Nightdive adds optional weapon wheel and UI tweaks to Thief remaster
Nightdive says it won't change Thief's core feel but is adding quality-of-life UI improvements — including a weapon wheel to speed item selection.
In a video about remastering Thief: The Dark Project, Nightdive producer Daniel Grayshon reminisced about old keybinds — water arrows on 4, blackjack on 2, rope arrows on 8 and flash bombs on F6 — and acknowledged the controls needed work. "As with a lot of Nightdive games in the past we're not looking to change the core experience of the game," Grayshon says, a point studio head Stephen Kick echoes. The first planned change is a weapon wheel to replace slow item cycling. "I think that will make a great deal of difference when it comes to playing the game," Grayshon says, noting it will let players quickly pick the right tool in tight situations instead of cycling through their pockets.
