<Username> on 26/9/2020 at 19:04
A kind soul pointed me to a DML-fixed version of Dread Complex on (
https://download.darkfate.org/fan-missions/thief2/dread_complex/dreadcomplex1.zip) Dark Fate. I won't list the creator's name because I don't know if they want to be associated with this. Now I was able to finish the mission: Normal difficulty, 6 minutes.
Changes in the fixed version:
* The objective is displayed.
* The sword and the lockpicks are in the inventory.
* Free-floating duplicate lockpicks have been removed.
* Doorways now only have one door, not two overlapping doors.
* The empty room room with only two walls cannot be accessed anymore.
* Saving and loading works.
* The scepter is now where it belongs,
in the lockbox.
The empty room with only two walls is longer accessible since the door leading to it is now unfrobbable. I consider this room part of the complete Dread Complex experience. Similarly, the dreaded "double doors" are what makes the mission memorable. I would also keep those. Maybe this can be fixed in an update to the DML.
Psych0sis on 28/9/2020 at 08:08
No one wants to fix this.
Aemanyl on 28/9/2020 at 10:37
Deceptive Sceptre FM is more entertaining than this. Check it out, guys. Am I right, Psych0sis? :P
<Username> on 3/10/2020 at 07:14
The following DML fixes only the most basic issues, allowing players to complete Dread Complex while experiencing all the quirks of the mission:
* The objective is displayed.
* Saving and loading works.
* The scepter is now where it belongs,
in the lockbox.
Put a file with the name
miss20.mis.dml and with the following lines in the directory of the mission:
Code:
DML1
//T2 FM: Dread Complex 1: The Chaos Begins by master_thief_garret / Fixed objective, saving, and location of scepter
TagBlock "DARKMISS"
{
"Mission Number" 20
"Mission Pathname" miss20
}
//toolbox / scepter
-ObjProp 19 "DiffPermit"
+ObjProp 19 "NoDrop"
{
"" true
}
+Link 4 19 "Contains"
{
"" Generic Contents}
