This page is for the original game. For the 2014 reboot, see Thief (2014).
Key points
- TFix fixes problems running the game on modern systems.
General information
- A wiki for the classic Thief games
- TTLG Forums - Thief Series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series.
Availability
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Almost exclusively available as part of the Complete Collection which also includes Thief II and Thief: Deadly Shadows. |
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Amazon.com |
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Sold as Thief: Gold, an enhanced version with additional extra features. |
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Green Man Gaming |
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Sold as Thief: Gold, an enhanced version with additional extra features. |
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- Thief Gold includes extra missions and some other enhancements.
- Two demo versions are available (mirror1/mirror2/mirror3)
- An unified demo version patched with NewDark is also available
Essential improvements
TFix
TFix updates the game for modern systems. Using it is highly recommended. The GOG.com version already includes some TFix changes. Includes the Enhancement Pack and other optional mods which improve some low quality objects and textures.
Enhancement Pack 2.0
The Enhancement Pack 2.0 is an improved version of the Enhancement Pack, with better textures and modified terrain textures. It also applies changes to Thief 2.
Thief Gold HD Texture Mod
The Thief Gold HD Texture Mod adds HD textures for all original missions, new flames and fog FX and new skins for some enemies. It is only compatible with Thief Gold. Includes the "NewDark Graphics Settings Tool" - a tool to configure advanced graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, etc.)
Note: Makes the game more de-saturated and changes its graphical style in a way some may not like (far more than the Enhancement Pack 2.0 does). A FAQ with installation steps is available.
GoldToDark
The GoldToDark is a downgrade patch that will downgrade your Thief Gold into the original Thief The Dark Project, this must be used on top of an existing clean valid installation of Thief Gold.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration files are: cam.cfg (basic settings, resolution), cam_ext.cfg (NewDark config), install.cfg and user.bnd (key bindings).
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Installing TFix enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be optionally disabled.
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:
Issues fixed
Crashes on multi-core systems
Videos do not play
Retail version won't install
- Owners of the original disc version may encounter problems when attempting to install on modern operating systems.[1]
System requirements
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1.8 GHz single core | |
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512 MB |
1 GB |
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2 GB | |
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DirectX 7 compatible
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- These are for Thief Gold. The original version of the game may have slightly different requirements.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References