★ 6 / 10 Raid on Washout Central, Jan. 28, 2021
★ 8 / 10 The 7th Crystal, Jan. 26, 2021
★ 10 / 10 The Seven Sisters, Jan. 26, 2021
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The Cinder Notes,
The Cinder Notes Review:
Keywords: compact, daylight, sewers, pretty, FUN.
I just love the premise of TTLG's One Million Units contest, forcing us to appreciate how much can be packed into smaller levels if it's done right. This specific format is both a restriction and opportunity - mapmakers can spend more time on fleshing out the layout, the loot and the story. Cinder Notes does just that, providing at least an hour worth of crawling and exploration.
But the most outstanding feature, I believe, is the visua...,
Feb. 2, 2021, 8:34 a.m.
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Raid on Washout Central,
Raid on Washout Central Review:
Will the rain ever stop? Perhaps, but for now, all we have is lamp oil shortage, inefficient drainage system and curfews!
This is the world of Raid on Washout Central. The City is on a brink of major crisis and people are scared - Baron is losing the war, City Watch doubled patrols and flood is imminent... Lots of turmoil, but also a grand opportunity for robbers, plunderers and thieves. That's US.
This was my first fan mission back in a day and I was immediately hooked. There is somet...,
Jan. 28, 2021, 7:19 p.m.
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The 7th Crystal,
7th Crystal Review:
What we've got here is, essentially, one of the most legendary FMs ever conceived. Originally released in late 2001, read: infancy of Thief modding, it surely influenced whole community, raising the bar for all future mapmakers - we're talking of Inverted Manse, Smuggler's Request or Calendra's Cistern kind of impact. For this reason alone it's worth a shot.
I believe the technical aspects were, originally, THE selling point of 7th Crystal. The bulk of the mission takes place in a mansion ...,
Jan. 26, 2021, 3:06 p.m.