klatremus on 3/1/2021 at 07:11
I'll do that. A few more questions:
1. In the lava cave there is one button that opens the fire elemental panel (which I managed to kill btw), a second button opens the gate to the lower level, but then there is a third button. It's right behind the gate that opens, sort on the backside of the floor. You can see it if you look back towards the gate while on the ladder. I clicked it, but couldn't find anything special. Is it a dud?
2. I think I managed to kill/remove the statue that held the spellbook by putting out the brazier in the next (secret) chamber. Was that right? It just seemed weird to me...
Oh and I also got the bug Galaer talked about. A guard in Morsult manor just kept walking in place in the central foyer. When he spotted me he ran over to the other side of the foyer and just kept running into the wall. Something up with that guy.
Aged Raver on 3/1/2021 at 08:13
Thank you Schlock (for earlier post). I did progress further and then while being killed by a crayman (or is it a craybeast) I frantically hit Save instead of Load, having made no Hard Saves. DOH! Will start again, hopefully wiser. :D
Schlock on 3/1/2021 at 08:24
@klatremus:
1. That button is a dud. Technically, it opens the same door the button behind the flame opens, but you can't reach it before you open the door so it is useless. You used to be able to get into the lava room through the fire pit with the fire arrows which is why that button is there, but I forgot to remove it when that route was blocked off.
2. That's right. Also note that it's possible for the statue's spells to extinguish fire. If you stand near the flame it's possible for an attack from the statue to extinguish it, in which case the statue gets rid of itself.
About the guard patrol: this is what happens when you only start testing your mission the day before release. There are also issues with the thief in the factory and the spider in the mines. Needless to say I'll have some things to fix with a v1.1 release after the contest.
Kerrle on 3/1/2021 at 08:53
This was the first contest mission I tried, and wow, it just completely nails the atmosphere I want from Thief Gold!
Really nice job with the overall ambiance and design. I still have a way to go, exploring the underground, but I've been loving it so far.
Kerrle on 3/1/2021 at 10:09
Okay, yeah. Managed to finish that one without needing any assistance, and the ambiance and architecture was great throughout.
An excellent mission, and now I've got a high point to measure the other contest entries against.
Congratulations to Schlock (and Squadfroinx?) on a job well done.
radogoal on 3/1/2021 at 11:07
i'm down in the mine . i found some fire arrows and i dead burick and then i wenit above brigde to a door with a blue veil. there i stuck. i need a rope area but haven't got one.
Aged Raver on 3/1/2021 at 13:35
On second time through I finished on Normal at just under 2000 loot. As often happens, I didn't find things I found first time round :D I'm sure I found a sword last time, not the one with the jewel on top that you can take but a usable sword. Still, this time I only used one fire arrow on one of the 4 patrolling haunts and managed to blackjack the others (admittedly many times but luckily they obligingly stood there).
Correction: I did have the sword. I just didn't know I had it! :o By the way I didn't work out how to get into that area upstairs in the house (above the East Gate) where the flies are buzzing. They seemed to disappear after a fire arrow but kept buzzing. I'd already used the explosive device elsewhere otherwise I wondered if it could have been used on the bit of the stone wall that's filled with house bricks to get into that area.
Thank you again Schlock. Very nice mission! :thumb:
Owl2 on 3/1/2021 at 13:38
Pretty good mission i liked the design and how it looks.
The shadows in the canals and the design of those was superior!
Also i loved the attic heavily. I would give it a very good score.
pwl on 3/1/2021 at 18:00
Schlock: You have indeed made a great TG mission :eek: I loved exploring this one, and like I said in contest thread all of these entries are so good. It is going to be hard to pick just one winner!!
Thank you!
pwl
klatremus on 3/1/2021 at 19:42
Found the last piece of loot! Fortuni nudged me in the right direction. What was embarrassing is that is was a big piece, and in plain sight. Typical.
It was a gold vase in the room with the dancing statue heads in the haunted manor.
