SilenTaffer on 12/2/2013 at 04:50
It's been great to come back to the Thief community after so long and to see many old taffers are still around. I just need some help for the king's story and may have encountered a bug.
Im at the part where I've already overheard the conversation between the king and his doctor. The aide, doctor and the king then left the room . I went downstairs to get the ceremonial key from the Valet and when I went back up and headed into the room where the aide, doctor and king went into. The aide was still standing outside a particular room guarding the place. I can't blackjack the aide to get past this stage. I've checked the walkthrough and it said that the aide should have been gone when I come back up.
I've reloaded saves and I cant seem to get past that area. I hope that someone knows how to solve this problem or maybe I missed something. Anyway, its been a while since I've checked onto thief fan missions and I was wondering whether someone could also pm me any recommended fms that I would have missed out. Thanks :)
Zontik on 14/2/2013 at 12:34
If you've got the Valet Key, the aide should gone. If he doesn't, you've probably got a bug.
Which room he is in? If he is the room where the conversation has place, you can avoid confrontation entering the Grotto via tower staircase. If he is in the corner room between grotto and bedroom quarter, you can try to entice him: show him your face and run away, and return back with any other path. He will probably lost you on a half way and will give you a chance to get to another step.
If everything is not possible, the bug can be fixed by hacking your save file. Send it to me by email. Don't forget to notice which version of Thief you are playing under: 1.18 or 1.19.
SilenTaffer on 14/2/2013 at 13:18
Quote Posted by Zontik
If you've got the Valet Key, the aide should gone. If he doesn't, you've probably got a bug.
Which room he is in? If he is the room where the conversation has place, you can avoid confrontation entering the Grotto via tower staircase. If he is in the corner room between grotto and bedroom quarter, you can try to entice him: show him your face and run away, and return back with any other path. He will probably lost you on a half way and will give you a chance to get to another step.
If everything is not possible, the bug can be fixed by hacking your save file. Send it to me by email. Don't forget to notice which version of Thief you are playing under: 1.18 or 1.19.
Thanks Zontik for replying :D. Its fixed now, I truly do not know what happened. What I did was even though he was still there, I went back to find the secrets which I haven't found yet in the rest of the castle that I can access. And lo and behold, when I got back up, the aide was gone when I came back. I wonder if there is a timeframe in which after you collect the valet key and for the aide to disappear because if there is, maybe I did it too quick? Anyways, it's all good now and I want to commend this mission for the thought processes of the puzzles placed into this FM and the exquisite architecture. By any chance, are you an architect ? :)
I'm planning to play all your FMs since I really enjoyed this one. May I ask Zontik whether you are currently developing a new FM since I know I wont be able to get enough of your FMs. With NewDark, I'm sure the things you create will be even greater than this one. Once again, thank you so much!
Zontik on 15/2/2013 at 13:51
No, I'm not an architect and I'm not responsible for the castle architecture. It is real castle, so I just have ported it to Dark Engine (with some minor changes and additions).
I would like to stamp new missions every month, but unfortunately it takes me too much time. I have no ideas why. Right now it is an intentional long project, so I can't promise anything new in the closest future.
john9818a on 12/4/2013 at 06:30
Quote Posted by SneakyJack
Ive done everything in the post above this one - but for the life if me I can't figure out how to open the front gate. I noticed someone said use an arrow - but I can't even find a lever. I'm currently standing in front of the castle with the gate closed and no idea how to proceed.
Edit: Nevermind, found it. [spoiler]You have to stack the boxes and look in the one set of windows that isn't a texture.[/spoiler]
I never found
any boxes, so I just lobbed an arrow through the window and hit the lever on the first try! :D
I managed to get onto the
dumb waiter and rode it up the shaft. The dumb waiter stopped at a wood section, and then after a minute or two it started to shake. I shot a rope arrow into the wood and jumped onto the rope, and then the dumb waiter fell below me. An explosion came up to me and killed me. :( What did I miss?
jiansonz on 12/4/2013 at 09:38
Quote Posted by john9818a
I managed to get onto the
dumb waiter and rode it up the shaft. The dumb waiter stopped at a wood section, and then after a minute or two it started to shake. I shot a rope arrow into the wood and jumped onto the rope, and then the dumb waiter fell below me. An explosion came up to me and killed me. :( What did I miss?
john9818a on 13/4/2013 at 23:29
Thanks jiansonz!! :thumb:
john9818a on 14/4/2013 at 02:17
Quote Posted by Zontik
Step 1:
Break the glass door to see the sticked key better.Step 2:
Shoot the key with an arrow (broadhead or rope if you wish) - glass will not block the shoot now.Step 3:
Go to the door from the back side, open it and take the key on the floor.About locked cupboard: one character will give you a clue some later. If you don't want to wait, read the spoler below (it will not ruin the gameplay).
Check the chandelier in the room with the cupboard very carefully.I was able to get past this point but it just led me to
more locked doors. Can you please give me a hint on how to
go back down to the ground floor? I tried using rope arrows in the dumb waiter shaft but that was disastrous. :(
btw I had the note about the
broken key in my inventory, and when I reloaded it was gone. It was not hanging in the original location either.
slavatrumpevitch on 15/4/2013 at 04:57
Quote Posted by john9818a
btw I had the note about the
broken key in my inventory, and when I reloaded it was gone. It was not hanging in the original location either.
