Thief Gold

Developer(s)

Looking Glass Studios

Publisher

Eidos Interactive

Designer(s)

Greg LoPiccolo
Tom Leonard
Mark Lizotte
Tim Stellmach
Doug Church
Ken Levine
Eric Brosius

Engine

Dark Engine

Version

1.33 (Original)
1.37 (Thief Gold)

US release

1999

Genre:

Action,Stealth

Game modes:

Single player

Rating(s):

M

Platform(s):

PC

Media:

CD-ROM

Requirements:

* OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista

• Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor
• Memory: 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• Hard Disk Space: 2GB HDD
• Video Card: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
• DirectX®: 7

Input:

Keyboard and mouse

Website

This game's plot focuses on: The Dark Project

Thief Gold, also known as TG, is the definitive version of Thief: The Dark Project, as it was meant to be since the beginning. This extended edition includes all of the missions from the first release, as well as three new missions adapted to the original storyline, with full voice acting and new graphics. It can still be considered the first game in the Thief series.

ImprovementsEdit

This updated version adds over four hours worth of gameplay and makes a nice addition to the final product as the story develops. The first, called Thieves' Guild, expands Garrett's storyline as a freelance thief and demonstrates Garrett's master thieving skills as superior to an entire organization of thieves.

The other two additional levels, The Mage Towers and Song of the Caverns extend the quests for the elemental Talismans, from the two Talismans each in two missions of the original Dark Project, to one Talisman each across four missions.

Some other changes from the original include a re-textured version of Down in the Bonehoard, a major gameplay and storyline change in the Lost City mission, a tweaked Undercover, and a huge add-on area in The Sword, which by itself is roughly the same size as the original mission.

Some minor miscellaneous sound changes include the chewing sound for bread and cheese. Finally, there is the Blooper Reel, which serves as a interactive documentary for different beta bugs of the game and displays the humor of the development team, all set in Bafford's Manor.

Missions, Briefings and CutscenesEdit

Bold Missions are new to Thief Gold, Missions in italics are carried over from Thief 1 with notable changes, the rest are carried on from Thief 1 with no or minor changes.

• A Keeper's Training || intro | training
• Lord Bafford's Manor || briefing
• Break from Cragscleft Prison || briefing
• Down in the Bonehoard || briefing
• Assassins || briefing
• Thieves' Guild || briefing
• The Sword || briefing
• The Haunted Cathedral || cutscene | briefing
• The Mage Towers || briefing
• The Lost City || briefing
• Song of the Caverns || briefing
• Undercover || briefing
• Return to the Cathedral || briefing
• Escape! || cutscene | briefing
• Strange Bedfellows || briefing
• Into the Maw of Chaos || briefing | cutscene | credits
• Blooper Reel || briefing

SummaryEdit

PlotEdit

Main article: Storyline#Thief Gold

See AlsoEdit

The Thief Universe

• The Dark Project
• The City
• Garrett
• Characters
• Weapons

Within the game

• Mission Maps
• Loading screens, briefings, Books and Scrolls
• Voice file transcriptions

Beyond the game

• Fan Missions
• DarkLoader, Fan Mission Installer

External LinksEdit

About the series

• Thief Series at Gaming Wikia
• Thief Series at Wikipedia

About the game

• Thief Gold at Wikipedia
• Thief: The Dark Project at Wikipedia, mentions Thief Gold
• Thief Gold at MobyGames

AvailabilityEdit

Currently available for purchase on GoG.

Also on Steam

May be able to also find it on eBay

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