FMs with surreal architecture and design

Bucky Seifert on 12/1/2023 at 20:17

What are some FMs whose environment design has a surreal quality to it, similar to that seen in the Sword? I find myself in the mood for an FM that has a sense of weirdness to it. Besides shitpost ones like Bestest FM :p even though I do love those.

Azaran on 12/1/2023 at 20:31

(http://thiefmissions.com/m/RuinsOfOriginia#m) Ruins of Originia

(https://thiefmissions.com/m/Cauchemars) Nightmares

Aemanyl on 12/1/2023 at 21:09

Mansion of Chaos, Madness of Wolfgang Handspiegel, Cracks in the Glass.

Jonfeldt on 12/1/2023 at 21:17

Into the Odd, imo the best weird mission.

Also, you may find some interesting missions in the "Surreal/Bizarre" genre here: (https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?advanced_search=&series=&collection=&table=&page=&works=&work_lists=&sort_by=best&search=&games=0&games=1&games=2&released_from=all&released_to=all&genre=250)

<Username> on 12/1/2023 at 21:17

Ascend the Dim Valley (T1)
A fantastically weird and in some parts downright creepy mission.

Into the Odd (T2)
Descend into the dark underbelly of the City.

The Widow's Ire (T1)
Starts out like a normal mansion heist, but then takes a sharp turn towards the surreal.

Jonfeldt on 12/1/2023 at 21:20

Yes, Ascend the Dim Valley is amazing too!

downwinder on 12/1/2023 at 21:43

just remember when playing ascend the dim valley its known to slip the npc's skins backwards=easy fix in code a simple number change, its posted somewhere, just in case it happens to anyone else, yes it happened to me, but its a great mission

cardia has some amazing surreal feeling fan missions and gort also

baeuchlein on 12/1/2023 at 21:50

"Up in the Bonehoard" is the well-known Bonehoard, but upside down. The famous "Bow Upgrade" and an "Infinity Crate" await the master thief in there.

There was a mission, probably called "The Acid Trip", where Garrett gets poisoned with a drug. Looks weird, of course. I did not finish it, though.

The recently released "House of the Architect" has some dose of surreality as well, although most areas are just a little weird, not more.

I dimly remember that "Alchemic Allusions" takes place in a town of rather small people, which looks weird to "normal" ones like Garrett. I didn't like the gameplay very much, though.

"Basic" throws Garrett into the Pac Man world, AFAIK.

zappenduster on 13/1/2023 at 11:06

Niborius' (https://www.ttlg.de/download/download.php?site=50&file=MysteryoftheUpperQuarter_M2.zip) Mystery At The Upper Quarter 2 - Secrets Of The Old City comes in my mind. In this FM released in 2020 you move around in an upside down world. :eek:

Hit Deity on 13/1/2023 at 14:10

I first thought of The Tower in the Forest, but soon realized you wanted "weird, odd, and trippy" like Constantine's mansion. The Tower in the Forest is definitely quite a bit off the beaten path, with some very unique and interesting architecture and setups that are more on the "spectacular" side of the equation, but not nearly close enough to trippy and strange like the others.. Still, it's a very interesting mission to try out when you are bored or want something different. I highly recommend it.