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I heard about this mission before as one of the classics, but got a chance to play it only now.

It strongly reminded me of retro horror like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". The story spoils everything immediately and doesn't have a chance for a proper build up, so it's horror element is basically absent and the only thing you get is guards ...

A few rooms with custom objects.
topic about New Objects (2001)

T2 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 18, 2024, 9:09 a.m.

Various items like buckets, mechanical clocks, atlas globes.

Boxy spaces that try new things.
topic about The Mint (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 17, 2024, 12:47 p.m.

I don't think I dug ground using a shovel before.

Chaotic (good?)...
topic about Mysteries of Tolham (2024)

TG FM

taffer-kun Dec. 17, 2024, 9:03 a.m.

It's a huge and largely abstract city maze. Like shaped by magic itself, it frequently devoid of any sensible logic and structure. It's several towers and dungeons underneath them, populated by rare living and undead. The main challenge of this mission is figuring out how to reach something. Platforming and getting through things isn't easy. I g...

Been a while since I delivered a body.
topic about Lord Binclair (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 17, 2024, 8:41 a.m.

The mission is pretty fun. It's not a looker, but very few from the early days are. It's quite large and reminded me of Cragscleft. There's a million objectives on expert, so you will need to collect a lot of stuff, get into a lot of things and, in the end, deliver a body. But the flow is nice, everything leads somewhere most of the time, it's q...

Functioning first try.
topic about The Immoral Immortal (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 16, 2024, 6:53 p.m.

It does the thing, but it lacks refinement. And it's biggest advantage is it's fairly short.

Weaker sequel.
topic about The Vigil (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 14, 2024, 6:56 p.m.

The sequel to "Lord Edmund Entertains!", despite highly enjoyable and immersive readables, was lacking. It's similarly as boxy as the first installment, but at the same time lacks story and interesting gameplay. You go through a bunch of mostly featureless locations with couple of decent exceptions and surprises. It's very linear. With loot whic...

One word: epic.
topic about Catacombs of Knoss Remastered (2021)

TG FM

taffer-kun Dec. 11, 2024, 9:17 p.m.

As far as mini-campaigns go. The first mission is a quarter with a pagoda. With plenty of verticality. The second mission is a huge crypt. Also with plenty of verticality (and undead).

The city part looks smaller than it actually is. There are many places to visit, including the pagoda tower. I don't think I saw one in Thief FMs before. As fo...

Rather... plain?
topic about Circle of Strain 3 (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 10, 2024, 5:44 p.m.

With some unexpected Christian imagery and lore.

This mission feels... basic. Strongly resembles "Lord Bafford's Manor" from TDP. Just with extra occult and city action. Yet the manor itself is a symmetrical box-fest and marble hell. Unlike Bafford's. Other parts of the mission - the city and the chapel - are also very basic. Even if the city...

Whew. This one is hard.
topic about The Mages Area (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 10, 2024, 10:39 a.m.

WARNING. Requires a DML fix, otherwise you will be stuck in the middle of the mission. It's a big puzzle with mandatory fights and super-hidden levers. Getting through it wit...

taffer-kun Dec. 10, 2024, 4:23 p.m.

I played 1.1 and watched 1.0 playthrough. They're hardly TOTALLY different. Main difference is that some enemies can be defeated (you don't need to sneak past them, but I should say that sneaking is mostly easier and quicker) and there's one forced duel where you need to duel a haunt for a minute straight in the original, but in 1.1 he dies a bit quicker. Everything else is nearly the same, just a bit more palpable.

It's up to you, of course, to keep these releases separate.

Whew. This one is hard.
topic about The Mages Area (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 10, 2024, 10:39 a.m.

WARNING. Requires a DML fix, otherwise you will be stuck in the middle of the mission. It's a big puzzle with mandatory fights and super-hidden levers. Getting through it wit...

taffer-kun Dec. 10, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

I'll try.

Whew. This one is hard.
topic about The Mages Area (2000)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 10, 2024, 10:39 a.m.

WARNING. Requires a DML fix, otherwise you will be stuck in the middle of the mission.

It's a big puzzle with mandatory fights and super-hidden levers. Getting through it without a guide - prepare for a lot of PAIN. Add there pretty tight loot goal, some of which is hidden in absurd places... Ugh. Given the size of the map, backtracking and s...

File download is missing.
topic about Rendering Demo (1999)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 4:45 p.m.

subj.

Dromed only.
topic about QuickSand (1999)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 4 p.m.

Doesn't work in loaders.

Missing download.
topic about VOTrap1 (1999)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 4:30 a.m.

Another dromed tutorial demo, that doesn't belong with FMs.

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 3:51 p.m.

It's half-solution. There's no blue flag in the list of missions during search, for example. I need to specifically open a mission to see if there's a flag.

Doesn't work in AngelLoader.
topic about Mice R Us (1999)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 8, 2024, 5:32 p.m.

subj.

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 2:48 p.m.

Well, in case someone wants to try.

Doesn't work in AngelLoader.
topic about Circles (1999)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 8, 2024, 5:34 p.m.

subj.

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 2:48 p.m.

Just reporting and leaving rating (same as others).

Missing download.
topic about VOTrap1 (1999)

T1 FM

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 4:30 a.m.

Another dromed tutorial demo, that doesn't belong with FMs.

taffer-kun Dec. 9, 2024, 2:46 p.m.

I rate it because this way I know if I checked out this mission or not. If the site had some alternative to rating like "played", "checked out" or whatever, I wouldn't have rated it.

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We accepted the suggestion to change the notes of Oblivion, submitted by taffer-kun, Dec. 12, 2024

We accepted the suggestion to change the notes of Information, submitted by taffer-kun, Dec. 12, 2024

We accepted the suggestion to change the notes of Fall of a Chook, submitted by taffer-kun, Dec. 12, 2024

We accepted the suggestion to change the notes of Escape: The Bear Pits, submitted by taffer-kun, Dec. 12, 2024

We accepted the suggestion to change the notes of The Mages Area, submitted by taffer-kun, Dec. 10, 2024

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