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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Input settings
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key remap                = true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|controller_support        =true
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|mouse menu                = unknown
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|controller_support_notes  =Go to Options and set Joystick: On.
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  = Go to Options and set Joystick: On.
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    = Limited remapping.
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|minproc = 1.8 GHz single core
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|minGPU = 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
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|minGPU   = 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
  
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{{ii}} These are for Thief Gold. The original version of the game may have slightly different requirements.
 
{{ii}} These are for Thief Gold. The original version of the game may have slightly different requirements.
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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Revision as of 21:25, 28 October 2013

Thief: The Dark Project
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Developers
Looking Glass Studios
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Square Enix
Engines
Dark Engine
Release dates
Windows November 30, 1998
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Thief: The Dark Project on Wikipedia
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Thief
Thief: The Dark Project 1998
Thief II: The Metal Age 2000
Thief: Deadly Shadows 2004
The Dark Mod (unofficial spin-off) 2009
Thief 2014

Key points

TFix fixes problems running the game on modern systems.

General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Thief: The Circle - Contains several patches and user-made content, including general modifications.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Thief Gold includes extra missions and some other enhancements.

Improvements

TFix

TFix updates the game for modern systems. Using it is highly recommended. The GOG.com version already includes some TFix changes.

Enhancement Pack

The Enhancement Pack replaces low quality objects and textures with versions that have higher polygon counts and texture resolutions.

Skip intro video

Instructions

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Installing TFix enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be optionally disabled.
Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

EAX support

Thief features enhanced 3D sound effects that originally required a Creative sound card with special EAX drivers. To use EAX effects on modern systems, do the following:
Instructions

Issues fixed

Crashes on multi-core systems

Instructions

Videos do not play

Instructions

Retail version won't install

Owners of the original disc version may encounter problems when attempting to install on modern operating systems.[1]
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista or 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9
These are for Thief Gold. The original version of the game may have slightly different requirements.

References