Newdark Novice Contest - Just My Luck (Feb. 22, 2016) - by Iceblade
Dark_Garrett on 23/2/2016 at 21:48
Finished this one last night. Great little mission, perfect pace and atmosphere. The ambients and sounds, really took me back to THC in Thief 1. Found 1674 of 1699 and 3/3 on Expert. Only real hangup was the key, had to check here on the forum for hint. As for the curse, I got lucky lol. I went back to the shopkeeper and my thought process was; he committed suicide, there's a turned over bottle on the table, he must have drank poison to do it but it hasn't fully killed him yet... so I slashed him. Fun mission, looking forward to more from you :thumb:
pwl on 24/2/2016 at 01:23
Great mission really enjoyed the story!! Keep it up :thumb:
FKenFord on 26/2/2016 at 02:17
Hey FenPhoenix,
I see you getting out of the low window from the upstairs (around 31:40). How the heck do you do this? I never seem to mantle. Are there controls/settings I'm totally missing? Thanks!
FenPhoenix on 26/2/2016 at 09:52
Make sure new mantling is enabled. Open cam_ext.cfg and find the line:
; new_mantle
Remove the semicolon to enable it.
Also, just to be clear, you have to crouch while mantling a low ledge like that.
FKenFord on 26/2/2016 at 15:15
Hmm... new_mantle was indeed disabled. Doh! Should have checked that first.
I know I've turned this on before (removed the semicolon), but maybe not since the latest "install" of NewDark. Does this get reset somehow? Or do I only have myself and my old brain to blame? ;-)
In any case, I'm off onto the roof.
Thanks!
Yandros on 26/2/2016 at 16:40
I believe that new_mantle is disabled by default in NewDark, so if you reinstall or update it may be getting reset to the default.
Ravenus1 on 27/2/2016 at 22:17
This is an another great little mission. Good luck and keep releasing missions.
Thinking Robot on 29/2/2016 at 20:07
A very nice mission! It contains a large story in a small box. ;)
The only frustating thing here was finding the extremely well hidden key under the "staircase". In my desperation, I tried to smash the doors with my sword and with a hammer found in the store - without sucess. Even using the unconventional way of climbing the rooftops failed for me, because it was impossible for me to reach the iron roof wich should be the best way to enter the houses through the windows. I really tried everything to get up there...
The author really wants us to tell the story from the beginning to the end - without exception :sly:
baeuchlein on 1/3/2016 at 10:50
That's exactly what I thought about the mission. It was well worth playing.
