sky-fiwa- on 27/7/2007 at 01:35
I ordered T: DS and wondered if anybody would give any tips for the game. I do have some of Thieving knowledge from Thievery UT and T: DS demo, so you wouldn't need to talk about ghosting such and such in that manner.
Xenith on 27/7/2007 at 07:34
welll, if you were used to look at the maps in TMA and TDP and get a sense of orientation like I used to do than in TDS you might just let go of the map and start exploring and make your own map inside your head. (honestly I though that TDS maps were more like kindergarden drawings than actual maps). so, IMHO rely on your exploration skills and your memory.
jtr7 on 27/7/2007 at 08:05
Originally posted by Krypt:
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Haha. The statement that they look like childish pictures is accurate in a funny way. I was a little disappointed with how the maps turned out too, and don't think they ended up being particularly useful to gameplay.
One day all the designers were asked to draw up a quick sketch of the maps to give the artists an idea of the map layouts. So that was what we did, under the assumption the artists would redo them and make them look much better than our crude drawings. Once the maps finally got into the game we were surprised to find that they were the exact temp images we had drawn ourselves, with a "wrinkled old paper" filter overlay and a couple icons added in for landmarks. At least they redid the crude little sailboat picture (meant to represent the Abysmal Gale) in the docks map I drew I should have gotten an art credit for that!
So essentially what you're looking at are maps drawn by non-artist Designers who were under the assumption the images would be temporary.
Anyway, I'm not sure how to respond to your question, sky-fiwa-, since I don't know what kinds of tips you're needing. What do you want to know that can't be found in the introduction of a walkthrough, for instance?
sky-fiwa- on 27/7/2007 at 17:19
Missions tip and things that are hidden like Loot/Secret rooms (if there are any).
I would also like to ask if there are secondary missions like in DX:IW.
jtr7 on 27/7/2007 at 19:07
You could use walkthroughs and get all that, especially the ones that list these things separately.
There are side-missions, but the main ones seem to actually have to do with completing the game. There are little jobs you can pick up here and there mainly to get more money. Read all the notes, listen to all the conversations you can, and you'll find those little side missions.
