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 just contains a self-extracting 7-zip archive, it's not a full-fledged installer.

• 7-zip (self-extracting EXE, about 210 MB)
  • FTP
  • Thirdfilms

Note to Linux users: you should be able to extract the contents from the downloaded EXE after installing the package p7zip - so you don't need Wine to actually run the executable.

Installation

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

• Windows or Linux
• A working Doom 3 installation (patched to 1.3.1) - detailed instructions on how to setup Doom 3 for TDM on your end can be found in the Installation article.

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

• It's now ready to run but first read the instructions...

Instructions

There will be a detailed information file in the archive. Look in your C:\games\Doom3\thiefs_den folder for README1ST.TXT or similar or pdf file. Read through it before running the game.

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

Feedback

Of course we're anxious to hear how you experienced 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 hours of 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 (yes, we're playing our game ourselves). We have our own, private bugtracker full of issues to be solved.

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.

Whats that issue with the 1.3.1 patch?

When the 1.3.1 patch was released by Id, they released it a bit to early. Some downloadsites 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 hasn't spread yet, didn't bother to change the version number. However you can still find 1.3.1 patches which are the older version and 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 to extract the contents from the EXE file above manually, 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).

Known Bugs

To be filled in before release.