<Username> on 24/3/2019 at 07:31
Had to consult the (
http://thiefmissions.com/walkthroughs/curse.html) walkthrough on thiefmissions.com several times to finish Curse of the Ancients. I too got stuck in Ramises tomb: I do not think the scroll the player can optionally pick up earlier hints at
chucking the golden skulls into the lava pool. In the Tomb of Ailmar, I accidentally
shot a water arrow instead of a holy water arrow when I tried to deactivate the force field protecting the talisman and then wondered why nothing happened. In the Tomb of Tugay, I missed the
secret switch up on the platform even though I mantled up there at some point and was standing directly in front of it. I did not see it in the darkness.
Finished on Normal in 1 hour and 27 minutes. The real playtime with reloads was over 2 hours. I got
2889 of
3044 total loot. Since I felt exhausted near the end, I did not explore as thoroughly as I could have. Usually, I do not enjoy tomb raiding missions that much. The mission was alright: some good puzzles, well-written journals and a pretty creepy atmosphere in the abandoned city district. The rooms are not too detailed and the locations would have benefited from being less symmetrical. On the other hand, the simple layout helped focusing on the puzzles. The new skins on the undead look very creepy: well done. I also noticed a couple of custom banners, some of which looked good, some of which were very pixelated. A ladder in the room with the magic barrier is mounted to the wall backwards.
maga on 29/3/2019 at 11:42
Where do I find this fm????
maga on 29/3/2019 at 11:47
Thank you! I was looking for a T2 fm :D
Samantha1 on 28/3/2022 at 19:55
Even though this is an undead mission, I really love this one! :D But... I went into the tombs before getting holy water (which I assume I can get in the church), so I have no way of getting the last talisman which means the barrier won´t disappear and I´m trapped in there. So... guess I´ll have to start all over again:tsktsk:
baeuchlein on 28/3/2022 at 20:29
Quote Posted by Samantha1
I went into the tombs before getting holy water (which I assume I can get in the church), so I have no way of getting the last talisman which means the barrier won´t disappear and I´m trapped in there. So... guess I´ll have to start all over again:tsktsk:
An ancient walkthrough made by Nightwalker and Freddy Fox, found deep in the folders of my external hard disk,
confirms everything you wrote.:erg:
Samantha1 on 29/3/2022 at 19:47
No worries. I played through it a 2. time and this time got the holy water arrows from the church beforehand ;)
Very cool misison, especially since it was made 22 years ago! :D
Must also be one of the first (if not THE first) mission/s that includes the "do sth. for me and I´ll give you sth. as a reward" principle. So cool! :cool:
MrMunkeepants on 11/4/2022 at 06:04
I'm finally playing this for the first time!
In the church there is a diary that mentions a supply cache in the library; I think I can see where it is hidden (based on the stone textures) but can't figure out how to open it
Samantha1 on 11/4/2022 at 15:04
You have to rope arrow up in the main room of the church. If I remember correct There is a locked room up there on which you can use the church key and there you can find the holy water arrows.
MrMunkeepants on 12/4/2022 at 03:53
yes Samantha, that is on the other side of the upper floor. the diary mentions supplies in the library guarded by a ghost, but I didn't see a solution in any of the threads for this mission and thought I would ask