GlasWolf on 24/10/2005 at 01:12
Quote Posted by 242
1) I found 91% of the loot, can't imagine where can be the rest of it as I played quite meticulously. Is there any loot in the labytinth & Krellek's secret area?
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5) And at last, where is the rope arrow ? Please tip me about its whereabouts.
[spoiler]Once you've opened the painting and the hidden door in the secret corridor, there are two areas that open up. One is the pool with the glyphs, the other is an alternative way across (in the room with the half-buried bed etc.). That might help with both questions.[/spoiler]
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4) What are three ways in the Mansion? I found only two.
[spoiler]Search the graveyard area... actually in such low light it would be a nightmare to see - looking up might help.[/spoiler]
Roz on 24/10/2005 at 13:30
This was a cool mission, thanks ascottk! The way the story line unfolded was very cleverly done in my opinion, very smooth too (although I never tried the earlier versions :devil: I've got the 1.0 version). Hideously complicated. And spooky...! Kind of reminded me of the 7th crystal, one of the few FMs I've ever played which used this kind of timed plotline (?). TDS FMs are beginning to look really cool, all sorts of possibilities there, it seems...
I just finished playing it on Normal. I only got stuck with the three corners' magic (I found the explanation in the first message of this thread) but I went ahead and killed Krellek anyway.
The only things was ... what's with the clothsline? :ebil:
STiFU on 24/10/2005 at 15:02
I have played one of the older versions and think it was great. I have just ISDN here so i think i wount download it again. But anyway: great work and thanks for all. (Not only for this fm but for the great quality of help you always support us with, too)
van HellSing on 24/10/2005 at 15:08
Is there a mirror for 1.1? I get "Invalid Key or in use or Missing File" errors on every filefront distro :(
ascottk on 24/10/2005 at 15:19
Quote Posted by van HellSing
Is there a mirror for 1.1? I get "Invalid Key or in use or Missing File" errors on every filefront distro :(
Hopefully thiefmissions will be up soon because filefront is upgrading servers & has had problems the last few weeks :p
242 on 24/10/2005 at 15:29
ascottk, care to answer to my questions #2 and #3? :)
epithumia on 24/10/2005 at 16:17
thiefmissions.com actually does have it, but this thing is so big that I'm not announcing the new releases on the news page.
242 on 24/10/2005 at 16:51
335 minutes, i.e more than 6 hours !
Still can't believe it's a TDS FM in one map.
The mission really outdid all my expectations. I liked TDS OMs, but I wasn't immersed in them as much as it was when I was playing T1/2 missions (except Cradle perhaps); playing this one I was just as immersed in it as if it was one of the best FMs for T1/2, I myself didn't expect that at all.
Everytime I think I found all areas in this FM, I find another big one.
Found the rope arrow at last.
ascottk, why you hid alternative way to Krellek's area with rope arrow so well? I doubt people will find it if they won't know it's there. It should be primary way! Those twisted corridors and flipped over hall are amazing. The rope arrow itself acts very dependable, especially considering it's the first T3FM with it, rope animation is great too.
Tip: currently you can climb the rope only when you approach it from west or east. Don't jump at it, just walk. It's the only major minus with it that I noticed, otherwise it's dependable and quite easy to master.
The area was great, but I didn't find any more loot there. Still 2200 out of 2400 :confused:
potterr on 24/10/2005 at 18:35
Thats 200 more loot than me there...:(
ascottk on 25/10/2005 at 01:38
Quote Posted by epithumia
thiefmissions.com actually does have it, but this thing is so big that I'm not announcing the new releases on the news page.
Understood & a wise decision & I thank you for hosting it. I don't plan on updating until the ibt situation is taken care of.
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2) In the N-W secret corridor, before hidden room with a switch that opens passageway to Krellek there is a place that looks like another secret door, I couldn't open it. After I triggered the switch I couldn't return to the door anymore because of a wall that appeared in the corridor. So, is there any other hidden room in the N-W corridor except room with the switch?
3) There are some inactive doors in the Kerellek's hall, are they just for decoration?
#2 That area changes & those twisty western halls change after the switch. It's pretty much a false lead
except if you walk to the other transport wall in the south after you frob the painting then you can go to that area. There isn't anything there worth your time but it's there . . .#3 Those doors are inactive because:
1) I had no idea what to put in them
2) the throne room's performance suffers if I added more rooms due to the inefficient rendering engine (it would render those rooms when I didn't want it to).
Quote Posted by 242
335 minutes, i.e more than 6 hours !
Found the rope arrow at last.
ascottk, why you hid alternative way to Krellek's area with rope arrow so well? I doubt people will find it if they won't know it's there. It should be primary way! Those twisted corridors and flipped over hall are amazing. The rope arrow itself acts very dependable, especially considering it's the first T3FM with it, rope animation is great too.
Tip: currently you can climb the rope only when you approach it from west or east. Don't jump at it, just walk. It's the only major minus with it that I noticed, otherwise it's dependable and quite easy to master.
The area was great, but I didn't find any more loot there. Still 2200 out of 2400 :confused:
6 hours! Wow! Anyway it depends on how you get to northern part of the not-so-secret area of the map.
If you know the shortcut from the plant room & then the first room beyond the displays is the path to the throne room. With the rope arrow & more loot there's more incentive to go that route as well. There was a purse of a dead guy in that room. Don't ask me where it is because it's attached to the guy when he falls so it's a random location. Some ideas about the missing loot:
Top of the castle where the flames are, there's a bell. In the library (south room) there's a candle stick on a shelf. The dead guy in the room w/the rope arrow had a purse. I can't think of other locations of hard to find loot . . .oh yeah! There's something in the toilet (east bathroom) on the second level.