Schlock on 1/12/2018 at 21:31
I haven't left the crypt area, one of the guardian gates (the ones in the room with two red faces and an obelisk) are still closed and I haven't seen any lakes, burricks, or portals yet, although I did read about the portal. I assume that getting past this gate would be leaving the crypt then.
Haplo on 1/12/2018 at 21:37
You'll find the second guardian after picking up the book and trying to exit that room. Where are you now exactly?
Schlock on 1/12/2018 at 21:48
Quote Posted by Haplo
You'll find the second guardian after picking up the book and trying to exit that room. Where are you now exactly? Oh man, I feel real dumb right now:D. Last time I checked the gate I accidentally loaded an old save from just before I got the book, on my more recent save it is in fact open, thanks!
fortuni on 2/12/2018 at 10:32
Nearly finished this brilliant mission from Haplo and I didn't need to ask for any clues or even refer to the forum up to now.
I've done everything, all I need to do is get back to my room, but the rope is too short, so can't go that way, I'm guessing it's got something to do with the portal but it's not activated. Clue/hint please.
Haplo on 2/12/2018 at 10:42
Fortuni: Have you arrived at the portal yet? If yes, the Keepers' book mentioned what needed to be done with it. If you haven't found the portal yet let me know where you are and I'll help you. I'm guessing that what you think is the portal is something else.
fortuni on 2/12/2018 at 10:54
Good old curse of the forum.
The moment I posted I worked out what to do, had already found the items I needed and now I'm back at the hotel :thumb:
Thanks for this mission Haplo, I was initially worried you may put into too many obtuse puzzles and I would have given up. But no it was a brilliant piece of design with everything you needed to find being relatively easy so long as you explored everywhere. Both of the Guardians were fun to deal with, thankfully not too many zombies or haunts to interrupt your game, excellent use of textures throughout with a great Newdark sheen to them, the hotel especially looked great.
Overall a worthy contender as it ticks every box, from plot, gameplay, T1 nostalgia, looks and feel.
Haplo on 2/12/2018 at 11:01
Thanks, and glad you enjoyed it!
nicked on 2/12/2018 at 15:53
Quote Posted by Haplo
You've already killed both guardians, otherwise you couldn't exit the crypt area. Nicked:
Gas arrow: look for burrick tunnels in the lake/portal area.
Thanks! Was obvious when I found it!
And done. This was fantastic! Great puzzles, good, humorous writing and a gradually expanding story, challenging without being frustrating - huge amount of fun.
Yandros on 2/12/2018 at 16:49
Haplo, for those of us who don't use TFix and are up to date at NewDark 1.26 via manual install, is there anything we need to do to insure your mission will work? i.e. was the issue caused by something older versions of TFix did or is it a patch we also need to some file?
marbleman on 2/12/2018 at 17:10
I use TFix Lite, and the mission worked just fine for me.
Was very impressed with this mission!
There are some really clever puzzles and DromEd wizardry here. The guardian reacting to being looked at is definitely the most memorable moment. The mission was also quite engaging, constantly surprising me with new twists. At the same time, as a ghoster, I found the mission to not be my cup of tea because it's not suited to that playstyle at all. As a result, I was way out of my comfort zone most of the time :D Overall, my feelings about it are a bit mixed, but objectively, the mission is great!