Purah on 21/11/1999 at 17:09

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First: Old Hammer Shrine.
1. enter through north window from alley
2. enter with psychic's key via water duct
3. enter without psychic's key via water duct by jumping down the well near Alarus' front gate.
4. enter from New Hammer cathedral via secret door switch thrown in High Priest's bedroom. A switch under the New Hammer cathedral also opens the same secret door.

Unfortunately I do not have time to write a walkthrough right now and by the time I do (near the holidays) it will probably not be in such demand. Sorry.

Ithel: so YOU'RE one of THOSE bastatdly professors who never hands out an A? Hmmm. I was an English major with solid As. Think we might have clashed? http://www.ttlg.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif I think it's so interesting the kinds of people who are pulled into any given forum. I wonder if people in our professional arena know what we do with our spare time. heh heh...

My feeling on handing out As is this: the carrot is just a carrot. It's not a wonderful meal, a feast worth dying for...its just a carrot. If you make getting the carrot difficult it makes it sweet. If you make getting the carrot nigh impossible you make getting the carrot irrelevant at best and bitter at worst. No carrot is worth blood sweat and tears...I save those for prizes that consist of more than a pat on the back and "Hey boy, that was a job well done."

Back to TtDP: At TEG, you get lots of pats on the back and lots of "Hey boy, that was a job well done." I am amazed at the effort some people WILL put into a new level. AND I think that is fantastic. Probably they DO deserve a gold hammer and for them it is probably worth it. I, on the other trite hand, am too busy writing and working to be so commited to TEG. People like myself may not get Gold Hammers, but then we really don't NEED them either. My sense of satisfaction was the many many e-mails and posts that appeared on the forum. They said I "passed".

As a final comment, people perform better after reaffirmation and congratulatory response to their effort. If Ithel gives out only c+ grades...quite simply Ithel will never have an A student. Who's fault is that?

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"Expect my visit when the darkness comes. The night I think is best for hiding all." -Ouallada

Ithel on 22/11/1999 at 18:33

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I guess I should clarify. http://www.ttlg.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Purah, I teach freshmen writing....English majors are few and far between. Because of certain department policies, the average for my course has to fall within a small range. A few students have earned A- or B+, both very respectable grades. But I try to teach my class not to think about grades at all. I'd rather have them measure their "success" by how well they've learned to write or how much they've improved their writing. I'm not always able to convince them that this is better than worrying about grades, but I do try. It sounds like you feel much the same way about your mission. You weren't motivated by the promise of a gold hammer...you were motivated by a desire to put something together that others would enjoy. So we probably wouldn't have clashed, even if we'd met in college. http://www.ttlg.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif You're probably older than me, anyway, heh...

Viper6 on 24/11/1999 at 02:28

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Mr. (Dr.) Purah!

That was one Mutha of a level! Very well done.

Even with your brief, brief, brief 17 point spoiler (which I could not have completed the level without), it was tough. Garrett must have the sorest forearms he's ever had after all that rope climbing. Even I'm sore.

Expect a Hammer or two on that one. You fellas and ladies realy are trying to outdo each other aren't you.

Plan on doing anymore???

Honestly, I have never,...NEVER, enjoyed playing any game like this one. Your FM's just keep the challenges coming.

Thanks again, and keep up the good work.

Viper6

SpudHunter on 25/11/1999 at 17:13

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Oddly enough, I'm having a serious technical glitch with Lampfire Hills. At the very beginning, after decending the ladder and picking the book up off the table, if I "use" the book I immediately dump to a black screen. Only way to recover is to reboot.

It's happening every time I run the mission (using Thief Loader, PII-266, 64MB). Never ran into this with any other FM. Any ideas?

Theef on 12/6/2000 at 14:36

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I've just finished playing Autumn- 5 times! I had one hell of a time getting through the door in the chimney, let me tell you! That, and finding the secret switch/key were difficult, but I loved the flaming-hand guy! Most of the level allows you to run amok and kill/biff people into oblivion, and the end is all Lytha style play or you're sunk! I loved the rooftop action (You gave TLG ideas for Thief II, no doubt! ;-) getting into the armory. The only thing is that the Hammerite mage was a big wuss. Just wake him up and let him stand there, walk up, pickpocket, and knock him back to sleep. He even falls onto the bed! :-) I can't tell you how enjoyable this was. For some reason, while up on the rooftop, I shot up a couple of guards. Then everyone from the bar spilled out into the street, and I had to kill 'em all, or taff 'em. It was great. Quite a sleepy little town, when you're all done. :-) Keep making missions, please!

Better n' killin' strangers. :-)

-Theef