This was a very good mission, a hidden Keeper compound hidden in plain sight from new author Snake, set in the day, no less! Which to my eye is quite rare for Gold missions.

In terms of mission layout, it's quite straight forward. I was worried that there wouldn't be a map at all but you'll find one naturally as you progress through the level. One thing I really appreciated was this authors keen eye for worldbuilding, especially in how the missions secrets were laid out, I only found a few 'official' secrets but there was plenty of areas and things to find, and it really shows that Snake knows what sets The Dark Project apart from The Metal Age in terms of archiecture, ambience and just general vibes.

'Main' loot was easy to find with a fairly easy loot goal, but the majority is behind secrets, so any good taffer should sniff around each room to really extract as much loot as possible.

That all being said, the real standout aspect of this FM in particular was the readables, I found them all quite entertaining to read and referenced other FM's which I really liked, Some authors really lay heavy on readables that are honestly just not fun or interesting to read, but I'm glad to say it's not the case here.

Overall this was a highly entertaining mission and an excellent debut mission by Snake