Thief: TIS - Volume One: Cop In The Shadows - Playing Feb 10th - Feb 24th - by SneakyJack
Xorak on 21/2/2009 at 00:03
It's interesting to think why would Garrett let the police and the public see him so openly. Assuming of course, he doesn't have on a perpetual disguise as a cop or something like that. What of those wanted posters you see in some missions that show his face? Is that just a kind of a John Doe visage, that they put on the wanted poster for effect (to scare the public more.) If not, then the cops would presumably know what he looks like and always be on the lookout for him.
Also, what does Garrett do in the daytime/afternoon when he's not a thief. Is he a kind of superhero? Does he don the 'Garrett' disguise when he steals at night, but in day he is an upstanding citizen of the city. Maybe, it would be interesting to think that he is in reality a cop.
Realistically, my impression of him is that he is a lonely figure. He can never really go anywhere and let people see him because he is in fact 'Garrett'. There is no disguise there. If someone sees him in the day, then sees him as a thief his whole life would be threatened. I would think that the cops don't even have any idea of him. 'Garrett' to them would be some mythological figure, that the petty thieves (or his treacherous contacts) would talk about, but the cops would never see him. Of course, this wouldn't explain how he then gets put into jail in the first place. :p
SneakyJack on 21/2/2009 at 19:00
Quote Posted by Xorak
Also, what does Garrett do in the daytime/afternoon when he's not a thief. Is he a kind of superhero? Does he don the 'Garrett' disguise when he steals at night, but in day he is an upstanding citizen of the city. Maybe, it would be interesting to think that he is in reality a cop.
That would definitely be a crazy plot twist in the thief universe ;)
SneakyJack on 22/2/2009 at 20:19
If anyone has any last minute playthrough stats, thoughts or impressions to get in please do so within the next few days as we'll be starting a new mission on the 25th of February!
Up next for those that want to clear time:
"Hidden Agenda" by Asylum! (Thanks to Nightwalker for the mission suggestion!)
tnl2 on 23/2/2009 at 19:45
Thanks for all!
A hope my fm not too frustrating for your! My english is very poor, and i try
write short.
I tryed ma 7/10 fm not 10/10. But i work loot:( Under the work some
mysterius bugs cause problem for me. I make all thing twice, one probe after,
save the new changes.
I tryed make this fm to low end machines i spend too much time to optimisation,
and the low hardware map mean less object and ai, In 2003 i have 700mhz+gf2 and i hate lagging, slow gameplay .
Itry make good atmosfere, not extreme qualyty.
I enjoy good storyes in fm but for me is secondary.
Garett not superhero only love the coopgirl.:D:D:D
After some years and plastical surgeoing the faces is difficult to recognize
who is this man, and Garett travell to small, far town!
:D
SneakyJack on 23/2/2009 at 19:56
Thank you for your post tnl2 - if I gather this right, you are the creator of this FM? I'll try to translate your post the best I can:
Quote:
Thank for your comments!
I hope my FM is not too frustrating for you. My english is poor so I will try to keep it short. I worked on the loot and while I was working some mysterious problems came up for me. I made everything twice and saved afterwards. I tried making this fan mission for low-end machines and spent alot of time on optimization.
Making it for low end hardware meant lower object counts and AI. In 2003 I had a 700 mhz + GF2 and I hate lagging, slow gameplay. I tried more for atmosphere instead of looks. I enjoy a good story in fan missions, but for me it is secondary. Garrett is not a superhero, he loves the coopgirl. (?)
After years pass and plastic surgery his face is difficult to recognize - and Garrett travels to a small town far away.
I hope this is close to what you meant, and thank you again very much for posting about your mission! It was a great choice for our first mission to play together and it seems folks had fun trying it out. :D
Tannar on 23/2/2009 at 20:02
tnl2 - Thank you for taking the time to respond to this thread. I enjoyed your mission very much. It was fun and well made. Are you still Dromeding? What country are you from?
tnl2 on 23/2/2009 at 20:46
Thank your's reply! I am from Hungary. I not continue making Fm-s, only
possible demo fm. Dromed too buggy, frustrating me! Big, long work
after anyone happen and my work is damaged.But possible repair this,
if you found the problem, but possible lose severeal work if need return
to older saved state of mission.
Once I make thief fm builder , this allow to user make brushes, objects
to thief from free pascal.(Similar to cowgen)
I know much structure of the .mis file:D
Sometime look inside the other fm (to find objectives, key,
hidden things) I still play fm-s.
SneakyJack on 23/2/2009 at 20:55
Even if you decided not to make another mission - its great to know that you are still around and playing fan missions! Hopefully you will play the next mission along with us as well :D
Thank you again for the mission you created.
Xorak on 24/2/2009 at 00:47
I think it's amazing that we got the author of this FM to make a post. It kind of affirms the idea behind this playthrough group. I think I remember mentioning in a previous post that the readme talked about a cop-girlfriend that Garrett had in this mission.
The only hint to it was the line under bug fixes:
- Garrett's girlfriend neutral, not attacked by ai
For kicks, I tried to lure an enemy into the cell with the female cop, but she didn't attack them. :(
Tnl2, I understand the frustration with the glitches. But I'm glad that we got something out of it in the end.
