Unofficial patch for Thief 3: Bugfixes, widescreen support, GUI tweaks, FM loading. Much smaller download for when there's no changes to the bundled mods from the previous version.
New in 1.1.11 Update Edition:
- New tweak to auto-equip the blackjack instead of the dagger when you click attack with no weapon selected. (On by default in the MP)
- New 'no idle breathing' tweak
- A new tweaker page for difficulty settings - more fine-grained control
- For new installations of the SU, two quicksaves will now be used. Also, clear-text savegame names by default
- The Options screen multisampling slider now shows "OK" for the settings that are actually valid, and the full range of 16 values is available
- The 'Lower res while using mouselook' option is now off by default for all installs, to allow depth buffer calculations with ReShade >= 4.8.0
- 'Direct load' is now off by default. (Could cause crashes during quickload)
- Logging is now off by default, because apparently some people get "logging" and "telemetry" confused...
- Press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+End in any order to end the current mission. (Previously, End had to be pressed last)
- Fix for the option to disable gamepad phantom input. (Config key mismatch)
- Fix for the jerky camera when exiting unpaused reading mode
- Fix for the installer almost always replacing a local d3d8.dll. Should now leave a manually installed DLL alone
- Fix for SneakyTweaker going into an endless loop when the Installed Mods folder was empty
Updated the bundled d3d8to9 DLL to v1.12.0
- It is now possible to set up a self-contained and portable install. (No installer support yet but static files like the uninstaller are now placed in a SneakyUpgrade subfolder in the game install.) See the readme for more info
Installation:
- It's recommended to reboot before installation, especially for the full edition
- It's also recommended to disable the virus checker during installation
- Advanced users should consult the list of additional installation options in the readme
- Execute the installer
- Steam users should read Additional notes below
- Run the SneakyTweaker tool for setting up tweaks (and mods, if installed previously)
After first-time installation the game should start in the current desktop resolution.
The installer will set up a start menu group with shortcuts to the readmes, the options folder, installed FMs folder etc. By default it will also create three icons on your desktop: A yellow glyph icon for the original game, a cyan version for the fan mission selector and a green version for the SneakyTweaker tool.
The patch has its own configuration file, SneakyOptions.ini. Normally this should be changed only through the tweak tool, but for advanced options manual editing is necessary. In that case it can be found through the Sneaky Upgrade start menu group (in Local Folders).
Fan missions:
Beginner's quick start guide to playing FMs using the FMSel loader frontend: (To play using GL, just make sure GL is installed before installing the Sneaky Upgrade.)
- Create a folder for downloaded FMs in a neutral location. A subfolder of your Downloads folder will do
- Go to a site which hosts Thief 3 FMs, and download some into that folder
- Start FMSel through the cyan desktop icon.
- A dialogue will ask for the FM archive path. Select the folder from above
- The FMSel window will now show the titles of the downloaded FMs. Right-click an entry and select View Info File to see the FM's readme
- To start the mission, click Play FM (or Start FM if you're ready for a full play-through)
- See the FMSel readme for more detailed information
Additional notes:
The patch expects an original installation, the original T3UI.ini in particular. Existing tweaks may or may not be compatible.
It's not necessary to install the official 1.1 patch before installing the SU.
Steam users should disable updates for the game and refrain from doing game cache validation, because it would remove the patch. Be sure to run the game once prior to installation, otherwise the game's registry values may not be set. As a work-around to get the overlay working, add the patched game as a non-Steam game. (Browse to the Steam install and select the Thief3.exe file.)
If you have existing savegames, and they appear to have gone missing after installing the patch, then chances are that your SaveGamePath registry value is set to a location in your private user folder. (The original default path is in your Documents folder). Such paths are diverted to the public Documents folder for the unpatched game, but not anymore after patching. Either locate the new folder and move your savegames there, or edit your registry to use the old path. Also note that Thief 3 Gold will use a separate folder for savegames, since original saves are not compatible.
im not overly sure why but this patch keeps causing my game to crash immediatly to desktop when before it would play but tweaking the video options crashed the game and i got this patch because it was said that it would fix the lockpicking glitch and i am running this on windows 10 so it is causing lots of issues for thief 3
Please try the new 1.1.5.2 when it becomes available. First, get the unpatched game to run, then locate your SaveGames folder and check if there is a folder named Options next to it. If there is, rename or delete it. Then install the Sneaky Upgrade 1.1.5.2 using the defaults. If you still have trouble, PM me here or post on TTLG ("Official Page" link on the right). The game should run on Win10, patched or not.
The installer is currently almost impossible to get to run with Proton due to its hardcoded inflexible behavior relying on the registry key. Please change this, when the game is not found it should just prompt for the game path instead of instantly quit. It is almost impossible to apply it to a Proton install otherwise (which requires running it with wine, which will not have the same registry file available used by Proton inside the game env unless with major hacks).
Could you please update the installer to allow this? Or alternatively, just provide a zip to paste over the game folder with all the replacement files already extracted as an alternative.
Checking for the key is an anti-piracy measure. I don't know Proton but on 'ordinary' Wine you can set it up beforehand. I'll think about making an exception for the check on Wine installs.
I downloaded this file and uploaded it to virustotal.com. Two of the scanners reported a Trojan (bitcoin miner).
False positiv? Can somebody confirm my observations?
There's almost always a few false positives on VirusTotal.
The full patch download version does not contain the trojan warning, so I will go with that.
Also the warnings came from rather obscure virus scanners so there is that.
Thanks.