Mefix created a new topic about The Builder's Paradise,
An improvement on original game's finale:
It would have taken real nerves of steel to pull off this alternative ending in the original Thief 2: The Metal Age, and for better or worse, would ended the series on a much higher note.
...With room to expand.

Original ending always bugged me by being empty, desolate and much easier than previous missions. The Builder's Paradise takes a deep dive into exploring what would have happened with The City at the end of Thief 2 were the Keepers not warn Garrett. Were the developers more willin..., July 13, 2020, 12:45 p.m.

peter_spy created a new topic about Volta and the Stone,
A tribute greater than sum of its parts:
An homage to Thief OMs like Lord Bafford's Manor, but with its own strong identity. The ambiance is fantastic, and the layout is inventive and fun to explore. One of the few FMs out there with such high production quality and tight focus on gameplay., July 13, 2020, 7:54 a.m.

peter_spy created a new topic about The Painter's Wife,
The curse of scale:
The ambition of this project seems to be about scale, but it's not clear to what creative end. Great impression made by the ambiance ultimately gives way to lack of focus, clunky navigation, and cringe-worthy damsel-in-distress story., July 12, 2020, 11:05 p.m.

Mike commented a topic about Show Off,
Decent museum heist:
Yes, smaller but dense is better that larger but empty. I haven't played Mystic Gems (have heard about though), thanks for recomendation!, July 11, 2020, 8:19 p.m.

Mefix created a new topic about Feast of Pilgrims,
Massive albeit linear rooftop experience:
+ Huge room for exploration horizontal and vertical
+ Hilarious moments scattered throughout the roofscape
+ Solid 3 hours of content
+ Explores lore and future potential
+ Tons of secrets
+ Side-objectives are story driven and immersive

- Deadend/fake doors hinder immersion.
- City is more fun than the main objective area.
- Main objective story and area extremely easy and doesnt feel special.
- Easy difficulty with single patrols, July 11, 2020, 6:04 p.m.

skacky commented a topic about Show Off,
Decent museum heist:
I think the mission would've worked much better had the city bits been removed altogether except the immediate surroundings of the museum. A sewer access could've been neato also. The gold standard of museum missions (Heart of Bohn) does that pretty much to perfection., July 11, 2020, 4:51 p.m.

Mike commented a topic about Show Off,
Decent museum heist:
It's not bad mission but I prefer "Just My Luck" to both "Hunt" and "Show Off". It is small but use it's space more effectively and has more original and complete story albeit featuring linear keyhunt which is not good. With "Show Off" in particular I felt that it was too huge and vast for its own good (especially in city)., July 11, 2020, 4:25 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about Show Off,
Decent museum heist:
Show Off is a definite step up from the author's previous mission from the Thief 1 contest, but it still isn't quite there yet. The main attraction of the mission is a vast museum in the middle of town where you must steal a few trinkets while avoiding triggering the security systems.

The player starts in the city and it is quite clearly the weakest part of the mission: the streets are too wide, too blocky and just very empty. The mission would've worked better if they were greatly reduced..., July 11, 2020, 2:45 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about Feast of Pilgrims,
Rooftop extravaganza:
DISCLAIMER: one of the authors is working on The Black Parade and is one of my close friends. I tried to review the mission with an objective mind.

Feast of Pilgrims is one of the best Life of the Party-like rooftop missions (where you can't get off the streets). In that sense it pulls off several thieves' highway trails quite masterfully, with a great mix of locations to visit: several posh mansions — including one styled after Rumford's with opulent marble and yellow wood paneling and an..., July 10, 2020, 7:59 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about My Favorite Year,
Criminally and incomprehensibly underrated:
I was very impressed by My Favorite Year, doubly so when I read it was made in under three weeks. I've seen many people say it's a run of the mill mission but I disagree, in my opinion My Favorite Year is one of the best missions in the contest and where a mission like Fierce Competition is fairly mundane, My Favorite Year shines.

The premise is quite simple and will have Garrett infiltrate a warehouse that also serves as a housing area, which combines the classic Thief 2 Shipping & Receiv..., July 10, 2020, 5:01 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about Time For Change,
Lord Taffer enters the fray!:
There isn't much to talk about Time for Change considering it is a newbie mission, but it's not too terrible and I would love to see more missions from this author. Kudos for participating with their first ever mission.

The main issues with the mission are that it's insanely linear and lighting is very so-so. There is no real atmosphere to speak of and the story is nonexistent. Architecture is very blocky and the interiors are too narrow with rooms that usually are either too tall or too ..., July 10, 2020, 4:59 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about The Builder's Paradise,
A world of rust and ruin:
DISCLAIMER: All four authors on this mission are working on The Black Parade and are close friends of mine. I tried to review the mission with an objective mind.

The Builder's Paradise is one of the most impressive missions I've ever played, in addition to being one of the best Mechanist missions ever. It's interesting how Thief 2 doesn't have that many purely Mechanist fan missions, actually, so The Builder's Paradise fills that niche quite well.

It is a massive compound where Karras r..., July 10, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about Fierce Competition,
Good slice of Thief 2:
Fierce Competition is a very small mission that shouldn't take you very long to complete. Garrett is hired by a third party to disrupt one of his rivals' affairs, and also rob him otherwise that wouldn't be fun. There isn't much to talk about Fierce Competition: the mission is divided into two parts, the streets and the mansion, and the story is as simple as it can get.

The streets are more reminiscent of Thief 1 than Thief 2, with more medieval-looking buildings with tall peaked roofs and..., July 10, 2020, 4:53 p.m.

skacky created a new topic about Into The Odd,
The crown jewel of the TMA 20 AC:
DISCLAIMER: Both authors are working on The Black Parade and are close friends of mine. I tried to review this mission with an objective mind.

Into the Odd is the least Thief 2 out of all the missions for the contest, in fact it feels more like something out of Purah or Sperry's minds, and while it feels very removed from Thief 2's aesthetic and design principles, this mission wins the contest in my eyes due to the sheer audacity and the solid strength of its design.

You are thrown righ..., July 10, 2020, 4:51 p.m.

Mike created a new topic about The Painter's Wife,
Diamond in a rough of city sandboxes:
The big and sprawling Painter’s Wife is truly diamond in a rough. It is classic city sandbox with all the nooks and crannies to explore. There is not one plot, but many – which often are interconnected in unpredictable ways and making the full impression of living district. There is a lot of variety of its locations – from big manors to small compartments, from galleries to thieves’ den or church, buried under the streets – with numerous ways to some of them, which is another good feature of ..., July 6, 2020, 6:08 p.m.

Konrad commented a topic in English Forum,
June 2020 Update: Thief Guild is a valuable portal:
Thanks <Username>!

"The Enterprise" mission is the first mission in "A Keeper of the Prophecies" (T2) campaign:
https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/3846/a-keeper-of-the-prophecies

Originally, it was released as T1 mission however. The original mission was missing so I added it now here:
https://www.thiefguild.com/fanmissions/20237/a-keeper-of-the-prophecies-ep-1-the-enterprise-original

Then, before the complete campaign, it was converted to T2 as a standalone, which was also mi..., July 5, 2020, 10:37 p.m.

<Username> commented a topic in English Forum,
June 2020 Update: Thief Guild is a valuable portal:
Can't find the missions "The Enterprise", "Schulmod", "Mansion 48", the Japanese mission "The Drop", "Elevator Mission v1" (T1), "Elevator Mission v2" (T1) and the standalone releases of "Tuttocomb's Tomb" and "Escape from Guilesatpeak" in the database. Would be cool if these were added., July 5, 2020, 8:22 a.m.

Frag0holic created a new topic about A Night of Loot: One Man's Treasure,
Review - A Night of Loot: One Man's Treasure:
OGDA's first mission, One Man's Treasure is an aptly named, small manor mission in which we have to break into an antiques shop run by a somewhat eccentric man and steal some emeralds that recently came in. It's a well guarded and well lit house, with some sneaky tricks up its sleeve, but all in all it is a fairly generic fare. The mission was apparently modeled after The Bakery Job, (following a let's map series on YouTube) and it shows, for better and worse. The map itself is appropriately..., July 3, 2020, 1:31 a.m.