Difference between revisions of "Thief: Deadly Shadows"
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Revision as of 20:49, 14 August 2014
Developers | |
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Ion Storm | |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 25, 2004 |
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
- The Sneaky Upgrade adds widescreen/multi-monitor support and fixes various issues.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Essential improvements
v1.1 Patch (retail)
The latest retail patch is Patch v1.1. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Modifications
- A detailed forum thread for mods and enhancements is available on the Steam Users' Forums.
The Minimalist Project
- Aims to provide an experience more like Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II.
- Make the game more challenging in general.
- Adds various game changes, such as fatigue, removal of 3rd person camera, choice of mission play style and various others.
Sneaky Upgrade
- Adds native widescreen/multi-monitor support and fixes compatibility issues.
- If you have used T3FovPatch, run it again and select 4:3 otherwise the Sneaky Upgrade's changes will be incorrect.[1]
Thief Deadly Shadows Gold
- This mod is now in 1.0 and will soon be integrated into the Sneaky Upgrade.
- No mod installer.
- Gets rid of most of the loading-zones in the levels.
- Fixes mission bugs.
- Expands some maps.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
- A detailed forum thread for technical difficulties is available on the Through The Looking Glass forum.
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Intro movie keeps repeating
- This problem occurs on multi-core systems and is fixed by the Sneaky Upgrade.
Instructions |
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Garrett gets stuck when lock picking or using ladders
- This is caused by high frame rates; enable Vsync and use a refresh rate no higher than 60Hz.
Instructions |
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Game freezes or crashes when trying to load a save file
Instructions |
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Temporary switch to desktop or black screen when loading
Instructions |
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Use MultiSampling and Bloom together
- Deadly Shadows doesn't allow you to set both MultiSampling and Bloom in-game; enabling either will disable the other one.
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent | Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
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 (6980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.