Thief

Warnings

Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.^[1]

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

Built-in benchmark.

Numerous graphical options.

General information

Official website

Official forum

Thief (2014) Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website
Amazon.com		Master Thief Edition
Amazon.co.uk		Master Thief Edition
GamersGate		Master Thief Edition
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.		Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming		Master Thief Edition
Humble Store
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Master Thief Edition

All versions require Steam.

Version differences

Japanese language support is only available in Japan and requires a separate purchase or the Thief + Japanese Language Pack Bundle.

The Master Thief Edition includes the Opportunist DLC along with a digital art book, comic book and soundtrack. The Thief Collection and Eidos Anthology include all Master Thief Edition content.^[2]^[3]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Japanese Language Pack	Only available in Japan.
The Bank Heist
The Forsaken - Challenge Map
Booster Pack - Opportunist
Booster Pack - Predator
Booster Pack - Ghost

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Disable shroud effect (black/white fog at screen edges)

Using this tweak on existing saves will make the shroud reappear when loading a save (it will disappear after a cutscene is triggered).

Instructions

Skip game launcher

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/239160/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/239160/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Display settings.

Video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

High frame rate

Game does support high frame rates with "Exclusive Fullscreen" mode.^[4] However regular fullscreen mode is using smoothing with value of 62.

Instructions

Fixing "Timed Fade" option for in-game HUD

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.

Controller settings.

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Disable mouse smoothing

Instructions

Reduce mouse input lag

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Requires Japanese Language Pack DLC (Japan only).
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Crashing in loading

Should be fixed in patch 1.1 ^[5]

Instructions

Missing Voices, Subtitles, Music, and Some Sound Effects

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	10, 11
Mantle support		Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).^[1]
Shader Model support	4, 5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, Shroud
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Input	XInput

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core/quad-core	AMD FX 8000 series Intel i7 Quad Core CPU
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon 4800 series Nvidia GTS 250 DirectX 10 compatible	AMD Radeon HD / R9 series Nvidia GTX 660 series DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/239160/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (239160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 AMD - Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 Highlights - last accessed on 2019-05-15
"Support for AMD Mantle API Technology has been discontinued starting with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1. Users who wish to continue to use AMD Mantle API Technology may do so with prior supported Radeon Software releases."
↑ Thief Collection (ROW) · SubID: 49972 · Steam Database
↑ Eidos Anthology · SubID: 52123 · Steam Database
↑ http://steamcommunity.com/app/239160/discussions/0/558749190875574341/
↑ Patch for Thief, v1.1 build 4110.1 :: Thief Technical discussions & bug reports

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/239160/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (239160) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/239160/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (239160) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Mantle_support-1] 1.0 ^1.1 AMD - Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 Highlights - last accessed on 2019-05-15
"Support for AMD Mantle API Technology has been discontinued starting with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1. Users who wish to continue to use AMD Mantle API Technology may do so with prior supported Radeon Software releases."

[2] Thief Collection (ROW) · SubID: 49972 · Steam Database

[3] Eidos Anthology · SubID: 52123 · Steam Database

[5] ttp://steamcommunity.com/app/239160/discussions/0/558749190875574341/

[6] Patch for Thief, v1.1 build 4110.1 :: Thief Technical discussions & bug reports

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Developers
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	Eidos Montreal
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	February 24, 2014