Thief Guildhttp://www.thiefguild.com/news2024-03-15T16:10:07+00:00Latest news from Thief Guild portalFM Author Spotlight #1 - Intruder2024-03-15T16:10:07+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com64258Beginning of our new series with exclusive peek into the world of FM creators<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/c/c7a7/c7a7f0ad-ce97-4317-95e8-a194c63254ed/dump004png.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Welcome to the FM Author Spotlight, a series of interviews that provides an exclusive peek into the world of fan mission creators. In this episode, we are talking to <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?author=3600">Intruder</a>, a veteran author who has been working in DromED since 2005. His most recent mission, <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/62087/the-stone-of-alarus">The Stone of Alarus</a>, is a very enjoyable map that combines classic Hammerite and Bonehoard themes.<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: Please introduce yourself and tell us how you discovered the Thief games.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: My name is Steffen. My (back then) 14-year old self discovered Thief in late November 2000. I remember it was a Friday afternoon and I was a bit bored, so I browsed the CD accompanying a PC gaming magazine and stumbled upon the Thief 2 demo (or "Dark Project 2" as the German version was called). Just out of boredom I fired up this demo and got frustrated pretty quickly because I never played any first person "shooter" game before and died rather often (...and loading a quicksave took several minutes on my machine back then). However, there was something about this game's atmosphere that got me hooked immediately. I then spent the entire weekend navigating the roofs of Dayport and with Christmas just around the corner I knew what I wanted to have as a Christmas gift :-).<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: Do you have a favourite genre, style, or theme of fan missions?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: I usually prefer missions where the handcuffs are off, i.e. those that encourage exploration and feature multiple ways in and out so to speak. Hence, I’m not a big fan of the typical mansion heists.<br /><br />I’m quite happy that we as a community have been indulged with so many great city and rooftop missions! This is also why I enjoy OMs such as <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/50723/">The Haunted Cathedral</a>, <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/50756/the-lost-city-tg-version">The Lost City</a>, or <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/52701/life-of-the-party">Life of the Party</a> so much. I know that you’ve asked for FMs and not OMs, but Life of the Party really has been groundbreaking for me because it was the first time that just getting to your objective was even more fun than the actual mission itself.<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: Can you walk us through your typical workflow when creating fan missions? Where do you typically begin, and how do you approach the different stages of development?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: I assume that I begin like most authors by creating a rough mental model of what the mission should be like (i.e. a rooftop mission with focus on exploration or a bank heist that is focused on a specific building). The second step usually revolves around creating sketches of key areas or important buildings of the mission. For example, when working on <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/7130/return-to-the-lost-city">Return to the Lost City</a> I drew sketches of most areas I wanted to add to the mission (e.g. the ancient workshop/shipyard, several distinct residential areas, etc.) before doing any brushwork in Dromed. When this is done, I start working on one of those areas in Dromed by creating and texturing the brushes, adding initial sounds, furniture etc. until it is getting close to how I’ve envisioned it beforehand.<br /><br />At this point in time I already spent a lot of time actually “playing” the mission (well, walking around and staring at stuff might be a better way to put it) just to see if it “feels right”. I then move on to the next area/building and develop the rest of the mission in a more organic manner. In my earlier missions, I stuck to a more layered approach of first creating all the brush-work, then adding objects, then the sound, then the AIs, and finally the readables and objectives. However, I’ve skipped that in favour of developing an area as far as possible before moving on to the next one.<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: What would be your proudest DromED achievement?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: Well, there are actually two. The first would be <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3610/a-nights-profit">A Night’s Profit</a>, a rather tiny FM by the usual standards but nevertheless an important step when viewed in hindsight. This was my first mission with proper Thief-like lighting (especially when compared to <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3618/keeper-investigations">Keeper Investigations</a> where a lot of areas were just too dark). Likewise, it has been my first “reloaded” mission where I took the core concept of an FM (<a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/52663/">Shipping and Receiving</a> in this case) and implemented it in a completely new manner, thereby providing a new experience while bringing back tons of OM-memories.<br /><br />The second one would be <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/7130/return-to-the-lost-city">Return to the Lost City</a> for its many interconnected pathways and exploratory gameplay. I also like how the integration of the bits and pieces of <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/50616/">Break From Cragscleft Prison</a> (i.e. the mines) blended into the Lost City theme.<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: What are your main sources of inspiration for your projects?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: This has definitely changed over the last ten years. It used to be “everything” I was watching, reading or playing besides Thief. Nowadays it is the OMs of the first two Thief games. Maybe it’s just a bad case of “everything was better in the old days”, but I really enjoy recreating and re-interpreting the OMs. To me, they remain a rich and apparently never-ending source of inspiration. Which reminds me that I would still love to build something based on <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/52746/">Into the Pagan Sanctuary</a> or <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/52754/the-sunken-citadel">The Sunken Citadel</a>, the only two TDS OMs that I enjoyed thoroughly and still have fond memories of.<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: Would you ever like to collaborate with a specific fan mission author that you haven’t had the pleasure of working with yet? Alternatively, are there any creators whose style is similar to your vision of design?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: It’s really hard to name someone specific. I’ve worked together with so many talented and helpful people since my first FM in 2008. It’s just a great community, even after all those years!<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: Are you currently working on any new levels?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: Unfortunately not, but as mentioned above, I’m still pondering the idea of “re-loading” one of those TDM OMs...<br /><br /><strong>Aemanyl: What are some of your other interests, pastimes, or hobbies that you enjoy in your free time?</strong><br /><br /><strong>Intruder</strong>: This hasn’t really changed since <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmmWlYhabzo">the initial interview by Athalle</a> back in 2014. It’s still astronomy, hiking, and reading for the most part. However, this list has been extended by “building tree houses” and “building Lego stuff” with my son who now “occupies” most of my free time 🙂.<br /><br />---<br /><br /><strong>Thank you for reading! We hope that you've enjoyed this insightful interview with Intruder. Every Friday you can look forward to a fresh interview with fan mission authors, featuring both the rising stars and the seasoned veterans of our beloved community.<br /><br />Stay tuned and see you in the next issue of FM Author Spotlight series!<br /></strong>Thief: The Black Parade is Mod of the Year 2023!2023-12-30T20:56:31+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com60570Thief: The Black Parade wins 2023 Mod of the Year Awards from ModDB<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/2/21ae/21ae5214-5a6a-41b7-bcdc-f3b366ccea50/tbp23png.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/26275/thief-the-black-parade">Thief: The Black Parade</a> took out first place of 2023 Mod of the Year Awards from ModDB.<br /><br />Congrats to Feuillade Industries!<br /><br />And thanks to everyone who voted :)<br /><br /><blockquote>One of the rare mods able to bring a ton of nostaglia back, over 25 years on from the series original release.</blockquote><br /><br />-- wrote the ModDB in their <a href="https://www.moddb.com/groups/2023-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2023">2023 Players Choice Results post</a>.<br /><br />Go and play <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/26275/thief-the-black-parade">Thief: The Black Parade campaign</a>!You can now rate original missions!2023-09-08T17:14:52+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com52995OMs are available for rating and reviewing<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/9/934b/934bada7-3f76-4bf4-8a3d-41ae2f2855f7/overlook-mansionpng.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>You can now rate (but not download) original missions from<br /><br />Thief: The Dark Project<br />Thief Gold<br />Thief II: The Metal Age<br />Thief: Deadly Shadows<br /><br />Go <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?&works=lists&work_lists=oms">here</a> and cast your votes!E-mail notifications2023-06-10T10:42:50+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com49663You can now subscribe threads and comments<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/3/3b80/3b80b72a-1fa4-4579-9743-851c5cd4028b/messengerpng.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Reply to a thread, or click the envelope (✉) icon to be notified about every new post in given thread.Thief: Deadly Shadows 20th Anniversary Contest2023-05-25T08:22:24+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com51665Build a mission for Thief 1, 2, Deadly Shadows or The Dark Mod in the style of Deadly Shadows<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/0/076b/076b8b58-940f-40a5-90a6-529d2ad18ad0/picjpg.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>On May 25, 2023 <strong>Skacky</strong> and <strong>Yandros</strong> have <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152224">published on TTLG</a> the new <strong>Thief: Deadly Shadows 20th Anniversary Contest</strong>.<br /><br /><blockquote>You have exactly one year to build a mission for Thief 1, 2, Deadly Shadows or The Dark Mod in the style of Deadly Shadows.</blockquote><br /><br />There are contest rules:<br /><br />- The mission(s) can be for Thief 1, Thief 2, Deadly Shadows or The Dark Mod.<br />- Collaborations are allowed.<br />- Contestants can use any custom resource they want and are not limited to the Deadly Shadows resource pack.<br />- Contestants can submit more than one mission.<br />- Contestants can enter anonymously.<br />- The mission(s) can be of any size.<br /><br />The contest has an <strong>official dromed starter pack</strong> and <strong>optional resource pack</strong>.<br /><br />Read more in the <strong><a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152224">original TTLG thread</a></strong>.New Dark 10th Anniversary Contest Results2022-11-20T22:04:29+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com43212Congrats to Nomadman and mission Intertheft!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/4/42e0/42e03dfd-aad4-4f32-b89e-bc46044c70c9/dump000pngpng.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Intertheft by Nomadman, got 493 total score and 8.22 average score.<br /><br />House of the Architect by TheDataElemental, got 464 total score and 7.73 average score.<br /><br />Congrats!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151968"> Go to results </a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=41148"> Go to missions </a>New Dark 10th Anniversary Contest Missions Released2022-09-25T19:35:50+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com41138New contest has only 2 missions.<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/6/64a1/64a1c142-ddc4-437f-bbe5-7c2133572047/nd10png.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>The idea of this contest is quoted below:<br /><br /><blockquote>Create a new mission, inspired by one of the original missions created by Looking Glass, hopefully using the benefits of New Dark to your advantage.</blockquote><br /><br />See <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151906">original release post</a>.<br /><br />See <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151620">original announcement with details</a>.<br /><br />There are only <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=41148">two missions</a> submitted:<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/41145/house-of-the-architect">House of the Architect</a></strong>, by TheDataElemental<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/41141/intertheft">Intertheft</a></strong>, by NomadmanCampaign & Contest Browser2022-07-02T13:27:03+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com39127FM series now have their own browser!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/5/5c47/5c4790dd-5ac2-47eb-bfe1-d2be6a4c3cf9/thief-deadly-shadowswebp.webp" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>We introduce a new fan mission series browser!<br /><br />With the new page you can easily browse through two kinds of FM series:<br /><br />- <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?works=lists&work_lists=contests">Contests</a><br />- other <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?&works=lists&work_lists=series">Series</a> - which are mostly story-related campaigns<br /><br />When browsing series, you have access to most of the functions that you already know from fan mission browser. You can filter-out series that were released during specific timespan or limit to games that are of your interest.<br /><br />By default, series and contests are ordered from newest to oldest. If you want, you can order them by rating, popularity or alphabetically. In rating option, series are ordered by average across all missions inside each list!<br /><br />Don't forget that you can also make your own <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/news/1/28164/collectors-update">collections</a>. While series and contests are a sort of official lists of missions, collections provide you a way of cataloging missions as you like.TDM "Connections" Contest Results2022-03-24T15:42:54+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com37021"Iris" FM by Wellingtoncrab has won the contest!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/a/a29f/a29f7add-cd2f-42b9-9da7-98909926ce33/irisjpg.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Christmas "Connections" Contest 2021 results are now available on The Dark Mod Forums:<br /><br /><strong>1) Winner: Wellingtoncrab "Iris" 97.08%</strong><br /><br />2) Bikerdude, Amadeus, Dragofer "Written in Stone" 95.28%<br /><br />3) Kingsal "Hazard Pay" 95.06%<br /><br />4) thebigh "Down and Out on Newford Road" 81.01%<br /><br />5) Jedi_Wannabe "Paying the Bills 0: Moving Day" 77.64% <br /><br />Congratulations to all contestants! <br /><br /><a href="https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/21095-christmas-connections-contest-2021-winner-iris/page/5/#comment-471981">Read more on The Dark Mod Forums</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=35265">Browse and download all fan missions here</a>Christmas "Connections" Contest2022-01-30T10:48:22+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com35334TDM contest missions are now available!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/2/290d/290d85aa-dcd0-49b0-9d3b-37836323ef8f/the_master_thief_by_s216barber_dap59_RnEhaux.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Christmas "Connections" Contest missions are now available.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=35265">Go here</a> for a list of all 5 missions.<br /><br />The theme of the contest is "connections", which means that the mission must somehow relate to the story or characters of another existing TDM mission.<br /><br />In addition, the organizer defined a list of "dev build bonuses" that are adding reward points to the voting average.<br /><br /><blockquote>To help promote the 2.10 beta process and encourage more testing, additional points will be added for using features from the latest TDM versions.</blockquote><br /><br />Read more about the rules on <a href="https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/21095-christmas-connections-contest-2021/">The Dark Mod Forums</a>Dromed Summer Speedbuild Competition2021-07-30T13:03:21+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com28550Check released missions!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/4/4a23/4a239dab-9df0-4328-89ad-fa4159839d95/2021speedbuildcjpg.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>A non-contest speedbuild competition was announced on TTLG. The competition will start at Sunday, August 1st and will last for 14 days.<br /><br /><blockquote>This will not be a contest per se, as in there won’t be any voting or a declared winner, but instead will just be a friendly competition with your Dromed cohorts, and a chance to see what you can accomplish in a short period of time.</blockquote><br /><br />Read more in <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151387">original post here</a><br /><br /><strong><br /><br />Update: <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151422">2021 Summer Speedbuild Missions Released</a><br /><br />Update: <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=28777">See all missions</a><br /><br /></strong>Collector's Update2021-07-03T15:32:13+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com28164You can now add missions to favorites, wishlists or any kind of collections!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/7/7c0e/7c0ecd25-0dbd-4c2e-b4ac-8a831a886d77/collectorjpg.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/><blockquote>I'm a collector, Mr Garrett.</blockquote><br /><br />This <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rP6RKRbn-8">famous quote</a> is an inspiration for our July 2021 Update - Mission Collections!<br /><br />After spending dozens of late evening hours, I am finally happy to present to you something I wanted to have long long time ago already.<br /><br />With Mission Collections update, you're now able to keep private or public lists of favorites or of anything else you want, like:<br /><br /><ul><li>watchlists</li><li>your check-ins</li><li>"Currently Playing"</li><li>"Replay Needed" / "Hard Replay Needed" / "Expert Replay Needed"</li><li>"Ghosted" / "Ghostable" / "Non-ghostable"</li><li>anything</li></ul><br /><br />Features of this update include:<br /><br /><ul><li>CREATE your own collections of FMs, share them or keep them in your private library. Check any mission page top right corner nearby rating section to create your first list or add mission to a list / favorites with no effort.</li><li>EASILY order missions in your collection, if your list needs that. Click menu button at the top right corner of your collection page and choose "Set order".</li><li><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?&table=t">KILLER list display</a> that displays all important details in a compact and readable form.</li><li>ADDITIONALLY order your collections inside your collection library. Which collections are more important than others?</li><li>FOLLOW anyone's collections</li><li>LET FOLLOW your collections by making them public</li><li>BEAUTIFUL aesthetic fix for FM "card" display - no more margins around miniature covers in FM list, along with some other improvements towards website looking better on mobile devices</li></ul><br /><br />See all public collections <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/collections">here</a>.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.thiefguild.com/static/portal/img/glyph_color_super_admin.png" alt="" /> <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/user/1/konrad">Konrad</a>21st Anniversary of LGS Closing2021-05-26T15:06:06+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com28103Mike Chrzanowski (LGS) shares with us his memories<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/7/7855/78557b12-e41b-4e6d-a0ab-21328da78b83/lgsjpeg.jpeg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>On 25th of May 2021 we hear from <strong>Mike Chrzanowski</strong> who reminds us that 21 years ago this day was a sad day for Looking Glass Studios as the company was closed on May 24, 2000, due to lack of funding.<br /><br />Mike worked on Thief Gold, Thief II, and the unreleased Thief II Gold. He finished the <em>Mage Tower</em> level in TG and built <em>Shipping and Receiving</em>, and <em>Blackmail</em> levels in T2. As he <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151269">wrote on TTLG forums</a>, throughout his time at Looking Glass he took many pictures. He decided to share them for this occasion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/HTabRRjb.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/7KPtdvAb.jpeg" alt="" /> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/f4JDdIAb.jpeg" alt="" /> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/0t30ud1b.jpeg" alt="" /></div><br /><br /><blockquote>I have some great pics from picnics and parties. There are also a few screenshots from an unfinished T2G level. I even found my design document.</blockquote><br /><br />You can find all shared photos on Imgur here: <a href="https://imgur.com/user/LGMikeC">https://imgur.com/user/LGMikeC</a><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ybi92Vqt.jpeg" alt="" /><br /><strong><a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/4FkPYem">Looking Glass Studio - THIEF Unreleased / Cut Content</a></strong><br /><br />The unreleased mission Tollgate College document is also around in the net:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.southquarter.com/Tollgate-College.pdf">[Mirror]</a> <a href="https://darkfate.org/view/details/files/projects/thief2gold/tollgate-college.pdf">[Mirror]</a><br /><br />Read more about unreleased Thief 2 Gold missions:<br /><br /><a href="https://thief.fandom.com/wiki/Thief_II_Gold">Thief The Dark Wiki - Thief II Gold</a><br /><br /><a href="https://thiefmissions.com/thief2gold/briefing.htm">Abandoned Thief II Gold Fan Mission Project</a>Alcazar wins the One Million Units Contest2021-03-01T13:09:33+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com25777One Million Units Contest results are here<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/9/97b8/97b83264-c6c0-43ab-b859-978a8c680aea/dump022png.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24500/alcazar">Alcazar</a></strong> won the <em>One Million Units Contest</em>!<br /><br /><strong>One million applauses!</strong><br /><br />The mission won with score 26.84 / 30<br /><br />---<br /><br /><br /><br />The tally is as follows:<br /><br />(FM, authors, score)<br /><br />1. <em>Alcazar</em>, Schlock & Squadafroin, 26.84.<br />2. <em>The Turning of the Leaves</em>, nicked, 26.34.<br />3. <em>A Midsummer Night's Heist</em>, skacky, 25.29.<br />4. <em>The Cinder Notes</em>, DrK, 25.21.<br />5. <em>Recipe for Turmoil</em>, Psych0sis, 22.82<br />6. <em>The Perdurance</em>, Skejven, 22.14.<br />7. <em>Sabotage at Eastport</em>, Intruder, 21.84.<br />8. <em>Sinister Night</em>, Terra, 16.36.<br />9. <em>Nightwalk</em>, Pookaball, 16.19.<br /><br />Browse missions ordered by score in <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=24525">our list here</a> and check the <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151128">TTLG thread</a>.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Around the time of publishing of the contest results, a new <em>Inside At Last</em> podcast episode arrived!<br /><br />In this episode, Brethren himself joins the guys to give a review over all contest entries.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ng4705MW0Sk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><em>Inside At Last</em> is the "one and only" Thief related podcast.<br /><br />Check the episode post on <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149898">TTLG here</a>.<br /><br />...<br /><br />As always... Thank you for all your missions!<br /><img src="https://www.thiefguild.com/static/portal/img/glyph_color_super_admin.png" alt="" /><br />KonradAll Contest Missions Available2021-01-08T11:21:05+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com24753As announced, second batch of contest missions is now available. Check all 9 missions!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/8/86de/86decb40-ec2b-4fe2-83d8-62374ef08b57/the_prayer_of_consecration_by_skullb_Gv3kAAC.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Four new missions have been released today:<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24728/the-cinder-notes">The Cinder Notes</a></strong> by Anonymous, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24733/nightwalk">Nightwalk</a></strong> by Pookaball, Thief Gold<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24737/recipe-for-turmoil">Recipe for Turmoil</a></strong> by Anonymous, Thief Gold<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24741/sabotage-in-eastport">Sabotage in Eastport</a></strong> by Intruder, Thief 2<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For completeness, here is again the first batch released January 1st:<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24500/alcazar">Alcazar</a></strong> by Schlock (with much help from Squadfroinx), Thief Gold<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24505/a-midsummer-nights-heist">A Midsummer Night`s Heist</a></strong> by Rotten Burrick of a Master, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24508/the-perdurance">The Perdurance</a></strong> by Skejven, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24511/a-sinister-night">Sinister Night</a></strong> by Terra, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24516/the-turning-of-the-leaves">The Turning of the Leaves</a></strong> by nicked, Thief 2<br /><br />Check <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151009">original TTLG post here</a>.<br /><br />You can browse all 9 contest missions on Thief Guild <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=24525">here</a>."One Million Units" Contest Missions Released2021-01-01T13:13:19+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com24485Contest inspired by early days of "dromeding" releases first 5 missions<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/a/ac03/ac03dc90-30a0-4123-bbcb-b64a2d62df0c/dump001png.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>The <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/news/1/23126/fall-2020-thief-fm-contest">contest announced on October 1st</a> is now (partially) started. Brethren released the first batch of authors that managed to get missions done on time:<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24500/alcazar">Alcazar</a></strong> by Schlock (with much help from Squadfroinx), Thief Gold<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24505/a-midsummer-nights-heist">A Midsummer Night`s Heist</a></strong> by Rotten Burrick of a Master, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24508/the-perdurance">The Perdurance</a></strong> by Skejven, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24511/a-sinister-night">Sinister Night</a></strong> by Terra, Thief 2<br /><strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/24516/the-turning-of-the-leaves">The Turning of the Leaves</a></strong> by nicked, Thief 2<br /><br /><br /><br />The contest is inspired by the old Komag contest, which required smaller FMs created in a 2-3 month time period.<br /><br />It is possible that 3 more missions will be released in the coming week.<br /><br />Check <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151009">original TTLG post here</a>.<br /><br />Browse the <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=24525">contest mission list here</a>.<br /><br />Taffy New Year!<br /><img src="https://www.thiefguild.com/static/portal/img/glyph_color_super_admin.png" alt="" /><br />KonradFall 2020 Thief FM Contest2020-10-01T18:44:25+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com23126"One Million Units" fan mission contest<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/0/0027/002772ed-c8d9-46f5-a114-8516ff10b330/dump000png.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>A new fan mission contest <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150828">has been announced</a>. Organised on TTLG by Brethren, the contest will allow to use any kind of resource, but will limit mission 3D space to one million in-game units. In effect, this will be a contest of rather small, but hopefully detailed and diverse missions.<br /><br />Brethren gave some examples of good quality missions that do not exceed the size of one million units (we added links, so that you can check them while the current contest is running):<br /><br /><blockquote>For inspiration, you might want to take a look at some of the standout missions from previous contests. All of the missions listed below will fit into the space allowed for this contest, most with plenty of room to spare.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3116/into-the-maelstrom">Into The Maelstrom</a> by Morrgan/Vigil<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3287/the-tower">The Tower</a> by Lady Rowena<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3046/temple-of-the-tides">Temple of the Tides</a> by Nameless Voice<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/2374/the-hightowne-museum">The Hightowne Museum</a> by Spitter<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/2081/the-relic">The Relic</a> by Timon<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/405/ashes-and-dust">Ashes and Dust</a> by Random Taffer<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3043/the-affairs-of-wizards">The Affairs of Wizards</a> by Nameless Voice<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/4410/old-comrades-old-debts">Old Comrades, Old Debts</a> by Bukary<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/1941/deceptive-perception">Deceptive Perception</a> by William The Taffer<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/1879/burricks-head-inn">The Burrick’s Head Inn</a> by Yandros<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3937/keyhunt">Keyhunt</a> by Eshaktaar<br /><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/2955/the-night-shift">The Night Shift</a> by Ottoj55</blockquote><br /><br />The contest allows missions for Thief 1, Thief Gold and Thief 2.<br /><br />For this contest, voting will be based on three categories:<br /><br />1) Best use of space<br />2) Design/Construction<br />3) Atmosphere/Story.<br /><br />Read more or discuss here: <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150828">TTLG</a>New Thief: The Dark Project Unofficial Bugfixing Patch2020-09-22T16:00:00+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com22939AntiMatter_16's patch fixing both aesthetic and gameplay issues of original missions<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/e/eede/eede7473-2b46-4e42-bad2-6631ed4bd19c/tgfixedpng.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>AntiMatter_16 (AM16) released another bugfixing patch, this time for TDP. The author claims he "spent over a thousand hours fixing and improving the missions".<br /><br /><br />AM16 carefully played all TDP original missions and applied both visual and game mechanics fixes. These include:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>adjusting texture alignments,</li><li>fixings room brushes,</li><li>optimizing terrain,</li><li>minor visual enhancements,</li><li>broken content and conversations fixes,</li><li>distant building viewing limitations removal</li></ul><br /><br /><blockquote>I did not keep a changelog, as it would be tens of thousands of items long, and would have just substantially slowed down progress.</blockquote><br />says the author himself.<br /><br /><br />AM16 also mentioned that all changes combined with the architecture being now visible from distance makes together a spectacular effect.<br /><br />Many players admit that this is a great opportunity to play the entire game once again.<br /><br />You can play the missions using any FM loader.<br /><br />Sources: <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150803">TTLG</a>, <a href="https://imgur.com/a/4w3NtI5">Screenshots</a>The Art behind Thief2020-09-20T11:28:34+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com22836"Inside At Last" Podcast Ep 18. feat. Daniel Thron, Dominus & Skacky<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/b/b0d8/b0d8ddbf-3450-423b-9774-eba63e2f3c6a/theblackparade_by_dominusjpg.jpg" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/AOvWYN3AdxE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><em>Inside At Last</em> is the "one and only" Thief related podcast, run by <strong>Nex</strong>, <strong>Lord Soth</strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/user/44/supremcee">Supremcee</a></strong>.<br /><br />The podcast started in November 2019. Since then, we were able to meet different Thief players, creators and, most of all, some important personalities. <strong>Purah</strong> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moagNipHPro">YouTube Link</a>) or ... <strong>Stephen Russell</strong> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od24VwB9aZE">YouTube Link</a>), to name two.<br /><br />In this episode, Supremcee is joined by <strong>Daniel Thron</strong>, who had a major role in the creation process of the art for the original Thief Games. "Also I was joined by the amazing, Thief inspired artist, <strong>Dominus</strong> and <strong>Skacky</strong> who added so many questions and material to the discussion." - we read in the episode description.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.artstation.com/dominus">Dominus</a></strong> is a very talented artist. Some of his works are used here as Thief Guild website background (<a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/">see front page footer</a>). Recently, his contribution to upcoming campaign, <em>The Black Parade</em>, was revealed with a <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/pictures/22847/thief-the-black-parade-campaign-poster-by-dominus">fantastic poster</a>. <strong><a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/user/77/skacky">Skacky</a></strong>, a well-known FM creator that needs no introduction, is the lead builder of this huge 10 extensive missions project. See the published poster, as well as other artworks in original post on TTLG <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146501&page=9&p=2456245&viewfull=1#post2456245">here</a>.<br /><br />You can listen to the episode above, or click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvWYN3AdxE">here</a>.<br /><br />Here is the list of all episodes:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLz3nLBWp-JkXT5AiY1co5hksuMV8t3h04" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Celebration of Pilgrims2020-06-28T21:24:34+00:00Thief Guild Teamhttps://www.thiefguild.com19830Feast of Pilgrims FM wins first place in Thief 2 anniversary contest!<br/><br/><img src="/media/uploads/f/f046/f046db05-bc3f-4ebd-946a-31ea5f79a2f5/foppng.png" style="width: 50%; height: auto"/><br/><br/><br/>Today TTLG contest organizers <a href="https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150665">published the final results</a> of Thief 2 20th Anniversary Contest.<br /><br />Congrats to <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/user/84/marbleman">marbleman</a> and <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/user/124/random_taffer">Random_Taffer</a> for taking first place!<br /><br />See detailed results below or check the sorted list of missions <a href="https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/?series=16748">here</a> on the portal.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.thiefguild.com/media/uploads/9/96d7/96d7f775-80ad-426b-aea1-8199958ac988/tma20_contest_voting_resultspng.png" alt="" /><br /><br />Since the contest is closed, we made Thief Guild ratings visible, too, so it is possible to check the individual ratings or sort with other averages on the portal.<br /><br />Again, to all contestants, a big thanks to you all for all your missions!