baeuchlein on 16/11/2022 at 20:52
I could not just run past the skulls on the outside. I was immediately in crossfire from six to eight skulls as soon as I reached the outskirts of their group. They blocked the only way I know towards the center of the area.
I wonder if the various problems with other AI's (such as a woman walking before a fireplace, but while hovering about one meter in the air - which she still did after being knocked out by me...) are somehow connected to the skulls acting completely difficult than the ones from the tales here. I have seen such odd AI behaviour since one or two years every now and then, so this might be a problem with either my installation (although I restored some kind of backup multiple times) or maybe some changes in NewDark.
skacky on 16/11/2022 at 21:51
The woman being stuck in mid-air is just the Dark Engine being the Dark Engine. Such issues will almost inevitably crop up as the complexity of the mission increases.
nicked on 16/11/2022 at 22:05
Yeah a few AI have a tendency to get stuck in the ceiling. Dark Engine be Dark Engine. There's nothing particularly unusual about the skulls' setup. They are basically just reskinned Fire Elementals. They do respawn continuously in the cavern, but there's a limit to the number that can be active at once; there's no danger of it significantly affecting performance. If a lot of them get alerted to your presence in the cavern, it will be pretty difficult. Stealth is of course the optimal strategy here.
baeuchlein on 16/11/2022 at 23:20
I had to flee the skulls, and thus ended up on the ramp by which one reaches the place. Six or more of the skulls circled the T-intersection between me and the building in the center, so stealth was not an option anymore. I had to pass right through them.
Well, I'm done with this anyway.
Marbrien on 17/11/2022 at 13:30
Has anyone found a use for the Zawa skull? It's revealed by secret #2 in post #44. It clicks when you use lockpicks on it, but I haven't found anything else that it interacts with.
nicked on 17/11/2022 at 13:39
It's just an easter egg. No functionality.
Kin on 17/11/2022 at 18:32
It is true that this mission gets better and better as you play. It is a work of art. Congratulations.
Gloria Creep on 17/11/2022 at 19:10
Is there another download option somewhere. I can't download it from the first option. I tried several times, everytime I get an error :erg:
:angel:
MrMunkeepants on 17/11/2022 at 21:24
Quote Posted by Soldi
I immediately lit 4 candles on the altar. Then, using a rope arrow, I got into the lower hall. Then I activated the sword in the column. The red road was formed. What to do next is unclear.Quote Posted by nicked
Ohhh right - yeah that's just to
create a bridge so you can get off that platform as otherwise you could be stuck there. maybe I missed something, but is there a reason to go in there at all?
this mission was a ton of fun, I'm a big fan of
inverted architecture and floating islands, so this scratched one particular itch for me; I need to go back and explore, since it sounds like a lot of things happen after the main objectives are completed! (and I have a bunch of secrets to find:sweat:)
Ravenus1 on 17/11/2022 at 21:37
nicked, this was absolutely fantastic.
I obviously missed a little loot and one secret on expert. I think most of which was because I was spooked out in the "crystal area' lol
You packed everything I love about Thief into this one, and don't think any can argue its one of the best.
How I managed to finish without knockouts or kills and no hints :)
Thanks for 4hrs of fun.