T2 fm: Darkstone Gem part 1: Looking for Info (19-05-10)

CheeseshireCat on 3/9/2011 at 10:15

Nice mission, except for a few major issues.

First and foremost. I can think of only two missions where lighting was screwed up worse. One is Day Worker, and another is something really old, though a great one as well. I mean, shadows are there to have an idea where they are. If you move from a no shadow area to what looks like a *DEEP* shadow to hide and suddenly find that you got your light gem bright (no weapons, crouched)... That's a screw-up.

Next. No-kill objectives are ok. Them not having a grain of sense... Not so much. "This section was closed by criminal activity, don't give the guards a reason to follow you. Don't kill anyone!." We're leaving "this section" and moving on to a thief lair, then to a taffing WAR ZONE, with corpses all around. And at least one guy looking like a haunt who triggers the "no kill" failure. "Don't give the guards a reason to follow you?" Yeah, riiiiight. Come on, even if you don't wanna bother tagging folks who you may not kill, it's as simple as phrasing it differently.

Next again. If you're changing game mechanics, you better make some pretty damn obvious note of that. Fire and gas arrows being affected by gravity fall under that rule. It's an old trick to launch them at minimum speed to have time to move while they are en route. One suddenly falling right under your feet isn't fun.

And final one... Architecture. There are numerous places that look like you have to get there, and some of which can only be reached (and returned from there) with waste of resources. And have NOTHING there at all. No loot, no tools, not even any easter egg.

MrMunkeepants on 29/4/2012 at 23:30

replaying this, thanks to re-release as part of the campaign, and I need a hint:

I've got a key from the Collector's office but I don't know where it goes, and two doors it won't unlock: a white door down the street, and the armorer's place near the start.
~~how do I solve these problems?~~
just ask the question here and solve it myself :rolleyes: - wander back by Ramirez's to find the Machinist

DarkMax on 30/4/2012 at 00:42

Quote Posted by MrMunkeepants

Sorry for the late reply!
Hint about Collector's key: You can climb a pipe near a big crate. Follow your nose from there

llanita on 1/1/2016 at 21:30

Need help getting into the mansion to get the vase. I get that it's the building opposite the church. I've arrowed up to the wooden balcony, but I can't climb up the steep red tiled roof to get to the top where there appears to be a balcony and some pipes. I've looked around that building on the ground and can't find any other way to get up there

DarkMax on 1/1/2016 at 21:33

Quote Posted by llanita

Go down the same street where you found the church. You should find a house with a big circled stained glass with a climbable pipe next to it.

llanita on 1/1/2016 at 21:41

Ok, I finally figured out that access was through the back of the building. I'd already been up the pipe and across the chain, but I forgot that there was a locked door I couldn't open.
So I got that door unlocked now, but there's no vase inside that room. I don't know why I'm so lost actually. I can't seem to get things straight.
Thanks for the quick response by the way. Really appreciate it

DarkMax on 1/1/2016 at 22:00

Quote Posted by llanita

The vase is inside a golden chest. The key to the chest is hidden in the same room but the location of the key is different in each difficulty level.

llanita on 2/1/2016 at 12:25

Thanks for the help.
Got it