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Difference between revisions of "Thief II: The Metal Age"

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===Tafferpatcher===
 
===Tafferpatcher===
 
[http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131106 Tafferpatcher] installs [http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140085 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.
 
[http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131106 Tafferpatcher] installs [http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140085 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.
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=== Skip intro video ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Rename/delete INTRO.AVI}}
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# Go into the <code>MOVIES</code> folder where the game is installed.
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# Delete or rename <code>INTRO.AVI</code>.
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# The game will now go directly to the main menu.
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}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==

Revision as of 09:38, 17 October 2013

Thief II: The Metal Age
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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 II: The Metal Age on Wikipedia
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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

Steam Users' Forums for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

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 video

Instructions

Video settings

Template: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

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

Template: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

Videos do not play

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) compatible with DirectX 7 compatible with DirectX 9
These requirements are for the GOG.com version. NewDark's system requirements are higher than the game in its original form.

References