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Revision as of 14:48, 7 September 2015
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| Developers | |
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| Looking Glass Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Eidos Interactive | |
| Square Enix | |
| Engines | |
| Dark Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 21, 2000 |
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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
- Tafferpatcher improves compatibility with 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
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
DRM: SafeDisc v1 disc check | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GOG.com | |
Soundtrack, manual, "making of" video, reference card, avatars. | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
Manual can be found in game's folder. | |
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- A demo pre-patched with NewDark is available.
Essential improvements
Tafferpatcher
Tafferpatcher installs NewDark which improves compatibility on modern systems. It also includes many optional improvements, such as The Enhancement Pack 1- which improves textures and models. The GOG.com version is pre-patched with NewDark but does not have Tafferpatcher's optional improvements.
Skip intro videos
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Enhancement Pack 2.0
The Enhancement Pack 2.0 is an updated version of the original Enhancement Pack, with even better objects and textures- it is not yet included in the Tafferpatcher. It also applies changes to Thief Gold/The Dark Project.
Thief 2 HD Texture Mod
The Thief 2 HD Texture Mod is a pack with HD textures and new effects for all original missions. Includes the "NewDark Graphics Settings Tool" - a tool to configure advanced graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, etc.)
Fan Missions
A large number of excellent fan-made missions for the original games and the Dark Mod can be found here. Recommended to start in the 'Most often recommended/Must play' category. If you do not already have a shortcut to the mission selector, open cam_mod.ini and delete the ; before 'fm'. Start the mission selector (either using the separate shortcut or your main Thief 2 shortcut) and select a folder for new missions when prompted. To install a mission, simply drop its zip file into your new mission folder, start the selector then double click the mission/zip file name and select 'Ok'. Launch the mission by double clicking the name again. To skip Fan Missions and launch the original game click 'Skip FM' in the lower-left corner. Fan mission saves are kept in their own folders (separate from main game saves).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211740/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Configuration files are:
cam.cfg(basic settings, resolution),cam_ext.cfg(NewDark advanced settings),cam_mod.ini(Mod and fan mission options),install.cfganduser.bnd(key bindings).
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211740/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
| Instructions |
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Windowed
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Installing Tafferpatcher enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be optionally disabled.
| Instructions |
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High frame rate
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
EAX support
- Thief II 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:
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Network
- Use T2 Multiplayer Beta for multiplayer support.
- T2 Multiplayer is not compatible with NewDark or Tafferpatcher; use the included
thief2.exeand patch with DDFix.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 2-8 | Co-op |
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| Online play | 2-8 | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Crashes on multi-core systems
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Videos do not play
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
- These requirements are for the GOG.com version. NewDark's system requirements are higher than the game in its original form.
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (211740) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- Pages needing cover images
- Windows
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- Games
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- Missing section (Localizations)
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