UPDATED: Thief II: The Metal Age 20th Anniversary Contest - Mar 23-27, 2019 - by Yandros
Jax64 on 25/3/2019 at 18:27
Apologies for the confiusion. All you would need to do to have the latest version of NewDark and DromEd ready to go would be to run (
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149669) T2Fix and ensure DromEd is selected on the components page. The complete resource fix, also included in T2Fix, is recommended as well, but I am unaware of its legality in this contest.
Psych0sis on 25/3/2019 at 18:27
Quote Posted by redleaf
Another question. I have a fresh installation of Thief2 ready to use. But I am becoming very confused over which way to patch it the latest NewDark. Tafferpatcher is no longer supported, but T2Fix instructions say:
"-patch with TafferPatcher, select Complete Resource Fix Pack and Enhancement Pack (this is REQUIRED. also, skies and water are recommended)"
The enhancement pack contains custom items, doesn't it?
Might some instruction be posted as to how to best patch Thief with the latest NewDark/DromEd so as to conform with the rules of the contest?
if you want to stay vanilla as possible, do custom selection and only select Dromed Level Editor
Inline Image:
https://i.imgur.com/6v2jFbj.pngI forgot to check it off for the picture but you get what I mean.I used this for a while too. It's good but recently I noticed I did not have a schema folder anywhere, though maybe it's not supposed to be visible? I remember always having one in the past, but it's been a long time since I actually did an installation from scratch.
Purgator on 25/3/2019 at 21:17
Are there any plans for a custom (legal) shared resources thread, as with TDP 20?
skacky on 25/3/2019 at 21:54
Most likely yes, there's no reason why there shouldn't be one.
McTaffer on 26/3/2019 at 00:07
Quote Posted by Yandros
The rule on the last contest was you can use small multibrushes of prefabricated things like buildings to build your mission, but you couldn't start from an abandoned map.
Really? Heart and Soul was based on an abandoned Sliptip mission that was underdeveloped though fairly sizable. I know that virtually none of the original is visible in the final result, but I don't remember there being a specific rule against abandoned bases.
On a side note, it's a complete toss-up whether I'll be able to contribute as an author this time around. I'd definitely like to, but the way my schedule's set, I won't even be able to make an attempt until at least May. Because of school et cetera I would essentially have from May to August to come up with a polished mission. It's not impossible, but I'm sort of inclined to wait until my degree is finished to start Dromeding again properly so that I know I can dedicate time to putting something out. That said, perhaps I'll have a go anyway.
I'm still available to do voice-work for all those who may need it though *wink wink, nudge nudge*.
downwinder on 26/3/2019 at 02:15
good luck all
redleaf on 26/3/2019 at 15:01
Thank you for the bullet, Unna :angel:
And thank everyone else for the invaluable advice. I can't believe everyone here is so nice to me, even though I have never managed to finish a mission of my own.
Yandros on 27/3/2019 at 12:50
Moved this discussion to its own thread. One of hundreds of similar threads here in the archive.