Stealing Time #4 - UI Customization/Gameplay...3-Stage Lightgem...Perma-Shroud/Hands

demagogue on 9/12/2013 at 07:34

Games with checkpoint saves are designed with it in mind (more modularly), which is still around even if you can switch to manual. I don't think it's the biggest difference and there are bigger fish to worry about, but I could see people not liking it, if I understand the point right.

Chade on 9/12/2013 at 10:35

I don't think that's accurate. Was Skyrim designed with auto-save in mind? I'm sure there are other examples out there. Designing an automatic save in an open world seems like a trivial problem to me. But I'm no game programmer, so perhaps I'm missing something?

SLIEZER on 9/12/2013 at 15:07

This is an awesome update, the options are a BIG plus, but there's still too much negative design decisions in the game to drown it.

Brother Inquisitor on 10/12/2013 at 00:46

Quote Posted by Chade

Here's what EM wrote: Chapter Save Only: manual saves and checkpoint auto-saves are disabled.

No, man, here's what EM wrote: Classic Thief Mods

So, here's what that DOES convey: Not being able to manually save is part of the classic Thief experience. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm the kind of person who appreciates some good old-fashioned manual gamesaving. I enjoy the ability to save after creating some wooden crate staircase, mantling on top of a piece of hitherto unexplored level architecture, or even doing something relevant such as completing a mission objective. It may be a teeny-weeny thing, but that's the real, real truth.

Now, if they had filed this Chapter Save Only-setting with the Legendary/Ultimate Thief mods, I probably wouldn't even have bothered to complain about it (even though demagogue's point about autosaves influencing gameplay and level layouts rings all too true). Which brings me to...

Quote Posted by NuEffect

I didn't think anyone, even on this board, would whine about something so trivial.

Yeah, that's why I would've been perfectly happy with my one off-handed comment. Funnily enough, if you had bothered read my original post past its first sentence, you might notice that I actually offered some praise for the amount of customisation available. Having that rewarded by one of NuThiaf's most vocal defenders insulting me for no real reason didn't help boost my exitement about the game any.

Chade on 10/12/2013 at 03:05

Ok, so you're objecting to the lowest tranche of mods being named "classic". I ... I have no idea what to say to that.

GodzillaX8 on 11/12/2013 at 01:38

Quote Posted by Chade

Ok, so you're objecting to the lowest tranche of mods being named "classic". I ... I have no idea what to say to that.

I have an idea.

Try saying this: :rolleyes:

SubJeff on 11/12/2013 at 11:22

Quote Posted by Brother Inquisitor

Having that rewarded by one of NuThiaf's most vocal defenders insulting me for no real reason didn't help boost my exitement about the game any.

a. I'm surprised that I have such power over your levels of excitement about a game that has nothing to do with me.

b. I'm not a defender of NuThief bro. Look at my posting history.