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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
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Thief: The Circle - Contains several patches and user-made content, including general modifications.
Availability
- Thief Gold includes extra missions and some other enhancements.
- Two demo versions are available (mirror1/mirror2/mirror3)
Essential improvements
TFix
TFix updates the game for modern systems. Using it is highly recommended. The GOG.com version already includes some TFix changes.
Enhancement Pack
The Enhancement Pack replaces low quality objects and textures with versions that have higher polygon counts and texture resolutions. It is already included in TFix.
Thief Gold HD Texture Mod
The Thief Gold HD Texture Mod is a pack with HD textures and new effects. It is only compatible with Thief Gold. A FAQ with installation steps is available.
Enhancement Pack 2.0
The Enhancement Pack 2.0 is an improved version of the Enhancement Pack, with better textures and modified terrain textures. It also applies changes to Thief 2.
Skip intro videos
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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), 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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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
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Windowed
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Installing TFix enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be optionally disabled.
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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:
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Issues fixed
Crashes on multi-core systems
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Videos do not play
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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]
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System requirements
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz single core | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
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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