The Thing
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Developers | |
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Computer Artworks | |
Publishers | |
Vivendi Universal Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 20, 2002 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Patch 1.2 removes disc check. |
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.2 removes disc check and adds mouse look option.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0\ |
Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0 |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\bin\[Note 1] |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Change resolution and aspect ratio[1] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
White screen, no intro movie error
- When you get just a white (and then black) screen when starting, it means the data path is missing.
Reinstall the game[citation needed] |
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Add necessary path to the registry[citation needed] |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0\] "RESOURCEDIR"="C:\\thething\\data" Or for 64-bit (x64) Windows systems: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Computer Artworks\The Thing\1.0] "RESOURCEDIR"="C:\\thething\\data" |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows[2] | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D Accelerator Required 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ The Thing - WSGF - last accessed on November 30, 2016
- ↑ The Thing for Windows (2002) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on November 30, 2016