skacky on 15/11/2025 at 19:14
Quote Posted by dkessler
I think I am missing a key that may be found in a
fireplace? I have been everywhere but have not seen him yet please help with a hint thank you kindly ( east wing door, attic door and cell door) - If anyone can help thank you in advance
This
key has melted in that fire, so it doesn't exist anymore.Random_Taffer on 15/11/2025 at 19:36
Quote Posted by chk772
Awesome, a new skacky mission. :)
I just took a quick look at the start of the mission. I wonder why the framerate is taking a hit in some places (sometimes I only get 50 to 55 FPS). Neither the GPU nor the CPU seem to be overly busy. About 30 to 40% GPU utilization, and 10 to 20% CPU. Weird.
Yep, it's an engine thing. Doesn't matter how good your system is. But it should only happen in some outdoor areas with very long views. The 50-55 framerate is an improvement to what it was for some in betatesting.
chk772 on 15/11/2025 at 19:55
Alright. :) 55 FPS isn't too bad indeed, and, it really only seems to be in a few places. Like in Winds of Misfortune (although an update improved things there).
downwinder on 15/11/2025 at 23:33
mission complete on expert 4145/5260,,,8/8 pockets picked,,, 1/4 secrets, where are the rest
wow, out of breath, great mission and i did not use speed potion, bear traps were cool
love the day time, i like to rest in the front gardens
dkessler on 16/11/2025 at 01:09
Quote Posted by skacky
This
key has melted in that fire, so it doesn't exist anymore.I see, then I do not see how to progress as I do not have a cell key and don't have the key for the door within the east wing or the upper attic key
Wormrat on 16/11/2025 at 02:29
Lovely scenery in this mission. My favorite area is the garden with the fountain and big clock. I also stopped to admire the paintings, especially the ceilings. But the most interesting thing is the non-standard mission structure. I hadn't found the note about the guards leaving when the clock strikes twelve , so when that happened, I was thoroughly spooked by the silence and was expecting something to jump out at me as I walked around. I will replay 1.1 and do the first part with no knockouts.
Question: There's a note complaining about the "unholy effigies of foul Trickster magick" that Beatrice is leaving on the trees. What does this refer to? My guess: the birdhouses?
HarryPotter on 16/11/2025 at 03:35
Can't get any doors to open, or make a sound.
Tried fresh install T2, then T2Fix 1.28, and then update to NewDark 1.28.
Still no joy; what am I missing?
Thanks.
S1LVERW0LF on 16/11/2025 at 04:51
Quote Posted by dkessler
I see, then I do not see how to progress as I do not have a cell key and don't have the key for the door within the east wing or the upper attic key
I am also stuck in this same predicament. Been waiting for more people to report this so I can proceed.
Also... opening the chest in the room in the attic area outside the lab... the sound of the lockpicks opening loops continuously forever even after I opened it. It fades away as I walk away from it, so no biggie. (it's the only chest that does this, btw)
Wormrat on 16/11/2025 at 05:05
Quote Posted by dkessler
don't have the key for the door within the east wing
If you are already inside the east wing, go in
the side rooms and
look up.
As for the "missing" key:
the door that it would have opened is a pickable door to a small storeroom with a ladder and a tinderbox item. You may have been in there already and not realized the connection to the note.
twhalen2600 on 16/11/2025 at 05:15
Just finished playing on Expert. Excellent mission, thank you, skacky!
As always, great atmosphere and attention to detail. I loved the switcheroo after the clock struck midnight - and like Wormrat mentioned, I had not read the note about the guards and staff leaving at midnight, so I was terrified creeping around after that, slowly realizing "...there aren't guards anymore...", and wondering what might jump out at any point. (Even though I hadn't seen the full revelation, I assumed *something* was now hunting me.) Thrilling ending: the new monster model, and the sounds it makes when it nears you, are chilling. At the end, I set up everything for the explosion in just the right sequence and was out with the Lady in the nick of time. I also went back in to the wine cellar to see that it worked, and was glad to see the rubble.
So many details - I will need to play again. I didn't see the notes in the water asking for "HELP" until after I had completed the main objectives and was on my way out. Chilling.
