DirkBogan on 16/11/2019 at 03:30
@xenomorf: look up
nicked on 16/11/2019 at 08:08
Thanks for this mission; I had a lot of fun with it - highly recommended!
It's got a good story with well-paced progression, some lovely attention to details, the challenge level is fair and never frustrating, both in terms of enemy placement and platforming. It also manages to do a good job of turning key-hunting into an actual fun side activity.
The only thing I think lets it down a little is that the streets and buildings are all built to a too-large scale, meaning things feel boxy, sparse and empty. It's much less of a problem when you get into the grimier areas of the mission like sewers and the old vault itself (which by the way is exactly what I would expect from a creepy underground Trickster temple!). So my only advice for future missions would be to try and build to a smaller footprint so that things feel smaller and more claustrophobic. Everything else is great!
Calibrator on 16/11/2019 at 12:20
Positive:
- Good concept with more than sufficient lore of that quarter
- Complex main quest, the main objectives being well-balanced. It only got a bit harder when you go for completing everything (which you should!).
- Attractive construction with some very memorable locations and "spatial navigation".
- Inventive: The key-ring is probably the best mechanism of its kind I've seen in a Thief mission (this alone shows how great this mission is!) and a couple of nice side quests.
- Some funny elements: (I chuckled when I read the diary on that particular balcony) or when considering that a certain faction rented a lockbox only to communicate with Garrett -- and that the key to this lockbox was the hardest one to get...
Negatives are nitpicks(!) only:
- My main thing is also that the buildings are a bit large, especially horizontally, often with few windows and sometimes not much happening in the first 3-4 meters above ground. Some parts of the quarter reminded me of a stronghold or rather one stronghold next to another - which is a bit unfitting when considering the history of the quarter.
This is where both Melan and Skacky still IMHO have - at least in their later masterpiece missions - a slight edge: Their locations are still a bit more "realistic", even though these - often incredibly high - buildings are anything but realistic.
- The streets could have used a bit more variety and some locations would profit from a bit more detail (example: stairs in the real world have a handrail - even in old castles, but especially in factories...).
- Because of the ambitious size of the quarter and the open streets I was running a lot more often than would've been fitting for a "thief", I think.
Matter of taste (without rating):
- The title is a bit too literal. I think it would've been better to surprise the player by naming the mission differently ("Deep Pockets" or something like that).
- I felt that the readables are sometimes a tad bit short, but I know some (many?) people like this so no objections from me.
Rating:
A terrific city mission: Highly enjoyable and absolutely recommended!
A clear progress from the earlier mission Lord Robert's Painting, which already was a good mission.
I'm willing to bet that it will enter many lists of favorite missions (I know that it will enter at least my list :cheeky:).
trioptimumscapes on 16/11/2019 at 12:54
I'll give that a try
Ramone on 16/11/2019 at 13:18
Thanks Vegetables,
3 hours of very enjoyable thieving.
the readables are interesting, the timed alarm thing was not a pain, keyring and journal are very good ideas.
one question about the keyring: instead of being a new inventory object, could it replace something from the usual inventory that's not being used in a particular mission, like a slowfall potion for example? cause that would also make it bindable
HauntHunter on 16/11/2019 at 13:39
That was a very enjoyable adventure! Thanks for sharing! :joke::thumb:
karstenpontoppi on 16/11/2019 at 15:39
vegetables,
Thank you for this nice mission.
For a TG mission I think it great. :thumb:
trioptimumscapes on 16/11/2019 at 16:36
Quote Posted by Spyrano
Happened to me too. It was the equipment store screen. I commented out the HDmod textures in my cammod.ini and that fixed it for me.
Cheers I deleted my HDMOD folder and it kicked in :D
gamophyte on 17/11/2019 at 06:16
I guess I skipped reading something, but does anyone know how to open the alarm power turn off sliding little door? I got the key to get in but it's covered. I can trip alarm to open it, but I don't want to do that. I found two silent alarm "off" switches, and so I thought hitting them both and quickly running down there will open the panel. Still nothing.
Urumo on 17/11/2019 at 09:17
gamophyte:
You have to throw 3 levers: in each accounting room is one and one is in the head security office. Once switched all 3 levers within 1 Minute the objective will tick off. I think the little door in the power room opens only in case one of the guards triggers the alarm.
vegetables:
Thank you very much for this really nice little mission. It has so many clever details. It definitely goes into my favourites folder.
But I'm still missing 425 gold. Did I oversee an entire section?
I have found the Keeper's apartment and in concequence to this the hiddlen Keeper library. I have the gold fish. I have watered the poor apple tree in the greenhouse and got 2 golden apples. I've also found the secret room in the bank archives. I've completed all other objectives including 8 bank vault boxes.
Well, do you maybe have a lootist? I wonder where the rest of the loot could be.
Greetings, urumo
