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Project Hammer: Secret Connections (2017) TG FM

Hammerite Horror Jail/Prison Mages Mansion/Estate Most Absorbing/Keep Busy Mystery/Detective Phobic (Spiders/Heights) Relic/Artifact/Talisman Ruins Sewer Small/Short

Chronologically this FM takes place after the assassination of Ramirez and before the mission for Victoria to steal Constantine's sword. I let some time pass after the assassinations so the ... Read more

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NOTES: This FM is a full rework of my old FM "Project Hammer" from the year 2009/2010.
This is the first mission of the campaign "Project Hammer".
The following mission will be based on my second released FM "Hand of Glory".

For all those who played the original "Project Hammer" FM and wonder if it's worth it to play the remastered version:
Yes, absolutely. Besides the full overhaul of the original content there is also a lot of new content. (Will you find all 3 SECRET objectives?)
For more information (spoiler free) please take a look at the topic "Construction" down below.

* Difficulty Settings *

The difficulty setting controls the number of required mission objectives, object placements, lights, number of tools and guards plus guard behaviour.
Secret places and secret objectives are independent of the difficulty setting.

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* Construction *

Base : "Project Hammer" from the year 2009/2010
Idea :
Because this was my first released FM and a really primitive one, I wanted to remaster it with the new NewDark engine.
Results :
I kept the basic idea for the map layout with the story intact. The visual aspects of the FM have changed/improved a lot.
Although the game play area didn't expand too much, I've added many details to the overall map.
The estate now has a believable front facade (with roof!), there are many secrets to discover (3 SECRET objectives) and new areas to explore. In addition, the story got a lot more detailed and expanded.
For those who love numbers here is some Dromed info:

*Old Version from 2009/2010*
653 Terrain-Brushes
979 Object, 22 Light, 192 Room, 1 Flow

*New Newdark-Version*
2296 Terrain
2219 Object, 25 Light, 382 Room, 8 Flow

Build Time : Quarter of a year - distributed over a year.

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* Installation *

This FM should work with Darkloader 4.2 or higher, but you will have to make it recognize the FM first.
Put the FM in your FM folder as usual. Launch Darkloader, select <FM Name> but don't start it, close Darkloader instead. In your Darkloader directory, open Darkloader.ini and search for <FM Name>.
Replace type=2 by type=1 and start Darkloader again. You're set!

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Briefing

Chronologically this FM takes place after the assassination of Ramirez and before the mission for Victoria to steal Constantine's sword.

I let some time pass after the assassinations so the City Wardens would not be on the lookout for me any longer. After I went out to scout around for future lucrative burglary opportunities, I got a new job from an unknown person. I didn't meet my client in person, but the payment is overly generous for the little effort this job requires.

It seems my client is at odds with the Hammerites. He wants some information about a project with the code word "Hammer" but they are being tight-lipped. His own research led him to a hot clue in the North Quarter. A rich nobleman lives there who evidently has connections to the Hammerites and the so called "Project Hammer". The estate is too well guarded for him, so he can't take further action by himself.

That is the point where I get involved. I'll break into the estate and search for all the details I can get about "Project Hammer". Who knows? Maybe I'll get the chance to steal some valuables along the way.

For many thieves, Bafford's manor would be a challenge, but a property at the edge of town, far away from any police station, should be an easy job for me.

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Game: Thief Gold
Released: Aug. 5, 2017
Single mission
Re-release of:
Projekt Hammer (2009)

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Brilliant!

Mefix March 17, 2024, 10:54 p.m.

There is so much love in this mission it goes off the charts. All the placements of objects, the rooms plans and loot, everything is meticulously placed.
Its a very rare breed of FM's that make a world that feels lived in, and this one nails it. It was made with a feel for line of sight, rewarding curiosity, perfect mix of scale that feels tig...

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Rewardingly difficult. What you need to know, if you're undecided:

Kubrick Dec. 10, 2022, 3:04 a.m.

The architecture is beautiful, and it's main weakness it's also it's main strength: it's very claustrophobic. You move, looking at it in restrospect, floor by floor going up, soaking through readables the story of the place and it's few characters, all while moving through very cramped, extremely lit and noisy small hallways. The optional object...

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Looks good, plays bad

cowking Sept. 22, 2022, 7:04 p.m.

Very difficult on expert if played ironman, took me 5+ tries blackjacking every guard inside. Ghosting this ironman on first try would be unreasonable.

The mansion itself is small and tight where you are constantly "pushed" into uncleared rooms with no ability or time to figure out what you're heading into due to constant guard pressure in cr...

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Project Hammer: Secret Connections

voidhanger Sept. 9, 2021, 6:27 p.m.

Project Hammer: Secret Connections is a full remake of the first mission of the campaign of the same name from 2010. The author himself describes the original as "a really primitive", hence this overhaul. Which was completely rebuilt from scratch, with some newly added content.

The mission itself is a mansion heist and the estate, as well as ...

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Project Hammer - Secret Connections

SPIDIvonMARDER

Sept. 13, 2019, 12:21 p.m.

Misja niezwykle przyjemna. Fantastyczny klimat ciekawie i z głową zaprojektowanego dworku. Fantastycznie czułem się w jego wnętrzach, gustownie zaprojektowanych i pełnych detali od belek stropowych, aż po rozplanowanie pomieszczeń. Bardzo, bardzo przytulnie. W dodatku zaprojektowano widoczny zza okien fajny kawałek Miasta.

Fabuła była niezła,...