hinndog on 5/3/2021 at 03:00
Hi Christine!
I just made my first ever post on the Night Falcon new version thread that Soul Tear recently made.
I wanted to say a special thank you to you...
Raven Creek was the mission that got me into Thief!
I had heard that the Thief series was the best there was for stealth, but every OM video I saw just looked a little too old. I guess I'm a sucker for graphics :-)
But early one morning before work back in December, I went to youtube to give Thief one more chance lol.
It was still dark outside, I only had the light of my monitor. Also happened (fortunately) to be wearing headphones.
I stumbled onto a Raven Creek video by Dahenjo.
And I got sucked in. Like, it clicked. I finally got it.
Couldn't believe how immersive it felt. How gorgeous the artistic details were. How big a part sound played. How cozy it all felt.
I've only ever played fan missions -- never the original games lol. I'm sure people will think that's silly, but oh well. Maybe one day I'll get around to playing them.
Anyhow, just wanted to thank you for luring me into the world of Thief fan missions :-) Yours are some of the very best.
Acolyte6 on 6/3/2021 at 14:39
Glad you like them. Now you got over (I stopped counting at) 800+ more to go. Good Luck :)
Acolyte6 on 6/3/2021 at 15:37
Quote Posted by Aged Raver
Playing on Normal I seem to think
the correct order of the animals was the opposite order of the star sign order. Starting with bear meant I had to have a flash bomb handy very quickly. Better to start with the wolf. :D
That is the right order :)
As for the flare. I can't get the flare to ignite
the dynamite. The flare won't come on. Flares usually come on when you choose them, but this one won't do anything. Shut both bookshelves to make it dark in the vault room. The flare won't light :confused:
Aged Raver on 6/3/2021 at 20:04
Quote Posted by Acolyte6
I can't get the flare to ignite
the dynamite. The flare won't come on. Flares usually come on when you choose them, but this one won't do anything. Shut both bookshelves to make it dark in the vault room. The flare won't light :confused:
I think this is a special flare.
I put the dynamite in front of the vault door and then got close so it highlights and then sort-of frob it with the flare to get the fuse going. Preferably have one bookcase open so you can hide in the other room when it explodes. :D
Edit:
Bizarrely although the 2 guards came running double quick if I chose the wrong order of animals they did not come running when I made an explosion. So no problem having a bookcase open. :weird:
Soul Tear on 10/3/2021 at 22:03
The music in the new version surprised me. Unusual for Thief, but beautiful, as is the design. Made a hundred screenshots.
It looks like this is the first project where Christine actively uses soundtrack.
Soul Tear on 10/3/2021 at 22:26
Quote Posted by hinndog
I've only ever played fan missions -- never the original games lol. I'm sure people will think that's silly, but oh well. Maybe one day I'll get around to playing them.
Here's what I think is really silly: play only original Thief and ignore FMs. The Seven Sisters, Broken Triad, Lord Alan's Factory - I won't be lying if I say that all this goes beyond the original games, no matter how good and loved they were. :cool:
tone_lord on 13/4/2021 at 05:16
IT'S :wot:
SO :wot:
BIG :wot:
Which just means more Christine goodness, of course.
The mind boggles at the loving care lavished over all the carefully placed items of everyday life in all of their amazing detail and beauty.
These missions are beautiful. Taking time to actually LOOK at plates and jewelry before picking them up is well rewarded.
I could easily live in many of the rooms, apartments, wherever.
One question: Who cleans Wilson's place? What army of maids wielding dust rags takes care of it? As gorgeous as the place is, I kept thinking of all those SURFACES that will collect dust.
Ah, me. Like I clean my own place at all.
P.S. My wife has a plate identical to one of the plates in the mission: butterflies and irises it is. She really liked that.
Saturnyne on 14/4/2021 at 12:24
Beautiful missions so far, thanks for making them!
edit: Found the answer to my question.
uncadonego on 15/4/2021 at 08:51
Working on mission 2 so far. Nice place, but I have to get out of here. Where The Trickster and Karras failed, Raven Creek will succeed. They couldn't kill me, but the steaks and sausages and chocolates and eggs and milk and chocolate cakes and lollipops and chocolate bars will!:eek: