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Posted February 17, 2012
Sneaky? Sneakier? the Sneakiest? Thief!

Want to enhance your Thief™ experience? Well, GOG.com, yours truly, has prepared a guide to some of the most common community-created mods to upgrade your Thief experience with higher resolution, better textures and many new missions. The beautiful Thief community deserves a lot of praise for the hard work they’d put in making those modifications possible. Congratulations from GOG.com.

<span class="bold">THIEF&trade; GOLD all-in-one fix
Our user voodoo47 (thanks!) has prepared a nice little package with most important graphics fixes, prepared by many Thief modders. here. This package contains:
- DDfix: fixes issues with modern graphics hardware, fixes cutscenes, prevents some crashes and errors, changes the hardcoded resolution for menu screen.
- Thief Enhancement Pack: a lot of improved models & textures
- Other small fixes
Note: to avoid any problems it is advised not to install the game in a protected Win folder (like /Program Files or /Windows)

If you feel like THIEF GOLD is too easy (i.e. you're clearly Garrett), you can also try the [url=http://www.moddb.com/games/thief-the-dark-project/downloads/ultimate-difficulty-mod-for-thief-1gold" target="_blank]Ultimate Difficulty Mod[/url].


<span class="bold">Thief&trade; II: The Metal Age mods:
[url=http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121449" target="_blank]DDfix[/url]: you need to download both DDfix and fixed Thief II .exe file
[url=http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118999" target="_blank]Thief Enhancement Pack[/url]: improved models, textures
[url=http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119451" target="_blank]NTEX high-res texture pack[/url]: 136 new textures
[url=http://www.moddb.com/games/thief-ii-the-metal-age/downloads/ultimate-difficulty-mod-2" target="_blank]Ultimate Difficulty Mod 2[/url]: for the most difficult Thief II experience

Fan-made missions:
To play Fan Made missions for Thief you will need DarkLoader from [url= http://darkloader.net/" target="_blank]http://darkloader.net/[/url].
1. Download and extract DarkLoader 4.3.1b Package
2. Run DarkLoader.exe
3. Add mission directory (where you will store .zip missions), TG and T2 directory.
4. Don’t bother with any error messages. Run DarkLoader.exe again, select level and play!

You can find A LOT of maps here: . If you don&rsquo;t know which ones to choose, visit [url=http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106781" target="_blank]this thread from TTLG forum which is a great guide to fan missions. Here’s a few missions we found particularly interesting:

THIEF™ GOLD:
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=bldstn10&noredir=1" target="_blank]Bloodstone Prison[/url]
[url=http://thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=fire&noredir=1" target="_blank]Autumn in Lampfire Hills[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=calendra&noredir=1" target="_blank]Calendra's Cistern[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=redmound&noredir=1" target="_blank]The Saint of Redmound[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=LorgansWeb&noredir=1" target="_blank]Lorgan's Web[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=highrock&noredir=1" target="_blank]Events in Highrock[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=mystery&noredir=1" target="_blank]The Mystery Man[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=ShadowofDoubt&noredir=1" target="_blank]Shadow of Doubt (campaign)[/url]
Lord Edmund Entertains!
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=SepulchreOfTheSinistral&noredir=1" target="_blank]Sepulchre of the Sinistral[/url]

Thief™ II: The Metal Age:
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=Calendras_Legacy_v1a&noredir=1" target="_blank]Calendra's Legacy[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=Left4Dead&noredir=1" target="_blank]Relic - Left4Dead[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=OminousBequest&noredir=1" target="_blank]Ominous Bequest[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=T7Cv-2&noredir=1" target="_blank]The 7th Crystal[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=art&noredir=1" target="_blank]The Art of Thievery[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=Fortress_v1a&noredir=1" target="_blank]Lord Alan's Fortress[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=RowenasCurse&noredir=1" target="_blank]Rowena’s Curse[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=invman&noredir=1" target="_blank]Inverted Manse[/url]
[url=http://thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=DraculaReloaded&noredir=1" target="_blank]Dracula Reloaded[/url]
[url=http://www.thiefmissions.com/download.cgi?m=Bathory&noredir=1" target="_blank]Bathory - The Campaign[/url]

T2X: Shadows of the Metal Age
Also, you can check the unofficial Thief II expansion: T2X: Shadows of the Metal Age, which features 13 new missions, ten new weapons and hundreds of new models, textures and sounds. Visit to find out more about the project and [url=http://www.thief2x.com/download/" target="_blank]download.

To expand your Thief-related knowledge you can visit:
[url=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/" target="_blank]Thief - The Circle[/url]
[url=http://www.ttlg.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=65" target="_blank]Through The Looking Glass forums[/url]
[url=http://www.keepofmetalandgold.com/" target="_blank]Keep of Metal and Gold[/url]

Note: We’ve tried these mods out ourselves and haven’t had any problems with them, but whenever you install programs off the Internet or modify a pre-existing program, you’re doing so at your own risk. Our legal kobolds advise us that we need to tell you that we aren’t responsible for any damage, loss of data, or Chuck Testa that may happen to your computer as a result of trying out these mods. Back up all your saves, back up your backups, and strap yourselves in for some awesome sneaking action!
Posted February 17, 2012
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Taarkoth: Neverwinter Nights is another game that could really benefit from a post like this, since user-created content was one of the points of that game.
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/neverwinter_nights_modules_spotlight/?search=spotlight

You see that Mr. EnigmaticT?!

I rest my case
Posted February 17, 2012
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SimonG: heartless moneygrabbing distribution service
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Gotta make money to stay in business. :P I just want GOG to seriously test their games before releasing them, making darn sure they run on Win7. :)
Posted February 17, 2012
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SimonG: heartless moneygrabbing distribution service
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tfishell: ಠ_ಠ

Gotta make money to stay in business. :P I just want GOG to seriously test their games before releasing them, making darn sure they run on Win7. :)
I was making a joke, I thought that was obvious? ;-)

And I don't think GOG games aren't tested enough. You can go on just about every gaming forum and find people having problems with their games. One of the drawbacks of pc gaming with literally hundreds and thousand of hardware possibilities.

Windows 7 is by far the most stable windows so far(imo). Windows 95 games certainly weren't running smoother 15 years ago. I would argue you could cut about a third of all W7 complains if people used admin rights and didn't install in Programm files.
Posted February 17, 2012
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SimonG: I was making a joke, I thought that was obvious? ;-)
Lol, I guess it should've been. X) It was in with all that other seriousness, though.

And I don't think GOG games aren't tested enough. You can go on just about every gaming forum and find people having problems with their games. One of the drawbacks of pc gaming with literally hundreds and thousand of hardware possibilities.

Windows 7 is by far the most stable windows so far(imo). Windows 95 games certainly weren't running smoother 15 years ago.
Fair enough. I'm using currently using XP (on an almost 8 year old machine that was beastin' back in '04 ;)), but my next machine, when I out of college, will presumably have Win7, unless Win8 is out and running well.

I would argue you could cut about a third of all W7 complains if people used admin rights and didn't install in Program files.
That almost sounds neat to me in a way, I guess because it's one less third that lies on GOG's end. ;)
Posted February 17, 2012
Just my 2 cents, but... Here's one more vote for making official GOG mod spotlights visible on the main game page.

I'd also like it if users could contribute to a mod section for each game - either right on the game page, or via a link from the game page to a dedicated game mod section. Right now there is a great deal of knowledge out in the GOG community re available mods, and I'd like it if a mechanism like this were put in place to make that more accessible.

The idea could be dressed up - you could add upvotes and downvotes, for example - or kept really simple. I know some users already provide mod information in game review comments, but the game review comments aren't really intended for this purpose and a dedicated section would be an improvement, if possible.
Posted February 17, 2012
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Mod: Just my 2 cents, but... Here's one more vote for making official GOG mod spotlights visible on the main game page.

I'd also like it if users could contribute to a mod section for each game - either right on the game page, or via a link from the game page to a dedicated game mod section. Right now there is a great deal of knowledge out in the GOG community re available mods, and I'd like it if a mechanism like this were put in place to make that more accessible.

The idea could be dressed up - you could add upvotes and downvotes, for example - or kept really simple. I know some users already provide mod information in game review comments, but the game review comments aren't really intended for this purpose and a dedicated section would be an improvement, if possible.
Well, we have the wiki, which is open for everybody to participate ;-)

*nudge*, *nudge*
Posted February 17, 2012
you know what would be REALLY awesome?

If the mods could remove the first and second Thief game from the wishlist...
Posted February 17, 2012
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SimonG: Well, we have the wiki, which is open for everybody to participate ;-)

*nudge*, *nudge*
I've no problem with using the wiki, but as a gog user of some time at least, I hadn't heard of it. You know why I hadn't heard of it? Because the wiki isn't referred to on the game pages either.
Posted February 17, 2012
I believe each game page should have also "Mods" section listing the most popular and well made mods for the game, for example Fallout 2 restoration pack is practically a must for me now, same goes with other games
Posted February 17, 2012
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Roman5: you know what would be REALLY awesome?

If the mods could remove the first and second Thief game from the wishlist...
Yes, i agree
The wishlist needs some serious Moderation and upcleaning
There are stuff in there that arent even games, and evrytime i se a new completly unrelated wishlist add thats not a game i lose a bit more faith in humanity, sigh.

And why on earth is people voting for games that can probably never be here?!
CS (Counter-Strike: Source) is owned by valve
and valve is steam.
The chances of it getting here is microscopic.
Post edited February 17, 2012 by Lodium
Posted February 17, 2012
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Roman5: you know what would be REALLY awesome?

If the mods could remove the first and second Thief game from the wishlist...
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Lodium: Yes, i agree
The wishlist needs some serious Moderation and upcleaning
There are stuff in there that arent even games, and evrytime i se a new completly unrelated wishlist add thats not a game i lose a bit more faith in humanity, sigh.

And why on earth is people voting for games that can probably never be here?!
CS (Counter-Strike: Source) is owned by valve
and valve is steam.
The chances of it getting here is microscopic.
My favourite entry still remains "Oh yeah baby, Fuck me harder"
Posted February 17, 2012
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SimonG: The "Mod Spotlights" should be stickyed in the relevant forums. Or at least mentioned on the gamepage.
Indeed. I can find easily this topic in game's sub forum when bought or I need.
Posted February 17, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: Sure, but most forums already have one stickied thread; do I really want to add another?

Such decisions keep me up at night. 0.o
One or the other is fine. Whichever is better. Absolutely though they should be included on game pages, and prominently.
Post edited February 17, 2012 by chautemoc
Posted February 17, 2012
For Russian fans please add these huge fan-site link - http://darkfate.org/
Posted February 17, 2012
As far as including links on game pages, that''s been done, with Planescape: Torment, and I agree that it was very convenient. So I definitely support doing that.
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