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Revision as of 16:39, 6 March 2020
This page is for the 1998 game. For the 2014 reboot, see Thief.
Developers | |
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Looking Glass Studios | |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Dark Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 1, 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 |
Key points
- TFix helps run the game on 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 | TFix removes the CD check. | |||
Amazon.com | Thief Gold. | |||
GOG.com | Thief Gold. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Thief Gold. | |||
Humble Store | Thief Gold. | |||
Steam | Thief Gold. |
- An updated version of the original demos is available.
Version differences
- Thief: Gold includes extra missions and some other enhancements. You can "downgrade" an installation of Thief:Gold to Thief:The Dark Project if you want to play the game as originally published by using GoldToDark.
Essential improvements
TFix
- TFix updates the game with NewDark for modern systems. Also contains mission fixes and optional texture mods. The GOG release has an out-of-date, stripped-down version of this patch.
- Restart the current mission (or progress to the next one) after patch installation. Otherwise you may encounter various issues, such as torches that don't properly go out when extinguished.
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 TFix and is much less comprehensive). This contains higher quality reproductions of original textures and objects. Also works with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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 II: The Metal Age.
Thief Gold HD Texture Mod
The Thief Gold HD Texture Mod adds new textures, effects and enemy skins to all original missions. Significantly alters the game's graphical style (far more than the two packs above). The mod is compatible with Thief: The Dark Project and Thief Gold. Includes a tool to configure advanced graphics settings (Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, etc.). An FAQ with installation steps is available.
Thief Gold ESRGAN Texture Pack
Thief Gold textures upscaled using AI, more accurate to the original textures than other texture packs, but of less resolution than other alternatives. It is far higher in resolution and detail than the original textures however. Can be found at this Through the Looking Glass forum post.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211600/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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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVES[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211600/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)
Set FOV[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Set windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Installing TFix enables Vsync by default. Vsync can be disabled.
Disable Vsync[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Set frame rate and correct game speed[citation needed] |
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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:
Install patch and OpenAL[citation needed] |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | For subtitles use the New Thief Gold subtitles patch. | |||
German | Retail only | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation by KGy. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Dark Fate Team» | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See install/setup instructions. Alternatively see Helix Mod: Thief Gold. | ||
iZ3D | See install/setup instructions. | ||
vorpX | 2D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. Available 3D mode not confirmed yet. |
Issues fixed
- A detailed forum thread for technical difficulties is available on the Through The Looking Glass forum.
Crashes on multi-core systems
Install TFix[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via TFix. |
Videos do not play
Install TFix[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via TFix. |
Gamma slider has no effect on gamma/brightness
TFix and config tweak[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via TFix. If you still can't change gamma:
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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]
Run setup.exe in Windows 95 compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- Thief has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Install TFix[citation needed] |
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Install NewDark via TFix. |
Other information
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.
- Some of the older FMs for Thief Gold and the Dark Project suffer compatibility issues when played with TFix/NewDark. An ongoing effort to preserve, test and fix these missions has resulted in a series of patches.
Running Fan Missions[citation needed] |
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Sound effects enhancement pack
This mod provides cleaned up and resampled sound files for Thief Gold and Thief II: The Metal Age. The quality difference is particularly noticeable when wearing headphones.
GoldToDark
GoldToDark is a patch that will convert Thief Gold into the original Thief: The Dark Project. This must be used on a clean installation of Thief Gold. TFix can be installed thereafter and should correctly detect that you are using The Dark Project instead of Thief Gold.
View bob
- By default, Thief: The Dark Project has view bob that may cause motion sickness.
Edit the configuration file[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/TFix. |
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/TFix. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 210 MB | 230 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA video card 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | SVGA video card and a 3D accelerator card 4 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | 100% DirectX 6.0 compatible sound card | Aureal Vortex for A3D 1.X EAX 1 compatible device like SoundBlaster Live!, Audigy or X-FI |
Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | 8x CD-ROM drive |
- The system requirements for NewDark/TFix- and by extension those for the GOG.com release- are higher than the original requirements listed here.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.