nicked on 6/2/2017 at 15:30
Behind Closed DoorsMy new Thief 2 mission, Behind Closed Doors, is ready! Enjoy, and please use this thread for comments, questions and discussion. :)
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"Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops."
- Luke 12:3The district of Highmarket has always seemed like a good place for a man like me to fill his purse - lots of rich people with sordid secrets. I've never had a good enough reason to risk it before, but last night, I overheard a conversation while drinking in my local inn - it seems the Hammerites have been boasting about the discovery of the Urn of St Tannis, a valuable ancient artifact, during the excavation of a ruined abbey outside the City. It's currently being displayed in the Church of the Builder's Grace, and should make a lucrative target.
I went to visit my fence, Grim, to ask him whether he could deal with such a prize, but the man was preoccupied with terror - it seems the infamous prosecutor, Lurinz Gastrule, is building a case against him. Gastrule is one of those dangerous hypocrites, always making shady deals with contacts in the underworld, then turning against them whenever it suits him to line his own pockets. Grim is a reliable fence, so if I want him to take the Urn, I'll need to see if I can interrupt Gastrule's plans.
As if that wasn't already reason enough to visit Highmarket, I've also got word that the fabled Codex of Alavash has turned up in the district. The Keepers have been after it for years. If I'm to track it down, I'll need information, so I've arranged to meet an old contact of mine, a jittery, nervous small-time thief by the name of Letchie, to find out more.
This won't be an easy night. I spent a couple of days preparing and buying equipment, only to find out that the Watch have established a curfew due to a couple of murders and a rash of mysterious disappearances in the district. It means I'll have to sneak into Highmarket before sundown - not ideal, but I've dealt with worse conditions.
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Screenshots: (
https://nickdablin.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/thief-level-work-in-progress/) https://nickdablin.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/thief-level-work-in-progress/
Trailer:[video=youtube;4BQeypEWgQI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BQeypEWgQI[/video]
DOWNLOAD (v1.0):Google Drive: (
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UhLOkH7SZTdkFrQlZxQU1qd3c/view?usp=sharing) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UhLOkH7SZTdkFrQlZxQU1qd3c/view?usp=sharing
Thiefmissions: (
http://thiefmissions.com/m/BehindClosedDoors) http://thiefmissions.com/m/BehindClosedDoors
(
http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/2017/BehindClosedDoors_v1_6Feb17.zip) Southquarter
Taffer's Paradise: (
http://www.taffersparadise.co.uk/thief2mission/BehindClosedDoors_v1_6Feb17.zip) http://www.taffersparadise.co.uk/thief2mission/BehindClosedDoors_v1_6Feb17.zip
Mirrors welcome!
Loot List (thanks smithpd): (
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UhLOkH7SZTeTNYOC1SbVRLN28/view?usp=sharing) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UhLOkH7SZTeTNYOC1SbVRLN28/view?usp=sharing
Let's Play video series by FenPhoenix: (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30WBl-_TGw) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30WBl-_TGw
Known issues:- Unknown to me before releasing the mission, there is an issue with the script TrapTimedRelay and certain versions of Thief 2. See here for more details: (
http://dromed.whoopdedo.org/dromed/traptimedrelayprob) This appears to be affecting GoG copies of the game too. If you find certain puzzles are broken (specifically:
making a key using a mould), you may need to try a different gen.osm (one of the base T2 script files). Try this one (always back up your own first): (
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UhLOkH7SZTLUZvVXZzYzdLU28/view?usp=sharing) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_UhLOkH7SZTLUZvVXZzYzdLU28/view?usp=sharing.
- A key and a key-like object are accidentally sharing the same values, meaning you can unlock one with the other. It's possible to break the mission if you do this, so if you use a key somewhere that seems incorrect, you may have to reload.
Tannar on 6/2/2017 at 15:32
Let me be the first to say,
YAY! \o/
Congrats, Nick! I've really been looking forward to this.
InfinituS on 6/2/2017 at 15:34
Awwwwww yeah. It's on :D
marbleman on 6/2/2017 at 15:35
Congrats on the release, Nick!
It was an honor and a blast testing it for you.
This is an amazing and very unique mission with so much stuff to do! The trailer doesn't lie: the city IS your playground ;)
A.J on 6/2/2017 at 15:51
Congratulations on the release, Nicked!
You people are going to LOVE this mission. Don't take my word for it. Play the damn thing :D
pukey brunster on 6/2/2017 at 16:00
Been looking forward to this one - I'm a big fan of your FM's :D Congrats on the release Nicked, and thank you for making this Monday morning a lot brighter!
nbohr1more on 6/2/2017 at 16:05
CONGRATS!
(Very anticipated!)
Yandros on 6/2/2017 at 16:19
Congrats, Nick! This looks and sounds fabulous, looking forward to playing it!
Random_Taffer on 6/2/2017 at 16:22
Congratulations, sir. I'll be playing it soon.