szabikka on 25/3/2023 at 10:47
I can not fathom how deeply happy I am that this mission came to be. I don't know if it's Angder's first mission or not, but it is extremely joyful to play, he sure knows his way around dromEd. There are so many routes and you can try so many playstyles that I wouldn't even try to describe. I really liked that the keys has more than one copy and even the "bash the doors with sword" thing worked. The spider lair was a bit too dark, but since it's not mandatory to enter, it's not too big of a concern.
Still, I have a problem: I can't find the Book of the First Lich, if anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd be very grateful!
vfig on 25/3/2023 at 11:10
Quote Posted by szabikka
Still, I have a problem:
I can't find the Book of the First Lich, if anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd be very grateful!it is in an
unpickable locked room in the basement.
for more spoilery details: you will either need to find
one of the two vampire keys, or find an alternate way in:
from the sewers.
szabikka on 25/3/2023 at 14:02
Quote Posted by vfig
it is in an
unpickable locked room in the basement.
for more spoilery details: you will either need to find
one of the two vampire keys, or find an alternate way in:
from the sewers.
Thank you vfig! I've been in the basement, but my search must have been vague.
Little_Dragon on 25/3/2023 at 14:38
Just out of curiosity, what was the deal with the "anchor"?
[spoiler]Does it hold the library in place? If disabled, would the entire building go spinning off into another dimension or something?[/spoiler]
Angder on 25/3/2023 at 15:28
Quote Posted by Little_Dragon
Just out of curiosity, what was the deal with
the "anchor"?[spoiler]Does it hold the library in place? If disabled, would the entire building go spinning off into another dimension or something?[/spoiler]
So it was never explicitly stated but:
The Anchor was what kept the forcefield up on the library. As long as the anchor was active, the doors were sealed.
When the wave hit, the damaged portion of the anchor fell out of alignment, and that's when the craymen, and later you, entered the library.zajazd on 25/3/2023 at 17:47
Finished on Normal, great mission, but I missed stuff on the first floor and that led to annoying backtracking/key hunt.
mxleader on 26/3/2023 at 20:54
Finished on expert: 1:42:24 with 3185 out of 4050 in loot. The optional area was fun but I have no idea if I discovered everything because it was so dark even with flares. There was one item I didn't find until the very end that would have been useful nearer the beginning but at least I was able to go back and explore more before ending the mission. Awesome mission though!
HauntHunter on 27/3/2023 at 03:02
That was a fun mission. Had a great time exploring every little corner and finding things almost everywhere!! Many thanks for this one!!
Wormrat on 27/3/2023 at 03:23
I enjoyed this mission very much. Good atmosphere and good challenges. My favorite thing was the different keys and how they open up different routes. I played through once on Normal as a smash-and-grab and then again on Expert trying a different path. I finished with 3435 loot.
Thinking Robot on 29/3/2023 at 18:11
Thanks for release. I enjoyed this medium-sized mission pretty much, it felt like straigth out of one classic Thief Gold missions.
I missed around 1.000 in loot, so I will have to take a closer look. Overall difficulty was fair, no hard riddles or quests of any kind, the difficulty lies within avoiding the AI, especially the Craybeasts in the library. Just as it should be.
The library itself was full of undead, but holy water was extremely scarce.
Edit: Seems like I missed the entire spider cave section behind the metal door in the severs.
Now I finished with 3790 / 4050 in loot and I am much more satifsfied.
A nice way to obtain the Vampire Key early, so I would recommend to check it out. Bring some flares with you.
