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There is another way in, before you get to that roof. When you first enter the original part of town from the Hammer area, look along the balconies.
radogoal,Quote:
Originally Posted by radogoal
Assuming you are doing Mission 1, you will find Brigantia at the extreme West of the map, next to the bank. In a building with a low courtyard and 6 balconies with white railings.
Ok, called it a day, early with 5695 out of 7365. (Requirement 6000).
Secrets 3/5.
Would like to know where the rest of the loot is - I scoured everywhere twice!
The secrets I found were:
1. Mansion - pouch on rafters
2. Mansion Bowl in fireplace.
3. Apartment near killer's - Ring on plinth behind picture.
Overall, I thought this was a great campaign. Loved the architecture; the level of detail makes me want to look round more to take in the surroundings. The gameplay was also good; it has a bit of everything, leaving me not knowing quite what to expect next. I was sure those statues in the Mech church would come alive! It had an interesting map that was reasonably easy to navigate - I'm not a fan of labyrinthine missions that completely frustrate me when trying to find somewhere again. The puzzles were not too hard, yet difficult enough to be intriguing. I only really needed help for one - the other assistance requested was down to my own impatience.
My only, very minor, criticisms (and I admit they come from someone who has never got to grips with Dromed) are that I would have like to have read or seen a hint for the Urn puzzle. The solution involved a rather strange situation that would surely have been noted by the Hammers! Also, on returning to the South part of the city, I encountered several doors that opened onto brick walls. A bit of tidying would have sorted that, although I may have been in places I shouldn't!
Was the mission going to be larger? There are a lot of false doors around.
Anyway, congratulations Beltzer and thank you for all your hard work. I look forward to your next mission and will certainly replay this one!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
No idea if you found it, but near bridge leading to Mechanist Temple is couple of balconies. One of them has lots of loot. And if you climb on roof of this building and go, I think, east there is another hard balcony to get to.Quote:
Originally Posted by frobbin hood
I only just scraped over the 5000 loot goal on Hard. What got me over the line was
There's quite a lot of loot in the crypt in dark alcoves. Bring some flares (I think I got some from a footlocker in the warehouse control hut thing)
Thanks Samantha, nightchild, karstenpontoppi, frobbin hood, Fortuni and downwinder. Your words makes me wanna do another mission. :thumb:
Thanks Galaer,
Re-checked room reached via the roof (to the West). It gave me another secret! Previously, I thought there was nothing there.
Thanks Swiz,
Thought I'd got the rest of the crypt loot on my second pass - but I missed a pendant.
Now frustratingly on 5995. There must still be a large area I've missed.
To you who have problems with the loot in part 2. I even raised it under the beta because the testers and me thought it is enough loot to be OK on expert.
But sorry if you have problems, maybe play on Hard instead.
It would be nice to know where you manage to get to the south side, i guess you mean in part 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by frobbin hood
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Originally Posted by Beltzer
No thanks Beltzer! I always play on expert.
I'm usually a little bit short of the total, but normally make the target.
I seem to be a long way off the maximum here though - 20%. It's as though I've missed a whole area.
Any chance of a loot list?
One is prepared but I won't be releasing it until sometime in December, take one more trek around the map, you never know what you'll find, if after that your still struggling PM me and I'll let you have early access.Quote:
Originally Posted by frobbin hood
No, but there gonna be a very good walkthrough available in about 4 weeks :)
Ok, thanks.
I'll leave it for now and come back.
What about coin in one-armed bandit machine in mansion or tiny ring in Priest Triccos bedroom (Hammerite Temple)?Quote:
Originally Posted by frobbin hood
Beltzer, I very much like youre FM`s , I like youre style, i like the atmosphere, just do what you wanna do en make solid FM`s. This is what THIEF is about....It aint about satisfying people, It`s about playing a Thief Game! Great Job, Keep going.....Well done!!
I've been playing about ten minutes but I've been chugging along in the outside areas. Lags pretty hard in some areas. Any suggestions for that?
My ghost report of full loot (generic locations only) of my ironman run for mission 1 is in another thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beltzer
I might post my mission 2 fulll loot run soon too :)
I found the same but if you try to avoid looking down into the swirling black smog between the buildings - not always possible - it was then fine for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by uncadonego
Where?Quote:
Originally Posted by lordhern
Thanks again Galaer,Quote:
Originally Posted by Galaer
I missed that ring. That got me over the mark. Still a lot short though. I shall have to wait for a loot list to see where I went wrong.
Thank you T-Linkz for your kind words :) It keeps me going.Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Linkz
Sad to say, but the only thing i can think about is to upgrade your computer :)Quote:
Originally Posted by uncadonego
look for the most recent thread with the word [SPOILER] in the title. Or search for posts by lordhern.Quote:
Originally Posted by fortuni
Great mission so far thanks.
Did everything in Mission 2 but find the other vault key. Got vault key 4. Any tips please?
totally baffled trying to find the code ... which office has the two switches ... i have done the two switches in the prez office but don;t see numbers ...please help
I like to report a bug, I think.
I entered the hanging man's apartment through the window and when I was going to exit through the front door I first had to move the chair and then the key appered next to the door. However when I reloaded my quicksave (because of reasons) and got in from the window the chair was already moved from the door and the key had already appered next to the door.
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Manzanita
Do you want tips on where the "other vault key" are? :)
Are you asking about the code in the bank? There is two codes.Quote:
Originally Posted by maika
Weird :) I tested with my install and did not encounter that "problem". Must be uncommon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidewinder
Yes please :D Just a rough hint. Sadly I have to work and can't scour the entire map again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beltzer
Search more in the court house :)
Many thanks for these missions Beltzer. I played on Expert, and fared rather better in mission 2 (4 out of 5 secrets) than mission 1 (just 2 out of 5), so I'm looking forward to the forthcoming walkthrough to clear up some mysteries.
Check around the bookcase carefullyQuote:
Originally Posted by maika
You are very welcome :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marbrien
May I say "Thank you Beltzer" for this mission, even though I haven't played it yet? The anticipation alone brings me there. Finally another FM to let off steam. Thanks again !
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Originally Posted by Beltzer
Almost the same thing happened in the bank, when I found the switch behind the painting in that office I frobbed it and it went down but after a reload (again because of reasons) the switch is unfrobbable and stuck in an upward position. I don't know what that switch is supposed to do and I hope it won't be gamebreaking.
Beltzer, I´m playing the updated V1.1 and the loot objective in mission two is still 5500 loot:weird:
Hello, could someone tell me where the mask room is. Thanks.
mission i stuck
i'm in the crypt and there are two rooms with coffins. in teh first rip bryan gleason ther are three crowns whta must i do there?
and one level down there is a coffing protectetd by a fog wall. how can i deactivate this fog?
You are very welcome :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr.Sahnebacke
It's obvious I should not do FMs. I'm way too distracted. I changed it so it shows in the long objective description when you start the game, but forgot the shortQuote:
Originally Posted by Samantha1
in-game one. I'm so clumsy. Sorry, i guess its gonna be a new release, AGAIN. I hope its OK then.
Its downstairs. Look for a staircase.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrokenArts
In Bryan's room, you don't need to do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by radogoal
Look for a coffin that you can open in the crypt. Use a hammer from the cathedral on the corpse.
near of bryans room i found a coffin, but i can open it without the hammer and nothings happens.
how can i deactivate this fog wall, because behind of this wall there is a coffin
You have to frob the coffin with the corpse with the hammer.
yes buit nothing happens. i can hold the coffin lid nad that's it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samantha1
is it the right coffin ?
There is only one coffin with a corpse in there. Have you frobbed it with the golden hammer? Then the barrier should be gone.
thx for your patience is works.
but I#m still looking for the mask for the diary and for some proffs angains the murderer
has anybody some hints please?
The mask is in the mansion, in the northern part of the city.Quote:
Originally Posted by radogoal
The proof is in the asholes apartment, NW part of town.
in the first room - nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by radogoal
for the other - go back to room where you dropped something on the desk. look at the wall over the bed.
Finished the campaign with 5 hours total game time.
Good job Beltzer, this was one of the best city fan missions i ve played yet and for me also your best fan mission yet.
Hightlights of this fan mission where for me:
The hammerite crypt (design and atmosphere where 10/10)
The spooky house of mission 1 (great horror atmosphere and unique design)
The side story with the murderer was also interesting
Things that could have been better or that I missed.
while the side story of the murder and his initiation (texts about him, victims, etc) were great the encounter with him in mission 2 was quite lame.
I mean he was just sleeping in a hidden side room
The encounter with him could ve been done a lot better with for example traps in the house, some scripting like in the spooky house or anything.
Overall I enjoyed this fan mission very much. For me your fan missions belong to the most enjoyable of all. I am looking forward for your next projects.
Imagine how confused and clumsy I must be - I was looking for exactly this problem (just in case it existed) in v1.1 and did not see it!:tsktsk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Beltzer
It was not exactly the peak of built-up tension, but it may fit in logically. The killer might have assaulted his last victim the very night Garrett finds him, and has to rest after all his nightly actions. So he retreats into his hidden room in order to have some protection if the guards come looking for him once again, but falls asleep there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Akai™
My own opinion of the two missions is good overall. Lots of rooftop activities, not too many very difficult situations, and some scenery and in-game conversations, including the one with Garrett's employer - a good alternative to a full-blown briefing movie. Nice views over the roofs and onto decorated facades of Lonmore, a town having a look that is rather different from cities like Dayport and The City (as they are usually portrayed in the first two games and the majority of fan missions).
There are only two major gripes I have with the campaign: First, I also had two rather low-spec computers that responded with serious lagging when looking down into the city streets (or rather the grey mist we see there). I don't know why that slows down these two machines, because other views from high up (such as in T2's Om "Life of the Party") usually work better with low-spec machines than these in "Lonmore". The views over the roofs also led to lags, but I experience this also with better machines. I think the Dark Engine just has trouble with these wide open views. However, these looks are (at least for me) an essential part of the "Lonmore experience", and therefore I think that nothing can/should be done about this (unless there would be no noticeable change to the visuals). And a third computer that had a slightly better graphics card did play "Lonmore" almost without any lags. Onboard and CPU graphics, however, appear to be rather weak for this campaign, but I don't know how it could be substantially improved without changing the missions so much that they would be very different from what we have now.
The second gripe are the labyrinths in the second mission. There is the one in the air vents, as well as the other one in the cellars and sewers. It is hard to orient oneself there, and I did not really know why I should walk arount there, except for that I thought I had explored everything else and just had to go there to find something that somehow would get me back on track to achieve the goals. And Ducarius' house not only was yet another labyrinthic area, but also had far more corridors than a usual house needs. The house seemed to consist of more corridors than rooms.
So, while the labyrinthic parts of mission 2 were not my type of area for a mission, it was overall a good campaign nonetheless, and it really felt like Garrett was in another city than The City or Dayport, which is nice to have a change.
It was not perfect but well worth playing it.:cool:
If players are experiencing lagging when looking across wide open spaces it can help by checking you have the latest drivers installed on your comp, NVidia update their drivers regularly and I’ve found in the past significant improvement to lagging can be resolved by doing this.
The graphics hardware in my machines is rather old and there will most likely not be any newer driver versions - the manufacturers already stated that. Upgrading the machines also is not a useful option. Buying a new computer just for a few missions is out of the question as well, especially since the graphics hardware market is very problematic at this time, and most likely will be for some months still.
I don't blame anyone for that, and I won't call "Lonmore" bad because of this problem. But I won't do anything about the situation either at this time - it does not make much sense due to the machines' age and other factors.
Big thanks for your words, its warming to read :) I'm glad you liked it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Akai™
As baeuchlein mentioned, maybe its logically that Piran is sleeping. But i agree with the fact that it could have been more exciting.
I'll think of it in the future :)
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by baeuchlein
As i wrote to Akai™, the thing with Piran could be more exciting.
Thanks for the mini review, i'll think of those things in the future :)
Mission 1:
I have a couple of keys I can't find a use for (attic, museum), I can't find a code for the chest in the library office or keys for the bank sub-vaults.
Maybe because I can't find a way over to the NW section of the map? I am getting a little frustrated trying to get around; new_mantle is on, but I keep falling off ledges and failing to pull myself up onto balustrades, often then falling to my death. I feel like my jump is shorter than usual, too.
Some others have reported low frame rate in open areas, and I'm also getting this. My PC can play relatively modern games at high settings, so this was disorienting. It also took a long time to save and to load.
Also, a part of the ambient rain loop has sounds that are very similar to the guards' lip-smacking/teeth-sucking sound, and it has me constantly on edge.
Hot take time: I find the side-story of someone raping and murdering around town distasteful. It's bad enough hearing conversations & reading reading notes, but then finding dead bodies & naked victims spoils my experience playing.
I will say, though: the spooky house genuinely startled me multiple times, and had a great sense of dread. I hated it in the best way.