jtr7 on 1/1/2010 at 16:51
I guarantee the trolls will persist, maybe fewer in number, but too many anyway. If they are not trolls, and they are not uninformed, then they will require an FM that hits all the right notes for them, but that will take luck, unless they can get in there and see they can make an FM to their liking.
Wille on 1/1/2010 at 20:02
Now that I got the lighting gem working properly I could enjoy a few released missions. I felt right at home but also liked the new mechanics like lockpicking :).
One thing I've noticed in many missions that it's sometimes hard to pick up items from chests because the whole chest highlights. For future versions I think only the lock and lid should highlight. Also I think the frob highlight should be brighter or use more contrast. Sometimes it's very difficult to see if an item is selected in a well lit environment.
Fidcal on 1/1/2010 at 22:39
Agreed that it is sometimes difficult but this is an FM maker problem really. It is perhaps not so well known but it is possible to adjust the frobability of the items and tone down the chest body. The FM maker and beta testers should tweak these things.
Beta testers: shout if you are testing an FM with difficult to frob chest items so they get tweaked! :)
mrsmr2 on 2/1/2010 at 13:32
Very quick question:
Steam have Doom 3 which I'm tempted to pick up to play TDM. I've seen a few posts in this thread about people successfully using it.
However, before I buy, are there any issues with using Steam instead of buying a disk version? I'm thinking along the lines of patching, using mods, etc.
Thanks
Dayrth on 2/1/2010 at 14:36
The FAQ states it works fine with the steam version.
mrsmr2 on 2/1/2010 at 20:34
Thanks for the links. I've installed the Steam version and TDM plays fine (albeit in a 640*480 window due to my low PC specs).
Off to download some FMs ...
New Horizon on 2/1/2010 at 21:32
Quote Posted by mrsmr2
Thanks for the links. I've installed the Steam version and TDM plays fine (albeit in a 640*480 window due to my low PC specs).
Off to download some FMs ...
If you're finding the performance a bit low, have you tried going into the TDM video options and setting the interaction shader to standard and the ambient rendering to fast? Those two settings will give you a performance boost.
ZylonBane on 2/1/2010 at 21:38
Quote Posted by mazzortock
The poor beginning:
"Thief – Deadly Shadows was a brilliant game." and the golden "The Dark Mod is rather a port of Thief 3"
ROTFL
I stopped reading here.
You should have kept going. The next sentence was, "Very good atmosphere, conspirative setting,
Splinter-Cell-like gameplay."
Sigh.
aidakeeley on 2/1/2010 at 22:33
Port isn't anything I'd prefer, but at least it's not Merlot; I am not drinking any fucking Merlot!
