Played Thief for years before discovering... - by Cigam
Samantha1 on 17/8/2021 at 20:25
There´s one thing I have only noticed a few months ago (and that after playing thief for over 20 years :cheeky:): That you can disarm a mine with your lockpick :laff:
Galaer on 17/8/2021 at 20:50
Quote Posted by Samantha1
There´s one thing I have only noticed a few months ago (and that after playing thief for over 20 years :cheeky:): That you can disarm a mine with your lockpick :laff:
Yes, but you can only do that in Thief 2. In Thief 1 it's impossible.
As for my latest discovery - I learned that frogbeasts explosion can douse torches.
CliffExcellent on 18/8/2021 at 00:27
Quote Posted by Galaer
Yes, but you can only do that in Thief 2. In Thief 1 it's impossible.
As for my latest discovery - I learned that frogbeasts explosion can douse torches.
I can't imagine that ever being useful, but good to know anyway I suppose
fortuni on 19/8/2021 at 17:46
Only noticed recently that you can't use your mechanical eye whilst your holding any arrows, but you can use it whilst holding a sword or blackjack. Anyone know why the difference? I'm guessing it has something to do with you need a free hand to focus your mechanical eye, but if you have drawn your quiver but are not actually firing an arrow surely your only holding the quiver in one hand and still have one hand free?
Galaer on 20/8/2021 at 19:27
Today I leanred that I can destroy burricks gas with broadhead arrow.
fortuni: I suspect the reason is that bow has it's own zoom.
ajay on 20/8/2021 at 19:45
Quote Posted by Galaer
Today I leanred that I can destroy burricks gas with broadhead arrow.
You mean you can make it dissappear, when you hit it?[emoji3]
vfig on 20/8/2021 at 20:04
it was only thanks to the noclip documentary that i realised all the electricity in thief 1 (at least) is extracted from captive (lightning?) elementals. the glowy balls on the top of the street lamps, and in the "collector" towers are elementals!
TIM STELLMACH:
"I mentioned Ken Levine's early concept docs, kind of almost steampunk kind of retro tech kind of concept where we didn't want to have a fantasy world that was just the same as every other fantasy world out there. So he was developing the idea of this kind of retro technology based on elemental forces. There were ideas that were only partially expressed in the final game about use of like caged elementals as power sources and whatnot." — (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZmcbShMFNY&t=30m48s) Thief & Looking Glass Studios - Noclip Greatest Hits, 0:30:48
mike the mute on 22/8/2021 at 21:30
Quote Posted by downwinder
... with the leaning forward bj
What? a leaning forward blow job? :joke:
mike the mute on 22/8/2021 at 21:44
Quote Posted by fortuni
Only noticed recently that you can't use your mechanical eye whilst your holding any arrows, ...
Because your eye automaticly zooms in if your bow is cocked for more than 10(?) seconds.
When I was new, I didn't know the key for zooming, so I used the arrows for getting a closer look.
mike the mute on 22/8/2021 at 21:55
Quote Posted by Hit Deity
Moving along on tile? or metal? and Garrett's clanking feet gotcha down? See above, then while crouching, press the move forward "W" key, but let it go after a short pause. Practice in an area with no guards around. Keep pressing W, and letting go, and W again, and letting go. You can soon learn the right press-pause-press-pause combination to move the fastest. You can almost get a decent walking speed going! Be Warned, however: there is a risk involved, and Garrett will occasionally do a little stutter-step and "clank" right when you least expect it.
This works best for me when I'm moving backwards ("S" key).
Took me 20 years to figure it out.