When Nightdive took on Thief Remastered, they weren't just thinking about the base game. Fan mission compatibility was treated as a genuine priority from early on, and the studio was pretty upfront about which mod was the elephant in the room: The Black Parade. For anyone who doesn't know, The Black Parade is a massive, years-in-the-making fan campaign that's basically regarded as one of the best things to ever happen to the Thief series, full stop. If the remaster couldn't run it, a huge chunk of the dedicated community would have real reason to stick with their old installs.
The fact that Nightdive built their remaster with this kind of community output in mind says a lot about how they approach preservation work. This isn't a studio slapping a resolution bump on an old executable and calling it done. Getting a sprawling, complex fan mission like The Black Parade functional on modernized tech takes real effort, and choosing to treat that as a priority rather than an afterthought is exactly what the Thief faithful needed to hear. If you've been sitting on The Black Parade waiting for a good moment to finally play it, a polished remaster with proper compatibility support sounds like a pretty solid excuse.
Alex
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