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Thief: Deadly Shadows mod removes mid-mission loading

A new mod for Thief: Deadly Shadows (called Thief 3 Gold) removes some annoying quirks from the 2004 game.

Ozzie Mejia

August 1, 2014 12:35 PM

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Thief: Deadly Shadows (a.k.a. Thief 3) suffered from a few fundamental problems when it first released back in 2004. Among them were some pesky loading issues, but worry about that no more! A new mod called Thief 3 Gold addresses these annoying quirks, making for a much smoother Thief experience.

Our friends at Rock Paper Shotgun came across this mod, which removes all of Deadly Shadows' loading zones and blue fog instances across the main nine missions, with only the tutorial left to go. It also improves AI pathfinding, reduces ambient fog, and tweaks the Widow Moira mission on Expert.

This won't be the end for the Thief 3 Gold mod, as the mod creators will seek to tweak the game's tutorials, fix remaining bugs, and insert volunteer-drawn maps. They'll also seek to integrate it with the fan-made Sneaky Upgrade patch, which fixes several lingering bugs and gives the game widescreen support.

Those interested in checking out the Thief 3 Gold mod can read more about it here.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?