jtr7 on 12/12/2007 at 07:36

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If you can't stay stealthy, or if you must play outside the rules, set-up your quicksave and quickload keybinds so you can remember them and never confuse them. When you want to go on a rampage, quicksave at a safe time, go crazy, quickload, play on. But it's highly recommended you get used to stealth as you've never experienced it outside of Thief.

Remember that the problems you may run into have most likely been discussed to death, so just ask in the Spoilers forum after a search fails you.

The loot you acquire carries over, but only into the next mission. Spend every dime at the store, on the items of most importance, until you can play well-enough to not worry about it. Whatever you don't spend, you will not carry over. Only what you pick up yourself will carry over.

Equipment will not carry over, unless it's tied to the plot, or you aren't taken to the store screen. Use as little as you can get away with. There's at least one instance where buying a hot tip, reading it, and taking it's suggestion will earn you more money for the store. If you play stealthy, and avoid using your equipment when you have another option, you will avoid getting in a bind. Quicksave often until you've got the game down pat, and then you'll only need it for experimentation with the maps, rampages, and trickier areas.

Melan on 12/12/2007 at 08:17

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What he said; the only downside is that you can't kill people if they become really annoying. Sometimes, going on a killing spree can be cathartic after all that sneaking. :laff:

(Although when I started with the first game, Normal was hard enough. We sometimes forget that Thief is not an easy game to play; we have just been doing it too long. A few days ago, I watched my brother playtest my upcoming FM. He had only played the original games, and maybe two or three missions. It was enlightening - movement and exploration skills I took pretty much for granted were just not there.)

Zillameth on 12/12/2007 at 14:48

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Then this is a game for you, as it requires more tactical thinking than most FPP games. It just demands a different set of habits.

Fortunately, you don't need to "ghost", as the jargon calls it. Functionally, knocking out someone is very similar to killing them - they don't die, and they don't spill blood, but they are no longer a threat. Usually, there is no limit on blackjack use, although you do need to sneak behind your victim in order to use it effectively. There are also gas arrows, capable of disabling several guards in a single hit, but they are a rare luxury.

You are also free to mangle any nonhuman. There is plenty of nonhumans throughout the game. I get most of my targeting practice by shooting spiders.

Further into the game, there is a mission where you are actually supposed to kill a bunch of enemies. :-)

Maladict on 12/12/2007 at 16:07

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Zylon, when did they let you out you old elitist you? :)

Yakoob on 12/12/2007 at 18:18

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Just finished "The Sword," sneaking all over the mansion, not killing anyone but knocking out a fair bunch with the blackjack and great help of water and moss arrows wee. The level was pretty awesome too (especially the room with multiple fake-perspective corridors :eek: ).

So now that I got all in the stealthy infiltration mood... they throw me in a big zombie and ghost infested ruin that feels more like Silent Hill than Thief :/ It was pretty creepy at first, but after 3 hours of running around trying to find the necessary look which I am only halfway through it's gotten rather annoying >< And the uber-confusing layout mixed with crappy repeating textures doesn't exactly make it easy to navigate either...