T2 FM: The Den (Nov. 26, 2005) - by nickie
nil8hate on 28/11/2005 at 04:09
thanks Shadows...now how about a nudge on [SPOILER]opening the gate in the den? nudge, push, kick in the butt!!!???:confused: :p [/SPOILER]
woo hoo!! that was one good kick...figured it out right away! DAWGONE[SPOILER]you have to put a statue on each of the posts...not the one that has one missing around the lava pit[/SPOILER]
nil8hate on 28/11/2005 at 04:13
Man...you guys are fast!!!!
mxleader on 28/11/2005 at 04:14
I am using the newest darkloader v4.2 and when I try to load this mission I get a message saying that I don't have the gen.osm file. All the other mission play fine. Any help would be appreciated.
nil8hate on 28/11/2005 at 04:34
Gaetane and i had a discussion about this many months ago...
Babel Fish Translation BOURRIQUE
In English:
she-ass
wonder if the people that came up with burricks in the first place knew this?:cheeky: :joke: :cheeky:
Schwaa2 on 28/11/2005 at 04:37
Well I searched for smell and found the location of the stone, back up stairs...
Could someone tell me where the Smell tapestry is?
And does the sight[SPOILER] tapestry open when all other are done?[/SPOILER]
i'm going to finish this tonight if it kills me, and it already has 25 times:eww:
Ahh, never mind, i did see it (smell tapestry) earlier, I just didn't have the stone yet... One to the Den :D
Now i DO need to know how to open the sight tap. There's no lock, I've got all the other stones placed. I need help.
nil8hate on 28/11/2005 at 04:59
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
it's finished...i ---- am ----- empty!:( :(
GAetane.....BRAVO!!! i cannot say which i liked the most...but this by itself...absolutely cutrate!!! i would buy this!!! actually, put them all together and i would hurt people to buy it!! :joke: but please, don't tell me you are through?
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Drunken Cricket on 28/11/2005 at 05:05
Just finished this one with 100% loot and 10/10 secrets!!! :thumb:
Just kidding, I'm over 500 loot short, and one secret missing... :ebil:
Anyway... All I can say is "AWESOME"!! This mission had me going for over 6 hours, and it's hard to go that long when you wont let yourself take a break to go to the bathroom!
Leave it to Gaetane to hit all the senses! Sight, Smell, Touch, Sound, Taste! If any Dromeder could do it, Gaetane does it better!
Oh, and one last thing... Whooo Hoooo !!!! NO SPIDERS!!!! :wot:
I hate spiders!
Dawggon on 28/11/2005 at 05:19
I'm going back to try that. Guess I'm out of practice. bin gon 2 lng :joke:
Dawggon on 28/11/2005 at 05:57
WHAaaa HOOooo!!
Finished that fine FM with [SPOILER]7 secrets found, and about 650 short on loot[/SPOILER] Will go back again and have another look
[SPOILER]I slaughtered L'Arsene, retrieved the heart, and out-raced the golems[/SPOILER]
Thanks for help over the rough spots!
radioman on 28/11/2005 at 06:48
ffox: thanks for the help finding the [SPOILER]touch item. I'd frobbed that living room statue earlier and went into the secret room but was too scared to go into the opening. I just hung out on the rope for a bit listening to the creepy sounds and said "Maybe later."[/SPOILER]
For anyone still looking: the second memo is [SPOILER]near the touch ward. [/SPOILER] But you have to have a slight heart attack to get at it :p
I've gathered up enough junk to begin the final push but those golems are scaring the crap out of me. Hell, the Thieves are scary in this puppy. Sure wish I could find enough[SPOILER]fire arrows to have an arrow for each golem. The two fast ones near the key blowed up real good.[/SPOILER]
I declare this to be one of the top five missions of all time, maybe top three. In every possible way - setting, story, gameplay, chills etc - "The Den" is a masterpiece of Thiefy goodness. I can't thank enough the folks who put this FM together.
Usually I just salute the FM authors for their hard work and I never criticize even the cruddiest FMs because those also represent hours of labor, if not actual talent. I've played enough Thief over the last six or seven years to know what works in level design, even if I can't do one myself. I sum up my level design theory like this: small dark areas and interesting tasks to complete. Too many beginner FMs have huge bright rooms and turn into endless key hunts.
Having never wrangled with the Dark Engine I don't know how hard it might be to create the kind of atmosphere "The Den" has in abundance. But I can imagine. Gaetane and his team have created something very special here for those few thousand of us still nuts enough to be playing a game that was obsolete when Clinton was president. Thanks so much for all the fun :thumb:
