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Thief fan missions and campaigns
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Bro, I played missions so rough I could grate cheese with them. They're fine.
Riskbreaker
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If ya want a criticism so much, then here ya go: placement of keys in first Rocksbourg made me quit not one, but two subsequent playthroughs until I finally decided to watch a YT let's play!
(I still liked the mission, loved how atmospheric it was and how environments felt almost stiffing at times, even tho said LP ruined certain surprise towards the end)
(I still liked the mission, loved how atmospheric it was and how environments felt almost stiffing at times, even tho said LP ruined certain surprise towards the end)
Yeah, the key placement was, to be frank, shit. But I like to put FMs into perspective, and there have been some that were much worse about this, so eh... 
First two Rocksbourgs deserve a good 7/10 for me despite their problems. Played much better missions, but also played much worse (that were still enjoyable).
My first FM is probably going to suck too.
First two Rocksbourgs deserve a good 7/10 for me despite their problems. Played much better missions, but also played much worse (that were still enjoyable).
My first FM is probably going to suck too.
tannisroot
Barely Literate
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Long time ttlg-er here. Thanks for all the laughs! The honest appraisals are great and contrary to one poster's suggestion that this is a hater thread, clearly the criticism here is written with an impassioned love for Thief and a desire to identify the best the game can offer.
It's threads like this that inject new blood into a stagnating community and revitalize interest in a 15+ year old game. I downloaded a slew of FMs thanks to Unkillable Cat's recommendations.
Looking forward to reading the future contributions to this thread!
It's threads like this that inject new blood into a stagnating community and revitalize interest in a 15+ year old game. I downloaded a slew of FMs thanks to Unkillable Cat's recommendations.
Looking forward to reading the future contributions to this thread!
Dev_Anj
Learned
Going to give everyone the good news. Skacky plans to release his two mission campaign this Wednesday and having beta tested both, I can confidently say they're both great taffing experiences, especially the second mission.
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145577&page=4&p=2297056&viewfull=1#post2297056 .
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145577&page=4&p=2297056&viewfull=1#post2297056 .
is it for T2 or for TG?Dev_Anj
Learned
It is for Thief Gold, like most of Skacky's work.
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*clears schedule*
Dev_Anj
Learned
And it's out. Enjoy! http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145777
5 minutes in, first door I could lockpick, already found a semi-secret dungeon in there. Creepy place. And I have to use a rope arrow in there.
10/10 typical skacky mission
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10/10 typical skacky mission
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I expected something to happen in there, but nothing did. That place was unnerving. Great job in the atmosphere department. I took the sword mentioned in one of the readables in the shop, and I thought something would happen... nothing happened. What's up with the frobbable skull at the beginning of the hallway where the sword is kept? Frobbed it, didn't do anything. skacky?
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Ah, so that's why nothing happened.
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Two questions:
The burgomeister's place, one of the steps in his stairwell uses a different texture than the others. Intentional?
Did you tamper with the AI? THEY CAN SEE ME IN THE DARK.
The burgomeister's place, one of the steps in his stairwell uses a different texture than the others. Intentional?
Did you tamper with the AI? THEY CAN SEE ME IN THE DARK.
1. No, that's not intentional. I have no idea why this one has a different texture. Not gonna bother reuploading the FM for that though.
2. Which ones? Some of them have slightly better vision than average but they shouldn't see you in the dark, especially if you are fully darkened. If by that you mean they see you when they bump into you, it means the shadow you're in isn't deep enough.
2. Which ones? Some of them have slightly better vision than average but they shouldn't see you in the dark, especially if you are fully darkened. If by that you mean they see you when they bump into you, it means the shadow you're in isn't deep enough.
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I'm loving the exploration in this one, a lot of verticality again. Another question about a place that confuses me:
What is it with that weird room with three levers that trigger traps? I found the switch behind an archery target in the room before it, but that didn't affect the traps. There's also one of these camera-things on the roof there, but it doesn't seem to do anything as it's too far up to see me. It's between the places where the diamond and the magic chalice objectives can be found.
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Well, the archer by the fire near the start is a good example. He could see me in the darkness of the starting position, as well as on top of the generator by the clocktower, even when I was crouching and squeezed up against the corner. Both instances had the viewgem as fully darkened.
Then there's the guard in the manor that is entered by leapfrogging on the windowsills to get through an open window...he could see me in the dark as he walked by, even when I was standing on a chair. Finally the burgomeister himself, coming to investigate why someone had opened "the third door", walked right into the dining room, took aim and blasted me with a fireball while I was standing fully darkened on top of the table.
Keep in mind that the problem could be on my end - there was at least one install of TG where the AI was super-sensitive that I may not have cleaned out completely, I've probably installed over it but never removed it.
BTW, love the guy who's picking the lock and gives you that "Do you mind?" look as he cranes his neck back at an impossible angle.
Feuillade Industries! Ha!
And that view up at the Cardinal's - sold. I am sold on this product/service. Now please don't bother me for a few nights.
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