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Ricebug on 24/7/2015 at 12:20

Since I no longer play the OMs, I went ahead and deleted the missions and the associated OSM files. As I'm going back and polishing up old walkthroughs, I see that some FMs used these scripts. Museum Heist, for example, employs miss7.osm.

So, I've been adding a note to readers that they should return those files back to the main directory. But is it necessary? TafferPatcher installs the "common scripts" players need, which I take to mean NVScript.osm, tnhScript.osm, et al.

fibanocci on 24/7/2015 at 12:28

Nobody is deleting those osms (except you). It's not recommended. No need to add a note.

R Soul on 24/7/2015 at 14:14

Quote Posted by Ricebug

Since I no longer play the OMs

Neither do I, but I sometimes load them in Dromed to look at how things were done, or to look at the building styles or layouts used.

Yandros on 24/7/2015 at 14:37

I doubt it's necessary, but it wouldn't be a big deal either just to note that a FM uses miss7.osm in your walkthrough.

ZylonBane on 25/7/2015 at 01:36

Quote Posted by Ricebug

Since I no longer play the OMs, I went ahead and deleted the missions and the associated OSM files.

In other words, you've deliberately corrupted your install.

Kerrle on 25/7/2015 at 04:47

I don't understand why you'd delete those files; Thief 2's OSMs are combined all of 2MB. You surely can't need hard drive space that badly.

Yandros on 25/7/2015 at 16:04

For future reference, Deceptive Perception 2 also requires miss7.osm.

fibanocci on 25/7/2015 at 16:19

There's a huge bunch of FMs that require ('http://thiefmissions.com/telliamed/scripts2.html') the original mission scripts. But nobody ever deleted those scripts, since nobody wants to destroy the Thief2 installation.

PinkDot on 25/7/2015 at 21:35

Not sure what pushed Ricebug to such a desperate action like deleting files which are part of the original install, but if it was the clutter of the main Thief 2 folder then I somehow understand that decision. I haven't seen any other game that would have such a mess in the main folder...

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I'm not saying this is the default state, but it's just that the more you use the game and editor, the more stuff gets dumped there... I think it's just plain wrong, that custom files gets mixed up with the essential game files.
I'm open for suggetions how to keep it (relatively) tidy...

fibanocci on 25/7/2015 at 21:39

If one is using FM-Selector, the stuff for making a FM can be kept in a FM-Folder.