Announcing Thief: The Dark Project 20th Anniversary Contest - Nov 30, 2018 - by Yandros
Aemanyl on 19/2/2019 at 21:39
My scores (I didn't play/finished the rest of missions):
Lost Among The Forsaken - 28 / 30
Catacombs of Knoss - 28 / 30
The Sound of a Burrick in a Room - 28 / 30
Darkness Walk With Us! - 27 / 30
Rose Garden - 27 / 30
An Enigmatic Treasure with a Recondite Discovery - 26 / 30
The Scarlet Cascabel - 25 / 30
In & Out - 25 / 30
Downtowne Funk - 24 / 30
The Tomb of Saint Tennor - 23 / 30
Madness Of Wolfgang Handspiegel - 22 / 30
Order of the Dew - 21 / 30
Shadow Play - 21 / 30
The Hunt, Part 1: Search - 20 / 30
The Lost City of Gazing Glass - 20 / 30
Ultimate Burglary - 19 / 30
Dewinder Manor - 13 / 30
Mother Redcap's Last Request - 12 / 30
deadcast on 21/2/2019 at 00:08
So amazing to get a new batch of maps! I just finished Lost Among the Forsaken and really enjoyed myself. Great lore! Excited to try another! :0)
Varen on 21/2/2019 at 11:15
Lost in translation to be honest :laff: I don't know what means Cascabel, I only found this definition "a small red chilli pepper of a mild-flavoured variety."
Quote Posted by Twist
If your favorite so far has been Lost Among the Forsaken, you should give The Whistling of Gears a shot. Different setting, but similary evocative and richly atmospheric, with simillar connectivity for exploration.
If you like Melan-style (or Skacky-style) missions but found Rose Garden "not friendly" -- to borrow your language for it -- you should really try The Sound of A Burrick In A Room. If you're loading missions and judging them by their initial appearance, make sure you explore a little bit beyond the opening of The Sound of A Burrick In A Room, which is deliberately old school in its opening before it opens up (it nods to the OM Thieves Guild just at the beginning).
I explore as much as possible before judging and yes I did play both. The sound of a burrick is easier to navigate and figure out what you need to do than Rose Garden imo. Some writings made me smile (the notes of the captain) and I liked the moment when
you crack the safe. Nothing unforgettable apart from that, it's a good map but I do not think I'll play it again one day. Btw Rose Garden have so many readables written in a slang language, with figures of speach, that sometimes lost me (Melan seems to be a good writter).
Concerning The Whistling of Gears I'm still in the second part of the mission that looks like
a hidden object game :erg: and I have to admit that I laughed when you
found the creepy naked guy in the wardrobe.
There is so much FM, sometimes I wonder if a whole life is enough to finish everything. That's why for several years now I start to check them out and keep the ones I love most in a folder to play it again later.
Lord Taffer on 26/2/2019 at 13:31
So far I´ve played seven missions and Catacombs of Knoss has been the best mission in my opinion. Just amazing journey and there so much different areas with great atmosphere and details!!
Also The Tomb of Saint Tennor is a great mission! I Have to play it again and try to find all the loot.
The Whistling of Gears and In & Out - both have a good story and great atmosphere too!
I have to try to finish a couple more FMs before March 1st.
Yandros on 27/2/2019 at 21:34
Just a reminder that you have only a little over 24 hours left to vote! The poll will close at midnight GMT on Mar 1.
I hope to post the results sometime on Friday, but it will depend on when I get the final data from Al and how busy my day is, so please don't count on having the results posted by any particular time. The initial results will include average scores for every mission in descending order, as well as the author's name, including cases where it was released anonymously and we've received permission to reveal their identity.
DirkBogan on 27/2/2019 at 21:36
Thanks again to everyone for your time and effort!
Twist on 27/2/2019 at 23:00
Yes, huge thanks to everyone!
It's almost been stressful scoring these missions. I've spent the last couple of weeks replaying missions and tweaking my scores. So many great missions of completely different styles and flavors!
The Mike on 28/2/2019 at 00:44
Just BARELY made it! Finished the last mission this morning and posted my votes just now. WHEW. I'll just echo everyone else: this contest was amazing, and every author should be proud.
Tannar on 28/2/2019 at 19:25
Just to be clear for everyone not familiar with GMT, are you saying that the deadline is 4:00 PM Pacific Time today, Feb 28?
Yandros on 28/2/2019 at 19:28
Yes, it will be 7:00PM EST and 4:00PM PST today for folks in the states. Which is in 4.5 hours.