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1648: 31: 349:, art, tools, and a specialised editor for users to create custom missions. The development of the mod started in 2004, and the first Beta was released in 2008, along with its first mission. In October 2009, v 1.0 was released. In October 2013 version 2.0 was released as a standalone game that included two missions created by the development team. 317:, water arrows, holy water, flashbombs, mines, and more. Since the player has only a limited fighting capability, he is supposed to sneak and hide in dark, mostly avoiding combat. The plot and mission goals are set by the author of the fan mission or campaign. 380:. Additional software libraries are released under various licenses. The missions are property of the respective authors. Many non-software components are released under the 313:
The player is an agile thief in a hostile world. He has to use his equipment and the environment to avoid guards, traps, creatures or other threats. His equipment includes a
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has been featured and reviewed by a number of major game magazines, websites and blogs. Examples include the Dutch magazine
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UK's Game of the Year award (mod category) for 2013, and has been distributed on several magazine
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among the "Ten top fan remade classics you can play for free right now". In 2016,
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The mod was originally developed as a toolkit. It includes models, sounds,
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the project received additional substantial coverage from
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was ranked as #2 in "The 50 best free PC games" list by
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missions, including several multi-mission campaigns.
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Index


Doom 3
Stable release
Engine
id Tech 4
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Linux
macOS
Type
Stealth
License
GPLv3
revised BSD license
CC BY-NC-SA
thedarkmod.com
free and open-source software
stealth video game
Thief series
Looking Glass Studios
fan-made
total conversion
Doom 3
open-source
id Tech 4
game engine
steampunk
fantasy
Late Middle Ages
Victorian era

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