TDM FM: Down by the Riverside by Dragofer (25 Sep 2016)

Swiz on 29/9/2016 at 16:38

Quote Posted by trioptimumscapes

dont know why but am gettin a crash everytime i search the hey bails

Same here. The third one I search (no matter which one it is), oddly.

rustmite on 29/9/2016 at 20:11

Pretty fun mission. Thanks. I almost thought I would be able to board that ship for a second

Cardia on 30/9/2016 at 07:21

where is the key to the top floor door?

Dragofer on 30/9/2016 at 09:23

Quote Posted by rustmite

Pretty fun mission. Thanks. I almost thought I would be able to board that ship for a second

The mission is packaged as a two-part campaign, so your thought is right. If I remember right TDM makes an auto-save inbetween missions.

Quote Posted by trioptimumscapes

dont know why but am gettin a crash everytime i search the hey bails

That's strange, it looks like I should change this to a different script setup. What you're missing out on is the key to the hatch in the food storage, which opens onto a tunnel that leads outside. There's the option of noclip to get around this.

Quote Posted by Cardia

where is the key to the top floor door?

There is no key. You need to take the saw next to that door and use it on the basement hatch outside the house.

Cardia on 30/9/2016 at 10:19

Thank you, i got stuck again, i found the hidden key near the horse found my way through the cellar to the outside area where i see a large building with barred windows, i do i get inside?

thief-outside-a-box on 30/9/2016 at 11:02

Quote Posted by Cardia

Thank you, i got stuck again, i found the hidden key near the horse found my way through the cellar to the outside area where i see a large building with barred windows, i do i get inside?

You just came from there, this is the farmbuilding/stable/yard. You have to dig/frob up the inheritence now.

Where to find:
[SPOILER]as stated in his plan, it is buried next to the wall, near a window.[/SPOILER]

My thoughts on this very good mini campaign with a unique last mission and a fantastic start.
[SPOILER]
It starts with a seldom seen scenario, following some bandits into an abandoned house who search it for riches. The atmosphere in the basement is a true masterpiece, it has been a while since I went forward so reluctantly and carefully, the green prints where also beautifully fitting.
Only thing I did not get was why the bandits went all "A Smuggler's Request" instead of "Stones and Glass Houses" on the door in the attic. While the conversation between the two bandits was a great way to set the mood, I would have liked it better if the non-lockpicking guy had enough and went down the stairs towards the player to get the guy with the huge axe on ground floor to just brake down the door.
Yet again, the dense atmosphere in the basement and the first tunnel was fantastic!

The farm and church were solid, but did not quite live up to the great start. Though I liked how the priest was just a normal guy for a change.
The ship and it's setting had a unique atmosphere and was fun close quarter thiefing!

Small bugs:
- the guard at the start sat down and never wandered around on his own. Maybe it is on purpose.
- in "mission2": the "music" was really annoying, or maybe I had a sound problem. Also frobbing/trying to pick the first trapdoor was very silent compared to the rest.
- in "mission3" the guard outside can be knocked out, but is unmovable or the game crashes. His poster can be picked. The unique item goal is apparently optional?
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Marbrien on 30/9/2016 at 13:33

I'm enjoying this, but I'm stuck in the church area. I've dug some loot out of the ground outside, found the dead rat and ring in the rafters, got the storage room key from the candle, and opened a couple of chests in there that seem to contain only junk. I can't see any phials around, and I don't know how to proceed. Thanks!

thief-outside-a-box on 30/9/2016 at 14:43

Quote Posted by Marbrien

In the storage room:
[SPOILER]look at the floor - some of it should slightly glow and be frobbable. There is stuff to take and after that, another phial should appear in the now-open-slot.[/SPOILER]

MayheM on 30/9/2016 at 15:01

Kind of embarrassing but I am stuck at the basement after reading the mysterious note and following the footprint.

Marbrien on 30/9/2016 at 15:06

Quote Posted by thief-outside-a-box

In the storage room:
[SPOILER]look at the floor - some of it should slightly glow and be frobbable. There is stuff to take and after that, another phial should appear in the now-open-slot.[/SPOILER]

Thanks. I had somehow missed that floorboard.