🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 5 May 2014 20:47:11 -0600, "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net>
wrote:

>>Since I had it in my list of unplayed Steam games, I decided to
>>install and try it.  It loaded right up on Win 8.1 without a hitch.
>
>    Yeah, I just installed the GoG version under Win 8.1-64, then 
>immediately installed the T3 Sneaky Upgrade 
>http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138607
>and the menu mouse icon shows properly, no other issues that I can see.  Be 
>sure your desktop resolution is higher than whatever you set the game 
>resolution to, and be aware there is no longer an 'Apply' button:  Quit the 
>game to see resolution etc changes.  Damn!  I played the training mission, 
>and could feel myself getting sucked into the Thief magic again, had to snap 
>myself out of it.  I'll be replaying this series again soon!
>
>rms 
>


Advice to Chuck:-

If you still have problems withe Win7 and the disc version of Thief3,
I suggest you purchase the (drm-free) GOG version, currently $9.99. 
GOG periodically puts the Thief series on sale for ~ $5 (or less)
each..

 If you intend to install any significant 3rd-party mods to the
game,.. such as the highly recommendable Sneaky Upgrade, DO NOT buy
the Steam version. The Steam--DRM gyrations screw up the mod-install.
See posting #165 in the TTLG Sneaky Upgrade thread for a rather nasty
manual way of bypassing the Steam damage.

John Lewis