Thief2 FM: The Spear of Destiny (Sept. 13, 2016)

ffox on 15/10/2016 at 09:22

Quote Posted by nightshifter

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by " I scaled the tower and just walked in" but getting to the penthouse early doesn't matter.

I should have found this during testing - you can climb up from the balcony behind the "Mechanists of the Future" Art Exhibition notice. :o

Dafydd on 15/10/2016 at 23:22

Heh, I just climbed up as high as I could, then mantled onto the penthouse level. I didn't even know that wasn't the right way to do it.

Thanks for the help with the Aten (?) pagan temple.

I still have an old problem; the most important is that I want to get the silver gear. I have the "useful silver" itself; I tried dropping it into the replicator (I think that's what it is) on the level below the bar. But all that happened was that it made a loud clunk (which I can fix with a moss arrow), the man staring into the window alerted due to the noise, and when I pushed the button, nothing happened. If I was suppose to supply a bronze gear for the form, I have no idea how to do that. The silver blob just stayed in the hopper, and I fished it out after it didn't do anything.

And yes, I read both instruction readables, but I still don't get it!

That "pagan" woman, who isn't really, is a classic psychopath; for example, the way she got rid of her rival!

nightshifter on 16/10/2016 at 07:50

getting to the penthouse over the roof: you suprised me ( and the rest of the testing team) with that. great find:thumb:

about the silver gear:you are on the right way.;) the "usefull piece of silver" has to go into the hopper and fall in. if it sticks in the hopper you will have to aim a bit different so that it falls in ( and disapears) then you also have to throw in the bronze gear. after that , push the button and a silver gear will come rolling out from the conveyor belt.

the psychopathic woman.... psychopathic: yes.... woman.... not really. master flynn is a man...;)

Dafydd on 17/10/2016 at 01:59

Hm. I got into the old compound and down into the "Go Away!" section with the fabulous horde... but nothing happened there. I didn't get shunted to the second part of the mission. Is there some particular thing I must do?

ffox on 17/10/2016 at 06:09

The entrance to the Old Compound is where you emerge from the tunnel at the start of the mission.

Dafydd on 18/10/2016 at 08:13

All right, I've gotten some distance along the second mission.

I aligned the bridges (extra special spoiler, the code is in the form of XYXY, that is, the same two numbers repeated; and the X + Y must equal the number 9).

I used the drill to wreck Cavall's plan.

I've been everywhere I can get to without the rosary and the Orodurin Key.

I've been in the rooms with the gas; is this the "sealed off area?" If not, I don't know where it is.

I have sufficient loot.

But I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere. I can't get into the windy part, nor the key nor the rosary.

Is the rosary hidden inside Arielle's rooms, with the floating cloud? I missed it. Nor can I find the cupboard in the bedroom where there is supposed to be a secret that contains the O. key.

Very frustrating.

nightshifter on 18/10/2016 at 08:33

@daffyd: the rosary is indeed in arielle's room
it is behind the painting of the guy with the chains around his neck

++spoilerthe switch is on the other side of the bed, against the wall

the sealed off wing: indeed, where the gas clouds are floating.

going in there take the first door left, ( with the spider in front) those are cavall's old quarters. go to the bedroom. there you see the cupboard ( double doors).
there is a secret door in that cupboard. the switch to open is in the cupboard, above the doors

if you got the spear, the needed loot and the key of orodruin, the gate to the mines of orodruin ( the windy part)will be opened.

btw: the rosary is not needed to open the gates to the mines but you might need it to deal with the windballs, ( as arielle mentioned in her diary);)

good luck

Shaz on 19/10/2016 at 01:36

Just getting back into Thief after about a year away, and picked this one to play as a birthday present to myself. Good choice!

I just completed the first mission, and I'm wondering about optional objectives I might have missed. My objectives at the end showed that I completed:
Finding Mean Jeanne's rare copy, finding the secret temple, learning something new about the Spear of Destiny, helping the prisoner escape + locking up the two guards in the area, plus 'Flynn won't get away with his plans' and '...they lived happily ever after', plus of course any that were required. Did I miss any? (I love these surprise bonus objectives, by the way!) Edit to add: Woops! Playing on Expert, if that makes a difference.

Also, with regards to 'and they lived happily ever after', I picked a 'secret safe key' off of him, but I never found the safe it unlocks. Where did I miss it? 6191 out of 6641 found, so maybe it contains some of what I missed.

Thanks, nightshifter! Now on to the next mission. :D

Edit again:
And finished! That was a lot of fun! Thank you for the birthday present :D

Got just about everything, shy only 120 loot, but that's quite alright. I of course chose to destroy the spear, because Cavall had the audacity to disparage my thieving skills! Calling me a 'pitiful little thief'?! I'm a MASTER thief, thank you very much. Besides, never having to venture out on the thieves highway or hide in the shadows ever again? Perish the thought!

nightshifter on 19/10/2016 at 17:42

@shaz:

first ofcourse happy birthday:D

congrats on getting all objectives.( yes , you got all of them:cool:) esp. on expert, because the main diff. on expert is that you will get way less clues and hints.

the secret safe:you might want to check the chimney in the servants house;)
about the bonus objectives.. did you"use" the bonus tokens??

not really a bonus objecitve, but did you find the dewdrop in mission 2?

Shaz on 19/10/2016 at 18:41

Bonuses: I found 4, (2 marked 'Bonus', one marked 'Per Te' (I think? - Lady Rowena one) and the Rare Copy) and used each of them, though I never did let them 'play through all the way'.
Secret safe: I climbed up that way originally, and never saw anything! Should've gone through it again more carefully after I got the key.
Dewdrop: Nope, missed that one!