NEED HELP- game wont launch due to ddfix.ini error

[5persondude]

only recently have i been having issues with Thief Gold. it usually works perfectly fine, although starting a week ago, every time i try to launch it, an error message pops up saying "Resolution in cam.cfg does not match that given in ddfix.ini"

can someone please help me?

[Sui]

Yes... install Tfix[www.ttlg.com]. DDfix is like 8 years old now.

For extra safety - turn off Steam for the time of installation and disable automatic update for it - it won't stop Steam from downloading new version (yeah, right - like this ever is going to happen with Square Enix only carrying about NuThief now), but at least you'll get a noticed about an "update", when you try to run it.

[5persondude]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

Yes... install Tfix[www.ttlg.com]. DDfix is like 8 years old now.

For extra safety - turn off Steam for the time of installation.

is there anyway to fix this without installing other programs?

[constancejill]

Just edit cam.cfg and ddfix.ini so the resolution matches again then?
Anyway DDfix was an unofficial patch already so I don't quite get why you don't want to install a more recent one.

[5persondude]

Originally posted by constancejill:

Just edit cam.cfg and ddfix.ini so the resolution matches again then?
Anyway DDfix was an unofficial patch already so I don't quite get why you don't want to install a more recent one.

i ended up installing Tfix after a couple days of thinking. the reason i didnt want to install it was because Google Chrome is seriously ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up on my computer, and spends about 30 seconds loading a new tab before crashing

thankfully, however, i was able to copy/paste the link from GC after opening the Tfix link above and paste it into Internet Explorer. i played for about 5 minutes to make sure it worked, and i as amazed; not only did it FINALLY work after weeks of some .ini file, i noticed that there was a logo animation of Eidos and that the animations in the menu screens didnt lag and slow down every time i moved the mouse

anyways thanks for the help!

[ps47.3dfx]

it's magic. ta-daa!

[5persondude]

HECK YES

[Common Bonar Mistake]

Really simple way for anyone who doesn't want to download Tfix: go to Program Files>Steam>SteamApps>common>thief_gold>THIEF_no_ddfix. After reading this post, I did some poking around in the game folder and came across this. Run it and it should work perfectly, without the error.

[ps47.3dfx]

no unicorns for you.

[😎 𝓣𝓪𝓯𝓯𝒆𝓻𝔀𝓸𝓬𝓴𝔂 😎]

Reasons not to use TFix:







Minor AI issues






Nostalgia?

"I enjoy 800x600 resolutions"

[UL_King_Arthur]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

Yes... install Tfix[www.ttlg.com]. DDfix is like 8 years old now.

For extra safety - turn off Steam for the time of installation and disable automatic update for it - it won't stop Steam from downloading new version (yeah, right - like this ever is going to happen with Square Enix only carrying about NuThief now), but at least you'll get a noticed about an "update", when you try to run it.

This progream worked for me and resolved the same issue. Thanks for the link!

[truetother32]

It might be 10 years too late, but I figure if I experienced this problem these days, I might not be the only one. I just fixed the problem by opening the “properties” page for the game in steam, clicked “installed files”, then there is a button that says “Verify integrity of game files”. I checked the files and it said 2 files failed to validate and will be reacquired, then booted the game up and it worked fine.

[ps47.3dfx]

that 800x600 resolution sure must look splendid on a modern screen. good job!