Thief 1/Gold FM: Project Hammer - Secret Connections (4th Aug 2017)

piesel on 8/8/2017 at 21:29

I'm playing this FM and i want to thank the author, this level really fits my bill, an old mansion that oozes atmosphere and has tons of secrets to reveal.

I'm taking it in little doses as i really want to savor it.

Cardia on 8/8/2017 at 21:48

Ok mission finished in normal mode, there were clearly modifications for this new version, for example the buildings around the mansion, they weren't there in the old version i suppose. I had alot of fun playing this one, its' sweet to play thief 1 style, thank you!

Azaran on 9/8/2017 at 02:23

Quote Posted by prjames

In general, explore, explore, explore. There are spiral staircases and a ladder that will eventually lead you to the corpse of the prison keeper who has a key that opens some doors; but there are also certain doors that won't open, period (and the cells behind them have nothing of interest, or the room behind the door can be reached another way).

- prjames

Thanks!!

Finished, loved it :)

DarkThief Darek on 9/8/2017 at 04:38

Thanks for the great feedback so far. :)

@Cardia:
The buildings around the manor were also in the old version. But a lot simpler and less "realistic/believable". I actually rebuilt the whole segment. But other areas like the garden with the fountain are completely new. And did you discover all 3 secrets (you said normal mode)? Because then you see what truly has been added to the map. The outside city change is rather minor in comparison. :D
And even if you find all 3 secrets, there is still some more hidden things to discover.

@prjames: Sneaky edit. :sly:

Cardia on 9/8/2017 at 07:15

I will replay another time in "Expert" mode, and hopefully i will find those 3 secrets :D

piesel on 9/8/2017 at 15:47

Finished on Expert with all 3 secret objectives (no hint used), at the stats screen i was shocked to see that i had left behind almost 300 loot, really wonder what i haven't seen........

One thing left me dubious, one of the guards diaries talks about a walled entrance near the wine cellar (i suppose it is the room with barrels under the kitchen), i see a small gray wall with a couple of wooden logs near the wine cellar door but there's nothing frobable. I'm missing something or the guard entry in the diary is only for background story?

Anyway excellent mission, really enjoyed it.

DarkThief Darek on 9/8/2017 at 20:36

Quote Posted by Cardia

I will replay another time in "Expert" mode, and hopefully i will find those 3 secrets :D

Have fun then. You got a lot more things to discover! :sly:

@piesel: Thanks for the kind words! :) Glad you enjoyed it.
About the guard diary: If you have all 3 secrets you were already behind that wall. The wall he mentioned is actually the original way into the prison complex - remember the staircase with the rubble? It leads to this exact wall if you go up.
The ancestors of the manor sealed it a long time ago. So yeah, it's just for background story, but also to let the player know there is something to discover. The diray also mentioned the pickaxe, so it's not completely useless gameplay information.

Spyrano on 10/8/2017 at 03:31

This mission is definitely more than meets the eye. I enjoyed it, as well as the secret objectives, thanks!

piesel on 10/8/2017 at 07:27

@ Darek:

Thanks for the explanation :thumb:

DarkThief Darek on 11/8/2017 at 17:49

Quote Posted by piesel

Thanks for the explanation :thumb:

You are welcome! :)

@Spyrano: Thanks for the feedback. ^^ The secrets are definitive a big part about this map. The core objectives can be solved without seeing any of those.
I want the player to feel suprised if they discover them, therefore I didn't advertised the secret areas in detail (screenshots or in the readme)