Four New Screenshots - 12:30pm EST - the spy
Ah good! more screenshots from the LGlass Thief Site.

Well, the network just crashed on us here at LG, so clearly God is telling me to write a diary entry, by keeping me from doing anything else.

We finished up the training mission, and got our first "real" mission into Beta test on Tuesday, and feedback from playtest has been good. A couple more should be wrapping up in the next few days, and we're scheduled to be done with all missions and formally in Beta early next month. Everyone's working heroically at making that happen, so feel free to give us cookies, pep-talks, or rubdowns if you're in the neighborhood.

Kate, Mark, and I are getting the last of the creature meshes in the game this week. Tom, Chris, Doug, and I have been collaborating on tuning combat and AI properties. In particular, Chris has now got it so that AI's can lead you pretty well in hand-to-hand combat, so if you try to dash past a guard in a hallway you'll get a sword in the ribs on the way past.

Mahk has a basic metagame UI in, so you can go from mission to mission without going through the level editor, spend your loot on mission loadout, check your map and your progress on mission objectives, and such. We've got the code in for combat to leave blood stains on the floor which AI's coming by later can notice (unless you sneak up and "sap" your foe with your blackjack, or use your water arrows to wash the blood away).

As a side note, I just gotta say you must love a job where your "to do" list includes "script coughing up blood."  - Tim

Q: I would really love to hear some facts about the music in Thief. I very much liked the music in Underworlds and, as a classical oriented amateur musician and composer, I am also professionally intrested in this field. I'm sure the music engine won't cause me any major disappointments, but what will the music itself be like? I have seen one of your trailers, and it had, I'm sorry to say, e. guitars and a bit teknoish sounds. In some other environment it would had been ok, but in such a middle-age and fantasy oriented game as Thief it was a bit out of place. So, some questions to the musician(s): How would you define the style of music in Thief? I would also like to know what are your personal favourites in the classical field (composers, works). How about the movie composers? Will the music be in general midi -format or will it come straight form CD? And finaly, what software do you use (sequencers etc). I'm eagerly waiting for Your answer. Thank you. -Ville Komppa
p.s. I couldn't help noticing a minute ago surfing in the Thief homepage, that The Band in fact doesn't HAVE a musician. So who will it be... You know, it's a poor band that ain't got players. Do you perhaps use a free-lancer..? (Here would be one very much interested ;-)

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There is, however one Thief Trailer that I don't have... The first one released. It did not show any gameplay, or have any text or voiceovers. Just cutscene clips, and music. It showed a lock geting picked; a shadowy figure creeping behind a guard, with a closeup of his face; A group of guards with swords drawn. If anyone has, or knows where i can get this, please contact me