Thief 2 HD Mod v1.0 is out!

[Bentraxx]

To Celebrate Thief: The Dark Project 20th Anniversary, we have something special for you. The Thief 2 HD Mod v1.0 is released! It comes with a lot new stuff like the new grass vegetation and other new effects...

Changelog:

v1.0

- added 'Interactive Candles' to all T2 original missions (candles can have flames now, allow you to douse them with water arrows, snuff by frobbing, and relight with fire arrows or a flare - THX to voodoo47!)
- added lightmapped water/lava to all T2 missions
- added new grass and tree vegetation in some areas - static or animated - LODs (optional)
- added new natural HD water mod
- added 'NewDark Graphics Settings Tool v1.1' with more options!
- added full english subtitles for all characters (enabled by default!)
- added carry body mod (THX to R Soul)
- added new animation effect on water, fire and gas arrows
- added new smoke FX (torches, fireplaces, gas lamps, candles)
- added new blood FX for all enemies
- added new blood FX for Garrett (optional)
- added new moss arrow texture
- added new fire flames in some areas
- added new waterfall / fountain FX
- added new electricity FX
- added some new T2 HD textures
- added more improved object textures
- added more improved object models
- added improved AI skins (THX to Necrobob!)
- added all Thief 1 HD textures for 'Fan Mission Mode'
- added 'NewDark v1.26' (Thief2.exe)
- fixed a problem with new sky textures
- fixed some textures
- fixed a install folder problem with the installer


Thief 2 HD Mod 1.0 - Trailer (4K)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q63f-3_jzyk


Thief 2 HD Mod 1.0 - New Features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_LV9FZ8GI



New Grass Vegetation:

If you have installed 'New Grass Vegetation' you will find it in some choosen areas. The grass uses the 'LOD' system what comes with NewDark.
The default LOD grass distance is set to low for better performance. But you can change the values if you want!

How to change LOD settings:
To do that go to HDMOD folder and open up the file called 'gamesys.dml' with Notepad and search for 'Grass LOD Distance'.

These two values are important:
"LOD 0->1 Dist" 30.00
"LOD 1->2 Dist" 45.00

The value for 'LOD 0->1 Dist' should always be lower then for 'LOD 1->2 Dist'.
You can try this for example:
"LOD 0->1 Dist" 65.00
"LOD 1->2 Dist" 75.00

All informations and download here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/thief-2-hd-texture-mod/news/thief-2-hd-mod-v10-is-out

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Good work mate!
You can see me play through the first level in 4K with the mod here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOk1-B3hnjo&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=ThisBirdHasFlown

[RoughDIamond]

Thank you for your work guys!

[That Taffer Beorg]

Fantastic! Can't wait to try this out!

[abitofBaileys]

You absolutely rock. Thanks a million man, this feels and looks fantastic!!

[JCDENTON]

everything looks super nice now but I have no sound. Ambient sound is perfectly though. Anyone else having that problemo? My friend was watching me when I streamed Thief 2 and he heard everything.

Windows 10, 64 bit, taffer patcher and hd mod installed.

[Hyron]

You are awesome, man :D

[Lachty]

thx

[DBRMNN]

How do i turn the grass off if i've already installed it?

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Originally posted by streltsoff.fedya:

How do i turn the grass off if i've already installed it?

It's probably in the tweaker in the game's folder.

[RarlesCheed]

You did a really awesome job! Im curious though, did you change and edit the mission " Shipping and Receiving" in any capacity? Because in my version at least, two guards are missing, and the patrols are way different than previous versions.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Originally posted by Thief 2 is the best stealth game:

You did a really awesome job! Im curious though, did you change and edit the mission " Shipping and Receiving" in any capacity? Because in my version at least, two guards are missing, and the patrols are way different than previous versions.

Wouldn't be surprised. He did some level design changes in Thief Gold I know for certain. It's very annoying.

[Bentraxx]

Originally posted by Thief 2 is the best stealth game:

You did a really awesome job! Im curious though, did you change and edit the mission " Shipping and Receiving" in any capacity? Because in my version at least, two guards are missing, and the patrols are way different than previous versions.

Thanks. I did not change the AI patrol way or the number of guards! Try another difficulty like 'expert'.

[RarlesCheed]

hmmm. Thats very weird then. Im doing an expert, supreme ghost run on the game and i noticed that there were some changes made to the level. Thanks for the response and keep up the excellent work!

[MK]

Thanks for the outstanding work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ZPXOj6dc8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7N-dxSIl54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoaEsphWpXc

Links and info in the description. Check the HDmod´s install tutorial on Moddb. Also recommend to visit the Steam Guides by I´m Only Sleeping.