i just hit install, and then play

cutscenes don't work.

so i open the .exe and set it to admin and XP mode

still don't work

so i apply the no-ddfix in the backup folder, and it works now.

what good are these so called "patches" if it ruins the single best part of the game? the awesome movies that tie it all together.

i mean it's really something when the game you buy is only half it's best unless you get on and start tinkering

If you'd Googled your problem instead of whining here, you'd have known TFix solves that problem.

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134733

You don't have to be rude Polkite or whatever your name is. People come to the forum for help, not insults and criticisms! If I had enccountered someone like Y!OU whenever I had asked for help, I would have been tempted to quit playing all together. First - out of frustration that things weren't working as they should; second - because when I asked for help, I would have found I had none.

Why not direct to another thread? Why not simply let this person know about the available patch?

I hope you are never in a position where you need guidance or assistance. Or if you are, I hope you are greeted with a degrading comment coupled with the word "whining" because you dared to inquire!!!

yes, but a very basic google search (thief+gold+fix) would have provided the answer. not doing that is considered laziness, and most people don't like that.

It's an epidemic I've discovered in recent times in most gaming communities I'm active in, including an online server replacement I've been staff of (quit due to RL, not my viewpoints on this, mind you). People nowadays go to the first forum they see and spend more time making posts like "this doesent workk haw to fixs" when the actual solution is right under their noses. Literally. Even a pinned thread exists here on GOG.

See, for example, the support forum of the service I just mentioned. Clear directions to the instructions, yes? An organized "Common Issues & Solutions" thread that is pinned and linked in an obnoxiously large banner, yes? Now check the average post that is not created from a staff member. 90% of them is asking the same exact things that are mentioned and solved in that pinned thread, meaning nobody bothered to read them. Add some butthurt and tons of "pls pls pls pls help" lines and voila, you get today's average support request.

is another common type of thread. A typical and easily replicated problem, yes? A "nevermind I solved it" kind of post made very hastily afterwards, yes? That's the result of [url=http://forum.war2.ru/index.php/board,10.0.html]noticing a pinned thread for that exact matter after posting a thread about it.

And yes, I linked to a thread in my post - the main thread of TFix itself on TTLG, the biggest Thief-oriented forum.

In this age of information and search engines, one would expect people are accustomed to using them. But apparently that isn't an option when it comes to support. I'd understand if someone doesn't understand the procedure and requires explaining, but if it's a clear and complete one... seriously.

And if you see me as exclusively condescending, you may want to snoop around on some other GoG support forums where I posted (Starfleet Command, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Heroes of Might & Magic)... It's not asking for help that's the trigger, it's the easily Google-able ones.

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Always check PCGamingWiki for fixes and mods. Google is in fact unreliable, as you get all sorts of old and useless advice from years ago. On the other hand, not reading the sticky is pure laziness.

In general, some people just aren't tech savvy and don't want to mod and mess with their games. Some may even hate downloading things, in case it's a virus. I can't say I understand why said people play on PC, but each to his own.

I've recently come across PCGamingWiki, it's rather lacking (had to add some information myself for Command & Conquer and Battle for Middle-Earth titles because lazy people started those). So that's not reliable either.

Well it's a Wiki, so if the info isn't there you can add it. The quality is variable, but a lot of games have very good articles. I'll shamelessly plug the work I did on the Thief I and II ones for example :P