fortuni on 5/3/2015 at 19:41
The Mage's Area T1 mission
There are 3 versions of this mission. 2 x 1.0 version (normal and easy/lite) and 1x 1.1 version
The 1.0 versions are NOT Newdark friendly as there are at least 1 if not 2 bugs that will prevent you from finishing the mission.
1. In the Path of Enlightenment puzzle there is a trap door that is meant to give way but with 1.0 it sometimes gets stuck
2. After the Word puzzle in 1.0 the metal doors giving access the the tower does not open.....deal breaker
The 1.1 version is basically the same as the 1.0 easy version but with the bugs removed and this is Newdark friendly, so check your read-me file to make sure you have the correct version (1.1 also has 2852 loot whereas 1.0 normal has 2522 and 1.0 easy has 2792)
of note cheapmissions says it hosts the 1.1 version but actually the version it hosts is 1.0 so do not download from that site
LarryG on 5/3/2015 at 21:41
One thing I've noticed is that when the script files used by a FM are updated to the latest versions, missions that didn't work with New Dark start working again. I suspect that New Dark is more sensitive to bugs in the osm files. So a good thing to try whenever a mission fails in any way with New Dark would be to replace all the osms with the current versions.
fortuni on 5/3/2015 at 21:58
good idea.....well would be if i knew what osm files were and how to update them :laff:
any advise appreciated
LarryG on 6/3/2015 at 01:54
* Look in the directory that the FM's zip is expanded into when you instal the FM.
* Note down any file with the .osm extension and the date of the file.
* Do a search in the forum for where to download the latest version of each file.
* Compare dates.
* Download and replace files as needed.
fortuni on 6/3/2015 at 12:19
thank you for that LarryG....i checked my convict.osm file and it's dated 1999, but i do remember that not that long ago i re-patched my Thief instal with the latest convict.osm for some other reason and my convict file is 1167kb whereas the one on taffersparadise is only 429kb...so i'm pretty sure i have the latest, unless you know where you can dl a more recent version.
also can not find any dl sites for any miss.osm files...any sites come to mind ?
Unkillable Cat on 1/4/2015 at 22:34
Thought I'd bump this to see if these problems are only on my end...
"Off to Milhorn Manor" is giving me problems, and I'm not sure if they're NewDark-related or not.
The first problem is that all Lost City-type walls are pitch-black. Some floors in the mansion itself are also pitch-black. This makes the ruins sections look a little strange, but nothing game-breaking.
The second problem, is game-breaking. The switch that's supposed to let you grab 'Safety Key B' doesn't work - and that key is plot-vital to the mission.
Can anyone confirm/deny that this is a NewDark issue?
Xorak on 2/4/2015 at 02:46
I'm not seeing any black walls in NewDark. Maybe it has something to do with those textures being indexed pcx files, or maybe the folder in the fam directory isn't present?
However, that switch I can't frob in either NewDark or regular Dromed.
Edit: Oh, that's version 2.0, there's a version 2.1 that might fix the problem with the switch.
Edit: It is 'fixed' in the newer version. He didn't fix it in the most optimal way, but you can get the key. Still not seeing black walls though.
Unkillable Cat on 2/4/2015 at 08:08
Thanks for the help, will grab the latest version and try again. :)
EDIT: Turns out that I re-downloaded the same version that I had before (2.1). On the upside, the black walls/floors disappeared, but I STILL can't frob that switch...so how did the author allow players to get the key?
Xorak on 2/4/2015 at 23:06
The switch is still unfrobbable but he removed the small door in front of the key so it doesn't matter.
