PC | Thief: Deadly Shadows

You play Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences, Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding

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Invulnerability, and guard awareness

You'll need to edit some code, so it is best that you back up your file before you do so.

Ok, now you'll want to find the Thief 3 directory and go to the System Folder. (Default is: C:\Program Files\Thief - Deadly Shadows\System). Look for default.cfg. Open up this file in a text editor and look for:

Difficulty
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AI visual acuity multiplier - how well AIs can see.
Difficulty_AIVisual_Mult_Easy=0.9
Difficulty_AIVisual_Mult_Normal=1.0
Difficulty_AIVisual_Mult_Hard=1.15
Difficulty_AIVisual_Mult_Expert=1.2

AI auditory acuity multiplier - how well AIs can hear.
Difficulty_AIAudio_Mult_Easy=0.8
Difficulty_AIAudio_Mult_Normal=1.0
Difficulty_AIAudio_Mult_Hard=1.03
Difficulty_AIAudio_Mult_Expert=1.13

AI tactile acuity multiplier - how well AIs can feel.
Difficulty_AITactile_Mult_Easy=1.0
Difficulty_AITactile_Mult_Normal=1.0
Difficulty_AITactile_Mult_Hard=1.0
Difficulty_AITactile_Mult_Expert=1.0

AI hitpoints multiplier - all AI starting hitpoints will be scaled by this:
Difficulty_AIHitPoints_Mult_Easy=0.75
Difficulty_AIHitPoints_Mult_Normal=1.0
Difficulty_AIHitPoints_Mult_Hard=1.2
Difficulty_AIHitPoints_Mult_Expert=1.3

AI combat speed multiplier - all AI combat animations are scaled by this:
Difficulty_AICombatSpeed_Mult_Easy=1.0
Difficulty_AICombatSpeed_Mult_Normal=1.0
Difficulty_AICombatSpeed_Mult_Hard=1.1
Difficulty_AICombatSpeed_Mult_Expert=1.2

AI-to-player damage multiplier - all damage applied to the player by the AI is scaled by this:
Difficulty_AIToPlayerDamage_Mult_Easy=0.5
Difficulty_AIToPlayerDamage_Mult_Normal=1.0
Difficulty_AIToPlayerDamage_Mult_Hard=1.25
Difficulty_AIToPlayerDamage_Mult_Expert=1.5

Higher the number the harder the difficulty. Fine tune it to your liking.