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Darkstone Gem chapter 1: Unconventional Intermediator 26.11.2020
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There are some flickering lights in the included FMs.

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The story takes place after the death of Father Karras.


Introduction:

An excentric nobleman contacted me a few days ago by the usual 'conventional' ways. He said that if I could snag an item called The Darkstone Gem for him I would be made a rich man in no time. Such a request sounded both familiar and dangerous... But I accepted. He couldn't have the delicacy of giving me much or any information about the artifact. However, he had the kindness of telling me where to start looking. Not too long ago a conflict sparked between the local thieves' guild and Hammerites, which resulted in a full lockdown on this part of town. Apparently someone put their nose where they shouldn't have, so the City Watch is on full alert.
The best I can do for now is to try and stop all the fuss to get both thieves and Hammerites out of my way, in addition to find information about this particular trinket. If I don't come across the artifact in my first attempt, I should be able to find some good valuables in this section of The City. That should make the job a little less painful, and more profitable.

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Author : DarkMax
Contact Info : maxbreuillot_123@hotmail.com
Homepage : No
Date of Release (Update) : 26 of November, 2020


* Playing Information *

Game : Thief 2: The Metal Age
Mission Title : Darkstone Gem chapter 1: Unconventional Intermediator
File Name : miss23.mis, miss24.mis, miss25.mis, miss26.mis
Difficulty Settings : Yes: objectives, equipment, number of AI and loot distribution.
Equipment Store : Yes, in mission 3
Map/Automap : No/No
New Graphics : Yes
New Sounds : Yes
Multi-Language Support : No
Briefing : No
Difficulty Level Info : Easy, Normal, Expert


* Construction *

Base : Mission 1 was made from a scrapped Thief Gold project. The rest were made from scratch.
Build Time : A lot of time.

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* Loading Information *

Use FMsel, NewDarkLoader or AngelLoader. Do not unzip the file yourself.

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* Copyright Information *

This level is copyright (c) by Max Breuillot (DarkMax).

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.

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* Credits *

Custom Meshes:

-Schwaa
-DarkMax
-R Soul
-Thief Gold

Custom Objects:

-DarkMax
-Christine
-Yametha
-Sluggs
-OttoJ55
-Targa
-PinkDot
-Vigil
-The Watcher
-R Soul
-Nameless Voice
-Schwaa2
-TDBonko
-Dark Arrow
-Redface
-Eshaktaar
-Thief: Deadly Shadows
-Some objects from The Enhancement Pack
-Cosas release packs

Custom Textures:

-Max Payne
-Yandros
-Eshaktaar
-Wille
-Melan
-Thorin Oakenshield
-Vigil
-R Soul
-CGtextures.com
-Thief: Deadly Shadows
-Doom 3
-Undule
-Call Of Duty
-Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault

Custom Sounds:

-Thief 1/Gold
-DarkMax
-Doom 3
-Thief: Deadly Shadows
-F.E.A.R


Special thanks:

-My testers for helping me improve the awful texts I wrote back then for the original version.
-Korthak for polishing and giving the catacombs area in mission 1 a new, better look, and creating the new tunnel in mission 2.
-Darthslair for helping me out with multibrush importing issues.
-Get Vigil's textures and objects here: http://www.washboardabs.net/thief
-The vine decals textures were taken from Calendra's Legacy.

My beta-testers:

-Tannar
-Psych0sis
-DirkBogan
-Korthak
-PukeyBrunster


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*Hints and some information*

-You can climb on some pipes!
-Some doors may get bugged when reloading.
-Readables are essential for finishing the FM.
-You will surely find a new type of arrow, which you can select with the "next weapon" key.