thebigh
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May 27, 2021
About
Just another sneaksie taffer. TDM enthusiast and map author.
Likes:
* Ghosting
* Difficult but fair puzzles
* Missions that are short to medium in length
* Constructive criticism
Dislikes:
* Forced combat
* Obscure riddles
* Daft criticism
★ 5 / 10 Stowaway (by Finial), Aug. 23, 2025
★ 4 / 10 The Bathhouse, Aug. 23, 2025
★ 5 / 10 Thomas Porter 4: Transaction, Aug. 22, 2025
★ 6 / 10 Mad's Mountain, Aug. 20, 2025
★ 4 / 10 Frobable Cause, Aug. 19, 2025
★ 2 / 10 Cragscright Prison, Aug. 19, 2025
★ 4 / 10 Hammerite Hideout, Aug. 19, 2025
★ 3 / 10 Shadow Business, Aug. 18, 2025
★ 5 / 10 Easy Money, March 25, 2025
★ 5 / 10 The Rift, March 10, 2025
★ 1 / 10 The Trickster's Castle, March 9, 2025
★ 3 / 10 Footloose museum theft, Feb. 7, 2025
★ 3 / 10 Sound Alert & Blackjack Trainer, Jan. 28, 2025
★ 8 / 10 Patently Dangerous, Jan. 16, 2025
★ 4 / 10 The Stupid Grimrock Quote Reloaded, Jan. 15, 2025
★ 6 / 10 Inn Business, Dec. 27, 2024
★ 5 / 10 Gerome of the Woodlands, Dec. 27, 2024
★ 5 / 10 Window of Opportunity, Dec. 24, 2024
At some stage when you're not fielding all the "Add me! Add me!" requests, it might be interesting to be able to further filter the data by game. For instance, comparing my ratings with Morente's it *looks* like I give higher ratings to T1/T2 missions than they do, and they seem to rate T3 missions a bit higher than me. It'd be interesting to get a better look at that data.
>"Even FM authors: Why implement useless non-KO objectives? It makes no sense at all."
Yeah, this is something I've changed in how I build my own fan missions. I no longer include no-KO or no-kill objectives unless they're specifically story related (don't kill the guy you're trying to kidnap, don't let the watch captain know about the breakin, that sort of thing).
I also won't force combat or blackjacking; there'll always be a way to ghost it.
There's a couple of things that go into this.
First, getting through a whole level undetected and unsuspected provides a real sense of satisfaction.
Second, blackjacking guards throughout a mission makes it easier as you progress. So you have this weird inversion where the difficulty ramps down instead of up over the course of the mission, and finishing it feels anticlimactic.
Third, you're not supposed to get spotted. It's kind of the point. If you alert guards, sure, you can go on ...
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Old Habits 1, submitted by thebigh, Aug. 19, 2025
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Footloose museum theft, submitted by thebigh, Feb. 7, 2025
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Fish, submitted by thebigh, Jan. 15, 2025
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Bounds Trigger, submitted by thebigh, Jan. 15, 2025
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Thief's Den 2 : The Chalice of Kings, submitted by thebigh, Jan. 14, 2025
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Inn Business, submitted by thebigh, Dec. 28, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Ulysses: Genesis, submitted by thebigh, Dec. 23, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Ulysses 2: Protecting the Flock, submitted by thebigh, Dec. 23, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Bed1, submitted by thebigh, Oct. 19, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of The Armory of Sir Gilbert, submitted by thebigh, Oct. 7, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of The Drop, submitted by thebigh, June 19, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Merry Christmas, submitted by thebigh, June 19, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Circles, submitted by thebigh, June 19, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Vengeance for a Thief - Part 3, submitted by thebigh, June 16, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Vengeance for a Thief - Part 1, submitted by thebigh, June 16, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Moving Day 2: Look Who's Moving Now, submitted by thebigh, May 3, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of The Terrible Old Man, submitted by thebigh, March 29, 2024
We accepted the suggestion to change the categories of Graduation Day, submitted by thebigh, Feb. 27, 2024