SPIDIvonMARDER created a new topic about The Turning of the Leaves,
The Turning of the Leaves:
Gra w tę FMkę była zaszczytem. CO ZA KLIMAT! Absolutny powiew świeżości! I choć kilka misji "leśnych" pogańską siłą rzeczy widzieliśmy, to tak klaustrofobicznego przeciskania się przez zarośla chyba jeszcze nie widziałem. prawdziwy labirynt, w którym nieraz się zgubiłem. Wspaniała atmosfera, zielonkawa mgiełka, wszystko aż klei się od wilgoci. Kojący szum deszczu i stukot kropel o dach. Rany! Ale wnętrza domków były tutaj przytulne!

Ta misja to też dowód na to, jak wiele można zmieścić na ..., April 8, 2021, 12:36 a.m.

Frag0holic created a new topic about Blackgrove Manor,
Review - Blackgrove Manor:
Blackgrove Manor is ddaazzaa's first mission, and it's a fairly ambitious one, at least in scale. The player is hitting an abandoned manor that is quite large, and fairly typical horror game things ensue. This is not to say it is bland or predictable by any means, and people who enjoy locations with creepy atmosphere and occasional jump scares will probably love it. The story is a little thin, but what's there is well crafted. Gameplay is the weakpoint of the mission and boils down to hunting..., March 26, 2021, 12:49 a.m.

Lord Taffer created a new topic about Death's Cold Embrace,
Winter campaign:
Death's Cold Embrace has a very strong story all the way. Every mission in this campaign is interesting but for me the most exciting ones were: Waking the Dead and The Ritual. I think these two missions had the most thrilling atmosphere.

Waking The Dead has a nice plot twist when the dead in the cemetery get restless and start troubling Hammerites. The Church looks very nice - great architecture and cool use of lighting. The ambients are well chosen and in the right place (especially when ..., March 13, 2021, 5:35 p.m.

Bikerdude created a new topic about Thief's Rising 2,
Great idea, hampered by design choices.:
Clearly a lot of effort went to create this campaign, but some design decisions inexplicably hampered gameplay where it became a chore in some missions. As everyone is fully aware the mantling in this engine seriously flawed, compared to any other Thief game/s. And this created a lot of frustrating WTF moments throughout the campaign.

By the authors own admission, the voice acting sub-optimal. But I failed to understand the need to replace some of the stock garret vocals. This was made wo..., March 8, 2021, 2:14 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about Alcazar,
Best abuse of space:
“Strange things lurking underfoot” is the basic idea behind this sequel to last year’s Into the Odd, by the same two-author team. ItO was a rambling masterpiece and a punch to the face difficulty-wise; Alcazar is more player-friendly, and its constraints give it a more precise focus. Staying at a local tavern, you notice something interesting in plain sight beneath a courtyard grating, and set out to find a way to grab whatever may be resting there, almost within reach... This task proves to ..., March 1, 2021, 4:31 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about Recipe for Turmoil,
FM mimicry:
At first sight, this is a fan mission whose provenance looks clear: its style is similar to multiple well-known FMs set in dark city districts with a strong vertical element, and using assets which might as well be an author’s signature. However, the signature is false, and the mission isn’t built by the first person you might think of – and there are tell-tale signs which point in this direction. At first sight, this is a fan mission whose provenance looks clear: its style is similar to multiple well-known FMs set in dark city districts with a strong vertical element, and using assets which might as well be an author’s signature. However, the signature is false, and the mission isn’t built by the first person you might think of – and there are tell-tale signs which point in this direction. [Edit: I was half correct, but blew it massively. The FM was built by someone entirely different..., March 1, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about A Midsummer Night's Heist,
Smooth mansion heist - and a homage to a Wille classic:
Welcome back to the Fan Mission Homage Contest! This mission is built in the style of Mystic Gems 2: Heart of Bohn, and is set in the same city instead of the default Thief setting. The mimicry is pulled off flawlessly – this is an original mission, but the assets, brushwork, atmosphere and lore all connect it to its classic predecessor. The result is a very good-looking mansion heist with good gameplay, smooth puzzles, and decent storytelling. It kind of plays it safe, and does not stand out..., March 1, 2021, 4:28 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about The Perdurance,
Excellent horror mission on Mechanist ship:
In the Thief mission ecosystem, Mechanists occupy the same evolutionary niche as Nazis do in film: they build elaborate facilities where something goes wrong, and they mess with forces that are not to be messed with. They are, also, not particularly missed when something inexplicably starts massacring them. This makes Mechanist missions great for survival horror, and survival horror rarely gets better than this small Mechanist-themed mission set on a derelict steamship, which gets everything ..., March 1, 2021, 4:25 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about A Sinister Night,
Survival horror tropefest:
One common survival horror setting is the “basement horror”, where you are trapped in a horrible basement filled with flesh-eating zombies or mutants, and your only equipment is a feeble light source which is as likely to draw the monsters to you as it is to allow you navigate. Themes of hubris and “what have we wrought!” are also frequently involved. Well, this is a mission in this exact vein, and while no major surprises are in store, it does what it says on the tin.

Sinister Night is ma..., March 1, 2021, 4:23 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about The Turning of the Leaves,
Moody forest mission flattened by contest constraints:
Thief is not well suited for building forest missions, and most previous attempts have created what seem to be forest-textured corridors with the odd cylindrical tree stuck in to liven things up. This FM is one of those which come close – but if you look behind the façade, the paths still look like corridors. If you accept this (a fault of the engine, not the level designer), you get an atmospheric mission filled with mist, rain, and the mysteries of a forest environment. It also leans on hig..., March 1, 2021, 4:21 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about The Cinder Notes,
Good Sliptip homage:
In what seems to be an unintended pattern for this contest, this FM is an homage to Sliptip’s Ashen Age: a Mediterranean city at dusk (or dawn), a prominent use of waterways, and a very high-res aesthetic. This mission uses the available space well, seeming larger than it is. There are multiple ways to proceed and accomplish objectives, with sneaking just right – neither terribly easy nor particularly hard. Likewise, the puzzles are logically built, and one of them is fairly original. The mis..., March 1, 2021, 4:18 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about Sabotage in Eastport,
Something is missing:
A very vertical city mission centred around a towering Mechanist facility you must infiltrate, surrounded by equally towering high-rises you must plunder. The most successful aspect of the mission is how vertigo-inducing it is – yes, it goes HIGH, and it is a long way down when you slip and fall. And fall you will: navigation can be tricky, and either due to innate issues introduced by the narrow and cramped vertical spaces, or a lack of sufficient playtesting, some of the jumps are fairly fr..., March 1, 2021, 4:17 p.m.

Melan created a new topic about Nightwalk,
Newbie mission, off to a good start:
This is an obvious newbie city mission that reminds me of very early 2000s design efforts – the good ones. For all its mistakes and rough edges, it is a good promise, showing imagination and design talent. Sure, the brushwork is blocky and sometimes badly constructed, but there is a willingness to experiment with unusual shapes and shape combinations. There are fun ways to get into buildings and pass through a series of apartments into entirely different places. Gameplay is rudimentary, but t..., March 1, 2021, 4:14 p.m.

ItsSimonGaming commented a topic in English Forum,
Say hello!:
hope nobaody wants to steal our boss' vase, Feb. 26, 2021, 11:48 a.m.

Mike commented a topic about Prezent :),
Sadly still imcomplete:
Didn't know you were involved! It is good work even being unfinished. I like his previous mission - Relic (another city horizontal adventure) - and this one feels like Relic squared. Hope some day author will return to this and v2 would see the light of the day..., Feb. 21, 2021, 10:28 a.m.

peter_spy commented a topic about Prezent :),
Sadly still imcomplete:
It's really unfortunate that this one was never finished. I remember having great fun coming up with cinematics for this one. IIRC, English translation was actually underway., Feb. 21, 2021, 8:23 a.m.

Kamlorn commented a topic in Русский форум,
Скажи привет!:
Привет! Надеюсь, в этом году наша традиция "1 привет per year" наконец-то закончится., Feb. 13, 2021, 7:48 p.m.

Lane Powell commented a topic about Return to the Lost City,
Return:
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll add those to the (very long) list. I think the ones by nicked are already in my folder. Will probably start with the second because puzzles are not my forte., Feb. 9, 2021, 4:55 a.m.