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======== DEUTSCHE BESCHREIBUNG WEITER UNTEN! =============================
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28th September 2005
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Author : MH.TheFreak
Contact Info : MartinHLK@web.de
Version : 1.1
Date of First Release : 27th November 2005
Update 1.1 : 2006-01-12
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Description:
The last events lay awhile back. Sudden turns... disappointment... and another
lost chance of an early retirement. The landlord is gnashing his teeth, the old cheapskate.
Slowly, this is wearing me down. I had already resigned myself to going to the streets again
when unhoped for - fate in form of an uninvited guest knocked at my door. The dagger
ready, I eased open the door; but nobody was there. As I was turning back I noticed it.
Totally inconspicuous, a sealed envelope lay before me.
I made sure nobody was watching me and took the letter... How great was the surprise
when I read the lines. This message could change my life. Maybe retirement is closer
than ever...

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*Playing Information*

Game : Thief 2 - The Metal Age
Mission Title : Mysterious Invitation
Mission File Name(s) : miss20.mis
Difficulty Settings : Normal: Blackjack and alarmed guards allowed
Hard: Blackjack, no alarmed guards allowed
Expert: neither Blackjack, nor alarmed guards allowed
Equipment Store : NO
Map : YES
Auto Map : YES
New Graphics : YES
New Sounds : YES, some
New Objects : YES
Multi language support : YES (English and German)
Briefing : NO (read the letter in your inventory!)

Known Bugs : none yet
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*Construction*

Base : none
Build Time : long, with breaks
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Important:

- This is my first mission for Thief II and the first part of a possible series.
- Find the bow as soon as possible. Finding first the bow and then the arrows
makes it a bit more realistic. If the arrows do not work - this is no bug!
- Watch out for windows. Guards outside might see you through them.
- Not all rooms are accessible from the beginning. Some not at all.
- Look for a way out only after all other goals have been achieved. You won't be
able to return to the estate.
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Thanks to:

- MadBull#34 - Str-Converter and Tutorials (may TTLG.DE never die!)
- von.Eins - new objects and tutorials (a real good DromEd teacher!)
- Rob Hicks - DromEd Deluxe
- Targa - new objects
- Hrothgar - new objects
- Nameless Voice - new objects
- Dark Arrow - new objects
- Sluggs - new objects
- Yandros - new objects
- Schwaa - new objects
- Silentsigh - Lord Duncan's banner
- Vogelfrei - Starting logo and translating
- Tom N Harris - Custom Script (and of course DarkLoader!)
- Alun David Bestor - Map-Templates (Homepage: www.washboardabs.net/thief/)
- Dainem - Betatesting and German texts
- Valen - Betatesting and story fixing
- fibanocci - Betatesting
- Xrayalpha - Betatesting
- Vogelfrei - Translating
- nil8hate - Translating
- Bikerdude - Translating
- marycwmbach - Translating
- Griffin - Translating

... and to all those who helped in the forums and whom I forgot to mention.

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*Loading Information*

GarrettLoader and Darkloader Ready. DO NOT UNZIP THIS FILE!!
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*Copyright Information*

This level was created by MH.TheFreak 28th September 2005
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 this mission or modify it in any way.
This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos
Interactive.
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======== DEUTSCHE BESCHREIBUNG =============================
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28th September 2005
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Autor : MH.TheFreak
E-Mail : MartinHLK@web.de
Version : 1.1
Erschienen am : 27. November 2005
Update 1.1 : 12. Januar 2006
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Beschreibung:
Die letzten Ereignisse liegen schon eine ganze Weile zur?ck. Urpl?tzliche
Wendungen... Entt?uschungen... und wieder keine Chance auf den Ruhestand. Der
Vermieter knirscht schon wieder mit den Z?hnen, der alte Raffsack. Langsam beginnt
mir alles ?ber den Kopf zu wachsen. Ich hatte mich schon damit abgefunden, wieder
einen Gang durch die Stadt zu machen, um mir den n?tigsten Lebensunterhalt zu
verdienen, als unverhofft das Schicksal in Form eines ungeladenen Besuchers an
meine T?r klopfte. Mit dem Dolch griffbereit am G?rtel n?herte ich mich der T?r
und ?ffnete sie einen Spalt weit, aber niemand war weit und breit zu sehen.
Gerade drehte ich mich um, da fiel es mir auf. Ganz unscheinbar lag ein Briefcouvert
mit einem Siegel vor meinen F??en.
Ich vergewisserte mich, dass mich niemand beobachtete und nahm den Brief an mich...
Wie gro? war mein Erstaunen, als ich die folgenden Zeilen las. Dieser Nachricht
k?nnte mein Leben ver?ndern. Vielleicht ist mein Ruhestand n?her denn je....

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*Spiel Information*

Spiel : Thief 2 - The Metal Age
Titel der Mission : Geheimnisvolle Einladung
Mission File Name(s) : miss20.mis
Schwierigkeitsgrade : Normal: Blackjack und Alarmieren der Wachen erlaubt
Hart: Blackjack, kein Alarmieren der Wachen mehr
Experte: weder Blackjack, noch Alarmieren der Wachen
Ausr?stungsladen : NEIN
Karte : Ja
Autokarte : Ja
Neue Texturen : JA
Neue Sounds : JA, einige
Neue Objekte : JA
Mehrsprachig : JA (Englisch und Deutsch)
Briefing : Kein Vorspann (den Brief im Inventar lesen!)

Bekannte Bugs : keine
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*Construction*

Basis : auf nichts basierend
Bauzeit : lange, dazwischen gro?e Pausen
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Wichtige Bemerkungen und Hinweise :

- Dies ist meine erste Mission f?r Thief II und der erste Teil einer m?glichen
Serie.
- Findet m?glichst fr?h den Bogen! Dies tr?gt ein bisschen zum Realismus bei, wenn
man erst den Bogen und dann die Pfeile findet. Falls n?mlich die Pfeile nicht
funktionieren - das ist kein Bug!
- Passt gut in den R?umen mit Fenstern auf! Es k?nnte Euch eine Wache von drau?en
erblicken.
- Nicht alle R?ume sind am Anfang betretbar. Manche ?berhaupt nicht.
- Sucht erst nach dem R?ckweg, sobald alle anderen Ziele erf?llt sind. Wenn es kein
Zur?ck mehr gibt, ist es zu sp?t.


?nderungen in Version 1.1 :

- Es ist jetzt eine R?ckkehr m?glich, wenn man zu fr?h am Ausgang angelangt ist.
- Englische Sprachunterst?tzung wurde hinzugef?gt (nochmals besten Dank an
Vogelfrei sowie an nil8hate, Bikerdude, marycwmbach und Griffin).
- Beseitigung anderer kleinerer Bugs.
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Thanks :

- MadBull#34 - Str-Converter und Tutorials (m?ge TTLG.DE niemals aussterben!)
- von.Eins - neue Objekte und Tutorials (ein wirklich guter DromEd-Lehrer)
- Rob Hicks - DromEd Deluxe
- Targa - neue Objekte
- Hrothgar - neue Objekte
- Nameless Voice - neue Objekte
- Dark Arrow - neue Objekte
- Sluggs - neue Objekte
- Yandros - neue Objekte
- Schwaa - neue Objekte
- Silentsigh - Gestaltung des Duncan-Banners
- Vogelfrei - Gestaltung des Startlogos und ?bersetzung ins Englische
- Tom N Harris - Custom Script (und nat?rlich DarkLoader!)
- Alun David Bestor - Map-Templates (Homepage: www.washboardabs.net/thief/)
- Dainem - Betatesten und Berichtigung der Texte
- Valen - Betatesten und Verbesserung der Story
- fibanocci - ?bersetzung
- Xrayalpha - ?bersetzung
- nil8hate - ?bersetzung
- Bikerdude - ?bersetzung
- marycwmbach - ?bersetzung
- Griffin - ?bersetzung

...und all diejenigen, die mir im Forum mit Rat und Tat zur Seite standen, sowie
diejenigen, die ich verga? hier aufzulisten.
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*Loading Information*

GarrettLoader and Darkloader Ready. DO NOT UNZIP THIS FILE!!
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*Copyright Information*

This level was created by MH.TheFreak 28th September 2005
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 this mission or modify it in any way.
This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos
Interactive.
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*Copyright Information tnhScript*

tnhScript Copyright (c) 2003-4 Tom N Harris
All Rights Reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.

The script module "tnhScript.osm" may be distributed with your fan missions as
long as you do not charge for the mission, other than the cost of materials
alone. You must include the above copyright notice and disclaimer in the
description of your fan mission.

I've included the source for my scripts for informational purposes. Most of the
stuff in the lg directory was worked out by GayleSaver and Totality. But it's
actually LGS's code there, we've just been reverse-engineering it. So there
really isn't anyone claiming ownership of it, although it technically should
belong to Eidos. But I don't think they're going to put up a fuss about it, so
long as we play fair. Consider everything in that directory to be covered by the
DromEd copyright agreement.

The exception is "lg/interface.h". That's 100% mine, and you can do whatever you
want with it.

Script and ScriptModule are largely derived from GayleSaver's scripts.

You may use any or all of GenericScript, GenericTrap, GenericScale,
GenericControl, and GenericTrigger in your own scripts.

You may use the ideas from tnhScript, but don't just copy code and call it your
own.

You may use this source to correct defects in tnhScript.osm. You may distribute
versions of tnhScript.osm that have been modified to correct defects only. A
modified version of tnhScript.osm must include the complete modified source, any
documentation and copyright information from the original archive, and a notice
that the software has been modified, including a descriptin of the modifications
made. The modified version must be given a revision or sub-revision number
greater than all known revisions. The major version and minor version numbers
may not be altered. It is not necessary to include the Special Build or Private
Build flags.

The version check module can be used for any purpose and without restriction.
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