W+W+W... is so cheesy. - by Kamlorn
Kamlorn on 5/6/2024 at 21:32
Is W + W + W + W instead of holding 'sneak' button + W when traversing marble, metal surfaces to avoid noise an intended feature?
downwinder on 6/6/2024 at 05:28
i never used the sneak/walk button, crouch and tap forward for no noise, i think most just figured it out while playing on tile, here is a example of how it happens " you running through a level and see marble floors/metal then you go into crouch mode and tap walk for a brief time and repeat so not to make noise" never tried the walk/sneak speed so i don't know
it simple terms most of use self learned it or we unlocked that information that already excised :)
Kamlorn on 6/6/2024 at 08:42
I agree with you this can be learned by accident ( although I genuinely can't remember how I learned about this ), but I'm curious is it a bug-abuse or actually in-game feature ( added by devs ).
Playing yesterday Thief 3 for first time I learned that 'sneak' button here can help you to avoid any noise when traversing marble/metal, so this fact alone suggests that maybe they realised by that time (2004) that 'sneak' mechanic when using 'sneak' button wasn't working in Thief 1,2. Question is: did they know about this when they were developing first two games and just left 'taping' as a hidden mechanic or 'taping' is some kind of invention, and all the credit for this invention is on the players side.
bernieraa on 25/6/2024 at 09:35
Quote Posted by Kamlorn
Is W + W + W + W instead of holding 'sneak' button + W when traversing marble, metal surfaces to avoid noise an intended feature?
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Holding the "sneak" button while walking on marble or metal surfaces is likely the intended way to move silently.
It's possible that pressing W four times might produce a similar effect due to a bug in the game. This is unlikely to be intentional, and a patch might fix it in the future.
downwinder on 26/6/2024 at 22:03
i noticed the bobbing effect on garrett causes the sound on tile/metal when tap walking on some missions, feels like thief 1 is a bit harder to do it then thief 2, but i notice on a bobb downward its more likely to make a sound, to as you walk right as it bobbs downward stop then redo the walk tap repeat is how it works, also slight being slanted can also help with no sound, just things i self figured out after decades of thief playing
kinda how the diagonal jump you go further then a straight jump
and the run jump in thief 1 and my thief 2 where you jump right as you land to get mach speed :P
rope arrows also has it tricks also worst is the long jump to a rope and you fling off, or drop into a rope by arrow and take mass damage :P
the bag of red spice from captain davidson has no problems in game :P
Scott324 on 9/7/2024 at 06:33
Quote Posted by downwinder
i noticed the bobbing effect on garrett causes the sound on tile/metal when tap walking on some missions, feels like thief 1 is a bit harder to do it then thief 2, but i notice on a bobb downward its more likely to make a sound, to as you walk right as it bobbs downward stop then redo the walk tap repeat is how it works (
https://cookieclickergame.io) cookie clicker, also slight being slanted can also help with no sound, just things i self figured out after decades of thief playing
kinda how the diagonal jump you go further then a straight jump
and the run jump in thief 1 and my thief 2 where you jump right as you land to get mach speed :P
rope arrows also has it tricks also worst is the long jump to a rope and you fling off, or drop into a rope by arrow and take mass damage :P
the bag of red spice from captain davidson has no problems in game :P
The swaying effect on the Garrett can cause a sound when hitting the object, but can be minimized by moving it gently and not letting it swing down too hard.
<Username> on 10/7/2024 at 14:25
W+W+W... is more interesting mechanically than activating sneak mode with a single button press or than holding W + a sneak button. W+W+W... requires a small amount of skill and is therefore more fun to me.
I even use it in T1 and T2 on marble surfaces, ignoring the intended and easy way to move silently.
downwinder on 11/7/2024 at 00:49
Quote Posted by Scott324
The swaying effect on the Garrett can cause a sound when hitting the object, but can be minimized by moving it gently and not letting it swing down too hard.
yes i know, i had situations in old fan missions where the gap to get into a small area was effect by bobbing, meaning you have to go back a bit then crouch and enter on the downward bobb to access lol
mikjames on 7/9/2024 at 12:12
Visually it looks strange, but in actual gameplay terms, you're still moving about the same speed as you would be with analog control.
I play with a controller, and have managed to get analog movement working with the steam controller configuration.
You have to disable steam controller input, start the game, then re-enable steam input to get it to work.
When you're moving at the slowest speeds with analog, it looks a lot more natural, and you're pretty much dead silent.
So I think it makes sense from a gameplay perspective, as you're sort of emulating analog by tapping the key.
Darkness_Falls on 25/9/2024 at 06:02
Yeah, is not my fav either. I hope a future New Dark patch allows the use of creep modifier while crouched to be as silent as w+w+w. And since purists won't want that, then make it a CFG file option others, like me, can enable
