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Here's an idea to tinker with. Most NPC would try to lure the player out in the open with their lights and candles. What if mages join the player in the shadows by turning invisible. Now the player has to proceed blindfolded. There could be degrees of invisibility depending on certain factors.

Okay. Dunno what I'd do without you, Fidcal. I'd probably still be with that dude up in the woods playing banjos.

Medallions with some sort of occult symbol, saying watch out for this one.

"Yeah, here's a magic spell for 'ya!" You have a point, certainly. I'm just wishing for a couple of less potent mages as well.

Any quick way to temporarily hide the lightgem while recording gameplay or taking screenshots?

I'm not sure how much I'd like a strong magical presence in a thief-inspired universe either. Magic should sort of hover in the horizon and stay there to be rarely seen. How would the player thwart a light casting spell? A torch you can put out, but magic. Mages should have some extra "powers", yes, but should primarily be depicted as strong intellects in my book. I'd vote for the inclusion of powerful spellcasters for those who want that, and simple mages for those who'd like a more toned down magical presence. At least not have it be a standard behaviour to wield their shiny staffs at the first sign of trouble.

That's ok. I don't even know myself half the time. Thanks.

*SHOUTS*

A little visual explanation...

I used storm_clouds / thunderclouds, which I just noticed doesen't have the skybox_ prefix. Perhaps they are meant for other things? But then mountain_sunset doesn't either, but that one works. The line seems to start at the ambient light and goes straight into the ground. No leaks, because other skybox textures work with no other modifications to the scene.

Had an idea of making some short video sequences that people could edit together with their own stuff to make a briefing etc. Sometimes you just need a little extra footage to patch it up. Visual consistency may be achieved with applying various effects for instance (sepia toning/ film grain etc). Don't know if it's useful or not, (I read about the ROQ format, seems a little tricky to me) but whatever... They're going to need to be converted as I'm not ready to touch the ROQ format with a six feet pole yet. I'm very open for ideas here... If anyone's in need of something specific, or has an idea for a cool sequence, please speak your mind. The first one can be found here: http://oceanarts.net...ame-stuff/thief

I'll follow that and see what happens. Thanks.

Maybe sometimes the AI is recycled, instead of being a separate entity... Two models, but same AI- same reactions:wacko: Yes... I know, get out more often.

Not using Linux, and no prefabs. But it occured to me that I might have screwed up... The dromed way. Thinking a skybox is just a skybox textured room. It isn't is it? But that shouldn't make some work and some not. The leak just disappears into thin air, by the way.

Good stuff!

Is there a reason that some skybox textures seem to produce leak errors and some do not? Anything I can do differently?

This is looking awesome if you ask me. Come to think of it... it looks awesome even if you don't ask me.

Fractional Reserve Banking. I bet most of the world's issues can be traced back to this phenomenon. There's only room for very few at the top of the pyramid. A system tailor made for slavery and eternal debt. And a genious scheme to keep the people in leashes, too occupied to make the ends meet to stop and ask questions, to make demands. I always think of how prevelieged and lucky I am to have all these tools at my disposal to be able to work creatively and realize my own puny self. And also know that some kid might have perished in a mine somewhere excavating the minerals in my pc, camera or whatever. It's humbling. And it's so hard to live by ideals in todays world, no matter how hard you try. You want to succeed for yourself, of course. You need to take care of your family. Pay the bills, put food on the table. But knowing that somebody will have to suffer in order for that to happen makes it unbearable sometimes. You can't think about it. It's an impossible situation. Fractional Reserve Banking keeps this survival of the fittest mentality alive, when in reality there should be room and opportunity enough for everyone. But not for long. Soon there we will start feeding on eachother, because there are too many of us on too little space. People in distress will procreate, it increases the chances of the species/families/the individuals dna's survival. In the end, however, it will not. So, perhaps war, famine, diseases and natural disasters are a blessing in disguise. Yes, there is truth in the statement that money is the root of all evil. It has become another external god to worship.

I don't care what's in anyones luggage, man. As long as they don't molest children and shit, in which case they should be brutaly deprived of every physical evidence that they were once human beings and left hanging for the vulchers. What about the folks out there that live with severe pain on a daily basis, after wars, accidents etc. and suddenly don't get their medication anymore for whatever reason, or the meds wont work anymore? Of course, they'll resort to illegal means to obtain just a moment of peace. I've no problem understanding that. I'm not saying that's the case here- I don't know, but I wouldn't cut anyones arm off because of their history unless I've been there with them.

There are so many talented and resourceful people out there. Some waste their chances, but some just never get a break. Some are weighed down by their fears and choose to stay down too tired to fight, some charge forth with false courage that shines through and break the spell. Some make it. And it is always nice to witness when it happens.

Nice work. I find animation extremely difficult, whether it's digital or on paper. Impressive, indeed.

A small pack of general pain/dying sounds. Might work for any number of characters. This is one that will be regularly updated with new content, so be sure to check back at: http://oceanarts.net...ame-stuff/thief for news. The actual download: http://oceanarts.net...dio/GenPain.zip

Nice.

I wish that someday I too will speak your tongue, coder people. I hail thee. I know this rather cool routine, though: 5 Rem *** rather cool routine *** 10 print"happy new year" 20 goto 10 and it was even better as I recall if you added a semicolon to the end of the first line.

Yes, that's a bit unclear- sorry. I'll get that sorted out. For now: You may download and use the material in any way you like. You may make necessary edits to suit your own work. All free of any current or future fee. All I require is credit for my work. Although I write this stuff for my own ideas, I try to get as much as I can out there as soon as I regard them completed. If they're as good as you say then it'd be a shame if noone could ever use them because I never released my own mission for whatever reason. Thanks for your interest. It's much appreciated. EDIT: I've updated the page with an appropriate cc license.