Difference between revisions of "The Dark Mod"
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Revision as of 15:08, 21 June 2018
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| Developers | |
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| Broken Glass Studios | |
| Engines | |
| id Tech 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 16, 2009 |
| macOS (OS X) | June 19, 2011[1] |
| Linux | October 8, 2013 |
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| 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
- Free.
- Originally a Doom 3 total conversion, now a standalone game.
- The Dark Mod is a toolset for use with 'Fan Missions' designed by the community.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
Use tdm_update.exe to update the mod whenever a new version is available. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Darkmod.cfg[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | <path-to-game>\Darkmod.cfg |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\fms\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
- Saves are in a
savegamesfolder inside each mission's folder.
Video settings
Video settings.
Multi-monitor
| Edit config file[2] |
|---|
Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Issues fixed
- A comprehensive list of issues, and their fixes, is listed on the Dark Mod Wiki here.
Game refuses to run on 64-bit Ubuntu
If it complains about missing libcurl version 4, try installing libcurl3 package forcing i386 architecture by issuing the following command:
sudo apt-get install libcurl3:i386
No sound in Linux
Ubuntu Linux uses PulseAudio as default backend. To configure Dark Mod for PulseAudio, use the following command:
env PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=60 ./thedarkmod.x86 +set s_driver best +set s_alsa_pcm default
This will re-route game's ALSA output to Pulse and increase its latency a little bit in order to prevent sound skipping.
If you insist on using ALSA however, follow the steps below:
- get the list of available sound devices using
aplay -L(that's capital L) - start the game using pasuspender and the parameter
+set s_alsa_pcm DEVICEwhere DEVICE is one of the entries from the list you obtained in the previous step, e.g.:
pasuspender ./thedarkmod.x86 +set s_alsa_pcm sysdefault:CARD=PCH +set NumberOfSpeakers 2
Issues unresolved
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | OpenAL |
Performance tweaks
- Performance tweaks can be found at the Dark Mod Wiki and the Dark Mod FAQ.
- The game is built on the Doom 3 engine, so the TweakGuide should still be applicable.
- Do not tweak the
r_lightScalevariable as it's used to calculate player's visibility (light gem). It's actually possible to disable all lights in the game by assigning it a value of 0.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP, Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
- See the official Known System Configurations page for a list of compatible GPUs and CPUs.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ What's new in TDM 1.06 - The DarkMod Wiki - last accessed on 2017-07-21
- ↑ Resolutions - The DarkMod Wiki