zappenduster on 7/12/2018 at 16:31
Heard a guard in the western part of the mansion and located him [spoiler]on a balcony, managed to climb up there with crates, there was nothing but a bowman. Knocked him out but now can't escape.[/spoiler] Reloading. :erg:
maga on 8/12/2018 at 07:07
I need 70g to meet the 3500 loot requirement....... got the fireplace secret
radogoal on 8/12/2018 at 11:34
i have this problem
if the mission starts , the floor or ground is black and only the guards have a original look like
fortuni on 8/12/2018 at 14:53
Finished this mission on expert and generally agree with most of the comments made by other players. Overall I was impressed with the look of the mansion, it's aesthetically pleasing and the grounds are very well done, and I liked the translucent doors and the greenhouse, but in your update some greenery in the greenhouse would reduce the feeling of vacancy.
The mansion looks huge from the outside but there are only 3 significant rooms downstairs and 6 upstairs, I felt that I was playing in a inverted Tardis :D
There were just not enough guards on expert to make this mission a challenge, and apart from the party guests all being in one room there were no other AI's, what about having some servants, surely a mansion of this size would have a whole household of servants.
The plot was OK, but with so many tables in all the rooms there is ample room for more books to be lying around that could flesh out the plot and why Lord G was involved with the Mages.
A few more hidden rooms and compartments would also be appreciated, there was nothing of interest in the library for instance, not books to frob to open up a hidden area, a missed opportunity maybe.
Yes I was disappointed that there was no loot in the treasury seeing the loot requirement is so high, but if you placed a lot more furniture and loot around the mansion I could live with that. There are a lot of vacant corridors and empty areas such as the lobby, rich people like to show off their wealth, so a lot more loot please in the upgrade.
I assume from the author's comments above that this mission was tested, but I suspect it may not have tested as fully as it deserved as many of the comments posted in this thread should have been picked up before release, but if the author is also a new author and time constraints mentioned prevented not only finishing the mission but also it being fully tested then that would explain things. So make sure you get the updated mission fully tested over a decent period of time and you should end up a mission to be proud of.
Overall a interesting mansion mission that although is a bit rough around the edges has potential.
Some other things that I noticed, most of which are beta testing issues
1. You can mantle over the all the hedges and the SE gate from the from the front grounds into the greenhouse area
2. The female guest in music room gets stuck in archway.
3. One female guest is looking the wrong way making it almost impossible to get to the loot on the food table
4. When chased all the guest run away in a group all the way up onto the roof, one even did a lemming and jumped off the roof.
5. It would have been nice to see some purses on the guests, they are all nobles and nobles usually carry money cos they are rich.
6. The green chute where the eye is, is almost impossible to climb down the ladder as the chute too tight.
7. You can walk through the big barrels on east side roof, need to fix their physics.
8. Roof, east side. Higher NW roof area no sound propagation.
9. You can't frob the purple goblet (obj 786) from the bald headed guest, even after KO'ing him, thus 15g missing from loot.
baeuchlein on 8/12/2018 at 16:09
Quote Posted by radogoal
if the mission starts , the floor or ground is black and only the guards have a original look like
Are you playing this mission with Thief 2 instead of Thief 1? That would explain it.
radogoal on 8/12/2018 at 16:59
Quote Posted by baeuchlein
Are you playing this mission with Thief 2 instead of Thief 1? That would explain it.
yes you are right. are this new missions alle missions for thief 1?
i'm playing with thief 2 fan mission selector. which software should i use for thief 1 games?
radogoal on 9/12/2018 at 09:38
how can i find the entry to the treasury
fortuni on 9/12/2018 at 09:55
@ Radogoal
Hint: Search Lord G's bedroom
Spoiler: Small arc lever behind SE cabinet
maga on 10/12/2018 at 09:38
Where is the treasury key?