Master Garett on 8/5/2005 at 12:30
Quote Posted by frobber
On all difficulties --after 10:04pm-- there should be a green-coat guard in a doorway south of the big clock tower and another one standing in a doorway outside the security offices down the hill to the west just before the big stone river bridge. If those guys haven't run or walked to those position from the pub by the town square (or been taken out along the way) by 10:05pm -- then there's a problem since they get released the same way Alisha and the Counselor are released.
The -best- test is to restart the mission and hang out at the pub starting at 9:57pm to see what happens. If you don't see Lady Alisha arrive at the pub before the 10pm chimes end, then she'll never show up.
Well got the patch but still no Alisha for me, nor any guards and defenitely no chiming... :tsktsk: :tsktsk:
dbrilliant on 8/5/2005 at 20:07
I used frobbers patch and it worked for me, but After all the objectives clicked off; the only one left was kill Franticius. I can't find him, can any one give some advice?
GlasWolf on 8/5/2005 at 21:55
Wow, just finished. First of all, fantastic mission pack Frobber. The voice cast and especially Sly really did you proud with the voice work too, there are commercial games *cough*KotOR 2*cough* that don't have anything even resembling that kind of quality. The cinematic ending and music were also quite superb.
For the purposes of your playtesting, I only had one pretty minor problem; on the high wooden platform in the attic area of the cathedral, I got stuck on one of the edges of the lower level. After a bit of jumping about I freed myself, but then the game seemed to re-map a load of keys - forward became save, for example! A quick reload and all was well.
I do wonder if the people having trouble finding Alisha in RtO know what they're supposed to be looking for. I was confused when Garrett said "Better stay close" as it implied now, so I ran outside and of course couldn't find anything. Maybe the easy fix would be to trigger this after reading the scroll in the office instead.
Anyway, seriously good job all involved. :thumb:
frobber on 8/5/2005 at 23:28
Quote Posted by dbrilliant
I used frobbers patch and it worked for me, but After all the objectives clicked off; the only one left was kill Franticius. I can't find him, can any one give some advice?
If Alisha is out and you hear clock chimes -- then the patch is working for you. To answer your question...
[SPOILER]On Expert he wanders around the industrial part of town. On Normal, he's outside Garrett's appartment. And on Hard he's standing in the barn (building with the elevsator).[/SPOILER]
frobber on 8/5/2005 at 23:39
Quote Posted by Master Garett
Well got the patch but still no Alisha for me, nor any guards and defenitely no chiming... :tsktsk: :tsktsk:
Very sorry. Most problems seem to be with the non-USA versions of the game -- which makes it very hard to test -- or even look at what is happening because I can't even load a game save from a non-USA release.
My solution is likely to release AI as part of player events, so if the master clock timer fails, the game will still be playable. It is very hard to this in a way that does not mess up how events play out nornally. But I have to do something.
As soon as I have something I'll get this to those of you having problems -- and if it works for you, I'll make it more widely available.
shadows on 8/5/2005 at 23:52
Quote Posted by frobber
Very sorry. Most problems seem to be with the non-USA versions of the game -- which makes it very hard to test -- or even look at what is happening because I can't even load a game save from a non-USA release.
There are differences between Thief 2 sold in the US and else where? :confused: First i've heard of it. I would have thought the only diferences would be packaging not the actual game itself.
dbrilliant on 9/5/2005 at 00:50
Thanks Frobber, I finally found him and put an end to that miserable taffer once and for all. Awesome mission, and the last little move at the end of Inheritance, was great. It gets me all geared up for the new Starwars move coming out. And Thanks again for a terrific series.
I was also wondering if you'll do TDS fms next? :thumb:
uhai on 9/5/2005 at 02:01
I first want to thank Froober for all his missions. I have played all his plus many, many others over the past several years.This is the first problem I have ever had in playing a FM.I was wondering if it could be a hardware driver problem or such interfering with game play.( I posted earlier with AI not showing up)
frobber on 9/5/2005 at 02:22
Quote Posted by shadows
There are differences between Thief 2 sold in the US and else where? :confused: First i've heard of it. I would have thought the only diferences would be packaging not the actual game itself.
That is my impression, not proven fact. I can't load games saved by the german edition at any rate -- and I know there is a separate version 1.18 patch for the german edition as well. But I have no direct knowledge.
BTW, I have an Episode 6 update ready for testing by those truly stuck by the dead master clock. Please only download for now if you are having the serious problem of no clock chimes and no AI appearing. If I hear good news, then I can go to the next step of making this the official patch -- and part of the next full release.
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http://edanet.com/thief2/Episode6_v1d_Patch.zip)
5.33 MB (5,595,327 bytes)
[SPOILER]To test this -- read the book in the doctor's office. This is one of several triggers that will override the master clock to get Alisha to appear. To get her to leave the pub -- go though the gate that separates the dock area (near the giant brick warehouse) from the mortuary. The Counselor should appear once Alisha gets into the industrial area -- and if not, once she is home safe. There is also a small chance that the clock will work -- so if you are hearing clock chimes, then all these extra triggers will be there for backup.[/SPOILER]If this is working for you, please let me know (postings, PM, or email - Thanks)
uhai on 9/5/2005 at 04:09
Thanks Frobber,this seems to work for now.Alisa was in the bar and have followed her into the industrial dist.Clock did not chime .will post if other problems arise.
