Iceblade on 6/9/2021 at 20:05
With 20+ years since Thief 2 was released, we have certainly had a large number of FMs produced.
When you think back about the FMs you have played, which ones jump to mind? Which FMs/FM campaigns stick out in your memory?
Campaigns can count as one given the interconnectedness of the missions. Try to keep the list to about 5-10 FMs. I encourage you to think up the FMs before reading the thread.
Azaran on 6/9/2021 at 20:10
Ruins of Originia
Calendra's cistern
Calendra's legacy
Ominous Bequest
Broken Triad
Rocksbourg 3: Ink and Dust
Lorgan's web
Inverted manse
When Still
Order of the Vine
Iceblade on 6/9/2021 at 20:15
For the FMs that jump most to my mind with significant memories of scenes within them follow:
* Equilibrium - fighting Keepers was certainly a new experience
* Stowaway - the architecture and fun (challenging for the time) gameplay were fantastic
* Keeper of the Prophecies - If you played it, you know why this one is memorable. So many ways it is memorable.
* TTGM - The training mission and Errand Boy are great fun thief experiences. The Mage Compound was intriguing and unusual. The Mine itself with its puzzles and temples was also enjoyable though tense.
* AKA Noah - really loved this mission when it was released; enjoyed the readables and the house was beautiful
* What Lies Below - Keeper Glyphs done excellently for gameplay. Fantastic story and lore to this one as well. I wish T3 was more like this one.
* Pirates Ahoy - Christine outdid herself. I was craving pirate theme missions so much I almost got a contest going.... then this campaign came out and I was thoroughly satisfied.
* A Pirate's Downfall - Beautiful Mansion, well designed caves, lovely loot, plenty to explore and do. I think I replayed it on each difficulty setting too at one point.
* Flying Age - Sterlino's at his best. Story, Tech, Uniqueness 10/10.
* Airship - Another contest FM, long pre-dated Flying Age. Fun exploration, tense gameplay, good looking area.
It definitely seems the earlier FMs have stuck with me more, while the contest FMs really brought about some originality.
Galaer on 6/9/2021 at 20:27
Rebellion of the Builder 1
Seven Shades of Mercury
Gussie's Dream
This FM haz no sense
Patriot
Night Watch: Mission 1
Nailok on 7/9/2021 at 08:52
I'm relatively new to FM's but this are my favorites so far:
1. The Scarlet Cascabel
2. CoSaS: Mission X
3. Rocksbourg 1-3
4. Rose Cottage
5. Rowena's Curse
6. Into The Odd
7. Morbid Curiosity
8. Omnious Bequest
Calibrator on 7/9/2021 at 14:31
Thief 1/Gold:
Edit: Sorry - I did miss the limitation of 5-10. I marked the "most sticking out FMs". It's impossible for me to narrow it down even more... ;-)
=== A+ ===
Skacky's missions: Shadow Politics, Between These Dark Walls, Endless Rain
A Burrick in a Room
Alcazar
Ascend the Dim Valley
Autumn in Lampfire Hills
Calendra's Cistern
Catacombs of Knoss
Lost Among the Forsaken
Rose Garden
Sepulchre of the Sinistral
The Chalice of Souls
The Scarlet Cascabel
The Whistling of the Gears
=== A ===
Bloodstone Prison
Dirty Money
Making a Profit
Project Hammer - Secret Connections
Prowler of the Dark
Recipe for Turmoil
Returning a Favor
Shadow Play
The Burning Bedlam
The Shadow of Lord Rothchest
Whispers Below the Cobblestone
Thief 2:
=== A+ ===
Melan's missions: Bad Debts, Disorientation, Unbidden Guest
Autumn in Lampfire Hills 2.1a
Behind Closed Doors
Being Thief & Exile
Bones, Ep.1
Breathing Corpses
Calendra's Legacy
Feast of Pilgrims
Godbreaker
L'Arsene series (L'Arsene, Emilie Victor, The Korrigans, The Den)
Morbid Curiosity
Ominous Bequest Gold & Broken Triad
Rowena's Curse
The Circle of Stone and Shadow: Mission X
The Greyfeather Gems (The Shipment, Rodamill)
The Hammerite Empire - The Seven Shades of Mercury
The Seven Sisters
Une Nuit a Rocksbourg (all three parts)
Zealots Hollow
=== A ===
A Brawl in the Tombs
Bathory Campaign
Cryptic Realms
Darkstone Gem Campaign
Deadly Cure
Fables of the Penitent Thief
Heist at Hilberts Highrise Hotel
Home Sweet Home
Horns of Canzo
Into the Odd
Keeper Investigations Campaign
Mystic Gems (Unlucky Soul, Heart of Bohn)
Raid on Washout Central
Saturio Returns Home
The Black Frog
The Builders Paradise
The Drymian Codex
The Greyquarter Heist
The Inverted Manse
The Power of Suggestion
The Temple of the Tides
The Violent End of Duncan Malveine
Thief - The Flying Age
Thieves Highway
Transitions in Chaos Part I: Conspiracies in the Dark
Under Templehill
What Lies Below
Lord Taffer on 7/9/2021 at 17:58
Here are the ten most memorable (not necessarily the best) FMs that came first to my mind and which left a lasting mental image into my mind:
- The Seven Sisters
- Behind Closed Doors
- Catacombs of Knoss
- Into the Odd
- Alcazar
- The Tomb of Saint Tennor
- Ascend The Dim Valley
- The Builder's Paradise
- The Search for Crom´s Blade
- The Mirror of Return
And these two had to be mentioned also:
- Broken Triad: Part 2 - Tempest Isle
- Godbreaker: Part 2 - Impious Pilgrimage
Aged Raver on 7/9/2021 at 18:31
Wicked Relics
Bathory
Home Sweet Home
Endless Rain
The Scarlet Cascabel
The Turning of the Leaves
(There are hundreds old and new that I haven't yet played.)
ZylonBane on 7/9/2021 at 18:58
Dwelling Insanity. That damn hole.
zajazd on 7/9/2021 at 19:56
For me The Ashen Age Part 1 is the first mission that always comes to my mind when I think about FMs. I know it's not the biggest and the bestest mission, but for some reason it has made a big imprint in my mind ever since I played it for the first time many years ago.
Thief 2X Shadows of the Metal Age was my introduction to FMs so it has stayed with me as well.
Whispers in the Desert because of the original setting and some original ideas and memorable situations.
I think my list will grow when I start replaying the missions that I have given the highest rating.
