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Latest updates
29 Mar.: Changed the tutorial category 'DROMED 1.19' into 'NEWDARK DROMED'
31 Dec. 2012: Added tut Making a flame fit in a fireplace by R Soul (2012), under categories 'Objects / Models' and 'Water, Lava & Fire'
30 Dec. 2012:
- Added tut In-game store/shop using tnhscript by Brethren (2012), under category 'In-game shop/store'
- Added tutorial site 'A Thief's World' by MadBull
- Added tut New permanent in-game-store for Thief II by MadBull (2001), under categories 'Stimulus / Response' and 'In-game shop/store'
- Added tut Magic scrolls which produce fireballs for Thief II by MadBull (2001), under category 'Weapons & Equipment'
28 Dec. 2012:
- Added tut Making a list of all .bin files in your mission! by R Soul (2012), under categories 'Dromed 1.19' and 'Editor'
- Mentioned Southquarter as source for all original DromEd Central tuts (see this post)
22 Dec. 2012: Added tut In-depth exploration of Light settings by The Watcher (2012)
3 Dec. 2012: Added link to the accompanying thread of the video tutorials by sNeaksieGarrett
28 Nov. 2012:
- Added tut How to fool guards with a magic whistle or spell scrolls by MadBull (2001)
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How you can help / contribute
I very much welcome any help to keep this thread organized and maintained. See below what you can do.
- Tutorial discussion
Do you have a question or do you want to discuss a subject about a certain tutorial? Please do so in the forum thread linked to below the listed tutorial or, in case such a topic doesn't exist, start a new thread yourself. It will be listed here are reference.
- Announcing a tutorial
To announce your new tutorial it's recommended to start a new thread meant for question/discussion purposes. To get it mentioned in the list you can simply share the link (by PM or post in this thread) and tell me under what category it can be placed.
- Missing tutorials
Do you know of a tutorial that isn't listed here? Drop me a PM or post a reply in the thread and include the link where it can be found.
- Better category
Since I'm no dromedder, it can be difficult sometimes to determine the proper category for a certain tut. Did you came across a tutorial that is situated in the wrong category? Or should a tutorial, put under the header 'Miscellaneous", actually be placed under a more specific category (that currently not exists)? Do let me know to improve the thread's functionality.
- Obsolete/outdated tutorials
Do you know of a listed tutorial that is actually rendered obsolete over the years or is outdated (with the release of dromEd 1.19)? Feel free to drop me a message and I can add a notification to the tutorial in concerns.
- Additional tutorial info
Do you know the experience needed for applying a certain tutorial (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced), wether or not one written for Dromed 1 is comp with Dromed 2 (or vice versa) or know of any other piece of information that is worth mentioning here? Feel free to drop me a message.
- Expired links
Some tutorials might be at risk of dissapearing, because some websites are kept accessible only thanks to the Wayback Machine (notice the *) or because they're hosted on a single site. If you think such a site or one of the tuts stored there is worth saving, consider putting them somewhere permanent (like in The Dromesday Book) or ask epithumia to host it.
User Manual
Below you can find information about how to look for a tutorial, how this thread is set up, and an explanation of certain commonly used sentences, if needed.
- Searching
The tutorials are categorized under certain headers (like AI, EDITOR etc.), as seen below. Clicking the links will instantly bring you to the tutorials listed under that category. In case you can't find what you're looking for, try another category (one more "common" or more "specific" then initally tried) or alternately use Ctrl + F to search for a specific keyword (possible situated under another header).
- Downloading
Occassionally a direct link is provided right below the listed tutorial (under Found at: -->) to display/download it. Most of the time, however, only the name of a website is mentioned (like The Builder's Academy) with possibly behind it more directions to tell where exactly on a site it is situated. The actual links to these sites can be found near the top of the thread.
- Demos
Occasionally a mention to a demo is visible right behind a tutorial title, indicating either that a link to a accompanying demo is visible on the page/in the tutorial text (with ref. to demo) or that the tutorial text is stored in the zip file of a demo (stored in demo zip). In case you have difficulty locating/downloading a demo, consult the thread Demos overview.
- Wayback machine
On a website displayed with help of the Wayback machine, like Thief Underground, it can occur that when clicking a certain tutorial the page can't be loaded. If you're determinded to view it, try using the time bar at the top of the screen to get to another capture/time period. Moving towards the first captures should do the trick.
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BEGINNERS / INTRODUCTORY
COMPLETE TUTORIALS
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AI
ARCHITECTURE
BRIEFING, CAMVATOR & VIDEO
BRUSHES
CONVERSATIONS
DESIGN / BUILDING MISSIONS
DOORS & LOCKS
NEWDARK DROMED
EDITOR
FILE STRUCTURE
IN-GAME SHOP/STORE
LANTERN
LIGHTS / LIGHTING
LISTS
MAPS
OBJECTIVES / GOALS
OBJECTS / MODELS
SKINS & MESHES
SKY & WEATHER
SOUND
STIMULUS / RESPONSE
TEXTURES / TEXTURING
TIPS
TRAPS
WATER, LAVA & FIRE
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT
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MISCELLANEOUS
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The Tutorial Sites
A Thief's World - http://www.ttlg.de/others/thiefworld/index2.htm
Between Dreams and Shadows - http://thief.starforge.co.uk/wiki/Tutorials:Contents
CotC Tutorials - http://web.archive.org/web/200807090.../tutorials.asp (* revived. Hosting needed?)
Dark Arrow's Thief 2 Site - http://koti.mbnet.fi/darkar/
DROMED CENTRAL - http://web.archive.org/web/200809200...le.com/dromed/ (* revived. Hosting needed?)
FleshWorks - http://www.ttlg.com/wiki/Getting_started_with_Dromed
JasonOtto.net - http://jasonotto.net/resources/tutorials/
Liquid Dream Design - http://www.angelfire.com/art/liquiddreamdesign/home.htm
Low Poly Guild - http://thiefmissions.com/lpg/
Model Makers' Vault - http://web.archive.org/web/200812060...hief/mmv/tuts/ (* revived. Hosting needed?)
New Dark Dromed Tutorials - http://www.ricebug.net/Tutorials/Tutorials.html
R Soul's Website - http://catmanofiowa.com/RSoul/limbo.html
Ranstall Keep Tutorials - http://web.archive.org/web/200805131...all/tutorials/ (* revived. Hosting needed?)
Sneaksie's Fan Missions - http://sgfm.webs.com/tutorials
Southquarter - http://southquarter.com/dromed/
Taffers Tavern - http://www.thiefmissions.com/tafferstavern/tuts.html
Targa's House 'O Thief Stuff - http://www.thiefmissions.com/targa/
The Builder's Academy - http://www.thief-thecircle.com/teg-old/guides/
The Dromesday Book - http://dromed.whoopdedo.org/
The Keep of Metal and Gold - http://www.keepofmetalandgold.com/
The Nameless Tower - http://www.wearytaffer.com/NV/
Thief - DromED - http://web.archive.org/web/200809051...med/index.html (* revived. Hosting needed?)
Thief 2 Dromed V1.18 - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/raspwils/
Thief Underground - http://web.archive.org/web/200712170...med/tutorials/ (* revived. Hosting needed?)
Thiefmissions.com/telliamed - http://thiefmissions.com/telliamed/
Thiefmissions.com/tutorials - http://thiefmissions.com/tutorials/
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BEGINNERS / INTRODUCTORY
- Official DromEd Documentation (Thief 2 Docs All) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: filename 't2docsall.zip' ; Contains materials which may be good for training new designers or as references for experienced designers ; Zip file containing these documents.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'Thief 2 Docs All') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials)
- Official Docs by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: filename 't2docsnoopt.zip' ;Zip file containing these documents ; same as above, without the optimization tutorial.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials)
- Basic DromEd Tutorial (or Dromed Official Tutorial) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: The official tutorial document which comes with all versions of Dromed (out of date regarding Dromed 2) ; designed to walk you through the basic functions of DromEd ; this tutorial, written by LGS, explains the steps involved for creating your very first FM.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'DromEd.doc' or 'Thief 2 Docs All') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials, click 'Official DromEd Documentation', 'Official Docs' or 'Official Tutorial')
- Basic DromEd Tutorial (or Dromed Official Tutorial) for Dromed 2 by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: A version of the above tutorial with information injected to bring it up to date with Dromed 2 ; designed to walk you through the basic functions of DromEd ; this tutorial, written by LGS, explains the steps involved for creating your very first FM.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'Official DromEd Tutorials by LGS') -
Southquarter (under /Beginner) -
Taffers Tavern (click 'Dromed 2 Tutorial) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials, click 'Official Tutorial, Updated for Dromed 2')
- Quick Start Beginners guide by Despot
Description/keywords: Some quick tips and suggestions for new editors ; how to get started with DromEd.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 1 & 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- Dark Engine Level Design - Stepwise Refinement Method by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: A step by step guide to the process of level design, from initial plans to placing that final piece of equipment ; ... partially based on Tim's Building Principles document; standard design strategy. Based on a Looking Glass Studios design document.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Design) -
Southquarter (under /Design) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Major Guides) -
Forum thread: StepWise Refinement Method: Who's read it?
- Beginners Guide (or TRA'HARI'S HAPPY HOTDOG BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DROMED) by Tra'Hari
Description/keywords: A getting started guide for new editors ; covers many of the subjects new DromEd users should now about - such as brushes and multibrushes - that aren't covered in the DromEd tutorial.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Major Guides)
- Basic Tips for Dromed by macros56
Description/keywords: A list of easy to understand tips for beginning Dromeders.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner)
- Dromed 2 Tutorial 01 - Interface by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: Video tutorial for dromed 2 1.19 ; explains the interface of dromed 2 for those who are not familiar with dromed and are wanting to learn.
Found at: --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0dHgEaUCEQ -
Forum thread: Dromed 2 Video Tutorials
- Dromed 2 Tutorial 02 - A Look Into Brushes, Mission Templates, And More by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: Video tutorial for dromed 2 1.19 ; a more in depth look into dromed. Covers brushes, the mission template file, object placement, tools/editors, and lighting
Found at: --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wm0RZXlh0 -
Forum thread: Dromed 2 Video Tutorials
- Problem: Garrett doesn't die by EvilSpirit
Description/keywords: A solution to a problem that faces most beginners.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner)
- Messing With Models - TMA(T2) Tutorial by Danventry
Description/keywords: A simple tutorial that I've made. I noticed I never found a tutorial about shapes, so this is it.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner)
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COMPLETE TUTORIALS
- Basic DromEd Tutorial (or Dromed Official Tutorial) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: The official tutorial document which comes with all versions of Dromed (out of date regarding Dromed 2) ; designed to walk you through the basic functions of DromEd ; this tutorial, written by LGS, explains the steps involved for creating your very first FM.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'DromEd.doc' or 'Thief 2 Docs All') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials, click 'Official DromEd Documentation', 'Official Docs' or 'Official Tutorial')
- Basic DromEd Tutorial (or Dromed Official Tutorial) for Dromed 2 by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: A version of the above tutorial with information injected to bring it up to date with Dromed 2 ; designed to walk you through the basic functions of DromEd ; this tutorial, written by LGS, explains the steps involved for creating your very first FM.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'Official DromEd Tutorials by LGS') -
Southquarter (under /Beginner) -
Taffers Tavern (click 'Dromed 2 Tutorial) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials, click 'Official Tutorial, Updated for Dromed 2')
- Complete DromEd Tutorial by Spike14
Description/keywords: The biggest DROMED tutorial on the web.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /Spike14) -
Thiefmissions.com/tutorials -
Forum thread: Spike14's Complete DROMED Tutorial Version 1.2 RELEASED!
- KOMAG TUT vT2 by Komag
Description/keywords: How to make a Thief 2 Fan Mission - Beginning to End! ; will take you through the entire process, step by step, of making a very small and simple Thief 2 fan mission.
Found at: -->
The Keep of Metal and Gold (under /My Tutorials, on the main page) -
Forum thread: New KomagTut vT2
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AI
- Disarmable Archers (Archers Without Arrows) by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: to make an archer with a quiverfull of arrows which, when stolen, will force the archer to disregard his bow and attempt to murder the player in hand-to-hand combat.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate)
- Custom Archer by The Avatar
Description/keywords: A guide to giving archers different types of arrows ; making archers fire different arrow types ; how to customise an archer to have him/her fire a different projectile.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Archer')
- Undercover Mission Workaround (AI Only angry when seeing me act) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: -
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net -
Forum thread: AI angered only if they see me acting
- Non-Hostile AI's by Taxi
Description/keywords: A small guide describing different ways to make an AI non-hostile.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling)
- Lights On, AI Turning Lights Back On (Flipping Lights On) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: AI "notice" that the light is off and proceed directly to the switch, flip it on and the light turns back on. No hiding in that convenient shadow for thieves anymore.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Practicing AI by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: Making AI practice with dummies and targets ; The idea of practicing guards was one of the first things I implemented when making Ranstall Keep.
Found at: -->
Ranstall Keep Tutorials * -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 2-7)
- Sitting by John_The_Taffer
Description/keywords: Make an Al sit!
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling)
- AIs Following the Player by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: will show you how to make a character who follows the player & demonstrates how to make the Follower move at different speeds.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate)
- Guards Who Pause On Patrol by Koobze
Description/keywords: Teaching your guards to pause in the middle of a patrol.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 51-52) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Pausing Guards and...')
- Making an AI Pause on Patrol by R Soul
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/AI Tutorials)
- Alerting Friendly AI with Lockpicking by R Soul
Description/keywords: puts back some of the tension that is lost when AI don’t automatically attack you.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/AI Tutorials)
- Making an AI Pick Up a Weapon by R Soul
Description/keywords: making an AI run for a weapon if they see you.
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/AI Tutorials) -
Forum thread: Making an unarmed AI run to get a weapon
- Make AI go to point x by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Making an AI go to wherever you want them to ; will explain everything I did to make the Goal-Bring this AI here with adding new goals afterwards.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2', look under 'Intermediate' and click 'Bring AI to place X')
- Setting An Object On A Guard's Belt by A Little Mouse
Description/keywords: How to place an object on a guards belt ; putting an object on a guards belt.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 50) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, 3rd tut)
- Thief 2 AI Vision Parameters Explained by Targa
Description/keywords: Attempt to detail for you the basics of AI's vision parameters in Thief 2 ; explanation of the terms, settings, and flags found when you add AI > AI Core > Vision Description to an AI.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Targa's House 'O Thief Stuff (includes picture)
- Pseudo-AI creation (for AIs attacking arch targets, for instance) by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: Pseudo AIs must sometimes be created for AI to store important information about objects ... and for certain interactions, such as AIs attacking non-AI objects.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16363
- Alerting AI at will by Anarchic Fox
Description/keywords: How to alert a guard using the AI->Utility->Sound value property
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66989
- Servants Tutorial by MasterAssassin (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: How to make them run away when they notice you ; demonstrates AI fleeing with they see you.
Found at: -->
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...nttutorial.zip (d/l and open .rtf file) (version with pics) -
http://jasonotto.net/wp-content/uplo...tsTutorial.zip
- Sleeping Servants (How create a sleeping servant) by Thiefs_Pawn
Description/keywords: Explains how to make sleeping servants ; this is an alternate method of implementing sleeping servants in Thief.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Forum thread: Sleeping Servants Sorted
- Make rotating/turning guards by Zaccheus
Description/keywords: A full description of how to cause stationary guards to change the direction they are facing.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling)
- AIWatchObj Face directions tutorial by Fidcal
Description/keywords: Generally used for walking then stop, ie, when patrolling it can be used to get an AI to pause and look in different directions for different periods.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Making a Drunk Guard by Spike14
Description/keywords: Make drunk guards, just like in the OMs!
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Forum thread: My New Tutorials!
- ReSpawnPoint Tutorial by Dark Arrow (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: To go with the ResSpawnpoint demo ; will guide you on how you can build a respawn point to your mission ; shows that making respawning Ai's is very much possible in Thief 2.
Difficulty: Advanced
Found at: -->
Dark Arrow's Thief 2 Site (under /Tutorials) -
Forum thread: ReSpawnPoint demo!
- Locational Damage by Visitingnurse (Avalon)
Description/keywords: To make an AI receive different amounts of damage from being hit in different locations. That is, locational damage ; making a creature receive different amounts of damage when hit on a different part of their body.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'A Guide to Locational..') -
Forum thread: Avalon, about your locational damage guide...
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ARCHITECTURE
- Dromed 1.18 Architecture Tutorial (Ze Architecture Tutorial Supreme ) by Alexius
Description/keywords: Collection of most useful dromed functions regarding architectural creations ; textures - tips - multibrushing - objects - sky - distant art
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Basic Architecture - A Nice Hallway (Basic Steps to Better Architecture) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: Some simple steps can create a much more interesting room.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Architecture tutorial chapters 1 and 2 (The basics of creating BSP architecture in Dromed) by Dark Arrow
Description/keywords: a very basic tutorial on how to make more interesting architecture in dromed ; textures
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Breaking the cube by Dark Arrow
Description/keywords: help some of the new members in making some interesting architecture ... to show examples and methods of breaking the boring cube to an interesting room
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Smooth Curves using the 3 Cylinders Trick by R Soul
Description/keywords: Effectively double the number of sides in a cylinder ; explains how to make a smooth archway that is 8 feet wide, and a pillar whose size is up to you.
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed) -
Forum thread: Tutorial: the 3 cylinders trick (for smoother curved shapes)
- LGS Optimization Guide - Revised (Building Efficient Levels) by [unknown] with annotations by Telliamed
Description/keywords: Creating a level which renders efficiently (gives good framerate) ; an excellent guide for understanding portalization and optimization.
Found at: -->
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials, d/l 'Official DromEd Documentation') -
Thiefmissions.com/telliamed (under /Tutorials)
- Python part 1: The Floor Planner by Mortal Monkey
Description/keywords: to have your floor plans transformed into a building.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114247
- Python part 2: Rolling your own staircase by Mortal Monkey
Description/keywords: how Python can be used in conjunction with Dromed's commands to construct things.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114288
- Floaters, and you by Camelhammer
Description/keywords: How to decrease the amount of polygons through unconventional means ; a great guide for reducing polycount in levels by using floaters ; some tips for optimizing polycount in your level.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Architecture) -
Southquarter (under /Architecture) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- How to build a ship using the Shipping & Receiving Method by nicked
Description/keywords: Some info on the ship-building technique I deconstructed from Shipping & Receiving.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133205
- Making Object Roofs by R Soul
Description/keywords: Make rooftops out of objects to allow greater complexity ; will describe how to use an object editing program to make a rooftop, and in particular, how to map the texture(s) so that it looks like a terrain feature.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Resources)
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BRIEFING, CAMVATOR & VIDEO
- Making Movies Using Ulead Videostudio and DivX (Making Movies in Ulead Videostudio with multipass Divx encoding) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: Small movie clips are really cool, people love trying to edit together a video briefing or a preview clip for thier missions.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Creating a CamVator Sequence by [unknown]
Description/keywords: How to create a CamVator sequence ; a CamVator sequence can be used as an alternative to using an .avi file at the beginning or the end of a mission.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/General Tutorials)
- Making a briefing by Trimfect
Description/keywords: How to make a briefing that feels like "Thief".
Found at: --> Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 21-24)
- CamVator Cutscene by Silentsleep and Saturnine (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: To give an example of a smootly scrolling cutscene-style view of a conversation or some sort of fly-by sequence.
Found at: -->
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/...mVatorDemo.zip -
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...mVatorDemo.zip -
http://www.thief_age.republika.pl/info/CamVator.txt
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BRUSHES
- Room Brushes as Control Devices by Despot
Description/keywords: This guide explains how to setup so-called 'concrete' roombrushes for triggering various events ; how to setup so-called 'concrete' roombrushes, for use in triggering conversations, traps, and goto objectives.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Brushes) -
Southquarter (under /Brushes) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- Creating New Types Of Roombrush by R Soul
Description/keywords: These are good for automaps, ‘go to room’ goals, event triggering etc.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/General Tutorials)
- Area Brushes by Chibboleth
Description/keywords: The benefits of making Area Brushes and how they can speed up mission development.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Brushes) -
Southquarter (under /Brushes)
- Using Multibrushes by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: The multibrush is a collection of brushes that can be manipulated as a whole ; a new piece of brush work that has been quickly added or moved.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Operation Brushes (Water to Solid, Flood, Etc.) by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Dromed 2 Tutorial 02 - A Look Into Brushes, Mission Templates, And More by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: Video tutorial for dromed 2 1.19 ; a more in depth look into dromed. Covers brushes, the mission template file, object placement, tools/editors, and lighting
Found at: --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wm0RZXlh0 -
Forum thread: Dromed 2 Video Tutorials
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CONVERSATIONS
- Conversations Tutorial by Deep Qantas
Description/keywords: An extensive and highly detailed guide and tutorial to making conversations, both from character to character, and garrett to character ; implementing conversations in a level.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound/Conversations) -
Southquarter (under /Sound/Conversations) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 26-33) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild)
- Overlapping Conversations (or "Single Wav Conversations") by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: Creating a conversation in which the speech overlaps ; the single wav conversation allows for more realistic conversation flow.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Ranstall Keep Tutorials * (click 'Speech Overlapping') -
Southquarter (under /Sound)
- Conversations by And
Description/keywords: Lists all T2 conversations and motions and how to implement them ; the entire list of conversations in T2, taken from the schema file. Each conversation now has ALL the narrative of the conversations.
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Conversation Face direction codes by Fidcal
Description/keywords: The reason for my doing this is because I got sick and tired of trying to make sense of the 'face direction' option and determined to try to pin it down.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- The use of Genies (or 'Helper AIs') by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: Explains how to use Genies to replace dedicated conversation AIs, freeing up system resources and avoiding problems caused by overlapping conversations that all rely on the same AI as the actor.
Difficulty: Master
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Scripting) -
The Nameless Tower (under /Master) -
Forum thread: Tutorial: Genies (or 'Helper AIs')
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DESIGN / BUILDING MISSIONS
- Dark Engine Level Design - Stepwise Refinement Method by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: A step by step guide to the process of level design, from initial plans to placing that final piece of equipment ; ... partially based on Tim's Building Principles document; standard design strategy. Based on a Looking Glass Studios design document.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Design) -
Southquarter (under /Design) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Major Guides) -
Forum thread: StepWise Refinement Method: Who's read it?
- Usefulness of the Multibrush by HansCz
Description/keywords: Overall planning versus construction of separate features.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Design) (with pictures) -
Southquarter (under /Design)
- The Paradigm of a Thief Mission by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: The conformist [tried-and-true] Thief mission posesses distinguishing characteristics ; a Thief mission is distinguished by emergence, fluidity of movement, elective gameplay, and reuse of space.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Design) -
Southquarter (under /Design) -
Forum thread: Gaylesaver's The Paradigm of a Thief Mission
- A Few Creative Ideas by Minas
Description/keywords: These are just a few creative ideas that I made up. Check it out ; a tutorial about how to make a few things. 1. Climbable trees - 2. Rotating rotisserie chicken - 3. Making “solid” buildings.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Design) -
Southquarter (under /Design)
- Using the Time Value by Telliamed
Description/keywords: Use the Time value to change the appareance of your terrain ; this tutorial will show you how you can change the order in which Dromed builds your brushes, and how useful it can be.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Building Missions)
- R Soul's Time Tutorial by R Soul
Description/keywords: Will show you how you can change the order in which Dromed builds your brushes, and how useful it can be.
Found at: -->
R Soul's Website (click 'Dromed Tutorial - Time') -
Forum thread: I've written a tutorial: Time
- Convert World Rep to Model (Using New Dark’s Terrain Export Feature) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: The most powerful feature of DromEd 1.19 has to be exporting the world rep to a model ; use New Dark's Export Terrain feature to create prefabs that you can use as simple objects ; dromed 1.19 - buildings
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net -
New Dark Dromed Tutorials -
Forum thread: Convert World Rep to Model - DromEd 1.19 Tutorial
- Creating Virtual Worlds by Tels
Description/keywords: CoW (CoWgen) Tutorial ; i will rather write about the final stage, getting the level into the computer ; want to bring your level to life. Thats what this article is all about.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net (under /Other Tutorials, click 'CoW')
- Shanty Towne Buildings by Schwaa (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Shanty buildings for decor, can't be entered (pic); basic set-up tut.
Found at: -->
http://thief-thecircle.com/download.asp?fid=1270 (d/l and open readme file)
Forum thread: Schwaa's Demo Mission - Breakable Lamps, Bugs, Many new objects
- Thoughts on Story by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Things to consider when developing the plot of your fan mission ; questions to ask yourself when developing the story for your fan mission.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Fan Missions)
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DOORS & LOCKS
- Turning objects into doors! by Spike14
Description/keywords: Will explain to you how to create doors out of ordinary objects.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Forum thread: My New Tutorials!
- Object Names by Caradavin
Description/keywords: A tutorial on Custom Object Names ; naming your objects what you want them to be.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Guide on Doors And Brushes by Imposter (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Creating double doors that both close simultaneously ; a description of how to make double doors open properly.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects, click 'Double Door') -
Southquarter (under /Objects, click 'Double Door') -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 16-20) (version with pics!) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Double Door Tutorial') (version with pics!)
- Unlock a door without opening it by Fidcal
Description/keywords: To stop a door opening automatically when you unlock it...
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...727#post969727
- Door rotation and orientation by Fidcal
Description/keywords: This tutorial only covers rotation and orientation door issues.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- DoubleDoors T1 by Thorndike
Description/keywords: An alternate way to create doubledoors.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Double Doors in Thief 2 by macros56
Description/keywords: A simple guide to creating two doors that open and close together.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Automatic Elevator Doors by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: Any mission with elevators that would be enhanced by a working gate, its great almost anywhere and doesn't require a custom stim.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Barred Doors (How to set up BarredDoors) by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: A short tip on how to set up barred doors so that AIs cannot see the player through them unless he is visible through the bars (Thief II only).
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Basic)
- Barred Doors Tutorial by Yametha
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Glyph Doors by Yandros
Description/keywords: will explain how to make secret doors which are opened by frobbing a glowing glyph in front of the door ; like in T3 and What Lies Below
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/General Tutorials)
- Spooky Door tutorial by William the Taffer (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Enter the game, walk up to the door and try to open it...darn! it's locked, walk away, CRASH, the door opens!
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
http://thiefmissions.com/demos/Spooky_Door_Demo.zip -
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/..._Door_Demo.zip
- Doors (Doors n Locks) by And
Description/keywords: Locked doors, keys n locks, secret doors using objects.
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Pausing Guards and Secret Doors by Koobze
Description/keywords: -
Found at: -->
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 51-52) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Secret Door by TheCapedPillager
Description/keywords: I made the secret door for my upcoming mission Soul Searching ; differs from most secret doors because I made the control device a Gaslight which dims when you frob it and then lights up again the next time you frob it.
Found at: --> Liquid Dream Design (under /Tutorials)
- Secret Doors by St.Patrick
Description/keywords: Making secret doors.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Secret Passageway Entrance by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: How to make the hidden entrance to the secret passage in Lord Dalkstan's private room ; the secret passageway ... is entered via a trapdoor opened by a switch.
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
- Complex Doors by St.Patrick
Description/keywords: Explains how to create secret doors and doors locked with keypads as in Shipping and Receiving ; how to make more complex types doors, such as Secret doors.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Intermediate')
- LockBoxes by Spike14
Description/keywords: The comprehensive LockBox tutorial!
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Forum thread: My New Tutorials!
- Combination Locks by R Soul
Description/keywords: Just like Shipping and Receiving ; this is a modification of a Dromed Central tutorial.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- Banshee's Tutorial for A Combination Lock (or "Combination Lock") by Banshee
Description/keywords: To making one of those cool combo-locks used in the second mission of Thief 2 ; describes how to create a combination lock.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 25) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Forum thread: How To : 'Shipping'-like Combo Lock **
- Combination Lock 'button texture' fix by DaveDogg
Description/keywords: This is how you fix the texture problem with the buttons in Banshee's tutorial.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Advanced Lockpick System by Telliamed
Description/keywords: Use the Advanced Pick System to make more challenging locks in Dromed 2 ; advanced lock-picking is expanded from just three stages to eight ; learn how to make 8-stage locks that move both forward and backward.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) (no pics) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) (no pics) -
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects) -
Thiefmissions.com/telliamed
- Keys and Locks Tutorial by dvrabel (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: A small demo mission and short tutorial on specifying keys and their locks ; demonstration of the use of keys and locks.
Found at: -->
http://thiefmissions.com/demos/komag/keys.zip (d/l and open txt file) -
http://keepofmetalandgold.com/missio...Locks_demo.zip -
Forum thread: Keys and Locks demo mission
- Locked Door with Key by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Keys and Locked Doors by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: This tutorial explains how to setup locked doors and keys to open them.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- LockPicks by Ishy (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Setting up locks so that they can be picked ; explains how to set up lockpicks and pickable doors.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- A Quick and Easy Third Lockpick by Manny
Description/keywords: A Beginner level tutorial for making a custom third lockpick in your thief world without adding in custom made objects.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Doors by Master_Designer
Description/keywords: Here is a tutorial to help you make doors!
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Basic Elements of a Level')
- Lockable Light Switches by The Watcher
Description/keywords: Create lockable light switches like those in Mission X ; this tutorial provides a brief introduction to lockable light switches, based around the technique used in CoSaS Mission X.
Found at: -->
Between Dreams and Shadows (under /2. Tutorials by The Watcher) -
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
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NEWDARK DROMED
- Dromed V1.19 : Tutorials & new features
Description/keywords: The idea of this thread is to create a list of all the new things and improvements this outstanding patch adds for us FM authors.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140097
- Dromed 2 Tutorial 01 - Interface by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: Video tutorial for dromed 2 1.19 ; explains the interface of dromed 2 for those who are not familiar with dromed and are wanting to learn.
Found at: --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0dHgEaUCEQ -
Forum thread: Dromed 2 Video Tutorials
- Dromed 2 Tutorial 02 - A Look Into Brushes, Mission Templates, And More by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: Video tutorial for dromed 2 1.19 ; a more in depth look into dromed. Covers brushes, the mission template file, object placement, tools/editors, and lighting
Found at: --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wm0RZXlh0 -
Forum thread: Dromed 2 Video Tutorials
- Convert World Rep to Model (Using New Dark’s Terrain Export Feature) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: The most powerful feature of DromEd 1.19 has to be exporting the world rep to a model ; use New Dark's Export Terrain feature to create prefabs that you can use as simple objects ; dromed 1.19 - buildings
Found at: -->
New Dark Dromed Tutorials -
JasonOtto.net -
Forum thread: Convert World Rep to Model - DromEd 1.19 Tutorial
- NewDark: Particle effects - Bitmap Disk Fire by The Watcher
Description/keywords: This is a very quick and dirty tutorial coovering setting up a new, particle-only Flame replacement in Dromed for v1.19.
Found at: --> Between Dreams and Shadows (under /1. 'New Dark')
- NEW Making a list of all .bin files in your mission! by R Soul
Description/keywords: There are loads of objects in your obj folder and you've no idea if you need them. Here's a technique that can tell you which ones your mission uses.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140652
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EDITOR
- Dromed 2 Tutorial 01 - Interface by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: Video tutorial for dromed 2 1.19 ; explains the interface of dromed 2 for those who are not familiar with dromed and are wanting to learn.
Found at: --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0dHgEaUCEQ -
Forum thread: Dromed 2 Video Tutorials
- Commands by Zail
Description/keywords: A large list of all the dromed commands ; a command reference file ; a complete list of Dromed 1 & 2 commands, along with a description of each and guide to usage.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'The Semi-Complete Guide..') -
Forum thread: Command List
- Dromed Grid Sizes - Purposes and Explanations by Komag
Description/keywords: Each grid size in Dromed simply doubles the snap size of all brushes, plain and simple.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Grid Sizes by Spike14
Description/keywords: Just a chart detailing grid # > grid size > grid snap! ; here's a grid size chart, which shows all the grid sizes, and their appropriate size and snap size!
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor)
- Dromed Maximums (Rooms, Objects, Etc.) by Komag
Description/keywords: The 'maximum limit' is not so much a matter of total file size, as much as whether or not you're over the line for different entity types.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thumper Dromed Magic #1 - Who Am I? by Thumper
Description/keywords: ... Now create or save a mission and your nickname will appear in the appropriate spot.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thumper's Dromed Magic #2 - Safer keyboard keys by Thumper
Description/keywords: Fairly frequently I would start typing a dromed command only to find my view rotating and who knows what else happening because I had forgotten the initial ":" or hadn't clicked in the command window first.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thumper's Dromed Magic #3 - Playtest commands by Thumper
Description/keywords: There are some commands for playtesters that allow them to report bugs without leaving game mode.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thumper's Dromed Magic #4 - Monolog by Thumper
Description/keywords: The monolog is something that you should look at every single dromed session. It can show you information you can't get any other way.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thumper's Dromed Magic #5 - Snapping with set_grid by Thumper
Description/keywords: The set_grid command (DromEd shortcut: shift-S) modifies the current brush so that all of its vertices snap to the nearest grid intersection.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Dromed Troubleshooting Guide by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Helpful tips for those who can't get Dromed to work.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor)
- The Three Save Files by EvilSpirit
Description/keywords: The three save file formats explained.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor)
- Menu Customizations by Datoyminaytah
Description/keywords: How to make a customised GUI for dromed. Eg. Different menus etc…
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor)
- Assertion Errors by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: A descrpition of Assert errors, their purpose, and how to handle them.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor) -
Forum thread: Assertion errors tutorial
- Anatomy of a Crash Dump by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Learn how to read the crash dump from a monolog.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Troubleshooting)
- Gamesys Tutorial by Jocke
Description/keywords: A small beginners guide ; covers T1/TG and T2. The mechanics of the Gamesys are identical in each.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor) -
Forum thread: Gamesys guide!
- Using a Custom Gamesys by R Soul
Description/keywords: Something to link to whenever some set of instructions includes telling the reader to use of a custom gamesys.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/General Tutorials)[B]
- Using Custom Gamesys by macros56
Description/keywords: The steps needed to make a custom gamesys.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous)
- NEW Making a list of all .bin files in your mission! by R Soul
Description/keywords: There are loads of objects in your obj folder and you've no idea if you need them. Here's a technique that can tell you which ones your mission uses.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140652
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FILE STRUCTURE
- The Mods Document (Or, Once the Foundation is Laid.) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: A guide to making your Thief level playable by other thieves ; instructions of FM File Structure.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'Mods.doc') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials)
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IN-GAME SHOP/STORE
- NEW In-game store/shop using tnhscript by Brethren (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Creating an in-game shop using the the tnhscript module by Telliamed. It's all done by creating objects, editing their properties, and creating links.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140665
- Sources and Receptrons 2, Temporary In Game Store by Totality
Description/keywords: The second installment of a 4 part S & R tutorial ; to highlight the necessary steps to make an in-game store where the player can buy objects midgame at the cost of loosing some loot.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
Southquarter (under /Stimulus) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild)
- Sources and Receptrons 4, Permanant In Game Store by Totality
Description/keywords: The final installment of a 4 part S & R tutorial ; to achieve a fully functional in-game permanent store, where you can come back later and continue to buy things if you want to.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild)
- NEW New permanent in-game-store for Thief II by MadBull (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Based on the one from Totality. I got his permission creating a different one because I didn't want the objects just beeing teleported in front of you. In this demo mission the seller brings you the item and if you havn't enough money for the most expensive item, you are still able to buy cheaper ones.
Found at: -->
A Thief's World (click 'Demomissionen' under Download and locate file 'Pigs.zip') -
Forum thread: new permanent in game store is up
- In-game Shops by Nameless Voice (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Explains how to create a fully functional in-game shop in Thief 2, in which the player can spend his loot to purchase items (Thief II only).
Difficulty: Master
Found at: -->
The Nameless Tower (under /Master) -
Forum thread: New tutorial: Ingame shops in Thief 2
- A permanent store in game V 1.2 by sterlino (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: A real permanent shop in game ; it's really easy and fast to build up.
Found at: -->
The Keep of Metal and Gold (under /FM Archive, d/l 'Shop in Game' and open the tutorial map) -
Forum thread: Hi, Shop in game Tutorial Update... LinkDemozip
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LANTERN
- Portable and Switchable Lantern Tutorial by Spitter (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Portable lantern, Spitter-style ; a portable lantern which you can turn on and off.
Found at: -->
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/...anterndemo.zip -
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...anterndemo.zip -
Forum thread: Portable and Switchable Lantern Tutorial
- Improved Portable Switchable Lantern (Improvements to Spitter's Portable Switchable Lantern) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: light
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- A guard…with a lantern by Hidden in shadows
Description/keywords: My own version of a tutorial regarding a guard with a lantern ; note that the Dynamic light ability cannot be used in DromEd 1 only DromEd 2 ; The Lantern Guard (T2) ;
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling, click 'The Lantern Guard (T2)') -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling, click 'The Lantern Guard (T2)') -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 1) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Guard with Lantern Tutorial') (most complete version)
- Guards Dropping Lanterns after KO by Vlad Midnight
Description/keywords: Ever find it strange upon frobbing a lantern guard only to see this lantern floating right in front of you as you carry him? Well this tutorial will fix that.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Walking Lantern Guard by Sneaky Acolyte & Thiefs_Pawn
Description/keywords: A more thorough and in-depth description of how to make one of these ; for making a guard that carries a lantern and lights up your visibility gem ; made for Thief 1/Gold only.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling, click 'Guard with lantern') -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling, click 'Guard With Lantern') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Walking Lamp..') -
Forum thread: Walking Lantern Guard Tutorial
- Guard with Lantern by Blutch (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: -
Found at: -->
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/...10/03/lamp.zip -
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...rn%20Guard.zip
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LIGHTS / LIGHTING
- Lightning Effects by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: Clocktower style lightning ; when done right its very impressive and adds a lot to the atmosphere of a mission.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net -
Forum thread: A New Tutorial: Clocktower style lightning
- Lighting for Drama by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: To help level designers understand some of the principles of lighting that can make a level more interesting.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Schwaa's Electric Lites by Schwaa (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: New Electric lights with transparent glass/light bulbs that can be broken (extinguished) with arrows, blackjacks and swords (pic1 - pic2) ; can also be used like regular lights/animlights and be operated by switch.
Found at: -->
http://thief-thecircle.com/download.asp?fid=1270 (d/l and open readme file) -
Forum thread: Schwaa's Demo Mission - Breakable Lamps, Bugs, Many new objects
- Thief 2 Colored Lights Guide (or "Custom Lighting") by Hamish
Description/keywords: A guide to setting up coloured lighting for T2 ; multible uses for coloured lighting ; Dromed 2 Only ; making light in Thief 2 colored ; custom lighting.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Architecture & /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Architecture & Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Colored Lighting..') (version with pics!) -
Forum thread: Thief 2 colored lighting guide
- Lighting Tips by Master_Designer
Description/keywords: Will jut show you a couple of basic lighting techniques to make your level look 5 times better than it normally would ; a guide to Hacklights, Spotlights etc ; some tips on lighting.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Basic Elements of a Level') (most complete version!) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- Lights Buttons Window Action! (Dynamic Lights tutorial) by Zaccheus (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Explains various techniques for switching lights on and off, including lights shining through a window.
Found at: -->
Thief - DromED * -
Forum thread: Dynamic Lights tutorial (and demo!) - Lights Buttons Window Action!
- Using Multiple Switches to Turn Off/On Lights by macros56
Description/keywords: A quick and easy guide to creating multiple switches with lights.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Light Batches by macros56
Description/keywords: An easy and quick guide to creating one switch to control multiple groups of lights.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Coronas by Z
Description/keywords: How to add coronas ( glow effects ) to lights. Applies only to Thief2.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- How to dynamically change the colour of the world by Haplo
Description/keywords: How to dynamically change the colour of the world by putting coloured glasses in front of Garrett's eye ; can be a powerful tool for creating a unique atmosphere in your mission.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137228
- NEW In-depth exploration of Light settings by The Watcher
Description/keywords: Getting a proper handle on the various settings available for lights in a controlled environment ; done in NewDark with 32-bit lightmaps but the general behaviour applies in 1.18 as well.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140345
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LISTS
- List of object properties by R Soul
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- List of link types by [unknown]
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- List of mission variables by [unknown]
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- List of gamesys variables by [unknown]
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- List of AI bahaviors by [unknown]
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- List of Receptron Effects by [unknown]
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Stimulus..)
- List of Garrett's Comments (T2 and T1G) by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Garretts Comments (A List of Garrett's Comments in Thief 2) by SilentButDeadly
Description/keywords: A list of Garretts comments in T2.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound)
- Garrett Sayings by And
Description/keywords: Garrett sounds ; garrett voices
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18 (click 'Garrett')
- Commands by [unknown]
Description/keywords: A large list of all the dromed commands ; a command reference file.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Editor) -
Southquarter (under /Editor)
- Conversations by And
Description/keywords: Lists all T2 conversations and motions and how to implement them ; the entire list of conversations in T2, taken from the schema file. Each conversation now has ALL the narrative of the conversations.
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Thief 2 textures by Looking Glass, compiled by Jesse Adams
Description/keywords: Showing all the Thief 2 textures, grouped by family. Quite useful!
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Thief 2 Textures by And
Description/keywords: All the family textures ; thief 2 Dromed V1.18 Textures.
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Ambient Sounds List by And
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Thief 2 ambients by Inkyape
Description/keywords: A text file that lists all the Thief 2 ambient sounds, along with some explanations for the more obscure titles ; Complete list of thief 2 ambient sounds, with some descriptions.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Basic') -
Forum thread: Here you go: A list of all T2 ambient sounds.
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MAPS
- Map Drawing Tutorial by Zaccheus
Description/keywords: How to draw maps for Thief.
Found at: -->
Thief - DromED * -
Forum thread: Simple map drawing tutorial
- Dromed Map tutorial for The GIMP (Dromed Maps Tutorial V 2.0) by Salvage, converted by qolelis
Description/keywords: How to make maps for DromEd in The GIMP.
Found at: --> Between Dreams and Shadows (under /3.2.)
- Creating Automaps - A Tutorial by Caeyr
Description/keywords: Creating maps that show the players relative location ; a step-by-step guide to creating automaps.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Maps) -
Southquarter (under /Maps) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Maps and Automaps by Salvage
Description/keywords: A comprehensive guide for making automaps ; how to create maps and automaps.
Difficulty: Advanced
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Maps, click 'Automaps') -
Southquarter (under /Maps, click 'Automaps') -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Advanced') (version with pics)
- Automap Tutorial by Zaccheus
Description/keywords: See your position highlighted on the map.
Found at: -->
Thief - DromED * -
Forum thread: Automap Tutorial - final version now online
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OBJECTIVES / GOALS
- Objectives by And
Description/keywords: Steal something, Don't kill innocents, Don't kill anyone...
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Objectives, Described by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Describes the different types of objectives available to FM authors ; the 4 goal types explained in detail.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objectives, click 'Visible Objectives') -
Southquarter (under /Objectives, click 'Visible Objectives') -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials, look under 'Intermediate' and click 'Objectives')
- The Escape Objective by Phoenix
Description/keywords: How to make the mission end when Garret enters a certain room.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objectives) -
Southquarter (under /Objectives)
- Creating Mission Objectives by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: Excerpt from the 'Official Dromed Documentation' by Tim Stelmach (LGS).
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objectives) -
Southquarter (under /Objectives)
- Objectives: Text Description by Taxi
Description/keywords: A short guide on a help file that should have been included in the tutorial, but they didn't add it ; how to make text descriptions for objectives.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objectives) -
Southquarter (under /Objectives)
- QVars, the omni-objective tool! by Spike14
Description/keywords: Learn to use QVars, the greatest objective tool ever! ; QVarTraps, which is there full name, more commonly called QVars, are a way to make invisible/visible objectives.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objectives) -
Southquarter (under /Objectives)
- The Pixie QVar Tutorial V1.0 ... Including Mission Objectives by The Pixie (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: A QVar (Quest Var or Quest Variable) is a game parameter that holds a number and can be changed and checked in-game ; it also has (I think) the very first combination lock with random numbers (uses the new scripts by Nameless_voice).
Found at: -->
Thiefmissions.com/tutorials (d/l and open doc file) -
Forum thread: New tutorial on QVars (inc objectives)
- The Convict Script (Or, A Novice's Little Helper.) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: A guide to creating conditions of victory. (convict).
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'Convict.doc') -
Taffers Tavern (d/l Various Tutorials, see p. 33-35) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials)
- Triggering events when the player is carrying an object, using invisible objectives (Triggering events via hidden objectives) by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: Explains how you can trigger events on the completion of hidden objectives ; although this method can be used for any type of objective, for this tutorial we will use Type 1: 'Steal an Object'.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate)
- Setting up a Ghosting objective by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: Explains how to add a Ghosting objective to your mission ; how to set up a simple Ghosting objective.
Difficulty: Advanced
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Advanced)
- ‘Bring Object to Location’ Objectives by R Soul
Description/keywords: There are two ways to think of such a goal: Place the object anywhere in a room (e.g. drop a body in a room), or place it on another object (e.g. drop a scroll on a desk).
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objectives) -
Forum thread: Tutorial: ‘Bring Object To Location’ Objectives
- Steal Multiple Objects by R Soul
Description/keywords: Stealing all specified objects, or a certain number of them ; there are two variants of this goal: Stealing all objects from a group or stealing some of them.
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objectives) -
Forum thread: Tutorial: stealing multiple objects
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OBJECTS / MODELS
- Reducing Object Count by R Soul
Description/keywords: Getting as much out of your objects as possible.
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects) -
Forum thread: Reducing Object Count: Tutorial
- Objects With Moving Parts in Anim8or (12 easy steps to making your first object with moving parts in Anim8or) by Mortal Monkey & Sluggs
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net (under /Sluggs)
- Creating a Crate in Anim8or (Creating & Texturing a Crate in Anim8or) by Sluggs
Description/keywords: to help you with texturing your models and learning to make them quicker.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /Sluggs) -
Low Poly Guild
- Creating a Book in Anim8or by Sluggs
Description/keywords: Creating a book is probably the easiest and quickest model that you can make!
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /Sluggs) -
Low Poly Guild
- Gem Tutorial (Creating a gemstone using Anim8or) by Sluggs
Description/keywords:
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net (under /Sluggs)
- Working Out Which Files Are Associated With An Object by R Soul
Description/keywords: Extracting an object from some package for use in your own fan mission ; this will explain the process of determining which files a particular object requires ; AI - sounds -textures - voices
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Resources)
- Creating a ‘Mission Start’ trigger by R Soul
Description/keywords: Useful for triggering doors/conversations etc when the mission starts ; there are all sorts of things that you might want to trigger when the mission starts.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Objects)
- Jointed objects (Creating Jointed Objects in 3D Studio Max for Thief 2) by Targa
Description/keywords: Creating an object for use in Thief 2, via Dromed, that rotates on an axle.
Found at: --> Targa's House 'O Thief Stuff
- 3dMax Object Creation Tutorial by Schwaa
Description/keywords: how to make an object specifically for Thief II - The Metal Age using 3D Studio Max and Photoshop ; texturing ; this will be a multi part tut ;
Part 1 - how to create simple 3d objects for converting into Thief format ;
Part 2 - delving deeper into modelling, learn how to create a goblet and apply a simple texture ;
Part 3 - complex Texture mapping, get the most out of your objects ;
Part 4 - converting custom .3ds files into .bin to import into ThiefII/Dromed.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Low Poly Guild (under /Tutorials, click 'Modelling in 3D Studio Max') (parts missing) -
Model Makers' Vault -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- VHOT Attachment for door handles and particle effects. Axles for switches by Schwaa
Description/keywords: There are certian objects in Thief that need to have VHOTs and axles to work right. Examples would be doors with handles, switches, and torches. This is a basic tut but will help you understand them.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects, click 'Creating objects with VHOTs, axles') (outdated + pics missing) -
Low Poly Guild (under /Tutorials, click 'vHots and Axles: updated') -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) (outdated + pics missing)
- Creating an object with Anim8or by Phantom
Description/keywords: Creating an object in Anim8or ; textures.
Found at: -->
Model Makers' Vault (under /Anim8or) -
Low Poly Guild
- Fiddling with modles by Cricket God
Description/keywords: Learn how to change models so that you use items that don't look normal.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Making objects glowing or invisible by Phantom
Description/keywords: Transparency / Illumination Properties ; aka Invisibilty and Glow ; once you have converted a model from .3ds to .e, you can make any of the textures on model transparent or illuminated
Found at: -->
Model Makers' Vault (under /Additional Guides) -
Low Poly Guild (click 'Transparency / Illumination Properties'
- Make Anything a Light Source - Frob it Directly too! by Komag
Description/keywords: To make an object light up by frobbing it.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Unwrap UVW: 3d Studio Max (Using Unwrap UVW in 3D Studio Max) by Schwaa
Description/keywords: lets you adjust an object's texture to make simple corrections that would be difficult to adjust in a paint program
Found at: --> Low Poly Guild
- Using View.exe (Using View.exe to view objects) by Schwaa
Description/keywords: a useful tool to view objects in Thief's .bin format. It gives you options to check out the properties of most Thief objects like textures, rotations and polycount
Found at: --> Low Poly Guild
- How to import files into Thief by Totality
Description/keywords: A guide to importing objects that you have made in a 3d modelling program into dromed ; importing custom 3d objects into your fan missions.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects, click 'Importing Custom Objects') -
Southquarter (under /Objects, click 'Importing Custom Objects') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Major Guides)
- Basic Object Editing by The Blind Man
Description/keywords: How to edit already existing objects with Dromed ; for creating special custom objects in Thief.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects, click 'Object Editing') -
Southquater (under /Objects, click 'Object Editing') -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 14-15) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Enabling Object Shadows Tutorial by Fidcal
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Advanced Alarm System by MacNokker / Apache
Description/keywords: Making location based alarms ; describes in detail how to make an advanced alarm system ; how to build an alarm that goes off when the player enteres an area.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Alarm System Part 1 by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: A two part tutorial that explains how to set up a basic alarm system.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- A Mouse Certified Alarm System by A Little Mouse
Description/keywords: Part 2 to the Alarm System tutorial ; creating alarm systems.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects/Alarm System 2) -
Southquarter (under /Objects/Alarm System 2) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Autolights - Lost city by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: How to create autolights with roombrushes, Lost City style.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Applicability: DromEd 1
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief TDP/Gold' and look under 'Intermediate')
- Autolights - Lost city by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: How to create autolights with roombrushes, Lost City style.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Intermediate')
- Disabling Light Objects by macros56
Description/keywords: A quick guide to disabling the lighting on some of the more picky lights such as the glass chandelier.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- Lights and Switches by Despot
Description/keywords: Here are the steps to get a light to work with a On/Off lever or switch ; how to solve the switch/light problems in D2.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 49) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Introduction to Simple Devices') -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Basic')
- Rotating Windows by Despot
Description/keywords: A guide to making windows that open and shut ; how to make rotating glass windows.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 49) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Introduction to Simple Devices') -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Basic')
- How To Make An Elevator In Four Steps by Bumbleson
Description/keywords: This tutorial shows how to make an elevator in four steps.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects, click 'Elevators') -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects, click 'Elevators')
- Elevator How-To by Cleaner
Description/keywords: This tutorial is for people who actually read the LG main tutorial as well as tried to actually build something in Dromed.
Found at: --> Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 45-47)
- Raising water and complex lift by Gregorius (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Explains step by step how to make 1) REAL raising water which floods a closed room, 2) A Complex elevator with walls, ceiling and buttons inside.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90033 (see bottom of thread for link)
- Books, Screen text, and "Readable" Objects by Kevin Goodsell
Description/keywords: Intended to teach the basics of creating books and the required elements ; a detailed book creating guide and how to make objects readable.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects/Books) -
Southquarter (under /Objects/Books) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 42-45) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Book Tutorial')
- Books - How To by Master_Designer
Description/keywords: A small guide to creating books ; describes how to use custom texts in books, scrolls, etc ; this tutorial is both for putting text in books, and putting text onto scrolls.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 1 & 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Basic Elements of a Level') (incomplete version) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- Implementing Books by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Using books in your FM ; explains what you need to start using books in your mission.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Fan Missions)
- NEW TUTORIAL to edit ANY object, follow-up to 'Problems with Book' by BlackKnight
Description/keywords: I undertook the task to making my own signs by using ThiefEdit, Edit.com, and PaintShop Pro.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Making a Smelter (So, you want to be a Smelter?) by A Little Mouse
Description/keywords: Creating a smelter setup, like in RTC ; a guide for creating a smelter ; can be used for an example of linking and machinery.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- How tweq Moves the Dial or The Tweq Property by belboz
Description/keywords: How to use the Tweq property to create effects such as object animations…
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Two-Way Switches by Spike14
Description/keywords: Ever wanted a door that can be opened with two switches, both of which say in the same state no matter which one you flick? Read on!
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects)
- DIY Pushable stepladder by Fidcal
Description/keywords: Gameplay is like having a tall barrel - you can only push so far so no problem with a player taking it and using it to where they shouldn't.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=Tutorial
- Mobile Ladders by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: Movable Ladders ; how to make ladders that you can place in your inventory and attach to bars in the game ; a ladder which the player can pick up, carry around and put down wherever s/he wishes.
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
- Escaping Spider by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: How to create a cage an AI can break out off ; in Curse of the Carnival there is a spider in a cage that will break out and attack the player if you get too close.
Found at: --> CotC Tutorials *
- Making Object Roofs by R Soul
Description/keywords: Make rooftops out of objects to allow greater complexity ; will describe how to use an object editing program to make a rooftop, and in particular, how to map the texture(s) so that it looks like a terrain feature.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Resources)
- Self-Assembling Cabinets With Multiple Doors and Drawers by LarryG
Description/keywords: Details the approach I use to make dressers, wardrobes, cabinets, sideboards, and similar furniture items which have multiple individually working doors and drawers.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140321
- Grappling Hook Tutorial by stikboy (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: To create a grappling hook that you can throw up to ledges (it drops a rope to climb!) ; how to make a working grappling hook. This sticks to ledges and deploys a rope.
Difficulty: Advanced
Found at: -->
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Advanced') -
http://www.keepofmetalandgold.com/mi...s,The_demo.zip (d/l and open nc1123 txt file) -
Forum thread: New Fm (beta)/grappling hook demo
- NEW Making a flame fit in a fireplace by R Soul
Description/keywords: When the Flame object placed inside a fireplace object, its particles tend to rise up through the top of the object, which looks silly. This tut explains how to fix this.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140669
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SKINS & MESHES
- Getting T1 creatures into T2 by Arcsim
Description/keywords: Dromed 2 Only ; importing characters and enemies from Thief 1 into Thief 2 ; explains how to import a T1 creature into T2 ; Arcsim's Creature Conversion Tutorial ;
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Creature Conversion..') -
Forum thread: New Tutorial: Converting Thief 1 creatures to Thief 2.
- Importing an AI into Thief (Importing Meshes from 3DS Max into Dromed (Thief II) by Schwaa
Description/keywords: To help you import custom meshes into Thief 2. The first section will cover 3DS Max mesh editting and how to align joints and planes, the second section explains file types and their uses.
Found at: --> Low Poly Guild
- Import AI From Dromed Deluxe by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Describes how to copy an AI from Dromed Deluxe to be used in a stand-alone mission.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Resources)
- Burrick riders & Carryable torches by Dark Arrow (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: A demo showing two burrick riders and different ways to use the carryable torches, with two tuts ; AI that picks up a torch and puts it back on the wall ; AI that relights torches ; Pic1 - Pic 2.
Found at: -->
Dark Arrow's Thief 2 Site (under /Files, click 'BRCTdemo.zip') -
Forum thread: Burrick riders and carryable torches released!
- Burricks for Thief 2 (Burrick tutorial V1.0) by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: explains how to import Burricks into Thief 2. I made this tutorial in 2004 so it's quite old.
Found at: --> Sneaksie's Fan Missions
- Making a Custom Spellcaster by The_Thief
Description/keywords: This guide to customising a spellcaster can then be applied to all other creatures as well.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Forum thread: Creating a custom spellcaster
- Fish by Apache and cdfbr (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Creating fish that swim in water ; this AI requires you to make a custom gamsys and water ; how to create fish. Co-written by cdfbr.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/AI & Modelling) -
Southquarter (under /AI & Modelling) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Intermediate')
- Archer Tutorial (Non-skin Archer Tutorial) by Z
Description/keywords: How to turn any enemy or NPC into an archer ; to give a bow and arrows to a non-arrow skin/creature without altering the skin.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Reskinning models by Genocide/Phantom
Description/keywords: The fine art of reskinning. This guide explains in detail reskinning AI with Corel Photo Paint, Paint Shop Pro & Adobe Photoshop ; reskinning AI with various graphic editor programs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials, look under 'Intermediate' and click 'Reskinning AI')
- AI Skins (Reskinning AI's) by And
Description/keywords: Reskinning AI's the easy way, AI skins, arming pagans.
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Creating Custom AI Skins and Texture Families by Thorin Oakenshield
Description/keywords: A detailed tutorial explaining how to create custom textures and skins for Thief 2, using Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro and Bright.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures) -
Taffers Tavern -
Forum thread: NEW Tutorial : AI Skinning and Custom Textures.
- Replacing AI Skins by Nathan
Description/keywords: Provides an introduction to using AI skins in Thief and Thief2 ; if you have a custom skin you want to use, this is the procedure for getting it to work right in DromEd.
Found at: -->
Between Dreams and Shadows (under /3.4, d/l .ZIP & open doc file) -
Forum thread: Skin Tutorial
- How to make new BIPED Meshes for Dark Engine Games by Colourless
Description/keywords: Aimed at the creation of BIPED Meshes (i.e. people). However, much of this is still relevant for other types of meshes as well.
Found at: --> http://www.users.on.net/~triforce/meshes.html
- Skins Wanted (& Offered) - The Aristocrats - Now includes tutorial by Digital Nightfall
Description/keywords: I'd like to go into both skinning techniques (finding reference photos, working with the photos in photoshop, etc) to maybe help along those interested in doing this.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
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SKY & WEATHER
- The Sky Guide (The Incomplete Doc on Thief 2s New Sky Rendering Mission Parameters) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: A guide to setting up the new sky in DromEd 2 ; Understanding the Sky ; stars - celestial - distant art - clouds
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'NewSky') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials)
- Newsky tutorial by Looking Glass & raetsel
Description/keywords: The "official" newsky tutorial with a bit more added explanation (in red) by raetsel ; stars - celestial - distant art - clouds
Found at: --> http://thiefy.com/tutorials.asp?content=newsky
- Sunlight.doc (Using the sunlight parameters) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: Sunlight Set Up
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net (under /LGS)
- Setting Sunlight to Match Sun Celestial Positioning by LarryG
Description/keywords: What I have learned about setting up the sunlight direction to match the longitude and latitude of a sun celestial object.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140472
- Importing a skybox from Terragen by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: to convert an environment in Terragen into a usable skybox for the Dark Engine ; The result is a nice looking distant scenary with a light source.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Improving Terragen Skyboxes (Refining a Skybox from Terragen) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: to convert an environment in Terragen into a usable skybox for the Dark Engine ; By merging the two best color reduction methods into a single color reduction the best possible color reduction can be gained.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Creating Night Skies in Terragen (Night Skies from Terragen) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: to convert an environment in Terragen into a usable skybox for the Dark Engine ; creating a night time skybox for the Dark Engine, a nicer looking sky than the aweful looking newsky that most missions use.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Custom Sky by Zail
Description/keywords: Making your own sky textures ; how to apply custom textures to the sky brush.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Weather) -
Southquarter (under /Weather) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Making a...')
- Sky T1 by Datoyminatah
Description/keywords: An informal guide for getting the sky to work in T1.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Weather) -
Southquarter (under /Weather)
- More Sky Tips by Datoyminatah
Description/keywords: Some more suggestions for getting the sky to work properly.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Weather) -
Southquarter (under /Weather)
- Creating Moonlight by Darkwarrior
Description/keywords: A brief tutorial on how to make moonlight/sunlight in your FM ; this is a pretty neat, simple effect that ONLY works for Thief 2.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Weather) -
Southquarter (under /Weather)
- The Weather Guide (The Thief 2 Weather System) by Looking Glass
Description/keywords: A guide to setting up the new weather in DromEd 2 ; fog - rain - snow
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /LGS, click 'Weather') -
The Builder's Academy (under /Official Guides & Tutorials)
- AntiMatter_16's ultimate guide to weather effects by AntiMatter_16
Description/keywords: precipitation - rain - snow - leaves - fog
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131729
- Weather Effects in Thief 1 by Riff (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: There's no rain in Thief 1 but there ARE particle effects that can look like rain.
Found at: -->
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/...in-Thief-1.zip -
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...In Thief 1.zip
- Fog by Despot
Description/keywords: How to include fog in your Thief II missions.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Weather) -
Southquarter (under /Weather) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Basic')
- Dromed 1.18 Architecture Tutorial (Ze Architecture Tutorial Supreme ) by Alexius
Description/keywords: Collection of most useful dromed functions regarding architectural creations ; textures - tips - multibrushing - objects - sky - distant art
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
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SOUND
- Thief 2 ambients by Inkyape
Description/keywords: A text file that lists all the Thief 2 ambient sounds, along with some explanations for the more obscure titles ; Complete list of thief 2 ambient sounds, with some descriptions.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Basic') -
Forum thread: Here you go: A list of all T2 ambient sounds.
- Ambient Sounds List by And
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- List of Garrett's Comments (T2 and T1G) by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Garretts Comments (A List of Garrett's Comments in Thief 2) by SilentButDeadly
Description/keywords: A list of Garretts comments in T2.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound)
- Garrett Sayings by And
Description/keywords: Garrett sounds ; garrett voices
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18 (click 'Garrett')
- VOTraps Pt1 by Despot or Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: The first installment of a two part guide to using VOTraps for player speech etc… ; this guide explains how to playback Garret's comments in-game ; VOTraps with RoomBrushes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials, look under 'Intermediate' and click 'VO Tutorial')
- VOTraps Pt2 by Despot (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: The 2nd installment of a two part guide to using VOTraps for player speech etc… ; VOTraps without RoomBrushes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials, look under 'Intermediate' and click 'VO Tutorial 2')
- VO traps by fr33z0r
Description/keywords: Tutorial that explains how to make sounds in TG.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound)
- Ambient Sounds Tutorial by Sledge
Description/keywords: A detailed tutorial for implementing ambient sounds in your level ; adding ambient sounds to a map ; The Complete Ambient Sound Guide - all anyone would want or need to know.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 1 & 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound/Complete Ambient) -
Southquarter (under /Sound/Complete Ambient) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 10-13) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- Editing Schemas by Sledge
Description/keywords: How to make custom schemas ; this tutorial will hopefully explain a little bit more about how Schema Files work ; getting sounds that you've made into Dromed.
Difficulty: Advanced
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Advanced')
- Schema Files by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Samples of schema files and what it all means.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Resources)
- Ambient Sound and Atmosphere by Z
Description/keywords: How to implement ambient sounds in your level as well as how to use sound for atmosphere.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic') (incomplete version)
- Ambient Sound by LiquidEgg
Description/keywords: Ambient sound is a very important topic which people should know about. Many people see it as the key to atmosphere in any level.
Found at: -->
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 8-9) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Ambient Sound by fr33z0r
Description/keywords: Tutorial that explains Ambientsounds for tg and t2.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound)
- Ambient Sounds Tips by frobber
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Songs and Song Schemas by LarryG
Description/keywords: This thread pertains to the original LGS song compiler and song player ; All we needed was to understand the grammar of their schema files and how to use them.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140283
- Custom Sound Tutorial (aka What Sly learned recently) by SlyFoxx
Description/keywords: About incorporating custom audio
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Creating Seamless Ambient Loops by Yandros
Description/keywords: How easy it is to create a perfectly seamless loop for use as an ambient in your mission, using Audacity.
Found at: --> http://www.wearytaffer.com/ (under /Tutorials)
- Custom Sound Schemas by Datoyminaytah, edited by Despot
Description/keywords: How to define/create custom sounds schemas.
Difficulty: Advanced
Applicability: DromEd 1
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Sound) -
Southquarter (under /Sound) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief TDP/Gold' and look under 'Advanced')
- Custom Sound Schemas by Datoyminaytah, edited by Despot
Description/keywords: How to define/create custom sounds schemas.
Difficulty: Advanced
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 36-38) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Advanced')
- Ambient Sound by Masterthief30
Description/keywords: How to add ambient sound to your missions.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Creating a Custom Voice Over (Creating a custom VO Schema) by Sluggs
Description/keywords: For this tut, i'm creating a new thunder VO.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net (under /Sluggs)
- Voice Acting Tutorial by dlw6
Description/keywords: This tutorial focuses on the technical side of recording and editing your own voice or others’ voices using free Audacity software for Windows and Linux, with a bit also about Windows Sound Recorder.
Found at: --> http://www.willadsenfamily.org/us/don/ttlg/voice.htm
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STIMULUS / RESPONSE
- List of Receptron Effects by [unknown]
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Stimulus..)
- Sources and receptrons: A beginner's guide by Sledge
Description/keywords: A comprehensive introduction to using and understanding Sources and Receptrons ; A guide to S&Rs ; to teach some basics of S & R usage ; a detailed guide to mastering Sources & Receptrons.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus/...The Basics) -
Southquarter (under /Stimulus/...The Basics) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Beginners Sources and Receptrons') -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- Sources and Receptrons 1, for teleporting and timing by Totality
Description/keywords: The first installment of a 4 part S & R tutorial. This one uses teleportation as an example ; to teach the basic of sources and receptrons.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
Southquarter (under /Stimulus) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild) (version with pics!)
- Sources and Receptrons 2, Temporary In Game Store by Totality
Description/keywords: The second installment of a 4 part S & R tutorial ; to highlight the necessary steps to make an in-game store where the player can buy objects midgame at the cost of loosing some loot.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
Southquarter (under /Stimulus) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild)
- Sources and Receptrons 3, Leaving a Breadcrumb Trail by Totality
Description/keywords: The 3rd installment of a 4 part S & R tutorial. This uses a breadcrumb trail as an example ; once Garrett has picked up the magic pouch it will drop glowing rocks at his current position while he has it selected.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
Southquarter (under /Stimulus) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild)
- Sources and Receptrons 4, Permanant In Game Store by Totality
Description/keywords: The final installment of a 4 part S & R tutorial ; to achieve a fully functional in-game permanent store, where you can come back later and continue to buy things if you want to.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Tutorial Writers Guild)
- Elevator Lights by Bumbleson
Description/keywords: This S&R tutorial shows how to turn lights on when an elevator arrives on a certain floor, and off again when it leaves ; this tutorial assumes you already made a working elevator.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Stimulus) -
Southquarter (under /Stimulus) -
Forum thread: "Elevator Lights"
- Cursed Treasure by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: Causing treasure to fly acrross a room when frobbed ; treasure is affected by the curse by flying away from the player when s/he attempts to pick it up.
Found at: --> CotC Tutorials *
- A permanent store in game V 1.2 by sterlino (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: A real permanent shop in game ; it's really easy and fast to build up.
Found at: -->
The Keep of Metal and Gold (under /FM Archive, d/l 'Shop in Game' and open the tutorial map) -
Forum thread: Hi, Shop in game Tutorial Update... LinkDemozip
- In-game Shops by Nameless Voice (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Explains how to create a fully functional in-game shop in Thief 2, in which the player can spend his loot to purchase items (Thief II only).
Difficulty: Master
Found at: -->
The Nameless Tower (under /Master) -
Forum thread: New tutorial: Ingame shops in Thief 2
- NEW New permanent in-game-store for Thief II by MadBull (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Description/keywords: Based on the one from Totality. I got his permission creating a different one because I didn't want the objects just beeing teleported in front of you. In this demo mission the seller brings you the item and if you havn't enough money for the most expensive item, you are still able to buy cheaper ones.
Found at: -->
A Thief's World (click 'Demomissionen' under Download and locate file 'Pigs.zip') -
Forum thread: new permanent in game store is up
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TEXTURES / TEXTURING
- Thief 2 textures by Looking Glass, compiled by Jesse Adams
Description/keywords: Showing all the Thief 2 textures, grouped by family. Quite useful!
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Thief 2 Textures by And
Description/keywords: All the family textures ; thief 2 Dromed V1.18 Textures.
Found at: --> Thief 2 Dromed V1.18
- Custom Textures Overview by frobber
Description/keywords: families
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thief 2 Texture Families by MaD-SaM
Description/keywords: A helpful guide to the textures used in T2 ; the following describe what are in each family, just a brief description but hopefully a helpful guide ; with brief descriptions of each family.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures) -
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Basic')
- Converting images for use with Thief by TH€_THI€F
Description/keywords: Importing your own art is easy - getting the pallet to match is not. This guide shows you the way ; how to get artwork that you've made into dromed ; Importing Custom Artwork.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures, click 'Custom Artwork') -
Southquarter (under /Textures, click 'Custom Artwork') -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 40-42) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Importing Custom Artwork')
- Importing a Custom Texture by R Soul
Description/keywords: Importing textures and saving the changes.
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed) -
Forum thread: Importing Custom Textures Tutorial
- Improving Texture Quality by oRGy
Description/keywords: Ever wished that your copy of T1 or Thief Gold had the same quality as T2? Now it can! ; it's possible to have Thief II quality textures and models in Thief I with the minimum of effort.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials, look under 'Intermediate' and click 'Howto make Thief 1 look 133t')
- Changing textures In Game by Govinda_Grings
Description/keywords: How to change textures In Game ; in-game texture swapping.
Difficulty: Advanced
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials, look under 'Advanced' and click 'In-game texture swapping') (version with pics!)
- Converting textures in PaintShopPro by Sensut
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post1710725
- Seamless Textures (Creating Seamless Textures from Photosources) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: -
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net -
Forum thread: New seamless texture tutorial
- Custom Textures using Photoshop by Chiefdreams
Description/keywords: Getting custom artwork into dromed. NOTE: Does not discuss skins. ; how to create custom textures using Adobe Photoshop.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures, click 'Custom Textures') -
Southquarter (under /Textures, click 'Custom Textures') -
Taffers Tavern (d/l Various Tutorials, see p. 38-40) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate') (version with pics!) -
Forum thread: Custom texture tutorial (Photoshop)
- GIMP Tutorial On Custom Textures by Hatching-a-plan
Description/keywords: a step by step instructional tut on how to do everything to get your custom texture ready and imported into DromEd using the freeware program GIMP
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123402
- Texture Tutorial by [unknown]
Description/keywords: how to create custom textures that can be used on terrain brushes ; families
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Resources)
- Creating Custom AI Skins and Texture Families by Thorin Oakenshield
Description/keywords: A detailed tutorial explaining how to create custom textures and skins for Thief 2, using Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro and Bright.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures) (no pics) -
Taffers Tavern -
Forum thread: NEW Tutorial : AI Skinning and Custom Textures.
- Carpets by valkyre
Description/keywords: Ever wanted to place rugs or carpets in your mission? Follow this guide to find out how!
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures)
- Retexturing Brushes In-game by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: how to change the textures on brushes ingame ; how to retexture a brush ingame.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed)[B] -
The Nameless Tower (under /Basic)
- Animated textures on objects by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: a guide to setting up animated textures on your terrain and objects ; It is possible to animate any texture used in DromEd...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate) -
Forum thread: TUTORIAL: Animated textures on objects
- Creating a Crate in Anim8or (Creating & Texturing a Crate in Anim8or) by Sluggs
Description/keywords: to help you with texturing your models and learning to make them quicker.
Found at: -->
JasonOtto.net (under /Sluggs) -
Low Poly Guild
- NVDoor01 by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: I will now explain how I created the texture NVDoor01.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post1982034 (d/l .ZIP & click TutNVDoor01.htm or Tutorials.htm)
- NVWoodPl02 by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: how I turned a photograph of some wooden planks into a seamless texture.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post1982034 (d/l .ZIP & click TutNVWoodPl02.htm or Tutorials.htm)
- NVWoodPl04 by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: how I turned a photograph of some wooden planks into a seamless texture.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post1982034 (d/l .ZIP & click TutNVWoodPl04.htm or Tutorials.htm)
- On/Off Window Lights with Matching Texture by R Soul
Description/keywords: If the player can get inside the building and turn the lights off, it’s a nice touch if the window lights respond accordingly ;
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed) -
Forum thread: Tutorial: On/Off Window Lights with Matching Texture
- Making a Stained-Glass Window by Vigil
Description/keywords: This tutorial explains how to make simple stained-glass window textures from scratch
Found at: -->
http://thief.washboardabs.net/tutorials/stainedglass/ -
Forum thread: This Thief fan makes stained glass windows
- The Rough Stone Wall Tutorial by Renzatic
Description/keywords: What I'll attempt to show you how to do through these tutorials, is making your own textures from a variety of sources ; it's time to learn Photoshop!
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136864
- Dirty texture tutorial by DrK
Description/keywords: how to dirty/darken a texture, 3 easy steps with photoshop
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132986
- Marks, stains, splashes, etc. by Fidcal
Description/keywords: An easy way to make impressive, fully resizeable, variably-translucent stains, splashes, marks, as well as symbols, signs, graffiti, etc. that can be stuck on any surface at any angle..
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Multibrush Texture Change Tutorial by Fidcal
Description/keywords: Only texture numbers are saved in multibrushes, not names, so the textures can be drastically wrong when loaded.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Common palette tutorial - The easy way to use Bright183 by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: How to use Bright to easily repalettise groups of textures, by using some batch files I've written, and a new folder for each texture set.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate) -
Forum thread: Common palette tutorial; the easy way to use Bright183
- Realistic metal effect tutorial by Jason Waskey
Description/keywords: Photoshop effects tutorials are a bit like recipes ... this tutorial is a step by step explanation ; demonstrates how to get a realistic metal effect from black and white shapes (like text)
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net (under /Other Tutorials, click '3D Metal Effects')
- D2 Texture Problem by Whirlwind
Description/keywords: Solve to the Dromed 2 texture problem.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Textures) -
Southquarter (under /Textures)
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TIPS
- Some Common DromEd Mistakes (Running List of Common Mistakes) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Quick Start Beginners guide by Despot
Description/keywords: Some quick tips and suggestions for new editors ; how to get started with DromEd.
Difficulty: Basic
Applicability: DromEd 1 & 2
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- Basic Tips for Dromed by macros56
Description/keywords: A list of easy to understand tips for beginning Dromeders.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Beginner) -
Southquarter (under /Beginner)
- Ambient Sounds Tips by frobber
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> DromED Tutorials * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Tips to Lower a Screen Complexity or High Polygon Count by Komag
Description/keywords: It's a very good idea to make some buildings taller to they cut off the long views.
Found at: --> DromED Tutorials * (under /Eidos Forum)
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TRAPS
- Basic Explanation of Common Trap Types by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> DromED Tutorials * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Choose Your Own Object - A Tutorial on Traps by Komag (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: This tutorial and demo will illustrate the usage and purpose of various traps in dromed ; it demonstrates the use of traps such as relay traps, revert traps, require all traps, etc.
Found at: -->
The Keep of Metal and Gold (under /My Tutorials, on the main page) -
Forum thread: New T2 demo mission (darkloader ready) - Traps, with tutorial
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WATER, LAVA & FIRE
- The Art of Water and Lava by Dashjianta/Jyre (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: A demo and tutorial on all things water and lava.
Found at: -->
Ranstall Keep Tutorials * -
Taffers Tavern
- Lava by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: A how-to for implementing lava ; first, create a regular body of water (look for a tut here)...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Architecture) -
Southquarter (under /Architecture) -
Taffers Tavern (d/l 'Various Tutorials', see p. 48) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- Create Water (or "Water Howto") by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: This guide details the steps required to create water in Thief.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Architecture) -
Southquarter (under /Architecture) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Basic')
- Possible water tutorial by Fidcal
Description/keywords: textures
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Raising water and complex lift by Gregorius (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Explains step by step how to make 1) REAL raising water which floods a closed room, 2) A Complex elevator with walls, ceiling and buttons inside.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90033 (see bottom of thread for link)
- Dripping Stalactites (The Dripping Stalactite) by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: How to make water drip from a stalactite.
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
- Water Fall Particles (Better Looking Water Fall FX) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: Creating a waterfall from brush work is easy, but the base lacks realism. Addition of particle effects are the best solution ; These are the particles that look the best
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Water by Master_Designer
Description/keywords: To teach you how to add water to your levels.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Basic Elements of a Level')
- Spreading Blaze by Nameless Voice (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: How to have a fire spread along a path of oil when any one of them is lit with a flare ; a fire that spreads.
Found at: -->
The Nameless Tower (click '3D Models' > 'Missions' and d/l SpreadingBlaze.zip) -
Forum thread: Spreading Fire Demo?
- NewDark: Particle effects - Bitmap Disk Fire by The Watcher
Description/keywords: covers setting up a new, particle-only Flame replacement in Dromed for v1.19 ; This can be placed just like the standard Flame, and will behave in the same way.
Found at: --> Between Dreams and Shadows (under /1. 'New Dark')
- NEW Making a flame fit in a fireplace by R Soul
Description/keywords: When the Flame object placed inside a fireplace object, its particles tend to rise up through the top of the object, which looks silly. This tut explains how to fix this.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140669
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WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT
- How to Carry over loot and Equipment by Apache
Description/keywords: A real small demo and tut for T2 on how to carry over loot and equipment from one level to the next. This is for FMs where a store just isn't realistic.
Difficulty: Advanced
Applicability: DromEd 2
Found at: -->
Thief Underground * (click 'Thief 2' and look under 'Advanced') -
Forum thread: Is anyone interested in a demo/tut on how to carry over loot?
- Multiple Loot and Item Carryover (Multiple CarryOvers) by nicked (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Showing how to carry over items and loot between multiple missions using tnhscripts InvCarryOver and InvLoadUp.
Found at: -->
Between Dreams and Shadows (under /3.3, d/l .ZIP & click readme.txt) -
Forum thread: Multiple Loot and Item Carryover Demo
- CritterShots by ShadowTaffer
Description/keywords: It's possible to make Garrett shoot sawblades; or bolts of fire; or magic missiles....etc.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Projectile Tutorial by Dark Arrow (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Will teach you how to make Garrett and emitter trap, how to make AI's fire spells and how to edit the different spells in my spells demo.
Found at: -->
Dark Arrow's Thief 2 Site (under /Tutorials as well as /Files (d/l 'Spells.zip') -
Forum thread: New spells for AI's and some for Garrett!
- NEW Magic scrolls which produce fireballs for Thief II by MadBull (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Let's Garrett shoot big fireballs by using magic spell scrolls.
Found at: -->
A Thief's World (click 'Demomissionen' under Download and locate file 'Fire.zip') -
Forum thread: new permanent in game store is up
- Quick and Easy Gas Bomb (like in Thief: Deadly Shadows) by Jason Otto
Description/keywords: ... When you throw the frog egg now it produces a KOgas cloud just like the gas arrow, and the bomb is destroyed.
Found at: --> JasonOtto.net
- Longer Lasting Flares by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- EMP Arrows by ShadowTaffer
Description/keywords: a crude but workable method for EMP Arrows ; to put out electric lights with an arrow without destroying them.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Knockout Arrow by TheCapedPillager
Description/keywords: An arrow that knocks someone out on contact, but arcs when shot, and makes a thud when it hits them.
Found at: --> Liquid Dream Design (under /Tutorials)
- Ice Arrow by TheCapedPillager
Description/keywords: An Ice arrow which will freeze an AI for 30 seconds.
Found at: --> Liquid Dream Design (under /Tutorials)
- Ice Arrow by Jake
Description/keywords: How to make an ice arrow that damages and freezes ai. T2, mostly.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
Forum thread: Ice Arrow
- Cursed Arrows by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: How to create the various cursed arrows in CotC ; in the Carnival mission many of the arrows Ryalla uses are "cursed" in some form or another. This tutorial reveals how the curses were implemented.
Found at: --> CotC Tutorials *
- Guide Bag by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: Making a bag that drops crumbs when frobbed ; The Guide Bag found in carnival was based on the Leaving a Breadcrumb Trail tutorial by Totality.
Found at: --> CotC Tutorials *
- The Magic Rock by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: The magic rock is a special weapon, which, when held in the player's inventory, causes any AI with whom the player comes into contact to die.
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
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MISCELLANEOUS
- DromEd 1>2 Conversion by Gonchong
Description/keywords: Gonchong's guide to bringing Thief 1 OMs and FMs into Thief 2 ; converting a T1 mission to T2 ; how to convert a DromEd 1 mission to a DromEd 2 mission.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Major Guides, click 'How to convert a Thief 1 map to Thief 2') -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- Combining Two Dromed Projects Into One Mission by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Thief 2 Patch problems ??? by Thorin Oakenshield
Description/keywords: How to patch Thief 2 if you own the Premier Collection version. This will work for other versions too.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous)
- Folder Setup by Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: This guide describes the Layout of folder that can be zipped and run from ThiefLoader ; folder layout for ThiefLoader/DarkLoader ready FMs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- An Introduction to Scripts by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: A script in Dark is a piece of code that is placed on an object to do something when certain things happen to that object.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Scripting)[B]
- Using Scripts in Thief by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: This tutorial serves a dual purpose. Firstly, it is the definition of "scripts" for the Dark Engine. Secondly, it serves as a beginner's guide to using script.osm.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous)
- Public Scripts by [unknown]
Description/keywords: Many general-purpose scripts for all Dark Engine games.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book
- LgScript by Telliamed
Description/keywords: Write custom scripts using Lua ; LgScript is a custom script module for Thief, Thief 2, and System Shock 2. With it you can create your own scripts.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book
- Spy and TrapSMTrans by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: Describes the most powerful tools in the script user's arsenal and how to operate them.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous)
- Extended Object Script Module by GayleSaver
Description/keywords: A list of scripts. Constantly updated as the releases are updated. Currently, Release 1.2.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous, click 'OSM Release Info') -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous, click 'OSM Release Info')
- Thief 1 Scripts by Trimfect
Description/keywords: All of the scripts to Thief 1 listed and some explanations provided.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous)
- The TrapTimedRelay Problem by R Soul
Description/keywords: A useful script that could cause problems.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Scripting)[B]
- Using InvCarryOver & InvLoadUp by Telliamed
Description/keywords: How to carry over objects between missions (using tnhScript) ; how two missions need to be set up so objects in containers and in the player inventory can be carried over between them.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Scripting)[B]
- Oddlot of Information by Mazur
Description/keywords: Some Odds and Ends and helpful Dromed related bits (mostly deals with coplanar and other errors).
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Miscellaneous) -
Southquarter (under /Miscellaneous)
- Objects from Thief 2 to One (Garrett TTDP's Tutorial) by Sailor Thief
Description/keywords: A guide to porting objects from Thief 2 into Thief 1 ; How to import Thief II models to Thief I.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- On Control Devices by Trimfect
Description/keywords: A guide to switches and triggers for experienced Dromed users ; how to use control devices to create effects.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Fnords) -
Southquarter (under /Fnords) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, 4th in line)
- Making A Store by Silver
Description/keywords: Everything you need to know in order to make a shop where Garrett can purchase equipment before the mission begins ; making a equipment store at the start of your mission.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Equipment Store')
- The Many Colours of Particles by Zail
Description/keywords: A ref chart showing the numerical codes for the partical colors ; a chart that displays all of the colours used for particles using the default Thief palette.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Objects) -
NEW Southquarter (under /Objects) -
The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides, click 'Particle Palette Color Key')
- Colour Palette Change by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: How to change the entire 8-bit palette by replacing just one (T1) or two (T2) pcx files ; all instructions given in this guide are based on Corel Photo-Paint 8, although pictures for PSP are also shown (thanks Dan).
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
- Shock 2 Grav Shafts by Disenchanted
Description/keywords: Though this is ment for use in Shock 2, it -should- work in Thief 1/2 as well.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Atmosphere Guide (stored in demo zip) by Z
Description/keywords: Not a tutorial, but rather a collection of suggestions and examples useful for making your mission 'scary' or have an otherwise tense atmosphere.
Found at: --> The Builder's Academy (under /Fan-Made Guides/Compilation of Guides)
- Custom Menus by R Soul
Description/keywords: How to make your own menu.
Found at: -->
The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/Configuration & Commands) -
Forum thread: Custom Menus Tutorial
- creating random events in DromEd by d'Spair
Description/keywords: I found a very easy and working method to implement that randomness in the game.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- Metaproperties by Blutch
Description/keywords: A brief guide and explanation of metaproperties ; meta property are characteristics that you can enable or disable after a certain event.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Metaproperties) -
Southquarter (under /MetaProperties)
- Ceiling Traps by SilentSleep or Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Crushing wall traps like the ceiling trap in the Lost City ; explains how to make ceiling traps after the manner of the Lost City.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Fnords) -
Southquarter (under /Fnords) -
Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum, click 'CrushingWall Tutorial') -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- Emit Trap by Baddcog or Apache (with ref. to demo)
Description/keywords: Explains how to set up traps that emit broadheads, magic missiles, etc.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Fnords) -
Southquarter (under /Fnords) -
Thief Underground * (click either 'Thief TDP/Gold' or 'Thief 2' tutorials & look under 'Intermediate')
- Multi-switching by The Watcher
Description/keywords: Explains how to control one or more objects (such as lights) using two independent switches.
Found at: -->
DROMED CENTRAL * (under /Subject/Fnords) -
Southquarter (under /Fnords)
- On/Off switch in Inventory by Fidcal
Description/keywords: A parrot fashion idiot's guide describing how to set up an on/off switch in the player's inventory.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthrea...light=tutorial
- How to make a FM that allows playing as two characters by Haplo
Description/keywords: To show how to create a mission that allows playing as two characters ; my most recent mission, Among Two Storms, features a two-player mode in which you play as two thieves.
Found at: -->
http://endings.lemonamiga.com/fm/TwoThieves.zip -
Forum thread: Tutorial: How to make a FM that allows playing as two characters
- Collapsing Bridge by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: How to make a collapsing Bridge ; when you first start Carnival you will find yourself at a bridge, which, after you cross it, collapses behind you.
Found at: --> CotC Tutorials *
- Lord Dalkstan's Bar by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: The Private Bar - Making the bar in Lord Dalkstan's room ; this is a small private bar with pull-out arms that prop up the fold-down front, allowing access to the drinks within.
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
- Teleporting Garrett by Dashjianta/Jyre
Description/keywords: Setting up a switch to teleport Garrett to another place in the mission ; while it is possible to set up a teleport for Garrett using S&Rs (Sources & Receptrons), this guide does not do so, but instead uses traps and triggers.
Found at: --> Ranstall Keep Tutorials *
- Thief 2 Pickpocket Count Bug by Winter Cat
Description/keywords: Fixing Thief 2 pickpocket count bug ; thief 2 has known bug which causes game statistics always to show one more pickpocket than actually present in a mission.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/General Tutorials)
- Inheritance - What’s the difference between a guard and a barrel? by R Soul
Description/keywords: Explains how properties are inherited via the hierarchy.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Using Dromed/General Tutorials)
- Setting Up Missflag.str by nicked
Description/keywords: Setting up mission order, briefing videos etc.
Found at: --> The Dromesday Book (under /Creating Fan Missions)
- .cow .mis .gam files Explained by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Improving the physics model by using multiple submodels by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: How to improve the realism of Thief's physics for non-standard objects such as shovels.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: -->
The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate) -
Forum thread: TUTORIAL: Improving the physics model by using multiple submodels
- Elevator type Movement of Objects by Avalon
Description/keywords: Moving Targets (DromEd1) ; how to make those Bullseyes move?
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Exit Rooms and Triggers by Komag
Description/keywords: -
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Resizing Doors, Switches, and other moving objects by CyberFish
Description/keywords: Rescaling switches, doors and other moving objects is not actually all that hard if you know how the movement controls work.
Found at: --> Thief - DromED * (under /Eidos Forum)
- Two Way Camo-Button Book Tutorial for TG-T1 by darthsLair
Description/keywords: No more Button book mystery.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136868
- How to build a free controllable vehicle by intruder
Description/keywords: There are possibly other, maybe even easier means to get a vehicle moving in DromEd. This is just my idea of getting it work!
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135582
- Book Art Tutorial by LarryG
Description/keywords: To create some new Book Art.
Found at: --> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127768
- Bounds Triggers and Destroy Traps by pbucko (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Discusses BoundsTriggers and their use (aimed at Thief2, but should work in Thief1) ; BoundsTriggers can be used instead of the TrigRoomPlayer method and is a lot simpler to implement.
Found at: --> Between Dreams and Shadows (under /3.1.) (d/l 'Bound.zip' and open txt file)
- Controlling devices with multiple switches by The Watcher
Description/keywords: Say you want to be able to turn the lights on at one side of the room, walk to the door on the far side and turn the lights off with the switch next to that door.
Found at: --> Between Dreams and Shadows (under /2. Tutorials by The Watcher)
- How to get Thief Fan Missions via mIRC by Thorin Oakenshield
Description/keywords: Using mIRC to download FM's.
Found at: -->
Taffers Tavern -
Forum thread: Tutorial for downloading FM's via mIRC
- The vRand System by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: Explains how to create a vRand system to randomly perform only one of up to five actions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate, click 'vRand')
- Triggers On Load by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: Triggering events each time the mission (re)loads ; demonstrates how to have events triggered by the player reloading the game.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate, click 'Triggering events..')
- Candles that can be turned on/off with a frob by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: How to create a candle archetype that, with minimal effort, can be used to make candles that the player can turn on or off simply by frobbing them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Intermediate, click 'Candles')
- Using switches and buttons by Nameless Voice
Description/keywords: Explains the basic useage of switches, buttons, and levers.
Difficulty: Basic
Found at: --> The Nameless Tower (under /Basic)
- How to make healing food in Thief by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: How to make food heal you like it does in Thief 2 (for Thief 1/Gold).
Found at: -->
Sneaksie's Fan Missions -
Forum thread: --Tutorial-- How to make healing food in thief tdp/gold
- Exploding Barrels Tutorial by sNeaksieGarrett
Description/keywords: How to make exploding barrels into Thief 1.
Found at: -->
Sneaksie's Fan Missions -
Forum thread: Explodable Barrels
- The Machines of Soulforge by Avalon (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: The Soulforge Machines Explained ; a guide with companion demo mission describing how to make the machines of soulforge. Note that the information in this guide can be used for much more then just manufacturing machines.
Found at: -->
http://thief-thecircle.com/download.asp?fid=175 -
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/...3/machines.zip
- Soulforge Machines Tutorial by R Soul (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: Creation of the machines is made much easier by using telliamed's explanations of mission specific scripts.
Found at: -->
R Soul's Website -
Forum thread: Soulforge Machines Demo & Tutorial
- Drop Coins Here by Schwaa (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: To show you how to make a "drop item in a certian spot" objective using Sources and Receptrons and QVAR Traps.
Found at: -->
http://thiefmissions.com/demos/DropCoinsHereDemo.zip -
http://thief-thecircle.com/download.asp?fid=319
- Several New Things by d0om (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: I will explain how the following stuff from the demo mission was done; third lockpick, Poison Sword, Making Garrett Affected by Posion, antidote, Poison Bomb, Combo door, Whoosy Up tube, Lantern Guard, teleport stuff, QVarTriggers and Traps.
Found at: -->
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/...3/nickt2d1.zip -
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...mo Mission.zip
- QuickSand Tutorial by Catalyst (stored in demo zip)
Description/keywords: A demo level and mini tutorial describing how to create a quicksand effect, not to mention the fine art of giving water non-water textures ; uses flow brushes to create quicksand.
Found at: -->
http://www.jasonotto.net/wp-content/.../Quicksand.zip -
ftp://djriff.homeftp.net/fan-mission...03_qcksand.zip -
Forum thread: Quicksand
- NEW How to fool guards with a magic whistle or spell scrolls (stored in demo zip) by MadBull
Description/keywords: A demo and tutorial of how to fool guards ; if a guard starts investigating, simply use a spell or the whistle, he should return to his origin place immediately like nothing happened.
Found at: -->
NEW A Thief's World (click 'Demomissionen' under Download and locate file 'FoolFinal.zip') -
http://thief-thecircle.com/missions/ (search for 'Fooling guard') -
http://thiefmissions.com/demos/ (and click 'FoolFinal.zip') -
Forum thread: New demo's released
Last edited by The Phantom; 29th Mar 2013 at 12:32. Reason: Update
gar9907!
Last edited by zappen; 17th Apr 2010 at 02:08.
My FM campaigns Garrett's Young Years XTra, Reunion With Basso
Want your upcoming FM translated in foreign languages?
Even here, I feel like a geek for knowing which one that is!
LOLOriginally Posted by zappen
gar9907!
. . .yeah . . .wow I feel like a geek
and thanks Phantom that's great!
I was just getting ready to mention the sound tut I had done years ago but I see it's at the bottom of the list.
I think his work here is done.
9907 is a classic, i actually laughed at the meta humor. i always strived to make my tutorial collection complete, this should help a lot.
Did Randy Smith (or any of the LGS crew) ever do an insider's guide, or the such, to Dromed? Of course I'm talking beyond the Official Tutorial from LGS.
I'd be fascinated to read such a thing--or even an in-depth interview about using Dromed and level creation.
JasonOtto.net hosts the file "Thief 2 DromEd Docs" which contains the tutorial "DromEd Building Principles", written by LGS I believe. Don't know if it is what you mean but pretty interesting nevertheless.
I believe I've got most (if not all) tutorials listed \0/. I've just included all NV's tutorials from The Nameless Tower websites. The sites are down but I forgot about this thread, where the offline versions can be downloaded.
Sometimes I'm asking myself if it's worth it (i'm not even a dromeder
Glad you guys find it useful. No idea what "gar9907" means but I guess I'm not geek enough for that.
Definitely is! Your lists make finding out stuff so much easier and simpler
It's the name for one of Garrett's comments (for use in voice overs). The comment in question is, "That was helpful."No idea what "gar9907" means but I guess I'm not geek enough for that
I guess I was thinking of more of a "behind the scenes" in using Dromed and level creation, what the original builders themselves (personally) were thinking in their approach to level creation and what they thought of using Dromed--sort like what you'd find on a DVD's Special Features.
Is this idiotic?
It's starting to sound idiotic.
gar9913
Just sounds like Queue to me.
Actually, it would be interesting, but the only such thing I know of is this interview. And it isn't exactly what you were looking for.
Great work. Shouldn´t this be a sticky topic? Or added to the Dromed FAQ?
Thanks, Larry! Regardless, it was an interesting read and much appreciated link.
The tutorial that Yandros recently announced, about Creating Seamless Ambient Loops, is now listed in this thread.
Just as DrK's dirty texture tutorial
Nicked's ship building tutorial is added to the list.
The tutorial by Haplo, that explains how to make a FM that allows playing as two characters, is now mentioned in the overview on page 1.
I need tutorial by tweq-properties.
All links deads.
Until The Dromesday Book comes back on line, try a search for "DromEd/Properties/Tweq" at The Dark Wiki. Unfortunately, The Dark Wiki has changed from what was an easy to use interface into a difficult to use one. But stick with it. There is good information there. I have no idea what is going on with The Dromesday Book.
For what? That see only pictures?
It depends on the property. Most properties listed at that website have more information than the screen shot of the menu. At the least, I think, they all identify the property id for reference in A/Rs. The tweqs' descriptions seem to be mostly marked "unknown." Oh well. NV had the best descriptions for the ones he listed when his website was up and running, but that is now history.
Damn, i have big troubles with CamVator tutorial.
I made all what need: camvator with non-rendered, telebutton, terrpts and conv, but it just doesnt work ingame and i am just arrive without PhysAttachment to camvat.
I don't know what to do. Maybe someone can help?
This is a tutorials list thread, please post your questions in a new thread in the forum.
I'm looking for "AI -> Responses" tutorial.
There are different types of responses, but all the properties are listed here, and many of them are explained.
I'm no need list and short description. I'm need tutorial, full description.
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