T2 FM. Bad Venture - Old version (Released 12/25/14)

Soul Tear on 23/3/2015 at 13:48

I completely reworked this FM.
Changes:
- extended storyline
- new goals (removed all old goals)
- quests
- new gameplay
- new areas
- reworked some old areas
- no frustrating puzzles
- removed all bonuses

I also increased the fps by removing unnecessary objects. But this FM will be released together with the second part (Raven's Nest).

Approximate release date of June this year.

Apiai on 24/5/2015 at 06:37

Quote Posted by Dark_Garrett

@Brethren: Here's what I did, there's a octagonal building outside of Thereon's window. If you look close, there's a ring of wood around the underside. I shot a rope into it and jumped across and mantled the ledge at his window.

No rope arrow or speed potion needed here. Don't you know guys how to run faster in Thief ?
Just run in diagonal, use forward and strafe at the same time, you'll walk/run faster and easilly reach the ledge.

bikerdude on 25/5/2015 at 13:16

Quote Posted by Soul Tear

I completely reworked this FM.

* I also increased the fps by removing unnecessary objects. But this FM will be released together with the second part (Raven's Nest).
* Approximate release date of June this year.

Look forward to it.

Pemptus on 25/5/2015 at 21:46

Quote Posted by Soul Tear

Approximate release date of June this year.

Sweet, can't wait to see what's improved.

Soul Tear on 26/5/2015 at 19:20

The release date postponed to some time, I decided to add movies and some more stuff. One good man is currently drawing illustrations for this. This project can and should be better. ;)

Severian_Silk on 26/5/2015 at 20:13

I loved the original. It had some great, thiefy atmosphere :cheeky: . Sometimes I play the beginning portion of the mission, right before entering the town, and walk around, listening to the ambient sounds and admiring the amazing graphics. Can't wait for the expanded version and the sequel :thumb:

downwinder on 27/5/2015 at 16:50

i am begging you to make low resource missions as the first one was to laggy i was not even able to play it,in any part of the map even with lowest settings

thief is not better with good graphics,what makes thief great is the playability

i cant afford a good computer :(

bikerdude on 28/5/2015 at 11:03

Quote Posted by downwinder

i am begging you to make low resource missions as the first one was to laggy

+1, or certainly with a nod to low end users. This coming from someone who alpha tested this mission from the beginning.

jiansonz on 28/5/2015 at 22:35

Quote Posted by Apiai

Indeed. There is even a reasonable margin for that jump.

I love this mission! At times, it's a little claustrophopic and sometimes it's hard to guess what will take a rope arrow and what will not, but those are minor things.

I am now at what feels like the last part, at the spot where the magical barrier has now been removed.

What stumped me FOR THREE HOURS (and it's not mentioned anywhere in this thread!) was this: where the F*CK the door to the attic is! From Thereon's notes, it sounded like it would be a window you would enter from the outside, and he also talks about 'the inn' when he actually means 'the tavern'...

Okay, I should maybe have put two and two together when I saw the underside of the staircase from within Thereon's secret room, but still...I was convinced there were only three doors on that tavern floor, and not four.

(BTW, I have a mine now! Going to try it on that annoying camera down in the wine cellar.)

Soul Tear on 30/5/2015 at 12:25

Quote Posted by downwinder

Well, I could remove about 2,000 objects (out of 6400) to get the maximum FPS, I checked it earlier. But then the level will look ugly and empty. I just wanted to warn you. :sweat:

As work on new Bad Venture completed (including alpha testing), I think that we can start beta test. After test I'll take some break. The beta testing two large missions (especially second part) is too hard task for me.

Who wants to participate in beta testing of new Bad Venture Lite?