Thief's Den

Welcome to this short mission demo of The Dark Mod. Thief's Den is just a few rooms but it is a complete, fully playable mission, and includes a good selection of the main Dark Mod features. Keep in mind that The Dark Mod is still a work in progress and this is reflected in the demo. Voices are temporary placeholders, for example, and AI behaviour is not yet fully developed. You will certainly find bugs and glitches but we hope that doesn't spoil your enjoyment too much.

Any flaws or failings in this demo do not necessarily indicate limitations in The Dark Mod's potential but just this particular demo--which was originally begun as a very rough accompaniment to a mission development tutorial. It was never intended for release as a playable mission but was modified into a workable game so everyone could see the current state of progress and have some fun.

Important

Please take your time to read through this page while downloading the package. It will be saving you and us a lot of time.

Download

Choose a download mirror from below. The EXE file is 210 Mbyte, for both Windows and Linux and just contains a self-extracting 7-zip archive, so it's not a full-fledged installer.

Mirrors:

• FTP
• Thirdfilms
• bloodgate.com

Installation

You'll need the following to play the Thief's Den:

• Windows or Linux
• A working Doom 3 installation
• Make sure that the install path for Doom 3:
• does not contain any blanks (e.g. C:/doom3 is ok, C:/Program files/Doom3 is not)
• is in all lowercase (e.g. /usr/local/lib/doom3 is ok, /home/username/MyDoom is not)

The latter point is especially important for Linux.

Doom 3 currently supports Windows, Linux and Mac platforms, but The Dark Mod currently supports only Windows and Linux.

• Doom 3 must be patched to 1.3.1) See the Installation#Weblinks for links.

Windows

Now proceed with the following steps. This guide assumes that you have Doom 3 installed in C:\games\doom3.

• Download the file and copy the self-extracting EXE into C:\games\doom3.
• Run the thiefs_den.exe to let the extraction routine do its job.
• The extractor will create a thiefs_den folder at this location: C:\games\Doom3\thiefs_den.
• In the thiefs_den folder is a file called DevIL.dll. You MUST copy this into your WINDOWS\system32 folder.
• Now you'll need to create a shortcut to that game:
  • Copy the existing Doom 3 shortcut on your desktop to a new one and rename it to "Thief's Den".
  • Right-click, open the properties of that shortcut and edit the command line: It should read

C:\games\doom3\DOOM3.exe +set fs_game thiefs_den

• Then Run your "Thief's Den" desktop shortcut. Enjoy it.

Linux

• Download the file and copy the self-extracting EXE into ~/.doom3/ - that is into the .doom3 directory in your home dir. This directory might not be visible if you use a file manager like Konqueror, so use a console, Midnight Commander, or type ".doom3" into the location bar in Konqueror to navigate there.
• Either:
  • install the package p7zip to get the "7z" command to extract the downloaded archive:
    • On a console, go to the directory where you saved the thiefs_den.exe file and type 7z x thiefs_den.exe. This will extract the contents of the file to the current directory.
  • or use Wine to run the executable:
    • Right-click on the EXE and select "Open with Wine Windows Emulator" from the menu
• Now you'll need to create a shortcut to that game:
  • Copy the existing Doom 3 shortcut on your desktop to a new one and rename it to "Thief's Den".
  • Right-click, open the properties of that shortcut, go to the "Application" tab and edit the command line: It should read:

/usr/games/doom3/doom3.x86 +seta com_allowConsole 1 fs_game thiefs_den

Playing Thief's Den, Settings, Known Issues

For information on changing settings, Dark Mod gameplay, and known issues in the game, please see Thief's Den Gameplay

Feedback

Of course we're anxious to hear your impressions about our Thief's Den Pre-Beta Release. There is a public feedback & discussion thread open in our forums: Pre-Beta Discussion. Please drop by and let us know what you think.

That being said,

don't rush into the forums and spend an hour writing up detailed bug lists of what's working and what you think needs fixing. It's very likely that we are already aware of these problems. For a list of common bugs you might encounter, please see Thief's Den Gameplay.

Crashes and installation help requests are of course something different, feel free to contact us, but be sure to check the FAQ on this page first.

FAQ

Can I use the Demo version of Doom 3?

Almost certainly not.

How can I check whether my Doom 3 is correctly patched?

Open Doom 3 and hit Ctrl-Alt-~ (tilde) to open the console. You'll see the version printed in the lower left corner of the console. It should read 1.3.1.1304. If your version is ending on 1302, you've got the wrong patch installed.

Where can I get the right patch?

We have the patch hosted on our FTP. Get over to the Installation page to find a link to it.

What's that issue with the 1.3.1 patch?

When the 1.3.1 patch was released by Id, they released it a bit too early. Some download sites picked it up quite fast though and started to distribute it. The problem is, that Id replaced that patch with a different one, and, probably thinking that it hadn't spread yet, didn't bother to change the version number. However, you can still find "wrong" 1.3.1 patches and these will not work with the mod. That's why it is important to check the version number in the console to make sure that the right 1.3.1 patch is installed if the mod doesn't work. The link provided here on our own page points to the correct patch, so if you downloaded it from here you don't need to worry about it.

Does it run in Linux?

Yes, Linux is supported. You'll need either Wine or p7zip to extract the contents from the EXE file, though.

Does it run in MacOS?

No. Or at least not yet. The Doom 3 game itself is supporting MacOS, but The Dark Mod is not (mainly because we don't have anyone developing on Macs).