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message   A Perfectly Serviceable City-lite Playground
topic about   Business as Usual (2010)   TDM FM
Talabar    Sept. 15, 2020, 7:01 a.m.

Business as Usual is a small-scale city "playground" map consisting of a series of unrelated small objectives.

The briefing and readables do the job of getting you outside and taking stuff. That's all they do, but that's clearly all they're meant to do.

While it takes place in the city streets - the map itself is quite small, consisting of...

message   Small in scope. Solid in execution.
topic about   The Outpost (2008)   TDM FM
Talabar    Sept. 15, 2020, 6:36 a.m.

This is a perfectly average mission in all respects.

It's short - I finished in just under 30 minutes.
It's also very easy - even on expert - with respect to both avoiding patrols and finding all of the loot.
For what little is there, the story/readables are all well written. In general that's the theme of this mission - what little is th...

message   For fans of Bafford's Manor
topic about   Gerome of the Woodlands (2000)   T1 FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 12, 2020, 10:57 p.m.

It's a short and nice mansion break. Fans of Lord Bafford's Manor will enjoy this mission.

message   August 2020 Update: No FMs this month
Konrad    Sept. 9, 2020, 6:28 p.m.

No FM was released in August 2020. But it doesn't mean no FMs are currently work in progress! To name one, a content-rich update was published in The Black Parade topic two days...

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skacky    Sept. 11, 2020, 12:25 a.m.

Thanks for the shout out, and thanks to everyone contributing!

message   August 2020 Update: No FMs this month
Konrad    Sept. 9, 2020, 6:28 p.m.

No FM was released in August 2020. But it doesn't mean no FMs are currently work in progress! To name one, a content-rich update was published in The Black Parade topic two days ago:
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146501&page=9&p=2456245&viewfull=1#post2456245

We are also not bored here on Thief Guild portal.
In August, 94 cha...

message   Good for a lunch break
topic about   Payback! (1999)   T1 FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 7, 2020, 7:44 a.m.

Short and sweet early mission, perfect for a lunch break. Garrett has to escape from the prison, break into the mansion, and assassinate a nobleman.

message   An early classic
topic about   The Library (1999)   T1 FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 6, 2020, 3:56 p.m.

Even though "The Library" is one of the first fan missions ever made, it is still enjoyable in 2020. The story is interesting and there are multiple readables to keep you engage...

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Aemanyl    Sept. 6, 2020, 4:36 p.m.

Thanks for sharing your opinion. I agree that the layout could have been better and the loot requirement was too steep compared to total loot available in the mission. Bloodstone Prison is gorgeous, but I have not played Embracing the Enemy yet.

message   An early classic
topic about   The Library (1999)   T1 FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 6, 2020, 3:56 p.m.

Even though "The Library" is one of the first fan missions ever made, it is still enjoyable in 2020. The story is interesting and there are multiple readables to keep you engage...

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Mike    Sept. 6, 2020, 4:20 p.m.

I like other missions of Kung Fu Gecko (Bloodstone prison and Embracing the enemy) that he made after this one, but Library was mixed bag for me since it has hazardous combination of a) quite complicated layout which looks samey and - a bit - uninspired and b) very steep loot objective. Thankfully it was short, but his other missions are much better than this one. Though it is justified for me that it was one of the first exercises in making missions - both for author (it was his debut) and...

message   An early classic
topic about   The Library (1999)   T1 FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 6, 2020, 3:56 p.m.

Even though "The Library" is one of the first fan missions ever made, it is still enjoyable in 2020. The story is interesting and there are multiple readables to keep you engaged. Garrett has to break into a Hammerite library and steal some valuable objects, including a mysterious book. Gameplay is pretty good, except that I had some problems wi...

message   Lots of nooks and crannies.
topic about   Ascend The Dim Valley (2020)   TG FM
Bikerdude    Sept. 6, 2020, 12:13 p.m.

This type of T1/2 mission is what I thoroughly enjoy the most. I love the rats nest nature of the FM, the constant rewards and eye candy you get when you explore. Then there is the story, very unique and encapsulated, fantastic.

message   Captivating
topic about   Shadow of Doubt (2002)   TG FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 5, 2020, 12:13 p.m.

I have greatly enjoyed playing this campaign, despite numerous bugs, glitches, and gameplay problems that forced me to re-load my saves because I couldn't progress further. Yet...

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Psych0sis    Sept. 5, 2020, 10:16 p.m.

This campaign has its ups and downs. I believe Tears of Blood is the shining gem, where despite it's very early FM-era simplicity it shines in almost every other facet. Broadsword of Sheol is another solid mission, a bit overhyped but definitely an atmospheric and engaging mission from start to finish.

Then there are the other missions... Walking the Edge is fine for what it is, but nothing special. It feels a bit underwhelming when compared to its contemporaries released around the same ...

message   Captivating
topic about   Shadow of Doubt (2002)   TG FM
Aemanyl    Sept. 5, 2020, 12:13 p.m.

I have greatly enjoyed playing this campaign, despite numerous bugs, glitches, and gameplay problems that forced me to re-load my saves because I couldn't progress further. Yet there was something captivating about Shadow of Doubt that made me continue. Many of these issues are to due the fact that everything was made in Old Dark, but as far a...

message   Upside Down
topic about   Upside Down (2011)   T2 FM
SPIDIvonMARDER    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:11 a.m.

W swojej formie misja jest genialna i żałuję, że to tylko rodzinek pośród innych, bardziej konwencjonalnych pomysłów. Bycie strażnikiem to doskonała idea, a tutaj zrealizowana c...

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Mike    Sept. 3, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

I like that it is mix of usual Thief gameplay and something like Capture the flag (the loot here), common multiplayer shooter pleasure. It's a bit refreshing

message   Upside Down
topic about   Upside Down (2011)   T2 FM
SPIDIvonMARDER    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:11 a.m.

W swojej formie misja jest genialna i żałuję, że to tylko rodzinek pośród innych, bardziej konwencjonalnych pomysłów. Bycie strażnikiem to doskonała idea, a tutaj zrealizowana całkiem całkiem. Nie tylko "fabuła" mnie rozbawiła i żarty, ale także sama realizacja. Świetnie się ubawiłem, ale muszę się zgodzić, że de facto to prosta krótka przyjemno...

message   Didn't enjoy it
topic about   Lingering Whispers (2011)   T2 FM
Aemanyl    Aug. 9, 2020, 5:27 p.m.

A warehouse heist that turns into some kind of post-mechanist, undead horror. The first half of this mission is pretty enjoyable, but when things go surreal everything becomes a...

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Mike    Sept. 1, 2020, 3:58 a.m.

Good mechanists/undead horror mission. Even quite original. For me two biggest issues with this mission were: 1) too obscure and complicated objectives with vault and Amulet (ok, the last one is optional on lower difficulties) and 2) loot objective (loot is too scattered around the level - and it is major flaw of mission).

message   A good learning example
topic about   Circle of Strain Campaign (2014)   T1 FM
Valky    Aug. 27, 2020, 4:14 a.m.

The CoS campaign is very simple, the first two missions took me about 40 minutes each and the third took me about an hour. These are bite sized mansion burglary missions that are simple yet not offensive. There are a few spiders and undead in somewhat optional areas, and the third mission clearly shows the author's growth as it becomes a moderat...

message   FM settings/styles that haven't been explored
Valky    Aug. 25, 2020, 6:55 a.m.

The more FM's I play, the more different themes I see, in things like architecture, location, elements, and visual direction. There are missions out there that emulate the MC...

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Mike    Aug. 26, 2020, 3:34 p.m.

I doubt there is any cyberpunk-style missions. Only maybe some futuristic FMs like Sliptip's Kill Factory series (especially, Escape From the Planet of the Robots), or Spoonman's TSR-1000. Three Distinct Adventures by Cardia. Also, maybe, GORT's Rebellion of the Builder (hard, as I've heard).

message   FM settings/styles that haven't been explored
Valky    Aug. 25, 2020, 6:55 a.m.

The more FM's I play, the more different themes I see, in things like architecture, location, elements, and visual direction. There are missions out there that emulate the MC...

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Valky    Aug. 26, 2020, 6:41 a.m.

I don't mean the gameplay of DX, just a futuristic brutalist FM that has a cyberpunk style setting, like the Blade Runner movies.