This page is for the 2002 game based on the John Carpenter film of the same name. For the remaster, see The Thing: Remastered. For the unrelated 1988 game, see The Thing (1988).
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.2 adds mouse look (enable in options under advanced controls).
Bump mapping
Enabling bump mapping
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- Download and extract Sui's Wrapper to
<path-to-game>\bin directory.
- Edit
d3d8.ini with a text editor and make sure BumpMapping is set to 1 .
- Download bump maps and extract them to
<path-to-game>\data\textures .
Notes
- Patch 1.2 is required.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Audio and video settings.
Advanced controls (enable mouse look here).
Widescreen resolution
Enabling widescreen resolution
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- Download and extract Sui's Wrapper to
<path-to-game>\bin\ .
- Edit
d3d8.ini with a text editor and change Width and Height to your desired resolution.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master volume option only. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Fan translation. link #1 or link #2 |
French |
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German |
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Polish |
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Fan translation; download. |
Spanish |
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Issues fixed
White screen, no intro movie error
- Missing data paths will result in a white and black screen when starting the game or broken menu graphics.
Or add the necessary paths to the registry by hand:
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- Copy the following code block to a text editor
- Save as a
.reg file and run (merge) it
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0]
"RESOURCEDIR"="c:\\thething\\data;c:\\thething\\data\\mainui.pak"
- Edit the paths accordingly if the game is not installed to
C:\thething\ .
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VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile(s), (DGVoodoo2 2.54/D3D8to9), see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound3D |
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Enabling cheats
Cheats are enabled in the registry:
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- Copy the following code block to a text editor
- Save as a
.reg file and run (merge) it
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0]
"PlayerInvulnerable"="1"
"NPCInvulnerable"="1"
"FullWeaponEquip"="1"
"Fullammo"="1"
- These parameters are included in
d3d8.ini that comes with Sui's Wrapper
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Modifications
These mods are made by the community to enhance the visuals and gameplay with modern improvements.
- MadMaxGamer's AI Upscaled Textures - HD textures made from AI upscaling the original textures
System requirements
Windows[1] |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, ME |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
3D Accelerator Required 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible
| 32MB of VRAM |
Other |
4X CD-ROM | |
Notes
References