Hi all!

Being a long-time fan of the the Thief-series, I've been looking forward to this appearing on GoG for quite a while. I just want to know whether the version being sold here is compatible with modern machines (Vista and newer).

I don't mind changing to single-core affinity for the game, or perhaps installing a single patch, but when I bought the first Thief game from Gamersgate last year I gave up trying to get it working after a whole day of looking up all sorts of esoteric solutions. The support team said that there wasn't really anything to be done, as it was the old version straight from the CD-ROM, without any conversion-work being done to make it work with contemporary computers.

So, what are your experiences? Can you run this on a modern machine without unreasonable amounts of work? Have this been a "safe buy" for you guys?

Not doubting GoG here, just want to be sure before buying : )

Worked immediately after installation for me, including movies. No widescreen, but after easily applying TGfix (stickied on top of the forum) that works too.

What OS are you running? Consensus seems to be that it's fairly easy to get working on Windows 7 and quite a bit harder on Windows XP. If you're on Windows 7 (or Vista, probably) you likely simply need the TGfix and possibly the DDfix, both of which are linked in the sticky thread. For XP, you might have a little more trouble, so keep an eye on the forums and see what people's experiences are.

Normally, the Dark Engine does not like multi-core processors, and requires modification to run more than a few moments without crashing. Before the gog version, people had to devise ways to circumvent that, which was eventually solved with the multi-core fix being integrated into the DDfix mod. While I bought the GOG version, I haven't actually installed it yet because I have a perfectly good CD installed version on my harddrive right now.

Has it been confirmed that the GOG version fixes the multi-core problem? Even so, you still should get DDfix... it makes the game run and look a whole lot better. DDfix is included as the first mod of Voodoo47's TG fix, the other mods improve other textures in the game, DDfix has all the horsepower.

I think GOG fixed the multi-core problem, but I'm not sure.

I'm running on Vista, a laptop no less, and I've had no problems. I haven't had to apply any fixes whatsoever. But my graphics are an onboard Intel; I think that may make a difference.

Thanks alot for the replies, guys.

I'm running it on a vista laptop too, so I'll cross fingers that I'll get a smooth installation too : )

In any case I'll go buy it immediately and look up TG/DDfix if there's any trouble. Thanks again, fellow taffers : )

It runs perfectly on my GeForce 9800GT on XP x64, GOG have fixed the issue with multi-core CPUs, and have attempted to fix the problem with modern graphics cards (the OS should be immaterial, so long as you install to a non-UAC protected directory). Some people still have a few issues with the graphics card bug, let us know if you need a hand getting it working.

Installed it, and got it running! The core game runs perfectly, but it hickups a bit when I enter the menu, map or likewise and doesn't show videos.

Probably nothing a basic patching can't fix, I'll look into it whenever I have a spare afternoon, but it's no rush, I can run the game just fine.

Just thought I'd let everybody know : )