will not normally mind a single card lying around but cards can sometimes be noticed. Topic: Find more details in this post -:- MOD: SHOCK MINE -:- Credits: wesp5, snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: This mod replaces the Flashmines with portable contraptions originally intended to store energy that have been altered to deliver a non-lethal electric shock to those who step on them. Remember: mines can be disarmed with the lockpicks! -:- MOD: SIMPLE SUBTITLES -:- Credits: Geep, stgatilov, snatcher. Availability: All missions. Description: A minimalist, imperfect approach to subtitles (you can set the scope of the subs in the audio settings). Topics: Subtitles - Possibilities Beyond 2.11 / English Subtitles for AI Barks Go to the audio settings and set the scope you prefer: Story: Story only On: Story and general speech (Give it a try!) Off: Disable subtitles Features of the mod: Background replaced with a font outline. Audio source widget replaced with a text transparency based on distance (volume) to the source. Yellow font color for story subs for best contrast, light grey font color for anything else. Non-story subs limited to a single instance, so that players aren't bothered too much with non-relevant subs (barks). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOWNLOADS / INSTALL / UNINSTALL So, how do I install and play with all this? Quite easy, but pay attention. I don't want you to break your game so we will be using a "Mod Enabler". A Mod Enabler allows you to enable and disable mods at will, with a few clicks. Before moving forward you must know a couple of things: The moment you enable a mod, previous saves will not work. If you want to load previous saves then you will have to disable the mod. If you play a mission with mods, the saves will only work when that exact set of mods are enabled. This above is important in case you deem your current saves precious. Consider yourself informed. DOWNLOADS You can download the TDM Modpack from Mod DB: INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS Download the zip, unzip it, and move contents to your TDM root folder: Folder "MODS" File "JSGME.exe" Go to your TDM root folder and double click on JSGME.exe (yellow icon). The first time you launch JSGME, it will ask for the "Mods Folder Name". Leave "MODS" and click OK. Now to your left you will find a list of mods available. To your right you will find a list of mods currently enabled. To enable a mod, select a mod on the left, and click on the arrow pointing to the right. To disable a mod, select a mod on the right, and click on the arrow pointing to the left. Go and enable the mods you want: UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS Quit the game (to unblock files) Go to your TDM root folder and double click on JSGME.ese (yellow icon) Disable all mods found on the right Close JSGME Delete the following: Folder "MODS" File "JSGME.exe" File "JSGME.ini" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope you enjoy the mods. No coin? then leave a like for pirate's sake!

Hello, I hope I'm in the right forum today, and I apologize if I'm not. I've been playing FM IRIS for the past three days without any technical issues and am about halfway through the game. Since yesterday, the game has started crashing in a specific situation. Always at the same spot. Once I managed to skip that part, the game continued running. After I shut down my computer yesterday and booted it up again today, when tdm starts up—after the loading bar finishes—the screen goes black and returns to the Windows desktop. No error message. If I completely restart the game, everything works perfectly. The mod is fantastic, but I’ve spent a lot of time on it now and don’t know if it will crash again after three days if I start playing it again. Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? I couldn’t find any clues in the FAQ. The tdm version is 2.12/64 #10651 Thank you very much DESKTOP-USer.txt

A Winter's Tale By: Bikerdude "One of the few pleasures I have as a man of the thieving profession is to return to my old home town for the holidays and relax in the company of friends and relatives. But a local lord has been going out of his way to making the lives of the locals a miserable." Notes: - TDM 2.12 or later is REQUIRED to play this mission. - This is my entry for the speedbuilding jam. - This FM should play on the vast majority of systems. I have perf tweaked this map with low end players in-mind. And have moved the globale fog/moon lights to the ‘ better’ LOD level. - min recommended spec (as per beta testing) Intel Core i7(3rd gen), nvidia 1030 4gb (GDDR5), will get you 60fps inside and 45fps outside. - Various areas will look better with shadow maps enabled (SoftShadows set to medium/high, Shadows Softness set to zero and LOD set to 'better'), at the possible expense of performance depending on your system specs. - this mission continues the imperial theme, with this being a border town slightly further out from the main imperial lands than Brouften. - build time roughly 130hrs. Download Link: - (v1.4) - https://discord.com/channels/679083115519410186/1310012992867405855/1310022631415746632 v1.4 changes: I have been tweaking the LOD levels through-out the map - - Snow fall has been moved to LOD low/normal. - world fog moved to LOD better. - fireplace grills to LOD better. - world moonlight moved to LOD high. Other tweaks - - reduced light counts in all the fireplaces. - reduced the length of the looping menu video background. - Some new assets Gameplay: - added more ways for the player to get around. - tweaked existing routes to make some easier or more of a challenge. - and added an additional option objective. Credits: Special thanks go to - - Nbhor1more, flashing out the briefing and creation of readables. - Amadeus, Help w/custom objectives, script work, proof reading, mission design & testing. - Dragofer, for custom scripts and script work for the main objective. - Baal, for additional tweaking of the main objective and script work,. - Beta testers: Amadeus, Nbhor1more, Mat99, DavyJones, S1lverwolf, Baal & Dragofer. - Freesound.org, for ambient tracks, further details in sndshd file. Speed Jam Thread: - https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152747

I found recently that I couldn't play a platform game (Steam Dig 2) properly with a Steam controler, but with keyboard it works fine. At start the game tells you to play it with controler. I wonder if it's just the Steam controler and not controlers in general. I'm talking about the old Steam controler.

TDM Modpack 5.1 The Modpack has been updated to TDM 2.14 standards. It remains compatible with TDM 2.13 but I recommend that you upgrade to TDM 2.14. Attention! Mods from Modpack version 5.0 or earlier are not compatible with 5.1 mods. Don't mix and match! You must delete the old versions, otherwise the game will break. You can download Modpack 5.1 from ModDB. How to update: What's new? ~ INVENTORY PANELS ~ The inventory menu (aka Inventory Grid) received in the past a number of minor updates and it was part of CORE ESSENTIALS but in version 5.1 a panel is introduced to adjust some settings "on the fly" and the modded inventory has become its own, standalone mod. So far there is only one extra panel but there are plans for more... Settings panel: Thanks to @stgatilov in TDM 2.14 tonemapping no longer affects UI elements like the HUD and the menus and we now can crank up and down visual settings without impacting anything else. Do you like it loud or quiet? bright or dark? colorful or dull? You can adjust the following settings from this new panel: Ambient Volume World Brightness World Gamma World Saturation Warning! Saturation was included because tweaking Brightness and Gamma can sometimes impact the intensity of colours. Saturation cannot be adjusted from the Main menu and if you ever change the Saturation and remove the mod you can only reset it from the console: r_postprocess_desaturation 0 I encourage the developers to include an adjustable Saturation setting in future versions of TDM. The INVENTORY PANELS mod is available in all missions. ~ PREMIUM LANTERN ~ I use the lantern a lot and I use its dedicated key and I many times forget I have the lantern on. Previously known as FORWARD LANTERN the lantern mod has received a long due update: Always display the icon when the lantern is on Play on / off sounds The mod is available for all missions except Flakebridge Monastery, Hazard pay, Moongate Ruckus, Snowed Inn and Volta 1, 2 & 3. @kingsal, I remain available to support if you ever decide to remove your lantern tweaks from your missions to make them a little more mod-friendly. ~ HEALING BOOST ~ Food and Health Potions provide an extra recovery boost. It is my opinion that players should be encouraged to take risks and the ability to recover from failure takes a big role. A health potion recovers a fourth of the total health and the amount of health food items provide is ridiculously low. Realistic? Challenging? Sure but, aren't we encouraging perfect runs? Save scumming to deal with failure? Here is a table with the new health points (player max health is 100): 24 -> 50: Health potion 06 -> 20: Cheese Wheel 06 -> 10: Fish Mackerel 03 -> 10: Bluefish 03 -> 10: Bread 03 -> 10: Cake 03 -> 10: Cheese Wedge 03 -> 05: Muffin 01 -> 05: Apple 01 -> 05: Pear 01 -> 05: Carrot 01 -> 05: Turnip Trust your skills, your tools and the mechanics! Go take some risks! The HEALING BOOST mod will work in most missions (a few missions do things differently but you should never notice). ~ MISCELLANEOUS ~ In a continued effort to present mods in standalone format the FRAGILE BOTTLES mod has been stripped from CORE ESSENTIALS and it is presented separately now. The HUNTER BOW mod is now called ADVANCED BOW. Here is the full changelog: • v5.1 New release - Updated to TDM 2.14 standards. - General improvements for most mods. - HEALING BOOST: Initial release. - INVENTORY PANELS: Initial release in its own slot. - FRAGILE BOTTLES: Initial release in its own slot. - PREMIUM LANTERN: On and off sounds. Always display the icon when lantern is on. - CORE ESSENTIALS - ALT FOOTSTEPS: New landing sounds on squeaky wood. - FLASH GRENADE: Slightly decreased flash effect on player. I hope you have fun with this new version of the TDM Modpack. The download link can be found at the top of this post and in the opening post. Cheers!

Speaking of strings, while updating the German translation for my patch, I noticed that some text is defined directly in the UI files. I have fixed that for now, but it would be good if that went into the next core update. What I added to strings are: "#str_02017" "Reverb Volume" "#str_02018" "Texture Quality" "#str_02019" "Volumetric Effects" "#str_02020" "Parallax Mapping" "#str_02021" "Toggle Creep" Also "Load Game" and "Save Game" are hard-coded somewhere outside of the UI files so ATM it will never be translated.

@Wellingtoncrab Hi. First of all, I want to express my admiration for this incredibly professional technical, aesthetic, and artistic achievement. The FM version comes very close to the originals in terms of atmosphere and, as I recall, surpasses them in its attention to detail. Recently, I spotted a completely unremarkable pair of shoes tied together hanging over a power line. What an idea! That really blew me away. The situation where the game crashed and wouldn't load at all after I shut down the computer happened in Brewbower, at the door to Lanternbug Press, which I was trying to open with the triangle. The gamescreen went completely out any warning or error message, and I ended up back on my desktop. I was able to restart the game—I had saved—and, after several attempts, got past the issue. After finishing the game, I shut down the computer and always unplug it completely. The next day, the game wouldn’t start anymore. After restarting the game, I’ve since returned to that spot and everything is running smoothly. I don’t think it’s because of your wonderful FM. Thank you very much for everything, and best regards. Sorry for the translation—I never learned English.

I think it is actually quite weird that we don't have a thread on graphics technology, yet. So, I would like to encourage you to share awesome new demos, talks, articles or papers about graphics technology here. I recently came accross this brilliant analysis of the rendering pipeline of "Rise of the Tomb Raider". I would love to see something like that for Doom Eternal, but so far, I could only find this rather superficial (but nevertheless interesting) review by Digital Foundry. Epic revealed Unreal Engine 5 today, which looks absolutely stunning. That Nanite-Technology will probably save game developers quite a bit of time. I do wonder, 'though, how the actually do it? Do they dynamically generate LOD-models? Also, does their Lumen technology require RTX?

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/sirtaffsalot/vfat3_2015-02-16_18.15.48_zpsdf13cqmi.jpg UPDATE: This is now a Campaign Pack courtesy of Datiswous: https://www.thedarkmod.com/missiondetails/?internalName=vfatc What is The Complete Vengeance for a Thief Campaign? The Complete Vengeance for a Thief Campaign is a three part campaign with a brand new installment at the beginning called The Angel's Tear. The other two installments are the previously released A Pawn in the Game and The Art of revenge with new areas, additional story plus bug fixes and performance tweaks. What are the new areas in A Pawn in the Game and The Art of Revenge? Pics The Angel's Tear: New areas for A Pawn in the Game and The Art of Revenge: Download links: http://www.mediafire.com/download/c2p0myxp32hb8sb/The+Complete+Vengeance+for+a+Thief+Campaign.zip Installation instructions: Unzip the zip file and extract the three pk4s to The Dark Mod's FM folder. Load up TDM and play them in order. Thank you to the following: Bikerdude for help with visportals in the original A Pawn in the Game, visuals in The Angel's Tear plus all the mapping advice and tech support he has kindly provided me with over the years. Beta-testers for The Completer Vengeance for a Thief Campaign: AluminumHaste, Oldjim and Cookie. Beta-testers for the original A Pawn in the Game: Grayman, Bikerdude, Nbohr1more, Ppoe and Xarg Beta-testers for the original The Art of Revenge: Gnartsch, Obttorte, Lux and Jaxa. Everyone who helps me out in the Edtors Guild of this forum. Special shout out to Sotha, Grayman, Obsttorte and Bikerdude. Apologies if I've forgotten to mention anyone. The TDM team for providing me with countless hours of mapping and gameplay fun. Everyone who contributes anything to TDM to help make it the awesome mod that it is.

Mandrasola is a small sized map in which aspiring thief Thomas Porter steals some herbal products from a smuggler. The mission was created by me, Sotha and I wish to thank Bikerdude, BrokenArts and Ocn for playtesting and voice acting. Thanks goes naturally to everyone contributing and making TDM possible. This mission occurs chronologically before the Knighton's Manor, making it the first mission in the Thomas Porter series. Events in chronological order are: Mandrasola, The Knighton's Manor, The Beleaguered Fence, The Glenham Tower and The Transaction. The winter came early and suddenly this year. Weeks of strong blizzards and extremely harsh cold weather hit Bridgeport hard. With the seas completely frozen, a rare occurence indeed, most of the City harbor commerce has stopped completely. Vessels are stuck in the ice and no ship can leave or enter the City, resulting in the availability imported goods declining and their prices skyrocketing. One of these imported items is Mandrasola, a rare herbal product, which is imported overseas from the far southern continents. Mandrasola has its uses in alchemical cures and poisons, but mostly this substance is used for its narcotic qualities by commoners and even the nobility. The problem with Mandrasola is that excessive use is extremely addicting and the withdrawal effects are most grievious. Many are utterly incapable of stopping using Mandrasola and are transformed into quivering human ruins if they do no get their daily dose. And now this expensive and rare substance is running out from the whole City. Me and my fence, Lark Butternose, would love to grab this monopoly to ourselves: selling the last few doses in the City would probably be worth a fortune. According to Lark's sources, there remains only one smuggling lord who still has Mandrasola in stock. The problem is that this individual maintains an exclusive clandestine operation and only supplies a few nobles. Despite our best information gathering efforts we couldn't learn who the smuggler is and where he or she operates. Luckily we have an alternate plan. While searching for Mandrasola related information, we learned that a noblewoman called Lady Ludmilla is addicted to the substance and has paid high prices for small amounts of it. We also know that she has visited frequently someone in the Tanner's Ward waterfront, and since she goes to the area personally we believe she is visiting the smuggler. The plan is simple: I must monitor Ludmilla's most likely entryway to the Waterfront and then follow her to the smugglers hideout. I'd better be very careful around Ludmilla. She must not realise I'm following her or she probably won't lead me to her dealer. Hurting her is also out of the question. After she leads me to the smuggler's hideout, I can take my time to break in carefully and steal all the Mandrasola I can find. While I'm there it wouldn't be a bad idea to grab some loose valuables as well. I've now waited in the blistering cold for a few hours already. Looks like there are a few city watch patrols in the area to complicate matters... I think I heard a womans voice beyond the north gate. That must be lady Ludmilla, I haven't seen many ladies in these parts. I'd better get ready.. Links: Use the ingame downloader to get it. WARNING! Someone always fails to use spoiler tags. I do not recommend reading any further until you've played the mission.

============== -= IRIS =- ============== WELLINGTONCRAB TDM v 2.11 REQ Ver. 1.3 *For Maureen* -=- "Carry the light of the Builder, Brother. Unto its end." -Valediction of the Devoted "What year is this? Am I dreaming?" -Plea of the Thief Dear Iris, I am old and broken. When we were young it felt like the words came easily. Now I find the ink has long dried on the pen and I'm as wanting for words as coin in my purse. I can tell we are nearing the end of the tale; time enough for one more job before the curtain call... ============== -Installation- Requires minimum version of TDM 2.11 **Dev build dev17056-10800 (2.13) fixes several visual effects which have been broken in the mission since the release of 2.11. For that reason playing with that version or later is currently recommended** -Iris does not support mods or the Unofficial Patch- Download and place the following .pk4 into you FMs directory: Iris Download ============== *Thank you for playing. Iris is a large mission which can either take as quickly or as long as you are compelled to play. I hope someone out there enjoys it and this initial release is not completely busted - I tried the best I could!* *Iris both is and isn't what it seems. If commenting please use spoiler tags where appropriate. If you are not certain if it would be appropriate a good assumption would be to use a spoiler tag* *Support TDM by rating missions on Thief Guild: https://www.thiefguild.com/* ============== WITH LASTING GRATITUDE: OBSTORTTE - Whose gameplay scripts from his thread laid the foundation which made the mission seem like something I could even pull off at all. Also fantastic tutorial videos! DRAGOFER - Who built upon that foundation and made it shine even brighter! And whom also provided immeasurable quantities of help and encouragement the past couple years on the TDM discord. ORBWEAVER & GIGAGOOGA - For generously offering their ambient music up for use. EPIFIRE - Who lent me his fine trash and trash receptacle models. AMADEUS - Who was the first person who wasn't me to play the damn thing and provided his excellent editorial services to improving the readers experience playing TESTERS AND TROUBLESHOOTERS: AMADEUS * DATISWOUS * SPOOKS * ALUMINUMHASTE * JAXA * JACKFARMER * WESP5 * ATE0ATE * MADTAFFER * STGATILOV * DRAGOFER * KINGSAL * KLATREMUS - What can I possibly say? Playing this thing over and over again could not have been easy. Deepest thanks and all apologies. -=THANKS TO ALL ON THE TDM DISCORD AND FORUM=- ==SEE README.TXT FOR ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTIONS & INFORMATION== HONORABLE MENTION: GOLDWELL - If I hadn't by chance stumbled into Northdale back in 2018/2019 I would probably still be trying to get this thing to work in TDS, which means it probably would not exist - though more details on that in readme. ============== Boring Technical Information: *Iris is a performance intensive mission and I recommend a GTX 1060 or equivalent. I find the performance similar to other demanding TDM missions on my machine, but mileage may vary and my apologies if this prevents anyone from enjoying the mission.* *Iris heavily modifies the behavior of AI in the game, how they relate/respond to each other and the player. So they may act even stranger than they do typically in TDM. Feedback on this is useful - as it can potentially be improved and expanded upon in future patches.* -=- This is my first release and it has been a long time coming! If I forgot anything please let me know! God Speed. 2.10 Features Used:

Hey I just wanted to create a Thread where everybody can post his improvement wishes. I Personally love this mod. There are so many features in it, and because it is a mod created by a community, why not write what could be improved. My wishes are: Some special weapons. I loved T2X and the variety of weapons. Some really hard to find special weapons, like the confusion arrow or a special bomb would be cool. But they have to be very special, for example as a result of a side quest - or maybe a usable torch for easier killing the undead More enemies, I think there will be an improvement, we just got spiders and zombies, but a higher variety is always good. More (custom) conversation. Thats one of the main parts I'm missing - so much flair and atmosphere is getting lost without them. Also some comments from he main charakter would be nice. For example when a guard gets knocked out "hah, now who's the taffer" ... better AI when the hear a voice. They start looking for you, but most of the time I just sneak into another room or a higher area and just have to wait, they should at least get someone with a torch or call other guards for help These are only small parts of the game which could be improved and are only my points of view, maybe it's either not possible to create or it fits not in the design of TDM.

I don't understand why I have to quit the mission, before I can quit the game. Why is there no "Quit tdm" button at the bottom of the in-game menu? If I open the console and type "exit" it will immediately quit tdm, so it's not a technical limitation.

The TDM Unofficial Patch is a personal project of mine to modify some small details that annoyed me in the core game. It wouldn't be possible without many others, so thanks to the whole TDM community for discussions and help, but especially to friendly modders who directly contributed code for it, like Obsttorte, Dragofer, Kingsal, Goldwell, Destined, and snatcher! You can find it under the link below and while over the years there was little progress, in recent times many things have been improved that I never even thought of when I started and some might be worth to be included in the core game. https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-dark-mod/addons/the-dark-mod-unofficial-patch Version Changelog: ------------------ v2.4 01.04.2026 ---- Updated to 2.14 and packed mission changes into dedicated pk4 files. Improved German translation and added several missing option lines. Added mission title to statistics screen and removed prefab changes. Swapped the in game menu objectives button with a quit game button. v2.3 26.02.2026 ---- Updated to 2.13 and restored many mission names because of new list. Made reading newspapers look less bright and improved training map. Added any 10 minutes auto save game feature, thanks to chumbucket91. Removed invisibility potion as this is a part of the core game now. Added sortable inventory, thanks Snatcher, datiswous and nbohr1more. Removed numbers for non stackable inventory items, thanks Snatcher. Followed requests to restore map that shows Bridgeport is in France. Fixed bad text for flint in shop menu and added a shop flint image. Removed more ko alert immunities and NPC reaction to electric mines. Made keys droppable by default to make perfect ghosting achievable. Fixed reversed door handle in Vengeance for a Thief Part 1 missions. Removed Blow and Whistle for differentiation to Snatcher's Modpack. Added compass name, made it less bright and all tools not droppable. v2.2 23.12.2024 ---- Readded Whistle tool because font issues were fixed, thanks to Geep. Fixed possible problem with item taking animation, thanks Snatcher. Modified internals so the patch can be used with Snatcher's Modpack. Included fragile bottles which break on impact, thanks to Snatcher. Fixed bug with the William Steele 3 mission and invisibility potion. Renamed some new and updated missions for the alphabetical sorting. Reduced mission list font size and removed stripes, thanks Snatcher. v2.1 03.05.2024 ---- Increased torch glare by using new particles, thanks to nbohr1more. Packed non mission files into pk4 archive and updated mission names. Changed several subtitles that imply death if target is knocked out. Removed Whistle and Peek Door to make distinction to modpack clear. Unified frob distance of keys and other entities to the default one. Fixed inventory grid title color, position and cropped loot numbers. Updated final mission statistics, rogues and moors to work in 2.12. v2.0 04.03.2024 ---- Added names being shown on frobing bodies or items, thanks Snatcher. Resorted mission list including "A" and "The" in alphabetical order. Updated to version 2.12 and removed several fixes that are included. Moved helper options from the gameplay page to the difficulty page. v1.9 29.07.2023 ---- Removed statistics button from mission statistics, thanks Datiswous. Arranged mission statistics into groups and commented stealth score. Added blinking to frob highlight of loot and items, thanks Snatcher. Fixed cut off final_save name by hexediting the main TDM executable. Made the default frob outline black, thanks Snatcher and nbohr1more. Fixed inventory overlay when wearing magic glasses, thanks Snatcher. v1.8 13.04.2023 ---- Added peek through door keyhole skill, thanks Snatcher and Dragofer. Improved handling of lit lights that start unlit, thanks nbohr1more. Restored original holy water usage as a backup, thanks to Snatcher. Updated patch for TDM 2.11 and restored option to show frob helper. Changed some defs and script to make "Seeking Lady Leicester" work. Made mantling while carrying somebody possible, thanks to Snatcher. Corrected container bottom fix for jewelery boxes, thanks Snatcher. v1.7 20.08.2022 ---- Made loot icon change right back to last tool icon, thanks snatcher. Added new whistle player skill to distract NPCs, thanks to snatcher. Made more lights extinguishable and added info for 4 beta missions. Corrected container bottom fix messing up drawers, thanks Dragofer. Improved unlit behaviour of moveable light sources, thanks snatcher. Corrected lit lamps set to extinguished in maps, thanks to Dragofer. Changed western empire maps so the location of Bridgeport is vague. Added several major city names to the small map, thanks to Kukutoo. Fixed frobing animation not working with bound and carried entities. v1.6 23.07.2022 ---- Improved extinguishing oil lamps, thanks to Dragofer and Obsttorte. Added frobing animation, thanks to Obsttorte, Goldwell and snatcher. Fixed container bottoms and training mission chest, thanks Dragofer. Made doors open faster when running, thanks Obsttorte and snatcher. Added more player tools to training mission and improved text there. Fixed Holy Water doing no damage and Hazard Pay not starting at all. Made all five oil lamps in Sotha's "The Bakery Job" extinguishable. Added blow player skill to snuff out small flames, thanks snatcher. Changed Unarmed icon to make clear that the player always has a bow. v1.5 02.07.2022 ---- Created Invisibility Potion out of cut Speed Potion, thanks Kingsal. Increased arrow head shot damage to both living and undead enemies. Replaced slow matches with easier to handle flints, thanks Kingsal. v1.4 10.03.2022 ---- Replaced Frob Helper with dark Frob Outline and updated to TDM 2.10. Made electric mine stun elite guards too and improved mission names. Renamed mission installation/selection UI mishmash to "activation". v1.3 21.02.2021 ---- Changed flashmine to stunning electric mine and updated to TDM 2.09. Edited more mission names and made threefold candles extinguishable. v1.2 26.08.2020 ---- Updated to TDM 2.08 and fixed custom holywater script compatibility. Added Numbers Scroll showing stealth and loot info, thanks Dragofer. Edited more mission names to avoid truncated descriptions in menus. Added default keys info to training mission and repaired cut lines. v1.1 03.02.2019 ---- Moveable candles can be extinguished directly by frobing the candle. More blackjack immune enemies and inextinguishable candles modified. The key frob distance has been decreased to be that of lockpicking. Holy Water bottles must be thrown directly, but they do more damage. The controls settings menu additions have been updated for TDM 2.07. New mission names have been fixed to fix format and spacing issues. Added looking up and looking down controls for people without mouse. Pointed bad prefabs container open/close sounds to existing effects. Added version info to starting screen and edited some new missions. v1.0 06.05.2018 ---- Many enemies will not become immune to blackjacking when alerted. Oil lamps can be snuffed by frobing, thanks Destined and Obsttorte. The controls settings menu lists that "use" can work on held items. Mission names were syncronized between download and online lists. The controls settings menu lists that "frob" can get or drop items. Astericks were added to official missions to move them to list top. Minor text and format bugs have been fixed in some mission infos.

This has been a recurring issue for me over the past year or so and I'm finally fed up enough with it to make a forum post about it. I've not been able to find anything else with either a forum or discord search, so I'm hoping I can get some troubleshooting assistance here. Sometimes, on larger maps with lots of custom assets and/or scripting, when I'm attempting to load a save file the game just... hangs. At like 1% loaded, in the loading screen. This happens to me a lot with Seeking Lady Leicester, but also has started happening to my most recent playthrough of The Lieutenant 2. Some relevant notes: - I am on the latest beta branch, but this has been happening to me since at least 2.13, so I don't think its a beta-specific bug. - I'm on Windows 10. - Starting a fresh run of the map does not ever reproduce this problem (I can reliably fresh-load a map even when I can't save-load it), and it doesn't happen until I close the game and reopen it (so, if I start a new mission and play a bit, I can reliably load save files if I get caught or whatever. Its not until I save after a long gaming session and try to pick up where I left off later that I occasionally hit this bug). - Usually I get around this issue with a complete reinstall of TDM? But my most recent reinstall didn't do it for my playthrough of Lieutenant 2. - Once this happens to me, there's no way for me to close the game or go back to the main menu. I have to alt+F4 or Task Manager kill TDM. - When I'm loading a save or a new map and things are working correctly, I am unable to open the dev console during the load. However, when I get stuck in this bad state, the dev console is openable. I've attached a screenshot of the contents of the dev console just in case its illuminating, although there are no scary looking errors or warning text that I can see. If we want me to try any commands when I get into this state I'd be happy to poke around. Let me know if this explanation makes sense, or if there's anything I should try or any debug info I should poke around the game's folder for.

Yeah I don't even really like posting things like screenshots at all tbh, but the mission was also made to be a showcase for new stuff in the game, so doesn’t quite make sense to hide everything either. Just haven’t been quite sure how to reconcile those things. The video at least felt less spoilerly than any of the screens I have tried to take as you could point at a corner and any particular frame doesn't have to hold interest like a still shot would.

New WW2 stealth game in development. Looks interesting. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4200110/Nekome_Nazi_Hunter/

I'm trying to install the game via the installer, but the download always times out and thus stops. PROGRESS 35.80% : Downloading "http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4"... [curl-res] ret:28 http:206 Warning: Timeout for request with 6 segments of total size 4207551 on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 554-4527 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out465.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 8973-11629 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out466.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 12547-14792 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out467.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 18858-21897 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out468.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 28077-552364 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out469.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 552365-1076652 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out470.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 1076653-1600940 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out471.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 1600941-2125228 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out472.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 2125229-2649516 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out473.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 2649517-3173804 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out474.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 3173805-3698092 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out475.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 3698093-4222380 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out476.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_base01.pk4 -r 4222381-4223110 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out477.bin [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_carpet01.pk4 -r 0-181088 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out478.bin PROGRESS 35.89% : Downloading "http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_carpet01.pk4"... [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 -r 0-3206616 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out479.bin PROGRESS 35.90% : Downloading "http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4"... [curl-res] ret:28 http:206 Warning: Timeout for request with 7 segments of total size 3207317 on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 -r 0-386666 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 10 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out480.bin [curl-res] ret:28 http:0 Warning: Timeout for request with 1 segments of total size 386767 on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 -r 0-32767 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 30 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out481.bin [curl-res] ret:28 http:0 Warning: Timeout for request with 1 segments of total size 32776 on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 -r 0-4095 -Y 1000 -y 10 --connect-timeout 30 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out482.bin [curl-res] ret:28 http:0 Warning: Timeout for request with 1 segments of total size 4097 on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 [curl-cmd] curl http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 -r 0-4095 -Y 1000 -y 60 --connect-timeout 60 -A "tdm_installer/1.13" -o out483.bin [curl-res] ret:28 http:0 Warning: Timeout for request with 1 segments of total size 4097 on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 ERROR: Repeated timeout on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 Warning: Showing error message: Repeated timeout on URL http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/release/zipsync/release/release212_from_release211/tdm_textures_nature01.pk4 It always stops here or at a cobblestone texture file. Is there maybe an other mirror or has anyone got any other ideas? I'm running the newest version of the installer (v1.13) and I'm on Linux Mint 22.2

"When the leaves change and the air is still, there is a quiet." -Lady Blackbriar -=| DISPLACEMENT |=- BY AMADEUS & WELLINGTONCRAB = DOWNLOAD = <( | )> -REQUIRES TDM 2.14- -JOIN THE BETA NOW- "Seek not the prideful sin that is perfection The Builder's light shines through all flaws. It is His wisdom to recognize a thing is done Before it is ever truly finished." -St. Edgar's Sermon of Rust LAMPFIRE HILLS... They say the woods around here give the tourists bad dreams, but I don't mind. I like it here. I feel like a piece of me belongs here. ... That it fits. DISPLACEMENT is a medium-sized traditional manor mission with a highly variable playtime. *2.14 provides a number of improvements to gameplay, performance, and stability. It is strongly encouraged to play on the latest 2.14 beta release. Join in testing now!* *Mods such as the “Unofficial Patch” and “TDM Modpack” are not supported by this mission and should be used at your own risk* https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/97429/displacement CREDITS: ADDITIONAL MUSIC: -AIRSHIP BALLET -GIGAGOOGA ADDITIONAL SCRIPTING: -DRAGOFER -OBSTORTTE -FROST SALAMANDER -KINGSAL ADDITIONAL ASSETS: -KINGSAL -TDASH -SKACKY -BIKERDUDE -GOLDWELL -EPIFIRE -STRUNK -SHANNEN ART -POLYHAVEN -TEXTURES.COM -SKETCHFAB CULTURAL HERITAGE CC0 COMMUNITY -LOISTE INTERACTIVE -COLINFIZGIG -CDMIR BETA TESTERS: -KINGSAL -GOLDWELL -MAT99 -FROST SALAMANDER -MIKE A -STGATILOV -STIFU -MARBLEMAN -DETEEFF -THEBIGH FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: -STIFU FOR HIS EFFORT IN FIXING THE NOTORIOUS STUCK AI AND ARROW CRASH BUGS. -STGATILOV WHO MADE A NUMBER OF 2.14 OPTIMIZATIONS AND BUG FIXES. -KINGSAL FOR PROVIDING SOME OF THE MAIN MENU GUI ASSETS -PURAH FOR ORIGINATING THE SETTING OF LAMPFIRE HILLS, REIMAGINED HERE, IN HIS THIEF FMS. -GUY-ON THE COUCH AND JAM61 FOR THEIR SILENT HILL COMMUNITY MAPS WHICH HEAVILY INSPIRED THE LAMPFIRE HILLS REGION MAP. -SPECIAL THANKS TO LOISTE INTERACTIVE FOR ALLOWING US TO USE ASSETS FROM THEIR GAME "INFRA." SOME ADDIITONAL DETAILED LICENSING INFORMATION: SOME NOTES ON PERFORMANCE: NOTE TO MAPPERS: MOST OF THE NEW ASSETS IN THE MISSION ARE INCLUDED IN 2.14

@datiswousI started the game for the second time yesterday, playing through it quickly. It’s working in the moment. My issue with updates in TDM is that the green checkmarks next to the games on the list disappear along with the old version. It makes it a bit of a hassle for me to keep track of which FM games I’ve already played. I’ve already lost two lists; they no longer show up for me after updates. I’ve played about 40 FM games. And if it had to do with compatibility, why did IRIS run smoothly for several hours straight over three days? Thank you very much and have a nice evening. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, TDM 2.13 is unstable on my system. That’s why I installed an older version that the original TDM downloader offered me. The strange thing is that the FM worked for days without any problems. I’ve now restarted the game from the beginning and am back at the point where the crashes started. So far, there haven’t been any more problems. Thank you very much.

not as such. but if a game starts to use things that only works with nvidias drivers then yeah it becomes a problem. AMD does in fact not have an issue when they follow the specs the issue lies with those who abuse the spec. hmm amd rewrote the opengl driver way back in 22 https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-significantly-improves-opengl-performance-in-windows-with-upcoming-22h2-driver.295864/ not sure about threading but i would wonder a lot if as part of the rewrite they did not look at that to. as a dane im all aboard on getting us the hell away from reliance on american software monopolies.

IMO NPCs in Thief have personality no other game ever tried to replicate. Mostly thanks to the fantastic voice acting but animation is important no less. A game can have primitive AI but very good animation and NPCs won't look too dumb thanks that, or a game can have terrible animation and very smart AI and it creates the uncanny valley.

Hopefully, this feature returns for 2.14! There is a special engine-builtin image called _menuLastGameFrame, and every time player switches from the game into the main menu, the latest game screenshot is saved into it. Note that screenshot does not contains HUD, game console, subtitles, readables, etc. This image can be used in materials displayed in in-game main menu. In the simplest case you can just use textures/common/menuLastGameFrame --- this is core material which uses the image as is. If you want some custom postprocessing on top of it, you are welcome to create a custom material. Then you define a custom menu background in mainmenu_background_custom.gui: windowDef BackgroundGameFrame { rect 0, 0, 640, 480 background "textures/common/menuLastGameFrame" BACKGROUND_DEFAULT_BEHAVIOR(BackgroundGameFrame) } And configure the menu backgrounds to use only this one (mainmenu_custom_defs.gui /// In-game menu (game being played). /// Unlike "EXTRAMENU", the left half of the screen is well visible in these states. #define MM_BACKGROUNDS_MAINMENU_INGAME BackgroundGameFrame /// Extra screens of default menu (game NOT started): objectives, etc. /// Almost the whole screen is occluded by parchments in these states. #define MM_BACKGROUNDS_EXTRAMENU_INGAME BackgroundGameFrame This is tracked as https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=6608#c17097