Thief: Deadly Shadows

Thief
Thief: The Dark Project	1998
Thief Gold	1999
Thief II: The Metal Age	2000
Thief: Deadly Shadows	2004
The Dark Mod (unofficial spin-off)	2009
Thief (2014)	2014

Key points

The Sneaky Upgrade adds widescreen/multi-monitor support and fixes various issues. Includes the Gold Mod, which removes loading zones and fixes mission bugs.

General information

TTLG Forums - Thief Series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

A wiki for the classic Thief games

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM disc check.
Amazon.com
Gamesplanet
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Patch v1.1 is the latest retail patch. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.

Skip intro videos[edit]

Change ShowIntroMovies in DEFAULT.INI^{[citation needed]}

Go to the installation folder.
Go to the System folder and open DEFAULT.INI.
Go to the [PCStartup] section.
Change ShowIntroMovies=True to ShowIntroMovies=False
Save your changes.

Modifications[edit]

A detailed tweak guide for gameplay, graphics and other aspects is available.

Sneaky Upgrade[edit]

Includes "Thief 3 Gold", "The Minimalist Project" and "John P.'s texture pack" (all optional).

Adds native widescreen/multi-monitor support and fixes compatibility issues.

Gold mod removes most of the loading-zones in the levels, expands maps and fixes bugs.

Minimalist Project aims to provide an experience more like Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II. Increases the difficulty of the game.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System\Default.ini

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\SaveGames

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Install the Sneaky Upgrade to unlock all resolutions in-game.
Multi-monitor		Install the Sneaky Upgrade to unlock all resolutions in-game.
Ultra-widescreen		Install the Sneaky Upgrade and set SneakyTweaker HUD Width to `1.0`.^[1]
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Force through graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Called MultiSampling; also see Use MultiSampling and Bloom together.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Disabling can cause lock picking and ladder issues.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Refresh rates above 60Hz cause lock picking and ladder issues.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Set Sneaky Upgrade VerticalFOV^{[citation needed]}

Install the Sneaky Upgrade.
Run the game and set your resolution.
Go to the SAVES\SaveGames\User Options folder in the installation folder.
Open SneakyOptions.ini.
Change VerticalFOV to the vertical FOV you want and save your changes.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse speed option in-game. Mouse speed seems to be also dependent on FPS.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Set in Options, Control.
Controller
Controller support		If plugged in, a controller can occasionally cause auto-walking. Additionally, a plugged in controller may crash the game if you rebind keys.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects and Music
Surround sound
Subtitles		Subtitles for all speech (disabled by default).
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3,^[2] EAX 4^[3]

Issues fixed[edit]

Intro movie keeps repeating[edit]

This problem occurs on multi-core systems and is fixed by the Sneaky Upgrade.

Use Sneaky Upgrade^{[citation needed]}

Install the Sneaky Upgrade.

Garrett gets stuck when lock picking or using ladders[edit]

This is caused by high frame rates; enable Vsync and use a refresh rate no higher than 60 Hz.

Enable Vsync^[4]

Enable Vsync in-game.
Ensure your in-game resolution has a refresh rate no higher than 60Hz.
If problems persist disable Vsync in-game and force in the graphics card control panel instead.^[5]

Game freezes or crashes when trying to load a save file[edit]

Lower the resolution^{[citation needed]}

Lowering the game's resolution is reported to have solved this issue for some users.

Temporary switch to desktop or black screen when loading[edit]

Use Sneaky Upgrade^{[citation needed]}

Run the Sneaky Upgrade installer.
When shown the installation options, enable the desktop effects fix.
Continue installing normally. The game will now load without interruption.

A black screen may be seen momentarily at the start of loading a save when switching resolution.

Use MultiSampling and Bloom together[edit]

Deadly Shadows doesn't allow you to set both MultiSampling and Bloom in-game; enabling either will disable the other one.

Enable both settings^{[citation needed]}

Enable Bloom in-game (leaving MultiSampling disabled).
Force anti-aliasing through your graphics card's control panel.
Both effects will now display together.

Other information[edit]

Enabling HBAO+ on NVIDIA graphics cards[edit]

Use the Ambient Occlusion flag 0x0000001E with Quality or High Quality.

Using Ambient Occlusion flag 0x0000001E^[6]

Install the Sneaky Upgrade and enable the 'Mouse Improvements' option.
Download and run NVIDIA Profile Inspector.
Under Profiles select Thief 3 Deadly Shadows.
Under Ambient Occlusion compatibility insert the flag 0x0000001E.
Under Ambient Occlusion usage select Enabled.
Under Ambient Occlusion setting select a quality level. In order to use HBAO+ you must use Quality or High Quality.
Click Apply changes.

Introduces "bleeding", which affects certain game/HUD elements.

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
Shader Model support	1.1
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz	Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 1.1 support	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 1.1 support

References

[1] Thief: Deadly Shadows | WSGF

[2] GameSpy: Thief: Deadly Shadows - Volume I

[3] Discovering EAX® 4.0 ADVANCED HD™ in Thief: Deadly Shadows™ - SoundBlaster.com

[4] *BUG* Ladder/Lockpicking - Square Enix Forums

[5] ttp://forums.eu.square-enix.com/showthread.php?t=77136&p=766866#post766866

[6] Guru3D's HBAO+ Compatibility Flags Thread

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Developers

	Ion Storm
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	May 25, 2004