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Title : A Smugglers Request
Filename : Smugglers.zip
Author : Richard Cull
Contact info : Rich@Culn01.freeserve.co.uk

Date Finished : 16 Jan 2001


Notes : I've never been interested in making a level for a computer game
before. But after playing the original Thief that changed (what a game).
But finding the time was difficult, so it never happened. When Thief 2
came out I tried again, only to run into the same problems. Then 1 day I
decided I'd make the time. So when I started this level I knew absolutely
nothing, and now I've finished it! I know next to nothing, so hey I'm at least
I'm getting somewhere. The level itself is pretty straight forward and
quite linear. But thats the way I wanted it, Mainly so I didn't get to confused.
My next level, now I know a bit more about Dromed will be alot more complex
in terms of structure, level design and gameplay (I hope). Anyways for now I
hope you enjoy this my first level.

Description : A good friend of yours is in trouble and has asked for your help. Quinn is a
merchant with a smuggling operation on the side. Unfortunately for Quinn, The Captain
of the Guard suspects, and he's after the prove to make Quinn a permanent resident of the cities
prison. After several raids on Quinns warehouses yielded nothing. He's decided to impound
one of Quinns ships and arrest the Captain. No doubt to have a confession beaten out of him.
A messenger delivered Quinns letter of help earlier this morning, Quinns been good to you in the
past so you decided to make you way to Quinns as quickly as possible. Unfortunately Quinn lives on
the other side of the river which is joined only by one heavly guarded bridge. So getting your weapons
across to Quinn's is out of the question. Luckily Basso also lives on this side of the river. So after a quick
visit, Basso has agreed to help you by stealing some weapons from hes current employer, and stashing them
in a convenient place for you to pick up later. All thats needs to be done now, is to wait for Quinn to
return from he's visit to the guard house and update you on the situation. Hiding away in Quinns loft,
you decide to get some rest, you have a feeling that your going to need it.




Special thanks : To everyone who helped me out in the TTLG Forums. And everyone
who brought and enjoyed playing the Thief games.
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* Play Information *

Game : Thief 2: The Metal Age
Level Name : A Smugglers Request
File name : miss20.mis
Difficulty Settings : Yes Normal/Hard/Expert
Equipment store : No
Map : Yes
Automap : No
New graphics : No
New sounds : Yes
EAX Support : Yes
Multi language support : No, I can hardly speak English, let alone another language.

Briefing : Yes, but not included to keep the size of the zip down.

Known bugs : The poly count in certain areas might make slower machines crawl..sorry
Some problems with the sound not working correctly.
AI's is far from perfect, but does the job.
couple of minor errors like rain falling in water, and combo lock button textures messed up?
And know doubt other minor/major problems. If anything major's found please
let me know.


Base : From scratch
Build Time : 1 month scratching my head and arse, and about 2 months building the level.

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unzipping information : Check the zip to see if any files are going to be overwritten,
and make copies of the originals, somewhere safe, if they are
going to be over written.
will work in thiefloader

Loading information : Copy Smugglers.zip into "mission" folder and then run the
level with Thiefloader or darkloader.
* Copyright *

Blah blah,
you know the score by now.