TG FM: The Chalice of Souls (09/23/15) [Summer 2015 FM Challenge]

fxdwg on 23/12/2015 at 23:10

Finally got around to this one.
Hat's off to the authors of this FM.
Incredibly well-done as well as challenging.
It's been a joy getting back to T1/TGold.
Thank you!

klatremus on 16/1/2016 at 04:30

Mission 1 Ghost report (http://www.klatremus.org/ChaliceOfSouls1.htm) HERE.
Loot list (http://www.klatremus.org/ChaliceOfSouls1_L.htm) HERE.
Let's play (https://youtu.be/saFwILbRQVk) HERE.

Enjoy! :D

Garrett on 16/1/2016 at 09:01

thank you for this great experience. I really enjoyed playing those missions. Gives me nostalgic thief vibe.

Renault on 11/4/2016 at 15:04

I'd been saving this one for a rainy day. Man, what amazing architecture and level design - Skacky's towering city buildings, the complex underground sewer/water system, the T4 inspired brothel and holy crap that Keeper area - all just phenomenal. Loved all of it. Also can't get enough of that gritty, dark T1 feel, these missions (especially the first) could be right out of TDP. Great work guys, looking forward to the recently announced campaign even more now (I couldn't help but notice the map that skacky just posted in the campaign thread on the walls in several places here).

The one issue i had was the difficulty on the 2nd mission - the brothel was nearly impossible to navigate for me without knocking out 75% of the population. I usually try to go in making a ghost attempt, and if I need to make a few strategic blackjacks, so be it. No way that was going to happen here, right from the start. Too many tiled floors areas, not nearly enough shadows and/or hiding areas, and way too many patrolling AI. It just became a big candle snuffing fest, and then stacking as many AI as possible in the corner. I dig really exploring every level from top to bottom and in every corner, and that was tough to do here with some major skull cracking.

Minor complaint though, overall it was a fantastic ride - can't wait for the campaign.

KellyG on 12/4/2016 at 15:35

Hi guys

Having so much trouble getting this mission to load up. I'm using stupid Steam *grrrr*. Clicking on FMselect in my thief_gold folder shows that I'm updated to 1.24. The Chalice of Souls is showing in the FM directory. Clicking on play FM shuts FMselect down completely. Trying the alternate, Darkloader, the mission starts, goes through difficulty and equipment selection, then crashes telling me I'm running thief gold 1.22. Help please?

jiansonz on 12/4/2016 at 16:21

I do not remember the details, but I had troubles getting an FM (or FMs in general) to run, or to apply the latest NewDark update. I solved it by copying the whole Thief Gold folder to somewhere Steam doesn't know about, and apply patches and direct Darkloader to it there.

fortuni on 12/4/2016 at 18:06

Have you moved your Thief install from the Steam protected file? If not here's a link from the Technical FAQ's which tells you how to do so (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133946#installdigital)

If that's not your problem post your issues in the (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133946) Technical FAQ's thread, Voodoo, as well as other clever boffins, keeps a close eye on that thread and is seriously helpful in these matters

Shadowdancer on 18/4/2016 at 19:04

Thank you FireMage, skacky & Squadafroin. The vertical level design is gratifying as usual...the climbing possibilities!
I expected another easter egg on Goldenbaum Castle though.:cheeky:

Inline Image:

https://imgur.com/dJ9nKe9.png

Squadarofl on 18/4/2016 at 20:25

Me too, I wanted to do more places to visit inside Goldenbaum Castle but it was a real nightmare to carve brush inside without doing something too otherworldly, the fountain-room was already weird enough. :D

Shadowdancer on 20/4/2016 at 19:29

I can imagine that. If my T1 Dromed would work I'd love to have a look at the brush wireframe of that castle. It's a very nice concept of splitting up that castle into several fractions and having to enter it from different directions. That is quite a memorable building.