TDS mini-campaign "THE CABAL": part 4 "Knife to the Heart" by Nomad

nomad of the pacific on 14/2/2011 at 23:14

"The Over Warden and Councilor Mercier have been abusing their power in the Baron's absence. They've tipped the balance, and by attacking the Keepers have threatened the only ones who can maintain it. I'm sure nobody would shed any tears if they were to ... have an accident. The Over Warden is meeting with Mercier at the Baron's castle estate. Getting in might be a challenge ... the castle was built to resist entire armies. Then again, maybe that's its weakness; I'm not exactly an army. It's easier for one person to sneak in than hundreds. All it takes is an open window, or a secret passage ... or a drainage system. Everyone thinks I'm dead, so that gives me an advantage, provided I'm not caught before finishing the job."

Download links:

(http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/2011/Cabal_Knife_To_The_Heart.zip)
Thanks, Brethren!

(http://thiefmissions.com/info.cgi?m=CabalKnifeToTheHeart)
Thanks, Jason!

(ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-missions/Thief3/Cabal/Knife_to_the_Heart/Cabal_Knife_To_The_Heart.zip)
Thanks DJ Riff!

Screenshots:

(http://darkfate.ru/?thumbs=files/fan-missions/Thief3/Cabal/Knife_to_the_Heart/screenshots)
Thanks, Tiens!

(ftp://ftp.pacific-nomad.com/KttH/) Loot List
User Name: TDS
Password: Thief-3

Known bugs: The courier sometimes stops following his route if it is being used by other AI. Hit him with a water arrow (being very careful that he doesn't see you) to make him resume or reload and try again.

This is part 4 of the campaign, you can find previous parts here:

Part 1 - (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133525)

Part 2 - (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133656)

Part 3 - (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134801)

JonesCrusher on 14/2/2011 at 23:49

Oh wow!!

ughhh...I get an internal server error...so will try DL again tomorrow...after I get some sleep:cool:

gnartsch on 15/2/2011 at 00:08

Thanks for this new mission !

However, the link is broken:
it reads http://www.southquarter.com/download..._The_Heart.zip in the browser !

Renault on 15/2/2011 at 00:45

yeah, I don't know how these links keep getting truncated, here's the real link:

(http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/2011/Cabal_Knife_To_The_Heart.zip) Knife to the Heart

clearing on 15/2/2011 at 02:54

Congrats, Nomad :thumb:

edit: also the link is broken: (http://darkfate.ru/?thumbs=files/fan...rt/screenshots)

the link: (http://darkfate.ru/?thumbs=files/fan-missions/Thief3/Cabal/Knife_to_the_Heart/screenshots)

nomad of the pacific on 15/2/2011 at 03:09

Fixed both links. If you still have trouble, please let me know.

bikerdude on 15/2/2011 at 08:22

Awesome!
:cheeky:

nomad of the pacific on 15/2/2011 at 08:26

Hope you like it.

!pleh rouy rof sknahT

pwyll on 15/2/2011 at 08:47

Downloading... :D So happy!

The Elusive One on 15/2/2011 at 16:56

Hmm, this mission started out looking nice, except for the limit on knockouts on all difficulty levels. Personally i hate that. Please make it optional on lower difficulties or not there at all.

But there are huge problems with the whole follow the courier sequence. To start with the courier won't even come out of the room he starts in. After a save/load he came out of the room, picked up the information and then just stood there! Again a save/load got him restarted. Then coming down the staircase he gets stuck on the door frame. This time it take several save/loads to get him going in the right direction.

Then everything goes smoothly until he opens a secret door that has no mechanism to be seen, so unless i'm all up in his a.. i'm locked out. Well another save/load and i manage to slip through the secret door after him.

Now comes the real major problem. Once he opens the door at the top of the stairs, with me still on the stairs, all hell breaks loose! I hear shouts like 'He's dead' and stuff like that and everyone in the room goes on high alert! Which off course means that the objective to follow the courier fails and i'm screwed.

I have tried this about 10 times now, starting from a save just before i deliver the information and ring the bell for the courier. Every time it fails. Oh and i haven't killed or knocked out a single person in the Baron's Estate.

So what am i supposed to do now? I don't really won't to start the entire Baron's Estate part over from scratch not knowing if it will actually change anything.