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==Availability== | ==Availability== |
Revision as of 18:48, 28 December 2019
Developers | |
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Computer Artworks | |
Publishers | |
Vivendi Universal Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 20, 2002 |
Availability
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.2 adds mouse look (enable in options under advanced controls).
Bump mapping
Enabling bump mapping |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\bin\[Note 1] |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Enabling widescreen resolution |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German |
Issues fixed
White screen, no intro movie error
- Missing data paths will result in a white and black screen when starting the game or broken menu graphics.
Reinstall the game |
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Or add the necessary paths to the registry by hand: |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0] "RESOURCEDIR"="c:\\thething\\data;c:\\thething\\data\\mainui.pak"
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile(s), (DGVoodoo2 2.54/D3D8to9), see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | DirectSound3D |
Enabling cheats
Cheats are enabled in the registry: |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0] "PlayerInvulnerable"="1" "NPCInvulnerable"="1" "FullWeaponEquip"="1" "Fullammo"="1"
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System requirements
Windows[1] | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D Accelerator Required 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ The Thing for Windows (2002) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on November 30, 2016