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I'm trying to compile TDM from source, to explore the engine for total conversion projects. But my hardware is a bit old, and the versions 2.08+ run into this black-menu issue (my gfx card is an ATI Radeon HD 4870, and the proposed solutions don't work), so I have to stick with older versions. So I tried compiling version 2.07, but it failed to compile. I'm not experienced with Visual Studio, so I'm not sure what to do. I get errors like this one: I tried right-clicking the solution and selecting "retarget solution", but it didn't fix it. I'm still getting the same errors. I'm not sure how to install the build tools says it requires. I'm on Windows 7 (x64), using VS 2017, so I'm not even sure I could use these build tools. Version 2.10 compiles fine, though, but I don't suppose there's something in the code I could easily switch off to make it run on my hardware.

Someone just reported in the TBM thread, that TBM would be included with the basic Mod installation. I cannot verify this, however I found some other confusing things. When I remove all installed missions from my fms folder and try to download missions again from the downloader, two things happen: 1. The downloader only shows a very short missions list - including some 25 missions. 2. For these available missions, wrong missions descriptions and wrong pictures are shown (I checked Volta series, AGN and HH series and all of them include wrong pictures and descriptions through the "More" button). Can somebody please check as well, or is it a problem on my end?

Hi I started testing the new "The Black Mage" mission in versions 2.09b and 2.10. I wanted to turn off the fog for better visibility and better performance. But I couldn't as my favorite variable stopped working! seta r_skipFogLights "1" In version 2.07 this variable worked and I was able to disable fog in Thief's Den 3 mission (Heart of Lone Salvation) Maybe there is other variables to disable fog in the latest versions of the game? If this is a bug, please fix it.

Hey, For new players, it's difficult to know which missions are really good, or really hard. A rating system in the notes of the mission would really help that and it wouldn't be hard to implement. What do you think? Neon

Hi all! Sorry to be a bother with this question (it seems like a commonality), but I just recently installed TDM for Windows 10, and it seems I can't download or install maps. More specifically, the automatic download feature within the game states that it "cannot connect to the servers," regardless of restarting/refreshing. Also, the maps that came with the mod automatically are having issues downloading for me (they "appear" as blank slots with their sizes listed; each time I go to download them, TDM restarts with nothing listed again, just the option to install the maps again). I've double-checked to see if the mod has all of the permissions needed to run, and it seems to check out. I've also installed the mod properly, per the TDM website's instructions. Any assistance with this matter would certainly be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Hello, I am using Liinux and TDM in Version 2.05. When I try to update TDM I get the following output: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux bash: cd: /usr/share/games/darkmod: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden TDM Updater v0.66 (c) 2009-2017 by tels & greebo. Part of The Dark Mod (http://www.thedarkmod.com). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initialising... Done. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleaning up previous update session... Done. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downloading mirror information... Done downloading mirrors. Found 5 mirrors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downloading CRC file... Downloading from Mirror darkmod-alt02.taaaki.za.net: crc_info.txt [=========================] 100.0% at 0 bytes/sec ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downloading version info file... Downloading from Mirror darkmod-alt02.taaaki.za.net: tdm_version_info.txt [=========================] 100.0% at 0 bytes/sec Done downloading versions. Newest version is 2.07. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trying to match local files to version definitions... [=========================] 100.0% File: Done comparing local files: no luck, PK4 files do not match. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparing local files to server definitions... [=========================] 100.0% File: Done comparing local files to server definitions. A new updater is available: 1 file needs to be downloaded (size: 670 kB). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downloading TDM Update application... Downloading from Mirror fidcal.com: tdm_update_linux.zip [=========================] 100.0% at 375 kB/sec Done downloading updater - will restart the application. Relaunching tdm_update via shell script /home/stefan/the dark mod/tdm_update_updater.sh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your TDM installation is up to date. sh: 1: /home/stefan/the: not found So the version stays the same. What can I do to update to 2.07? I hope someone can help.

Hey, I just played my level on Briarwood Manor, and two things went wrong that never went wrong before on 2.07-08. There'a secret door in the library, that slides a book case and opens a wall. It's setup at player start. It opens fine, but it won't close the wall, but does close the book case. Never had this problem with this door before. Also, in the Stewards room. When he drops the key, you don't auto pick it up. You have to knock it around a bit before you can pick it up. Again, never had this before 1.09. Both these worked fine before and the map hasn't needed any updates for over a year.

Arch Linux, stable build, amdgpu drivers (rx480), GNOME-SHELL DE, primary display 1440p144hz, secondary display 4k 50hz. Upon launching the game, display settings are altered from join-displays to mirrored. Also, fullscreen is impossible when attempting to run the game with the 4k screen as the primary display.

I added the game to steam, and the overlay worked perfectly but after the 2.08 update, my cursor became a steam logo and i can't take screenshots, and pressing shift+tab to open the overlay makes puts a white box on top of the cursos where the steam logo was and the game stops working.

Not so long ago I found what could make a pretty good profile picture and decided to try it out on these new forums. But I couldn't find a button anywhere that would let me change it. I asked on Discord and it seems Spooks also couldn't find anything anywhere. So I logged into an old alternative account and, lo and behold, that account has a button. This is on the first screen I get when I: 1) click on my account name in the top-right of the browser -> 2) click on 'profile'. Compared to my actual account: Are you also missing this button on your account? It'd be very much appreciated if that functionality could be restored to any of the affected accounts.

When I use the clipper, a line is visible in the place where the clipping took place, as you can see in the attached image. What am I doing wrong? I tried different textures but the line is always visible, as if there was a little space there, which I don't know how to fill. I watched multiple tutorial videos but they don't get this problem when clipping, so I'm wondering if maybe there's an option somewhere? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I need to know what the code is to use Spoiler Tags. I am using my tablet and I don't have the options to use anything, like spoiler tags, quote tags, text changes etc. Thanks

This is the third time I've fired up my computer to find that the executable for running the 64bit version of DarkMod has been deleted. I've had to re-install the whole game in order to get that executable back, and in the process of coarse I lose my saves. It doesn't happen right away. This last time I was able to play for a few weeks before TheDarkMod64.exe vanished. Has anyone else suffered this problem ? I'm thinking it might be a Windows Defender decision but I have no way of knowing.

The #metoo movement went with a credible "testimony" against one of my favorite video game music composers - Jeremy Soule. I always made it a rule for myself not judge of an artist/writer/composer by his personality but just to look at his professional work. Don't know if I can be indifferent to this. Would you like to listen to the music of a rapist henceforth? http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/calling-out

edit: oops I made a typo. it was not mirror list. it was MISSION list. I already have the full game downloaded. This is the in-game mission downloader. thanks for all the links to the game though. So I did a clean install of of TDM 2.0. I was told that all available FM in the in-game downloader would be compatible with 2.0. After clicking to download more than just the training and one mission, it just stays on the "downloading mission list". Is this because the servers are getting hard on release or is there something else I should be aware of?

I have more than one problem here that needs addressing, but hopefully one solution will help the others. I will start at the beginning. For some reason "TheDarkModx64.exe" disappeared on me today. I was playing the game yesterday without issue. A shortcut to the game is pinned to the taskbar and I was informed that the file the shortcut was pointing to no longer existed. Nevertheless I did a search throughout my computer for the executable without success. So I thought I might as well upgrade to 2.07 and maybe that would bring back "TheDarModx64.exe". The installation wouldn't complete however because "Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable package failed to install." I was prompted to run vcredist_x86.exe from the game directory. That failed as well because..... "Another version of this product is already installed." I finally decided to reinstall the game in a different folder but lost all my fan missions & saves (they are there in the original folder). 1. Does upgrading to 2.07 make all the saves from 2.06 unplayable?? 2. "TheDarkModx64.exe" shows up in my new DarkMod folder. Can I copy/paste to my old folder?? 3. My old folder (with all the saves in the "fms" folder) will play if I run TheDarkMod.exe instead of TheDarkModx64.exe. But the saves won't load. Is there a difference (other than running 64bit) between the two executables? I copied "fms folder" over from the old folder to the new folder...same problem (saves won't load) I copied "TheDarModx64.exe" from the fresh install to the old folder with no change. So if the Saves from 2.06 don't survive the upgrade, then there's not much I can do except reinstall 2.06 if I can find that version anywhere. Probably digging myself deeper into a hole here Thx in advance for any advise.

Hi, I just today started to play with DarkRadiant and struggled with some things. 1. When I type dmap and the name of my first map, I get the error: Cannot execute command dmap: Command not found? 2. DR crashes every time when I want to insert models. I go to create model and choose one from the tree and then it crashes. Prefabs don't make any crashes. Does someone has ideas what is going wrong here? Another question: Is there a possibility to scale a prefab? I inserted a lamp as prefeab in the map and can adjust the light radius, but not the model itself. Note: I use Arch Linux and installed the package from AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/darkradiant-git/