pukey brunster on 8/4/2009 at 06:10

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I'm working on a T2 mission "Stealing Faith" (I think.. I keep changing the title). It's a City/Hammerite mish with some focus on the elusive Smith-in-Exile (still wondering btw if anyone else wrote a mission like this.. I have fears about accidental plagiarism ;)

Percent done? Pfft.. I have no idea. It's my first. But I'm near complete with the total 'world-building' whatnot and have yet to add objectives, EAX, fluff, etc. I'm guessing ready for beta test in 2-3 mos if work continues to be slow. Dromed has stolen my life!

The Phantom on 12/4/2009 at 13:16

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1. Open for all Thief games
Everyone working on one or more Fan mission projects for Thief - wether it's Thief TDP/Gold, Thief 2 or Thief Deadly Shadows - can get them listed in the (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109278&p=1508201&viewfull=1#post1508201) upcoming FMs list under certain conditions (see under 3) and to a certain amount (see under 2). This also includes (belated) contest entries in the works. Browse down for more information.
Regarding Dark Mod FMs I refer to the thread (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133108) TDM Upcoming Fan Missions by nbohr1more

2. A maximum on projects listed
From February 2013 there's a limited number of projects each author can get listed under his/her name.
- a cap of 2 applies in case of independent projects;
- a cap of 3 applies when one of the projects is a team project/collaboration.

For authors who, at the moment this rule went into effect, are already in the list with more projects than the above limit, the above won't apply until some projects are removed - due to release or another reason - and they fit the maximum above.

3. How to get your FM project listed
The following stipulations have to be taken into account to get your upcoming project listed:

[INDENT]I: An author has to request his project to be added. Announcing it anywhere on the forum isn't sufficient, as authors might - for whatever reason - prefer not to be officially mentioned here.
Either a) drop me a PM, in which you state you like to see it added to the list, or b) post a reply in this thread.
In both cases make sure the info mentioned below is included.

II: It has to be at least 25% complete as a whole. For campaigns this means 25% over all missions or, if only the first mission in the campaign is to be listed, 25% of the first mission.

The 25% rule doesn't aply, however, for those projects that are
a) part of a series (sequel or prequel) or
b) a remake by the author who made it.
For the a or b categories the first paragraph doesn't apply and those can be added at any stage of development.

III: The following information about the project has to be shared, either by (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=20214) Private Message, Visitors Message or reply in the thread:
a) the projects' name or working title (if already known);
b) wether the project consists of a single mission or a campaign of multiple missions;
c) for which Thief game it's going to be;
d) the name(s) of the mission(s) you released earlier;
e) the mission's current status (in progress, on hold etc) and;
f) the estimated percentage of your mission currently completed.

Additional information - like links to screenshots (also see 4), the type of mission, links to forum posts with newsvalue, an estimated release date, etc - is optional but nevertheless welcome to get a broader/closer picture of your work. Browse the other entries to see what authors have made public.[/INDENT]

4. Screenshots
Posting progress screenshots of your project is allowed, as long as the pics embed in your post are no wider than 800 pixels (in accordance with the (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/regs/) TTLG Posting Guidelines). In terms of overview however, and for the purpose of responses/feedback by other forum members, it is recommended to create a seperate thread and refer to that thread by just posting it's link here.
An alternative to posting pics is to send me the link(s) of any screenshots you might have, after which I will directly add them to your profile in the list.

5. Reporting updates
Once your FM is listed, you can edit what is wrote down at any time by I) posting a message in this thread or II) sending me an update through Private Messaging, and include whatever you want to add, remove, update or change. I'll implement the requested changes as soon as possible.

6. Frequent updates
Be sure to post news on the forums once every 15 months, else your mission will be removed as upcoming due to inactivity. Once 12 months have passed without any public news whatsoever or it has remained silent for 12 months since the placement of your FM in the list, you'll receive a reminder to do so (but only once for each FM).

7. Reasons for removal
A FM will be removed from the list when one or more of the following situations occur:
- it is considered dead/abandoned by the author;
- the author requests the removal of his/her FM for whatever reason given;
- there hasn't been any public news concerning the FM for a period of 15 months;
- it is released to the community and ready for download.

8. Recommendations for FM authors
To make better use of this thread and to improve the communication between forum members, the following actions are recommended:

- Insert a working Email Address and Activate the option 'Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages' under respectively (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/profile.php?do=editpassword) Edit Email & Password and (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/profile.php?do=editoptions) General Settings.
This way you don't have to logg in at TTLG to find out if someone contacted you.

- Subscribe to the Upcoming & abandoned FMs list and receive regular updates by email of new posts in the thread.
Once logged in, click Thread Tools (situated in the upper right corner of the thread).
From now on the thread can also easily be found by clicking on Quick Links > Subscribed Threads. See the top of the forum.

- Pressing Control + F while viewing the list allows fast searching for any keywords.
Alternately, use 'Search Thread'.

9. Backups
This should be common knowledge for most dromeders, but if not: be sure to make regular external backups of the FM you work on (CD,USB). Don't let you lose your work and motivation because of PC problems.

10. Adopting a mission
Currently not working on a mission? Then consider adopting someone else's abandoned project.
Go to the (http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1684415#post1684415) abandoned FM list for more information.

11. Questions?
If you have questions that the above points don't answer then go to the Q&A section or drop me a PM.

Yandros on 12/4/2009 at 14:20

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Phantom, you have DCE listed as on hold but it is in fact active. I'm dividing my time between it and Rose Cottage. Also, in other news, john9818a got Seven Shades of Mercury (Hammerite Imperium #1) almost all the way to Beta 3 and handed it to me last week. I have a little more to finish up and then it will finally begin what should be the final round of beta testing, so let's all hope for a release in early May.

The Phantom on 12/4/2009 at 14:44

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And very much looking forward to all three :)

Thanks for telling me, russ! All fixed now.

R Soul on 13/4/2009 at 18:02

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Hi Phantom. I made a webpage to host previews of my FM:
(http://catmanofiowa.com/RSoul/fm2.html)

I intend to keep it updated so that any screens or youboobs that get posted in a thread will also go on my site.