Difference between revisions of "Thief II: The Metal Age"
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/211740/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Manual can be find in game's directory. }} | {{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/211740/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Manual can be find in game's directory. }} | ||
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| + | {{ii}} [http://thief.wikia.com/wiki/OM_T2D_The_Unwelcome_Guest Demo] available ([http://download.cnet.com/Thief-II-The-Metal-Age-demo/3000-2095_4-10037972.html mirror1]/[https://archive.org/details/ThiefIiTheMetalAgeDemo mirror2]) | ||
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| − | |eax support notes = See [[#EAX support|EAX support]]. | + | |eax support notes = A3D 2.0<ref>[http://a3d.tech-news.ru/a3dlist.htm A3D Reflections - A3D software and games list]</ref>. EAX 2. See [[#EAX support|EAX support]]. |
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{{ii}} These requirements are for the GOG.com version. NewDark's system requirements are higher than the game in its original form. | {{ii}} These requirements are for the GOG.com version. NewDark's system requirements are higher than the game in its original form. | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 28 January 2014
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Looking Glass Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Eidos Interactive | |
| Square Enix | |
| Engines | |
| Dark Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 21, 2000 |
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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
- Tafferpatcher improves compatibility with modern systems.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Tafferpatcher
Tafferpatcher installs NewDark which improves compatibility on modern systems. It also includes many optional improvements. The GOG.com version is pre-patched with NewDark but does not have Tafferpatcher's optional improvements.
Skip intro videos
| Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211740/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211740/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
| Instructions |
|---|
Windowed
| Instructions |
|---|
Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Installing Tafferpatcher enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be optionally disabled.
| Instructions |
|---|
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:
| Instructions |
|---|
Issues fixed
Crashes on multi-core systems
| Instructions |
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Videos do not play
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
- These requirements are for the GOG.com version. NewDark's system requirements are higher than the game in its original form.
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 (211740) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- Pages needing cover images
- Windows
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- Missing section (Localizations)
- Missing section (API)