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April 2006
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Level Name : From Beneath The Sands
Author : Nick Dablin (nicked)
Contact Info : nick@attitude.uk.com
Homepage : N/A
Date of Release : 2006

Description : Tales of the lands far to the south speak of great tomb complexes hidden beneath stone pyramids built in the desert, and of kings mummified and buried with all their wealth.

An aquaintance of mine, Golik, recently happened upon a map, ancient and crumbling, showing the layout of one of these tombs. He took a team of "archaeologists" with him, and went treasure-hunting. No-one's heard from him since. He left me the hard copy of the map, and a metal cog for opening the tomb door, in case anything should happen.

I've secured passage on a ship heading south. Even if I don't find Golik, the solid gold "Book of the Dead" he was after may make the trip worthwhile. I know tomb raiding is a risky business, but I'm always willing to experience new cultures... and rob them.

Briefing : No

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* Playing Information *

Game : Thief II: The Metal Age
Mission Title : From Beneath The Sands
File Name : miss30.mis
Difficulty Settings : Yes
Equipment Store : Yes
Map : Yes
Auto Map : No
New Graphics : Yes
New Sounds : Yes
Multi-Language Support : No, I only speak english and bad english, but if anyone wants to translate it, they're welcome to.

Briefing : No
Length : N/A
Size : N/A

Difficulty Level Info : Normal, Hard, Expert. Not much difference between them, just different loot totals. Please note that getting the loot total on Expert will require you to find a few secrets.

* Construction *

Base : nothing
Build Time : a few weeks

Known Bugs:
You might have to have custom scripts installed. I haven't used any but it may be necessary to have them in order to get the very last objective to check off.

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* Thanks *

* Looking Glass for Thief
* Louise, for reminding me to eat instead of just Dromeding 24/7!
* Everyone who contributes to the TTLG forums - your expert knowledge has been invaluable!
* Anyone who wrote a tutorial at www.thief-thecircle.com/dromed
* NamelessVoice for his new loot objects like the Ankh and vases.
* Targa for some great objects, such as the cage and chain, pendulum and staff!
* Sluggs for his light shaft, which eventually I didn't use, but he did put the idea in my head so he deserves credit!
* The actual light shaft was made from a stretched pedastal - credit has to go to Eshaktaar for that one as he used a wood bowl as a light shaft in Keyhunt and gave me the idea!
* Sock for some great Egyptian textures. They were originally made for Quake 3 y'know! You can get em here: http://simland.planetquake.gamespy.com/pages/tpegypt/egypt.htm
* Random_Taffer for his great new mummy voice sound files!
* Betatesters: Random_Taffer, Mr_luc, Bulgarian_Taffer - thanks for all the advice!
* Anyone I've forgotten (hopefully no-one!) - if you're miffed, let me know and I'll update this file!

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* Loading Information *
Darkloader compatible
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* Copyright Information *

This level is (c)2006 Nick Dablin

Distribution of this level is allowed as long as it is free and the package
is kept intact. You may not include this level to any map pack without my
permission. No one may edit and re-distribute this mission without my express
permission.

This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos
Interactive.