Looking for FMs set or with levels set in the Old Quarters Sealed Section. - by 365853t5737935
365853t5737935 on 28/6/2024 at 21:30
After playing through Black Parade I've kinda got hooked on the concept of the old Sealed Section and was looking for any other FMs that feature it or similar based levels. TG or T2 preferably. I have played several already,
Curse of the Ancients, Broken Hammers, Dancing with the Dead, TX2, Derelict Dock District.
Is this too much of a niche concept for there to be many around? I am aware of the unpopularity of undead centred levels with the majority of the Thief fanbase but I always liked them.
FenPhoenix on 28/6/2024 at 22:46
Lost Among the Forsaken
baeuchlein on 29/6/2024 at 00:12
"A Night in Old Quarter" mainly takes place in an area of the Old Quarter that was not hit by the disaster, but a small part still plays in the well-known undead playground.
"Undead Reckoning" takes you to another quarter overrun by an undead invasion.
The three missions of the "A Night in Rocksbourg" series start in a "normal" city quarter, but proceed to an undead-dominated area in the second mission, and a weird, partially undead-infested underground corridor system (which is not exactly a ciry quarter) in part 3.
"Bad Hangover" places Garrett in the city of Thief 3 again, but while he recovered from apparently having drunk too much, undead came in and took over. Garrett has to solve several puzzles similar to the ones found in classic adventure games. Of course, the stinky undead inhabitants aren't exactly helpful in this case.
"Pestis Cruenta" also takes place in the recreation of Thief 3's city part, and also has undead and puzzles. A typical Haplo mission.
"Anybody... Home?" has a somewhat smaller task: Survive until morning in an undead-infested city. Plays in a house, however.
"The Curse" is perfect if you want to enter an old manor with guess what kind of stinky decaying new populace, and solve the problems which plague the house's last owner who turned into a ghost.
Try "Having a Ball" if you want to enter a castle with some undead and retrieve your ball from that area.
"Haunt", one of the latest missions present, plays in a mansion where the owner was a Hammerite once, but turned into an undead by now. Haunts and a mirror world keep you... entertained.
"Better off Dead" provides two missions. The first one starts in a castle recently conquered by Hammerites, but later on, the undead take over.
"Breathing Corpses" takes place in a large underground crypt, where you have a lot to do until you have completed your tasks. Not exactly like the "Bonehoard" level of original Thief 1, for the crypt is in better shape, and does not take up so much vertical space as the Bonehoard, but keeps you occupied for a prolonged time.
"Calendra's Legacy" provides a few undead-dominated areas in the first and the third mission. but in the second, a whole city quarter becomes the playground of the walking dead. Guess who's caught in the middle of it all...
"Cataclysmic Revelations" (also available as a campaign) partially plays in the Haunted Cathedral area of the Thief 1 original mission "Return to the Cathedral". I did not like it, though, but maybe you do.
"Catacombs of Knoss": The second mission is a typical adventure in a large underground burial site.
"Coaxing the Spirit": Enter an abandoned house with some not-so-living creatures and solve a lot of puzzles.
"Cryptic Realms": A crypt area and some buildings one usually finds there (crematory, church, etc.), Available as a black & white version as well as a colour one.
"Cult of the Resurrection": An abandoned and ruined city part with a church and an underground cave system beneath has been chosen by some bandits as their new home. Garrett intends to fill his pockets in there.
"Dance with the Dead" (not to be confused with "Dancing with the Dead") puts you into a subterranean tomb where you have several playstyles to choose from. Deal with the undead and pick up valuables while you walk around.
The last mission of "Darkstone Gem Chapter 1: The Conflict", remade as "Unconventional Intermediator", does have a large area in abandoned decaying industrial buildings, although your enemies are bandits, not undead.
My fingers refuse to type anything else, so take these and have fun!
fortuni on 29/6/2024 at 05:10
Not sure if it's set in the old quarter but a really good lesser known mission in this style is Dark Messiah by Schattengilde.
