[does anyone know anything about uninstalling Nvidia drivers?]

so one of the latest updates of the Nvidia drivers has caused all of my games to perform very badly, anyway i have since then learned i must downgrade my driver but i have really no idea how to do this, i have seen a few youtube videos giving the general idea but some of these don't really tell the full story of what it will do or how to uninstall or re-install the new driver, i'm used to doing it the easy way when Nvidia has an update it just auto updates where i don't have to pay much attention, anyway it's causing fps dips for all of my games, from new to old, games i could noramlly run at 80 or 90fps are suddenly hanging around 20 to 30fps tops, which is making playing my games impossible to want to play including this game. 

 

i'm no computer expert, i know very general surface level stuff on my PC, i'm just not sure what will happen if i try this and do something wrong or if i screw something up even worse to happen, i want to avoid making it worse. 

[Xbox360 controller Xpadder profile]

On 11/16/2013 at 7:30 AM, Shadrach said:

Hey!

 

With the Thief series the slow pace make them perfect games to play on the big screen with a controller, However TDM has a lot of keys to set up (like the original Thief) so mapping all the keys to a controller is a challenge and requires some compromises to be made.

 

I've been playing with a Xbox360 controller for a while now, and think I have a good setup for TDM, with all or most of the functions mapped. For those interested, I thought I'd share it here, and ask for any input you guys have on what could be improved.

 

 

 

The Dark Mod Xbox 360 Controller

===============================

 

Main

====

 

LS: WASD movement

LS Press: Crouch

RS: Mouse look / Rotate (with manipulate)

RS Press: Eyeglass

 

A: Frob / Interact

B: Use item

X: Jump / Mantle

Y: Lantern

 

Dpad Up: Lean forward

Dpad Down: Put away weapons

Dpad Left: Lean left

Dpad Right: Lean right

 

LT: Parry / Manipulate

RT: Attack

 

RB: Change to Set 2

LB: Run

 

Back: ESC

Start: Objectives

 

Set 2

=====

 

LS: WASD movement

LS Press: Clear inventory

RS: Mouse look / Rotate (with manipulate)

RS Press: Drop inventory item

 

Y: Cycle lockpicks

X: Cycle keys

A: Cycle maps

B: Cycle readables

 

Dpad Up: Previous weapon / Zoom

Dpad Down: Next weapon / Zoom

Dpad Left: Next inventory item

Dpad Right: Previous inventory item

 

LT: Shortsword

RT: Blackjack

 

LB: Creep

RB: n/a

 

Back: Quick load

Start: Quick save

 

And here is the profile itself. Copy+paste to a profile file, you know how it works of you use Xpadder:

 

 

;--- Xpadder Profile Data ---
DataType=Profile
Version=2013.07.18
Name=Thief The Dark Mod
Set1Name=Main
Set1StickDeadZones=92,64
Set1DPadMode=FourWay
Set2Name=Set 2
Set2StickDeadZones=92,64
Set2DPadMode=FourWay
Set1Button1Name=Frob/interact
Set1Button1Slots=Right Mouse Button (2)
Set1Button2Name=Use item
Set1Button2Slots=Enter
Set1Button3Name=Jump/Mantle
Set1Button3Slots=Space
Set1Button4Name=Lantern
Set1Button4Slots=L
Set1Button5Name=Creep
Set1Button5Slots=Left Shift
Set1Button6Name=To Set 2
Set1Button6SetSelect=1
Set1Button7Name=Menu
Set1Button7Slots=Escape
Set1Button8Name=Objectives
Set1Button8Slots=O
Set1Button9Name=Crouch
Set1Button9Slots=X
Set1Button10Name=Spyglass
Set1Button10Slots=G
Set1DPadUpName=Lean forward
Set1DPadUpSlots=F
Set1DPadRightName=Lean right
Set1DPadRightSlots=E
Set1DPadDownName=Put away weapon
Set1DPadDownSlots=Back-Tick
Set1DPadLeftName=Lean left
Set1DPadLeftSlots=Q
Set1Stick1UpName=Forward
Set1Stick1UpSlots=W
Set1Stick1RightName=Strafe right
Set1Stick1RightSlots=D
Set1Stick1DownName=Backward
Set1Stick1DownSlots=S
Set1Stick1LeftName=Strafe left
Set1Stick1LeftSlots=A
Set1Stick2UpSlots=Mouse Move Up
Set1Stick2UpMouseSpeed=32
Set1Stick2RightSlots=Mouse Move Right
Set1Stick2RightMouseSpeed=32
Set1Stick2DownSlots=Mouse Move Down
Set1Stick2DownMouseSpeed=32
Set1Stick2LeftSlots=Mouse Move Left
Set1Stick2LeftMouseSpeed=32
Set1TriggerLeftName=Parry/Manipulate
Set1TriggerLeftSlots=Middle Mouse Button (3)
Set1TriggerRightName=Attack
Set1TriggerRightSlots=Left Mouse Button (1)
Set2Button1Name=Toggle maps
Set2Button1Slots=M
Set2Button2Name=Toggle readables
Set2Button2Slots=I
Set2Button3Name=Toggle keys
Set2Button3Slots=K
Set2Button4Name=Toggle lockpicks
Set2Button4Slots=P
Set2Button5Name=Run
Set2Button5Slots=Left Control
Set2Button6SetSelect=0
Set2Button7Name=Quick load
Set2Button7Slots=F9
Set2Button8Name=Quick save
Set2Button8Slots=F4
Set2Button9Name=Clear inventory
Set2Button9Slots=Back-Slash[uS]/Hash[uK]
Set2Button10Name=Drop item
Set2Button10Slots=R
Set2DPadUpName=Prev. weapon
Set2DPadUpSlots=Mouse Wheel Up
Set2DPadRightName=Prev. inv. item
Set2DPadRightSlots=Right Square Bracket
Set2DPadDownName=Next weapon
Set2DPadDownSlots=Mouse Wheel Down
Set2DPadLeftName=Next inv. item
Set2DPadLeftSlots=Left Square Bracket
Set2Stick1UpName=Forward
Set2Stick1UpSlots=W
Set2Stick1RightName=Strafe right
Set2Stick1RightSlots=D
Set2Stick1DownName=Backward
Set2Stick1DownSlots=S
Set2Stick1LeftName=Strafe left
Set2Stick1LeftSlots=A
Set2Stick2UpSlots=Mouse Move Up
Set2Stick2UpMouseSpeed=32
Set2Stick2RightSlots=Mouse Move Right
Set2Stick2RightMouseSpeed=32
Set2Stick2DownSlots=Mouse Move Down
Set2Stick2DownMouseSpeed=32
Set2Stick2LeftSlots=Mouse Move Left
Set2Stick2LeftMouseSpeed=32
Set2Stick2UpRightSlots=5
Set2Stick2DownRightSlots=0
Set2Stick2DownLeftSlots=8
Set2Stick2UpLeftSlots=3
Set2TriggerLeftName=Sword
Set2TriggerLeftSlots=2
Set2TriggerRightName=Blackjack
Set2TriggerRightSlots=1

 

 

 

Any input is appreciated, and hope it is useful for people

 

-Shadrach

 

EDIT: Changed LB to Run, while Set 2 LB has Creep - figured after playing some more that Run+Jump needs to be possible and Creep is very rarely needed. There certainly are some missions where running jump is a necessity at some places.

oh boy, i realise this is an old post from a decade ago, and maybe i should start with asking what the default keybindings are on keyboard and mouse for this game is and then go and maky my own keybindings, i'm using a program called controller companion which makes the bindings work, and it's probably better than this old tutorial when it comes to having alternate bindings to fully grasp what's needed.

 

but i'm having trouble with the default bindings not quite being as accurate with the current updated version of the dark mod, and it's basically making anything i bind not properly work which makes the game impossible to play, yes i know i could play on keyboard but the whole reason for the controller is simply due to a disibility i have in my hands which makes long term gaming on keyboard and mouse a real strain on my arms and wrists and fingers and i would rather play with my controller.