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A Thief's Training (2024) TG FM

Autumn Bar/Inn/Tavern/Hotel Cemetery/Graveyard Church Daylight Keepers Village

Cutty must be feeling generous, or guilty, as he threw me a bone in lieu of any actual work. It seems Sigurd and Radbod, two of the Downwinders’ best, have recently gone rogue. Word on the street i... Read more

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info NOTES:     - This mission is for Thief Gold, it will not work if you load it in Thief 2.
- This mission mostly uses stock resources. It is intended to be an homage to The Dark Project. The mission should therefore be played without "upgraded" texture and object packs.
- This mission is not compatible with the Thief Enhancement Pack. Playing it with the Enhancement Pack enabled can cause numerous clipping object and missing texture errors.
- NewDark 1.27 or later is required.

Version 1.3 Changelog:

- The changes noted in v1.2 have been removed, with the statue head puzzle bug now completely solved via a jointed lever object, kindly created by vfig. Statue heads now behave as levers and the puzzle combination/head rotation locations cannot be broken, they always remain in sync.
- Flee points added to mission.

Version 1.2 Changelog:

- The statue heads are now controlled by switches and are no longer directly frobbable.

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Briefing

Cutty must be feeling generous, or guilty, as he threw me a bone in lieu of any actual work. It seems Sigurd and Radbod, two of the Downwinders’ best, have recently gone rogue. Word on the street is they have a new employer, unlikely a warden but definitely someone with deep pockets. Cutty tells me they were spotted last night checking into the Hoofed Liar, a dilapidated inn located in Chapelshade, a half-abandoned hamlet on the outskirts of the City.

Normally I would look down on poaching work from others, but the rent is due, and Cutty has nothing else coming my way. It’s still daylight, but I will have to leave now if I have any chance of cutting Sigurd and Radbod off before they leave that inn. If I’m lucky, they might still be sleeping, which will give me a chance to figure out where they’re headed.

On the bright side, at least whatever I find is mine, that is, if there is anything to find, and if I can get away with it...

star 8.60

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message   So Difficult To Review Without Spoilers
Poorman    Nov. 7, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

Needless to say there is a nice surprise for the original game players. It actually brought a nostalgic smile to my face.

But the mission is so much more than that one surprise. It is a well developed and designed map using original textures, (another nostalgic moment for TDP fans). Set in daylight, in an environment that is not a million mil...

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message   A Thief's Training - Review
Plibb    June 10, 2024, 9:06 p.m.

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 leve...

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message   A pleasant surprise
Danman7    May 16, 2024, 11:22 p.m.

It's 25 years after The Dark Project was released and we have new FM makers still coming into the scene. And what an entrance! The other reviewers said it well enough - this is a Keeper centered mission that deserves your attention. Without any further spoilers this is a throwback to the very beginning and I must say, for me, it was a surprise h...

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message   Incredible Debut
Rokinath    March 20, 2024, 11:47 a.m.

I can't believe it's taken nearly 25 years to figure out what's behind the doors at the end of Thief TDP's training mission (unless another FM author has done that and I missed it), but here we are. Snake has created a Keeper compound that feels very in-line with what we've seen in both official and fan made works. While this mission's inspirat...

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message   Dark Project in broad daylight
andyln    March 17, 2024, 3:05 p.m.

Really atmospheric stuff in here. What "A Thief's Training" does with visuals is really impressive, as it brings into broad daylight arguably the darkest game in the series, and one of its darker themes as well. Both the little city section and the compound look very good and you get some brilliant sunlight effects, which are rare even in T2 FMs...

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message   A striking and impressive daylight mission
Moonbo    March 14, 2024, 5:34 p.m.

After playing so many fan missions one can begin to think that everything has become stale and played out, and then a mission like this one comes along. Wow! A Thief's training is just dripping with atmosphere, with truly striking daytime visuals and a top-tier use of music and ambient noises to create a sense of place that had me pausing severa...

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message   Wonderfull debut mission
Master of Dromed    March 14, 2024, 12:39 p.m.

I played this mission and I was left with the impression that the author has a real talent for building Thief The Dark Project maps. I really hope he will not stop here and build some more maps. The atmosphere and gameplay of the mission are simply wonderful. This is a daylight mission which i recommend to everyone. It really left a strong impre...

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message   A very promising debut mission
Matt    March 13, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

Although the title spoils the "surprise", still it kinda caught me off guard - in quite a pleasant way! One of the best homages to an original mission. Also: another fantastic map set in daylight! If you've played a lot of fan missions, you'll clearly see from where the author has taken the inspirations, but I think the ideas were remixed with a...

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message   A proper Machiavellian plot, very Renaissance-ish
nanao.    March 12, 2024, 7:45 p.m.

A good mission that feels like a leftover/spin-off from The Black Parade that did not fit narratively into the campaign by some of its authors in disguise (the overall level of craft in all aspects but also the amount of similarities/references is such that it's hard to believe this is really a beginner effort) - even the formulae/mannerisms and...

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