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This page is for the 2002 game based on the John Carpenter film of the same name. For the unrelated 1988 game, see The Thing (1988).
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The Thing| Developers |
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| Publishers |
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| Release dates |
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| Windows | August 20, 2002 |
| Reception |
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| Metacritic | 77 |
| IGDB | 69 |
| Taxonomy |
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| Themes | Antarctica |
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 4Video
- 6Audio
- 7Issues fixed
- 9Other information
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Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | SecuROM 4 DRM. |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
- Patch 1.2 adds mouse look (enable in options under advanced controls).
Bump mapping[edit]
| Enabling bump mapping |
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- Download and extract Sui's Wrapper to
<path-to-game>bin directory. - Edit
d3d8.ini with a text editor and make sure BumpMapping is set to 1. - Download bump maps and extract them to
<path-to-game>datatextures.
Notes - Patch 1.2 is required.
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREWow6432NodeComputer ArtworksThe Thing1.0 |
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Save game data location[edit]
Video[edit]
Game settings.
Audio and video settings.
Key mappings screen.
Advanced controls (enable mouse look here).
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Multi-monitor |
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| Ultra-widescreen | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| 4K Ultra HD | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Field of view (FOV) | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Windowed | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Sui's Wrapper. |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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Widescreen resolution[edit]
| Enabling widescreen resolution |
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- Download and extract Sui's Wrapper to
<path-to-game>bin directory. - Edit
d3d8.ini with a text editor and change Width and Height to your desired resolution.
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Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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| Mouse sensitivity |
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| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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| Controller |
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| Controller support |
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Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master volume option only. |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Spanish |
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Issues fixed[edit]
White screen, no intro movie error[edit]
- Missing data paths will result in a white and black screen when starting the game or broken menu graphics.
| Or add the necessary paths to the registry by hand: |
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- Copy the following code block to a text editor
- Save as a
.reg file and run (merge) it
- Edit the paths accordingly if the game is not installed to
C:thething.
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VR support[edit]
| 3D modes | Native | Notes |
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| vorpX | G3D
User created game profile(s), (DGVoodoo2 2.54/D3D8to9), see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8 |
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Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes |
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| Audio | DirectSound3D |
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Enabling cheats[edit]
| Cheats are enabled in the registry: |
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- Copy the following code block to a text editor
- Save as a
.reg file and run (merge) it
- These parameters are included in
d3d8.ini that comes with Sui's Wrapper
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows[1] |
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| Minimum |
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| Operating system (OS) | 98 |
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| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II |
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| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB |
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| Video card (GPU) | 3D Accelerator Required
8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible |
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Notes
- ↑When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
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- ↑The Thing for Windows (2002) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on November 30, 2016