T2 FM: What've You Found Little Fly. 5 July 2012

Renault on 7/7/2012 at 18:32

Need some help again, just a tiny shove in the right direction would be great -

I'm at the tower area of the inner tunnels, near where the mage is trapped behind the barrier. I have the urn of scalding blood. I've pretty much done everything and been everywhere, and have no unique items in my inventory besides the urn and a bunch of books/scrolls and keys.

I'm assuming reaching the upper tower has something to do with the wisp. How do I get up there and/or free the trapped mage (who I assume is the traitor mage)?

Thanks in advance. This is an awesome mission btw, an instant classic. There are so many things for the player to do. Plus, I really love Mage missions, especially as rare as they are. This is a great "reload" of RI, I find myself getting repeatedly turned around in a mission I've played dozens of times, proof that Xorak did a great job here.

I love all the small details and little touches too, even stuf like the mask saying "You've done well." :cheeky:

gnartsch on 7/7/2012 at 18:59

Quote Posted by Brethren

I'm assuming reaching the upper tower has something to do with the wisp. How do I get up there and/or free the trapped mage (who I assume is the traitor mage)?

Are you playing on Expert ? Only then you need the wisp.
Have you found the ring already?
On Expert you need both items to get up, but only one can go into your inventory.

This is off-topic off course, but you may still consider it a hint. :cheeky:
J.R. Tolkien: >>One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.<<

Your guess is right about the mage.

Renault on 7/7/2012 at 22:33

OK, finally finished - that was a ton of fun there, thanks much Xorak. The only issue I had was near the end, my save games were getting corrupted where I could not load them every time, so I often had to go back and redo a recent portion of the mission - no actually in-game crashes though. Seemed like the framerate got a little laggy near the end too. Overall, a great thiefy experience. Look forward to more of your missions in the future. :cool:

Lady Taffer on 7/7/2012 at 22:42

Oh! There's one thing I forgot to mention before: I think I may have found a bug that hasn't been listed yet.

When I put the green gem inside Shardang(sp?)'s body and picked it up to carry it away, it got stuck there after a little bit. . as in, I was unable to drop the body or "use" it against anything. Normally when you pick up a body the little Garrett-carrying-body image will appear near the bottom of the screen, but if you carry this body long enough, the image will disappear and that's when you will be unable to drop it.

I got around this issue by carrying the body a few feet, dropping it before it could get stuck, carrying it a few more feet, etc, until I got where I needed to be.
Just thought I should let you know.

The Mike on 7/7/2012 at 23:04

The body thing confused me for awhile too, but it's actually not a bug.
When you pick up that particular body, it becomes an item in your inventory. When your inventory disappears off-screen, you have to scroll back to the item labelled "so-and-so's body" to drop it.

Lady Taffer on 7/7/2012 at 23:04

Quote Posted by gnartsch

I meant ante-hall/vestibul/corridor before Mortus' rooms. Sorry.

I checked this area, but I still didn't find anything. . I'm afraid I'll need a spoiler for the bone key.

Xorak on 7/7/2012 at 23:07

Quote Posted by The Mike

Yeah, this was the only way I could actually make the player interact with the mage's body and the hook. It doesn't work if the player carries the body like a regular body.

Quote Posted by Lady Taffer

I checked this area, but I still didn't find anything. . I'm afraid I'll need a spoiler for the bone key.

It's sitting beside a chest, on top of a table, south of where you climb the stairs into Mortus' upper floor apartment.

Lady Taffer on 7/7/2012 at 23:38

Thanks!

Also, creative use of the body! Glad to know that's not actually a bug. :D

Lady Taffer on 7/7/2012 at 23:49

Quote Posted by Lady Taffer

Thanks!

Also, creative use of the body! Glad to know that's not actually a bug. :D

Update: Well, I think that's it for me. I'm not going to be able to finish this since my last save is inexplicably screwed. Trying to give my overall impression of this game is difficult, since there were a lot of amazing things about it, but the frustration level and the sheer amount of crashes this game had were almost not worth it. If this huge crashing problem were able to be fixed, I'd give this mission a solid gold star.
What I really liked about it was how innovative, atmospheric and beautifully constructed it was. I loved how the layout was familiar, yet at the same time it felt completely new and fresh. I'm especially impressed by the fact that this is your first FM, Xorak! Keep making more!. . hopefully next time with less crashing. :thumb:

Pagan Hammerite on 8/7/2012 at 00:44

Anyone got a walkthrough?

I have the generator wired up and switched on, but what do you use to open the gate to go upstairs?