Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-5557418-20131202044007/@comment-3547390-20140105105213

There are a lot of broken books in these missions. It makes you appreciate when a mission exists with working books and good grammar.

The internet is just a place of bad grammar. I think texting makes it even more prominent. It is sad because a lot of the highly rated missions appear to have such spelling errors. Sometimes it is due to someone not knowing English due to living in another country. Sometimes it is just because they don't know English.

Exactly, the level to me just loses its immersiveness when such problems occur. When playing a game, you want grammar to be perfect. I am more harsh on grammar than perhaps minor mistakes in the level.

It is annoying, but you do find some trinkets. I haven't actually named them yet, perhaps I should describe them as a taste on what they are about. If you want no info about them (I tried to keep it general and spoiler free), skip the dotted section. This is the list of 2 good FMs at this point, so I need 8 more before I can even think of making a top 10. I am glad you aren't playing these until you are done with the official games, you never should play FMs without first completing the campaign due to spoilers perhaps popping up.

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So far no mission has been totally seamless. One, "Gathering at the Bar" is more of a community map that doesn't strive to emulate the original game, meaning no blackjack and an emphasis on ghosting. You play as another thief, not Garrett, trying to steal some scepters from a bar. It is otherwise pretty good due to numerous hidden easter eggs and the overall challenge of the level. This might also be one of the first uses of a window and a cutscene.

"The Library" is a very good level, but due to it being organized as level 15 (remember, Thieves' Guild didn't exist so many levels used such a format) causes the title to not be displayed. Numerous Hammerites patrol the area as you search for some book with intriguing content.

Speaking of maps, that is an interesting subject. The latest fan mission averted it by just giving you a blank page. Others couldn't get that far though and pressing the map key can crash the game. Some people will give you maps, but they are entirely useless (try reading blurry chalk lines, that is the best description for some of them). "The Library" has a clean map that should be easy to follow (though it shows more of an exterior than the interior of the buildings). "Gathering at the Bar" uses an odd style that gives the impression of being drawn by hand, which means its harder to follow but looks better.

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So, that should sum up my FM experience up to this point. Hopefully this is a turning point and they are starting to get better. Probably not based on some other recent submissions. Oh, I forgot to mention, the nightmare with the previous 2 are that they are basically key searches (aka too many keys and backtracking).

Jan 12. EDIT: Went back and eliminated one of the original 4 to make it 2. If any mentions exist in previous comments, ignore this number error. After checking the grammar of the sequel, I realized how badly written the original was (and that the name was actually a misspell). The author basically evaded initial detection due to no actual documents in-game. Another had bad glitches and though I originally debated it due to one of the OMs having glitches, I decided against it.