The Dark Mod
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| Developers | |
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| Broken Glass Studios | |
| Engines | |
| id Tech 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 16, 2009 |
| Linux | October 8, 2013 |
| macOS (OS X) | TBA |
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| Thief | |
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| 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
- Free.
- Originally a Doom 3 total conversion, now a standalone game.
- The Dark Mod is a toolset for use with 'Fan Missions' designed by the community.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
Use tdm_update.exe to update the mod whenever a new version is available. | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Saves are in a
savegamesfolder inside each mission's folder.
Video settings
Video settings.
Multi-monitor
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Issues fixed
- A comprehensive list of issues, and their fixes, is listed on the Dark Mod Wiki here.
Game refuses to run on 64-bit Ubuntu
If it complains about missing libcurl version 4, try installing libcurl3 package forcing i386 architecture by issuing the following command:
sudo apt-get install libcurl3:i386
No sound in Linux
To get the sound working in Linux (Ubuntu), follow the steps below:
- get the list of available sound devices using
aplay -L(that's capital L) - start the game with using pasuspender and the parameter
+set s_alsa_pcm DEVICEwhere DEVICE is one of the entries from the list you obtained in the previous step, e.g.pasuspender ./thedarkmod.x86 +set s_alsa_pcm sysdefault:CARD=PCH +set NumberOfSpeakers 2
Other Information
Performance tweaks
- Performance tweaks can be found at the Dark Mod Wiki and the Dark Mod FAQ.
- The game is built on the Doom 3 engine, so the TweakGuide should still be applicable.
- Do not tweak the
r_lightScalevariable as it's used to calculate player's visibility (light gem). It's actually possible to disable all lights in the game by assigning it a value of 0.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible |
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| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB (having kernel version as old as 3.11 it's possible to run the game even on integrated Intel HD 4000) of VRAM | |