Digital Nightfall on 3/8/2007 at 07:49
I tend to be over-wordy, so I'll keep this simple as a Q&A.
Current links:
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http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/dc_media_assort.zip) - Mirror 2 (Thanks Brethren)
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https://www.darkfate.org/view/details/files/projects/deep_cover) - Mirror 3 on DarkFate (Thanks clearing)
Old links, these are broken but left for posterity:
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http://208.49.149.120/dromed/dc/dc_media_assort.zip) (about 100 megs)
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http://www.backdrifts.co.uk/dc_media_assort.zip) - Mirror 1 (Thanks D'Juhn Keep)
<b>What is it?</b> It's a collection of media from an unreleased game. "Dc / deep" and the fact that it's being released here should be a big enough hint. If it's not, you don't know your LGS history well enough!*
<b>What's in it?</b> Folders named dc_fams_foruse, dc_fams_raw, dc_obj, deep_obj_lite, old_levels should be self explanatory.
<b>Old Levels?!</b> Yes, mis files. However no version of dromed we have is fully compatible with them, so expect issues.
<b>Who sent these?</b> You know I can't tell you. All I can say is that it was not one of the usual suspects.
<b>When were they sent to you?</b> A long time ago. Other media was released a year ago (T2G, to the day actually) and the idea was to 'wait and see' if any trouble came of it before releasing the far more sensitive stuff. It was not, however, sent to me at the same time as the T2G stuff ... actually some time before that, with a "maybe it will be safe to release this some day, in a few years perhaps" comment on it. I admit that I opened the Christmas presents a bit early myself and tinkered a bit with the stuff. Who wouldn't?
<b>100 megs from that slow server?! No way!</b> Any are welcome to host it and post the new DL location here, but please, no file sharing hosts like rapidshare or whatever.
<b>What is this good for?</b> There's plenty in here that look '18th century' enough to be used in Thief FMs, and plenty that could look modern enough for SS2 FMs. Everything in between ...
<b>Hey, there's a ton of Thief and SS2 stuff in here! What gives?</b> Placeholder media. The donor gave them to me 'as is' and I am giving them to you 'as is' ... yes it makes the file size bigger, but I know many will want to get these original and untampered. In the future if anyone wants to make a 'Lite' version sans duplicates, be my guest.
* Old Thread:
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http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46265)
Enjoy!
Wille on 3/8/2007 at 08:50
:eek: :eek:
I have to check these out once I get back home from work :).
Yandros on 3/8/2007 at 10:44
:wot: Awesome, Digi! Downloading now! Wouldn't be great if one of our tech geniuses around here dug into the .mis files enough to make them openable? :eek:
Matthew on 3/8/2007 at 11:01
I guessed the wrong game. :( I went one earlier rather than one later.
Sluggs on 3/8/2007 at 12:34
Ooh, I can't wait to plough through that .zip file! :D
Thanks for these, whoever you are! :thumb:
Shadowspawn on 3/8/2007 at 12:47
As if I don't have enough on my plate! :mad:
You know I have to look into this - maybe I can get those .mis files open somehow...:sly:
Sluggs on 3/8/2007 at 13:04
Ooh, all those new objects, each with their .e and .3ds files! :cool:
Interesting, they're using .pcx files, instead of .gif's.
Yandros on 3/8/2007 at 13:08
Thief 2 used a mixture of both, so it's not surprising if they were moving in that direction already in 2000.