Azaran on 29/3/2022 at 20:16

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Haven't found an existing thread for this, so here it goes. What mistakes or inaccuracies have you found in the Thief games?

None of these are a big deal or immersion breaking for me, but still fun to uncover.

- Water\fire\gas arrows\crystals are a physical impossibility

- The blackjack in reality would probably kill half of its victims, and leave many others with concussions or permanent brain damage

- Rope arrows wouldn't be sturdy enough to support a human's weight

-There's no way Garrett can fit all that loot without a large bag that would hinder his movements

- The Hammerites were inspired by the Medieval Catholic church. However, Hammerite altars are standalone tables, away from the wall, which is primarily a Protestant (and post-1960's Vatican II Catholic) change. Classical altars were primarily high altars, propped up against the walls of a church, and were not used as pulpits - priests faced the altar during most of the mass, only rarely turning toward the congregation

https://i.postimg.cc/vHGXdgfG/5672828.png

(Pulpit altars are fine for Mechanists, since the latter appear to be Protestant/Evangelical based)

baeuchlein on 30/3/2022 at 23:43

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The worst inaccuracies? No sex, no drugs, no Rock'n Roll! What would you live for in this boring world?:cheeky:

Of course, most magical spells used are not possible in reality. Same goes with other magical or semi-magical things, like the Masks of T2 which play an important role in the plot of that game, and without them there would be no Mechanist slaves. And of course, there are Zombies and other undead, and cursed books and the like.

Then there are the physical glitches of the game engine, of course, like the possibility to accelerate Garrett to light speed by constantly making running jumps in T1, or the ability to survive a long fall by just dropping something a split second before hitting the ground.

Some places also seem "impossible", like the Lost City. How did this large city end up below The City, and largely in one piece, and why does the volcanic activity there seemingly never reach The City just above that location? And don't make me hold a lecture on the possibility of finding the Maw in our world... we'd rather find Flat Earth instead.

The AI behaviours are sometimes ridiculous as well. Take their inability to climb ladders, or their rather silly search behaviours if they know a thief has just run into a dead end, but still they can't figure out where in the small space said thief might be. Or remember the ways they die in unexpected situations, like if they fall into water, can't get out, and instead of calling for help or learning to swim, they yell things as if they were just fighting an enemy, regardless of whether one is in the vicinity or not...

ZylonBane on 31/3/2022 at 04:36

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This thread is the most Comic Book Guy thing I've ever seen in my life.

downwinder on 1/4/2022 at 07:25

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and there is sex in thief remember rosie the trolip when she talks to offer keranth

or when she talk to benny :P

Purgator on 1/4/2022 at 17:07

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No one ever farts in Thief. I find this most unrealistic.
Burricks belch, but you won't ever hear a guard drop his guts. It could have been an interesting stealth mechanic for Garrett, holding in a raspberry tart while the guards pass by. One little cheek squeak would give the game away.
Garrett: PARRPPP!
Guard: "I hear you there Taffer...I can smell you too. By the Builder, it smells like a grubber crawled up your a** and died!"