Announcing Thief 2: The Metal Age 20th Anniversary Contest - Mar 23-27, 2020 - by Yandros
Yandros on 24/3/2020 at 01:28
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March 23, 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Thief 2: The Metal Age’s release. Garrett's epic quest to stop a madman bent on destroying all living things in The City began on this day two decades ago.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of this masterful sequel, (
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149648) a contest was held here on TTLG where Fan Mission builders had one year to build one or more missions in the style of the original game and using mostly stock assets. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the original deadline was relaxed by a few days to give those struggling to meet it a little extra time. We have 8 stellar missions being released today, with several more expected in the next four days (likely 3 more, barring any surprise entries).
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Brethren graciously offered to host all the missions in one page, which you can access here:
(www.southquarter.com/tma20ac/)He has also posted a mirror on Google Drive, here:
(https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1V_gYVjIouXkzyGNNgHk6pbQwMV2p73XP)You can find the individual mission threads below. Please keep all comments in this thread about the contest at a higher level, and post mission-specific questions and comments in the mission threads.
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150414) The Builder's Paradise by Children of Endeavour
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150415) Feast of Pilgrims by Random_Taffer & marbleman
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150416) Fierce Competition by Jayrude
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150417) Into The Odd by Croissantine & Die Fugger
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150434) My Favorite Year by Morendrum
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150421) The Pursuance of an Inscrutable Reciprocity by GORT
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150438) Show Off by Grandmauden
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150420) Ten Little Taffers by Balboa
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150437) Time For Change by Lord Taffer
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150418) Troubling Transitions by Psych0sis
(https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150419) Where the Unknown Lurks by Skejven
Before playing these missions, please take the following into account:
* If you are using Darkloader,
please update to NewDarkloader, AngelLoader or FMSel. Darkloader is outdated, unsupported and doesn’t work correctly with some NewDark missions.
*
Remember that ALL these missions are for THIEF 2. As such, do not load them with Thief 1/GOLD!* It is
REQUIRED that you update to (
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149669) T2Fix 1.27b or later. Some of the missions REQUIRE the latest versions of NewDark to function properly.
* Several of these missions push the limits of even NewDark. Please check under
Options > Audio and set your
Audio Channels to the max of 48, and enable
Hardware Acceleration, if you encounter audio problems with a mission.
* It is
highly recommended you disable all the optional features offered by T2Fix.
* It is
highly recommended you do not use the Enhancement Pack and/or any HD texture packs either.
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Seeing as this is a contest, you taffers get to vote for your favorite mission.
The voting period starts on Saturday, Mar 28 and will last until June 28, 2020. Mission voting is presented as 3 categories worth 10 points each — Atmosphere, Gameplay and Story - or a general score of 30 without categories. Voters can choose either system to score missions. Be advised that judges may deduct up to 5 points per submission if contest rules were broken.
You can now vote here: (https://www.ttlg.com/polls/T2Anniversary) https://www.ttlg.com/polls/T2AnniversaryYou can view the original thread announcing the contest one year ago (
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149648) HERE.
In most cases, the anonymous authors’ identities will be unveiled after the voting period ends and voters’ comments will be posted for every mission. The author whose mission received the best score shall obtain the prestigious title of
Master Builder 2020 and everyone shall bow down to them (unless you’re a Pagan, in which case you may throw rotten apples at them).
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Yandros would personally like to thank skacky for helping him out with the organization, Brethren for hosting all the missions on South Quarter as well as Al_B for the voting forms. Yandros and skacky would also like to express their gratitude to everyone who made a mission for this contest, whether they managed to finish in time or not. You are the reason why Thief lives on despite being 20+ years old!
Yandros on 24/3/2020 at 12:21
Important: GORT's mission will not be available on the download pages for an hour or two. Play one of the others first instead. First person who comments about it because they didn't read this post gets a flogging!
GORT's mission is now available.
HavvicGames on 24/3/2020 at 12:29
Good luck to the authors and have fun everyone :)
Meowdori on 24/3/2020 at 14:47
Yay, the time has finally come!
SuaveSteve on 24/3/2020 at 15:03
WOOOOOOOOOOO:cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky:
klatremus on 24/3/2020 at 15:12
Here we go!! :)
Edit: Troubling Transitions is not on Google Drive
fortuni on 24/3/2020 at 15:33
Congratulation to all the authors on their releases. :thumb:
Now for some serious fun!
Renault on 24/3/2020 at 16:00
Quote Posted by klatremus
Edit: Troubling Transitions is not on Google Drive
Fixed that, should be good now.
Twist on 24/3/2020 at 16:11
Let me offer a huge thank you to all mission authors and to the contest organizers!
I'm not sure how to fully express it, but I really appreciate all the time and effort each of you have put into this whole endeavor.
I really needed something like this right now. Thank you.
griswold on 24/3/2020 at 16:12
Oh boy,oh boy,oh boy....can't wait.
Stay save everyone