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Revision as of 16:52, 15 September 2015
Developers | |
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Looking Glass Studios | |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Dark Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 30, 1998 |
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 |
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
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Almost exclusively available as part of the Complete Collection which also includes Thief II and Thief: Deadly Shadows. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Sold as Thief: Gold. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Sold as Thief: Gold. |
- An updated version of the original demos is available.
Version differences
- Thief Gold includes extra missions and some other enhancements.
Essential improvements
TFix
TFix updates the game with NewDark for modern systems. Also contains fixes for the original missions and optional texture mods. The GoG release has an out-of-date, stripped-down version of this patch.
GoldToDark
The GoldToDark is a patch that will convert 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
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Texture mods
Enhancement Pack 2.0
The Enhancement Pack 2.0 is an updated version of the original Enhancement Pack (which is included in TFix and is much less comprehensive). This contains higher quality reproductions of original textures and objects. Also works with Thief 2.
The Necro Project
The Necro Project pack is very similar to the Enhancement Pack 2, but focuses on giving the game a slightly darker, noir look. Somewhere between the EP2 and HD Mod in lore-accuracy. Also works with Thief 2.
Thief Gold HD Texture Mod
The Thief Gold HD Texture Mod adds HD textures for all original missions, new effects and new enemy skins. Significantly alters the game's graphical style (far more than the two packs above). It is only compatible with Thief Gold. Includes a tool to configure advanced graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, etc.). An FAQ with installation steps is available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211600/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Configuration files are: cam.cfg (basic settings, resolution), cam_ext.cfg (NewDark config), cam_mod.ini (Mod and fan mission options), install.cfg and user.bnd (key bindings).
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211600/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
Instructions |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Installing TFix 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 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:
Instructions |
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Issues fixed
- A detailed forum thread for technical difficulties is available on the Through The Looking Glass forum.
Crashes on multi-core systems
Instructions |
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Videos do not play
Instructions |
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Retail version won't install
- Owners of the original disc version may encounter problems when attempting to install on modern operating systems.[1]
Instructions |
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- Thief has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz single core | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
- 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:
- 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 (211600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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