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Revision as of 17:42, 24 November 2017
Developers | |
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Looking Glass Studios | |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Dark Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 21, 2000 |
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 |
Key points
- Tafferpatcher improves compatibility with modern systems.
General information
- A Wiki for the classic Thief games
- TTLG Forums - Thief Series
- TTLG Forums - modding & mission design
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] (use Tafferpatcher to remove). | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Soundtrack, manual, "making of" video, reference card, avatars. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Manual can be found in the installation folder. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo pre-patched with NewDark is available.
Essential improvements
Tafferpatcher
Tafferpatcher installs NewDark, which improves compatibility on modern systems. Also contains mission fixes and optional texture mods. The GOG release has an out-of-date, stripped-down version of this patch.
Fan Missions
- A large number of Fan Missions, many of very high quality, have been produced for the Thief games. A categorised list is available here.
- A pre-patched version of Thief2X, the fan-made expansion pack for Thief 2, can be downloaded here (choose the 'ZIP-archive' link).
Running Fan Missions[citation needed] |
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Skip intro videos
Tell intro not to play[citation needed] |
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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 Tafferpatcher and is much less comprehensive). This contains higher quality reproductions of original textures and objects. Also works with Thief Gold/The Dark Project.
The Necro Age
The Necro Age 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 Gold/The Dark Project.
Thief 2 HD Texture Mod
The Thief 2 HD Texture Mod adds new textures and effects to all original missions. Includes a tool to configure advanced graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, etc.).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211740/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Configuration files are:
cam.cfg
(basic settings, resolution),cam_ext.cfg
(NewDark advanced settings),cam_mod.ini
(Mod and fan mission options),install.cfg
anduser.bnd
(key bindings).
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211740/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Fan mission saves are kept in the mission's folder.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Use NewDark[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Set windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Installing Tafferpatcher enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be disabled.
Disable Vsync[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Set frame rate and ensure correct game speed[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
EAX support
- Thief II 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:
Install patch and OpenAL[citation needed] |
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Network
- Use T2 Multiplayer Beta for multiplayer support.
- T2 Multiplayer is not compatible with NewDark or Tafferpatcher; use the included
thief2.exe
and patch with DDFix.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Co-op |
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Online play | 8 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See install/setup instructions. | ||
iZ3D | See install/setup instructions. |
Issues fixed
Crashes on multi-core systems
Install Tafferpatcher[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via Tafferpatcher. |
Videos do not play
Install Tafferpatcher[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via Tafferpatcher. |
Gamma slider has no effect on gamma/brightness
Tafferpatcher and config tweak[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via Tafferpatcher. If you still can't change gamma:
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Other information
Sound effects enhancement pack
This mod provides cleaned up and resampled sound files for Thief Gold and Thief II. The quality difference is particularly noticeable when wearing headphones.
View bob
- By default, Thief II: The Metal Age has view bob that may cause motion sickness.
Edit cam_ext.cfg[citation needed] |
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bob_factor 0.0 |
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6, 9 | DirectX 9 requires NewDark/Tafferpatcher. |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | DirectSound, OpenAL | OpenAL requires NewDark/Tafferpatcher. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 48 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | 100% DirectX 7.0 compatible sound card | Creative EAX 2.0-compliant sound card Aureal A3D 2.0-compliant sound card |
Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | 8x CD-ROM drive |
- NewDark's system requirements - and by association those for GOG.com's Windows release - are higher than the original requirements listed here.
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/211740/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (211740) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
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