Overview
Q: What is The Dark Mod?
A: The Dark Mod is a total conversion mod for Doom 3, which recreates the moody stealth experience reminiscent of the 'Thief' games from Looking Glass Studios.
Q: So is it a game?
Technically, no. It's primarily a toolset, allowing fans to create their own missions in a medieval steampunk environment. When you download the mod, the only thing you can play immediately is the Training Mission. You have to download other missions separately (see our download page for more details).
Several missions have already been released for download, and more will be completed in the weeks following the release.
Q: What do I need in order to play?
A: Other than TDM itself, you must have a copy of Doom 3. TDM works with the steam version of Doom 3 if you can't find one locally. You must also have the most recent D3 patch.
Q: Is this the same thing as Thief?
A: The gameplay is very similar, yes. However, The Dark Mod takes place in a different setting. We make no references to any Thief trademarks or Eidos' intellectual property. The Dark Mod is not "Thief"--there is no Garrett, no Keepers, no Mechanists, etc. However, since both Thief and The Dark Mod are based on a steampunk version of our own history, there are plenty of similarities.
Q: What if I want to make a mission?
A: Our team has also created a specialized editor--Dark Radiant--to make creating fan missions much, much easier. Visit the main Dark Radiant page here: http://darkradiant.sourceforge.net/
Q: Can I put Thief vocals in my mission??
Q: If I make a fan mission, can I use Garrett, Hammerites, etc?
A: We can't exactly stop you from using Thief files or Eidos' intellectual property, but it's copyright infringement. We would obviously prefer that those using our work do not break any copyright laws. We certainly will not host or support any missions that use Thief files or IP.
Q: Ok, so I made a mission. Now what??
A: You can go to our TDM Fan Mission forum and let us know. We can help you host the mission for download.
Q: Is there an instruction manual?
A: We have an extensive wiki with lots of information for players and mappers.
Q: What if I have something to contribute?
A: We welcome contributions of models, textures, sound effects, and other assets, and would be happy to add any quality donations to our regular TDM updates. Please visit our "I Want to Help" forum. If you have completed a TDM Fan Mission, please start a thread in our TDM Fan Mission forum (if you haven't already).