T2 FM: Thief II - The Golden Project - First City College (8-VII-09) - by Bulgarian_Taffer
Bulgarian_Taffer on 10/7/2009 at 07:36
I remember Thief 2X had a similar reception, because a lot of people expected to see a Looking Glass style game, thought it was stressed it's not an official expansion. I probably was because of the name of the project - "Thief2x"
Same goes here.
Yet, First City College was based on the unfinished T2Museum. But have you tried to open T2Museum in DromED? It's just a huge empty box that barely resembles a building - no textures, no furniture, no AIs, no stairways... Nothing! (Probably except the corridors which had some textures, but that's all).
I could have easily changed only textures and add furniture. But that's not enough. The mission would have looked very unrealistic. I had to make a lot of modifications so it could look like an actual building.
There's one big difference between me and LGS. It's that I don't get paid for that. It's because I have a life to live and it's a little more important than a Thief II Gold based FM. But I can assure you that I created the FM with passion and love, thought not professionally.
nicked on 10/7/2009 at 07:53
I don't think anybody's trying to criticise the mission or argue, just curious as to why you based the mission on one of the T2Gold missions when it has changed so much you may as well have started from scratch?
It's like, say you took Life of the Party, deleted 90% of the brushes and just left the bell-tower you start in, retextured it to look ruined, and then built a haunted castle around it. In that example, why use LotP as a base?
Please don't think I'm trying to criticise the mission - I know better than anyone how much work is needed to turn that museum into a playable building. My half-finished efforts are testament to that. :p
Bulgarian_Taffer on 10/7/2009 at 08:04
A good question!
Firstly, because of the experience. We have seen many FMs based on OMs and I was curious how to do that. I have tried to convert my own T1 FMs into T2 FMs (as well of converting part of Undercover to T2, thought I never released the result).
Secondly, because T2Museum was a good base. You analogy with the clock tower is incorrect IMO. When I saw the unfinished T2Museum I already had a vision what to do with it (thought I did a mistake and turned it into school). I said to myself - Aha, the front airbrush will be the foyer. This one in the middle - a library. There will be several classrooms next to the library.
And thirdly, because of the PR.
You can still finish the Museum mission. I'd like to take a look of it and see the differences when it's finished.
Gish on 10/7/2009 at 18:51
Thanks for the mission, I enjoyed it :thumb: It's always fun to play an undercover FM, it's a nice change of pace from everyone wanting to kill me. I'm not really sure what the fuss is about, either just enjoy the FM or go do something else if you have qualms about it.
SneakyJack on 10/7/2009 at 19:48
I think a few people in the community are suffering from stick-in-the-mud syndrome and need to relax. That'd be my guess. :laff:
darthsLair on 10/7/2009 at 19:51
Yeah, It's better to: " Chill!, Baby Chill!" Is the water to muddy? :laff::laff:
Bulgarian_Taffer on 10/7/2009 at 20:48
The mission has been reported here:
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http://darkfate.ru/)
There's a very good description in Russian, plus new download sites. Special thanks to the Russian kru!
Gloria Creep on 10/7/2009 at 23:19
Quote Posted by Thor02
Uh, oh, uh... um... uh.... *hides in the shadows, gets on some rafters and slowly sneaks away*
:cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky::cheeky: You'd better :ebil:
Gloria Creep :angel:
clearing on 13/7/2009 at 08:28
Хорошая работа, B_T :thumb: Thanks!
