Digital Nightfall on 3/8/2006 at 05:43
The Thief 2 Gold missions are now in the hands of the community. T2G was to feature four new missions; a slum, a college, a museum, and an undead mission. The files for the undead mission were lost sadly, but we have the others in their most complete form (that still exists). Their authors, and who it was who sent these to us, would rather remain anonymous.
So, what can be done with them? Are there issues involved in the release, use, or modification of these missions? At this point it's doubtful. If they were handed out shortly after LGS closed, there definitely would be issues. Now I'd consider them a valuable relic, a curiosity, an important part of our history, and maybe a springboard for a project aimed to create an unofficial Thief 2 Gold of some form. Who knows?
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t2gold/T2G-College.zip>T2G-College.zip</a> - A small mission set in a college, which would have been an undercover-like mission where Garrett could roam freely about most of the building. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/college.jpg>(screen)</a>
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t2gold/T2G-Museum.zip>T2G-Museum.zip</a> - A museum mission. All I know about it is that the name was to be Culture Break. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/museum.jpg>(screen)</a>
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t2gold/T2G-Slums.zip>T2G-Slums.zip</a> - Maybe the farthest along of the T2G missions, this slums-based mission was to feature Garrett trying to go about his business while dealing with the city watch battling it out with thugs. It was to be the first of the T2G missions, possibly set after Shipping & Receiving, and act as a new introduction to The City Watch. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/slums.jpg>(screen)</a>
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t2gold/T2G-Framed.zip>T2G-Framed.zip</a> - Yes, Framed. This is a modified version of the mission which was to be included in T2G. I don't have a list of changes; all I know is that it has some visual polish.
The fourth T2G mission, which was to be set in necromancer controlled territory in the mountains, was to be an undead/horror mission featuring craggy cliffs dotted with haunted towers. This mission was sadly lost. There was also supposed to have been a Hammerite mission added to the mix, but from what we have here it looks like something changed along the way, some information is wrong, or whathaveyou. In general I wouldn't consider anything I've said here the official word on anything.
Edit: A little more on that Hammerite mission... The idea was that Garrett gets a Hammerite priest drunk in a bar and gets him to spill some info about Karras's past within the order, and he then has to go follow up on it by breaking into an old run down Hammerite church.
But there's more.
Not everything they make for a game makes it into a game. Here's a set of outtakes for Thief 1 that are either missions that were started and aborted (or restarted) or content from missions that were cut, or maybe even the developers just playing around. All of these are very small, but may be a source of inspiration to some, while being just a novelty to others.
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t1outtakes/TDP-courtyard.zip>TDP-courtyard.zip</a> - A simple castle courtyard. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/courtyard.jpg>(screen)</a>
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t1outtakes/TDP-tower.zip>TDP-tower.zip</a> - A small city area with a tower. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/tower.jpg>(screen)</a>
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t1outtakes/TDP-woodsie.zip>TDP-woodsie.zip</a> - A hedge maze that was cut from Maw of Chaos. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/woodsie.jpg>(screen)</a>
<a href=http://thiefmissions.com/misc/t1outtakes/TDP-playtest.zip>TDP-playtest.zip</a> - Probably something they used to test the engine. <a href=http://www.thief-thecircle.com/images/t2g/playtest.jpg>(screen)</a>
Biohazard on 3/8/2006 at 06:05
This is the best August 3rd present evar.
nicked on 3/8/2006 at 11:41
awesome. I have decided to make Thief 2 Gold - loosely based on the notes we have, and maybe these missions. See my T2 Gold thread for more info!
Shadowspawn on 3/8/2006 at 12:02
What a great gift! And not to seem ungrateful, but does your anonymous source have any tools we could get hold of? Perhaps a newer meshbld?
Spitter on 3/8/2006 at 12:06
Well this was surprising. Cheers, mister mystery dev!
Lord Dalar on 3/8/2006 at 12:08
I'm just going to try, man that's what I call a long expected party! What a surprise!
Thank you! :angel:
Random_Taffer on 3/8/2006 at 12:09
Speak of the devil... Aye nicked?
Sluggs on 3/8/2006 at 12:46
I don't belieeeeeeeeeeve it! :D I'm lost for words! :wot:
inselaffe on 3/8/2006 at 13:28
So these are real looking glass creations? Or what people have made based on what they know the missions might have been like? If the former, how the hell did you come across them :S :wot:
242 on 3/8/2006 at 13:38
Great news.
Quote Posted by nicked
awesome. I have decided to make Thief 2 Gold - loosely based on the notes we have, and maybe these missions. See my T2 Gold thread for more info!
I think it should be collective project where best dromeders unite to finish and release T2Gold unofficial mission pack.
PS: Are the published missions ready to test them if run as ordinary FMs, or they can only be viewed in DromEd? Are there any textures or maybe even AIs in them?