Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20140121210201/@comment-3547390-20140130223644

XD, exactly. My addiction to Thief prevents me from too much Jedi Knight.

Exactly. Now this weekend the role reversal will be complete. You will be playing my favorite and I am playing yours.

I knew they would kill me. I just wanted to kill myself regardless of consequences. Ah, actually you can tell what rope arrows work on. Just look for wood surfaces, not stone (learn the textures). Thief II will also help with this with... oh, almost gave something away. But you should have said you don't know if the rope arrow will want to kill you or not, because I can stand behind that (that is why I always need to quicksave before firing). Thief II gives you more exploration than Thief Gold did as well.

I agree about playtesting. See, why is it that a game designer should have a more solidified level (besides having extra tools, the basics should be secured though)? I know it sounds silly, but think about it. A game designer has a limited amount of time and constant pressure, worrying about "is the extra effort worth it" due to costs. There were bugs in Thief (such as in Thieves Guild), but nothing blatant (besides in Mage's Tower). A lot of people actually criticize the designers, but I see it as the opposite. Why aren't the fans doing better (apparently others think the opposite)? Spelling mistakes, grammar, misplacements, and such could be ignored if said things weren't so noticable on my FIRST playthrough. If I missed something, it must not be that bad as I didn't notice them in Thief. But when I see so many bad things, I don't know how they can be ignored.

Rope arrows are nothing to do with the levels though, it is the engine. It is a known bug that existed in Thief 1 and was apparently fixed for Thief 2 (though they have said it varies from machine to machine). Any time you fire a rope you risk flinging to the top, not grabbing the rope and dropping, or passing through the rope like it isn't there.

I have to play Level 6 then. I was happy with how level 5 went, I just am trying to work towards Thief II as well. Maybe it is due to what I grew up with, but I constantly miss certain elements of Thief II when playing Thief Gold.

Maybe I should mention a few of the bug fixes, otherwise you might expect similar results and see something different. Ignore if you wish. There are more, but these are the main ones I miss and often find complications due to almost expecting (even after constant use of Thief Gold and years without Thief II)

Rope bugs are fixed. I mentioned this before.

Flash bombs actually work right. In Thief Gold it works sometimes but othertimes has problems (never throw it directly at the guard in Thief 1). Thief 2 fixes this, plus makes it so Flash Bombs blind you.

Food heals you, similar to the fruit in Escape. Did you ever find that one out?

Objectives notify you of changes (similar to New Objective in Thief 1) You will know when an objective is complete. Secrets do something similar if I am correct.

Legs look right. The servants in Thief Gold had strange legs that were very skinny.

It is easier to cause destruction. I remember successfully blowing up metal doors with mines and fire arrows (this might not be correct).

You can use weapons when on ropes and ladders. You can swing a blackjack while in the air.

On the maps screen I think there was an area you could take notes. I remember never really using it as I believe Thief 2 is easier on people with TRBS, but it always existed.

Drop an enemy on the stairs, they plop down them. Good for dumping enemies in dark patches at the bottom without having to go down there yourself.

EDIT: Started the level. Made it to the area where you get Sequencer Charges (before the water). Seems to be the biggest fail for me yet, every time I use the weapon I injure myself. Seems rather suicidal...

Also found a rail detonator. Seems to be some kind of rocket launcher.

Finally I found my Autogun (Repeater Gun), which fires even faster! My favorite gun by far in this game!

Also, decided to stop reading forum posts. They just keep getting longer and longer, while being more and more pointless. I was expecting to find some patches or other interesting stuff, but nope. So rather than go so slow that it takes forever I am going back to just banging out missions.