redleaf on 25/4/2013 at 06:52
The FM selector works very well! But there was a problem with the fm zip files - looking into their props, I could see that they were all "blocked". I fixed that, but still had problems with "The Unseen" fm because it wasn't being recognized as a zip file.
Then I could see that it was a mite smaller than it should have been. Tried downloading a new file, and it got stuck every time at about 5.7 Mb. So I acquired a Download Manager from Gizmo's Freeware, and after many cancellations and reconnections, finally got the whole file.
I just started up the FM selector for the New Dark, and FINALLY, I'm in the game!
Been at it since about 10 a.m., and it's 2:50 p.m. now.
It looks good, liking the darkness - :ebil:
redleaf on 25/4/2013 at 10:42
I'm in a place where there's a coal car, some doused campfire wood and a zombie-looking corpse.
I can mantle up onto a ledge beside the coal car. Then it looks like I should be able to mantle up onto a higher, rounded ledge beside that which looks like it leads to an upper level. There is a light source somewhere within.
But I cant quite seem to make it up there. Should I be able to do this, or should I quit trying and find another way up? I already rope-arrowed my way up to another high ledge with some goodies, but this looks like it might lead to a different area.
playing on footpad
Notesthes on 25/4/2013 at 11:06
As far as I know you do not need to go up there. Nothing important there, only some loot and maybe some equipment.. I myself gave up climbing up there.
redleaf on 25/4/2013 at 11:19
Notesthes quote: I myself gave up climbing up there.
I did manage to get an extra water arrow while madly frobbing about as I jumped. The teaser is, Lots of times I hear that sharp intake of breath that tells me I'm mantling, but I only fall back even when I try to give it that extra push just after the breath. I ran around and collected all the movable detritus I could find and piled it onto the lower ledge, but I still can't get up there. Wonder if anyone managed it?
:grr:
Notesthes on 25/4/2013 at 11:23
Quote Posted by redleaf
Wonder if anyone managed it?
Yes, that's why I know, what's up there. :cheeky:
skacky on 25/4/2013 at 11:33
You have to move and jump in a quite precise way if you want to mantle up there, but there's nothing critical in this area. You don't want to mantle on the first edge in front of you but on the second that's 'behind'.
redleaf on 25/4/2013 at 11:48
Quote Posted by Notesthes
Yes, that's why I know, what's up there. :cheeky:
Heyyyy, you said you gave up!
:tsktsk:
redleaf on 25/4/2013 at 11:53
Quote Posted by skacky
You have to
move and jump in a quite precise way if you want to mantle up there, but there's nothing critical in this area. You don't want to mantle on the first edge in front of you but on the second that's 'behind'.I think that's what I've been doing - If I understand you correctly,
it's not the rounded lip that I want to mantle, it's that very small flat bit at the back. Unless there's another climbable edge that I haven't been able to find in that area.Anyway, it feels like it's time to go on to the next impossible task - my right wrist is totally cramped out for now. And I'm all out of Maker's Mark (medicinal purposes only) :devil:
Notesthes on 25/4/2013 at 11:59
Quote Posted by redleaf
Heyyyy, you said you gave up!
:tsktsk:
And that is still true. Yes, I did give up. I asked someone who was up there. ;)
simplen00b on 26/4/2013 at 22:38
Can't get this working on TDP in Win7 64-bit. I applied TFix 1.15 to a clean install of TDP in C:\Games\Thief and downloaded the FM - the game opened (using FMSel), but:
1. The lizard-thing outside the cell highlights as well as the key when he's close enough.
2. If I manage to just frob the key, it doesn't do anything when I try to unlock the cell door.
3. If I accidentally frob the lizard-thing, I suddenly have a corpse on my hands and the game crashes.
Tried adding tgpatch-basic and directx9; no difference. Tried installing VC++2008 and it wouldn't let me (said I had a newer version already installed).
Any instructions/suggestions/pointing out of noob mistakes welcome.