BadArm on 24/3/2003 at 20:24
The search feature doesn't seem to work when I type in this mission's name, so I'll just have to ask a question here. I've been enjoying this mission except for one thing. There seems to be a lot of doors I can't open, and the keys are really hard to find. My present problem is that I want to get into the Armory before I go confront Ramirez's henchmen. I can't figure out how to get in there. So, could someone please just tell me? I want a spoiler for this.
Nightwalker on 24/3/2003 at 20:28
You're right about the search. I tried it too and came up with nothing, which is very strange, because I know there have been multiple posts about this mission!
Anyway, the key to the armoury is on a drunk guard who is lying on the ground in the park. .
BadArm on 25/3/2003 at 05:34
I just finished playing The Keep, and I'd like to congratulate Apache, Flakeman, and everyone else involved in producing it, on a mission very well done. I enjoyed it very much. It was hard, but not too hard. It had riddles, but they were solvable with some effort. And one of it's best features was no spiders or undead that weren't avoidable. I was kinda sorry to see it end. Yup, my kind of mission.:thumb:
fornever on 26/3/2003 at 00:01
If you were sorry to see it end, there's more... The Keep is actually the final mission in a 4-mission campaign. I think the other 3 in the series are Ramirez's Revenge, Stowaway, and Hunt for Montrose. They're all definitely worth playing. Actually, you can find them bundled into one as "Apache's T1 Mission Pack" so you can play them one after the other and carry over your money and everything. I like to think of Apache's campaign as "Thief 1.5" :D
Note that if you don't like undead and spiders, you might not like "Hunt for Montrose", which (if I remember correctly) is exclusively undead and spiders..with necessary confrontations (especially if you play on Expert)... Of course, Hunt for Montrose is my favorite of the 4...heh
nickie on 10/10/2004 at 07:04
My Thief 2 has gone on an accidental holiday to Berlin so I'm playing a few Thief 1 fms. I've found an answer to one question in The Keep but does anyone know[SPOILER]Down in the sewers there's a spot with a crate and a gap which you can see through - can I open what looks like a door or do I get to this bit later when I eventually find the keep?[/SPOILER]
Never mind - Found the keep but [SPOILER]I can't cope with that many undead so I am abandoning this one[/SPOILER] although I was really enjoying it.
Gerhard Eichberger on 10/10/2004 at 13:57
Gerhard Eichberger
Quote Posted by nickie
My Thief 2 has gone on an accidental holiday to Berlin so I'm playing a few Thief 1 fms. I've found an answer to one question in The Keep but does anyone know[SPOILER]Down in the sewers there's a spot with a crate and a gap which you can see through - can I open what looks like a door or do I get to this bit later when I eventually find the keep?[/SPOILER]
When I remember correctly you can open this door with a fire arrow. Inside there are three chests, which give you some information that can be helpful or not. However you can only open one of these chests - when doing so the others will disappear.
However I think these informations are not worth the one fire-arrow. So save before using it and use it just to see the part inside this door. Reload then the game and continue - you could need this fire-arrow later...
(I have had used my fire-arrow on this and had then no one in a place where I'd like to have one...)
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Never mind - Found the keep but [SPOILER]I can't cope with that many undead so I am abandoning this one[/SPOILER] although I was really enjoying it.
This is no problem. You needn't handle them - just run.
And don't quit here, the rest is very worth to see...
Gerhard
Nightwalker on 10/10/2004 at 14:50
Gerhard is right, there aren't many undead. Pretty much just that one corridor and you can run through without being touched. The rest of the mission is well worth playing. If you're playing T1 missions, have you played The Order of the Vine, Secret Way, Lorgan's Web or Mystery Man? All very good missions.
nickie on 10/10/2004 at 17:11
Yes but so long ago that I'm playing them again - its been quite good not having T2 for a while I've come across loads of excellent T1s I can play now I don't use my own pc - at least I can mostly see what I'm doing.
I will do as you suggest, close my eyes, hold my breath and run.
You're right - well worth continuing! - By the way, anyone searching for The Keep - better results with Apache's skull.
Reading other posts on what to do with the skull I also had a problem finding it [SPOILER]after killing the beast with fire arrows. I found the scroll and put the force gem on the centre bit and it rose up and I could just frob the skull underneath.[/SPOILER] If that's of any help in the future.
bobber on 18/3/2005 at 11:43
I have really hit an impasse while descending into the keep. About 3/4 of the way down I have come to a trestle-like footbridge with [SPOILER]drop away panels.[/SPOILER] Tried jumping, roping , climbing over but I get killed each time. Is this the only way to get to the bottom? It doesn't seem possible to cross at all.
Gerhard Eichberger on 18/3/2005 at 12:11
Gerhard Eichberger
Quote Posted by bobber
I have really hit an impasse while descending into the keep. About 3/4 of the way down I have come to a trestle-like footbridge with [SPOILER]drop away panels.[/SPOILER] Tried jumping, roping , climbing over but I get killed each time. Is this the only way to get to the bottom? It doesn't seem possible to cross at all.
This is a bit tricky. You can only walk on the woodern parts of the bridge. So you have to jump here very often. It is very hard, but doable.
There seems not to be another way to get further here.
Gerhard
