First off, I'm a huge fan of The Dark Mod. I played the original Thief I and II during undergrad and Thief III during grad school. It got me through a lot of rough times and is easily my favorite video game series ever.
So, I'm going to go outside of the best 5 format here...I've kept a journal of my thoughts and ratings of 74 fan missions that I have played over the last 2 or 3 years.
My rating system was as follows:
*Not that great
**Solid
***Really Fun
****Awesome!!!
I'm not going to post which missions got * or ** because I understand these take a huge amount of time/effort to make, and I don't want to discourage anyone who tries to design these. Thank you to all authors! And thank you to the developers of The Dark Mod!!
**** Four Star Missions (listed in order of when I played them)
Builder's Influence ****
St Albans Cathedral****
Heart of Lone Salvation **** Best fan mission I have ever played
Requiem **** a work of art, some elements feel tomb raider-esque, excellent
A House of Locked Secrets **** It’s a work of art!
King of the Mountain **** awesome, escape from a prison with many guards, beautiful natural light
*** Three Star Missions (listed in order of when I played them)
Knighton Manor ***
Glenham Tower ***
Alberic's Curse *** big and terrifying
Somewhere Above the City ***
Reap what you sow *** hard but unique, (broad daylight!), good story
Betrayal *** this mission is unexpectedly huge
The Lich Queen *** Dark and interesting, lots of complexity to the mission
The Alchemist *** Has it all...plenty to explore...city streets, mansion, monsters, etc.
In the North ***
Lords and Legacy ***
Vengeance for a Thief (part III) *** huge museum + mansion to explore, lots of guards!
Ulysses – Genesis *** get to use lots of fun mines and gas mines
Ulysses 2: Protector of the Flock *** fun
Penny Dreadful 1 (Grail of Regrets) *** fun, zombies!
Penny Dreadful 2 (All the Way Up) *** fun and fairly complex/large!
The Gatehouse *** probably the funnest short mission I have played
Crystal Grave 2.1 *** medium length, fairly solitary, lots to explore, take your time to adjust the lighting
Full Moon Fever *** excellent
The Ravine *** Nice. Very Alice in Wonderlandesque. Massive, but no readables and few locks to pick
Crucible of Omens: Behind Closed Doors *** City-style mission with some small mansions
Volta 2: Cauldron of the Gods ***+ good voice acting, creepy new creatures, underground caverns, great!
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Posted · Edited by rrhanson
First off, I'm a huge fan of The Dark Mod. I played the original Thief I and II during undergrad and Thief III during grad school. It got me through a lot of rough times and is easily my favorite video game series ever.
So, I'm going to go outside of the best 5 format here...I've kept a journal of my thoughts and ratings of 74 fan missions that I have played over the last 2 or 3 years.
My rating system was as follows:
*Not that great
**Solid
***Really Fun
****Awesome!!!
I'm not going to post which missions got * or ** because I understand these take a huge amount of time/effort to make, and I don't want to discourage anyone who tries to design these. Thank you to all authors! And thank you to the developers of The Dark Mod!!
**** Four Star Missions (listed in order of when I played them)
Builder's Influence ****
St Albans Cathedral****
Heart of Lone Salvation **** Best fan mission I have ever played
Requiem **** a work of art, some elements feel tomb raider-esque, excellent
A House of Locked Secrets **** It’s a work of art!
King of the Mountain **** awesome, escape from a prison with many guards, beautiful natural light
*** Three Star Missions (listed in order of when I played them)
Knighton Manor ***
Glenham Tower ***
Alberic's Curse *** big and terrifying
Somewhere Above the City ***
Reap what you sow *** hard but unique, (broad daylight!), good story
Betrayal *** this mission is unexpectedly huge
The Lich Queen *** Dark and interesting, lots of complexity to the mission
The Alchemist *** Has it all...plenty to explore...city streets, mansion, monsters, etc.
In the North ***
Lords and Legacy ***
Vengeance for a Thief (part III) *** huge museum + mansion to explore, lots of guards!
Ulysses – Genesis *** get to use lots of fun mines and gas mines
Ulysses 2: Protector of the Flock *** fun
Penny Dreadful 1 (Grail of Regrets) *** fun, zombies!
Penny Dreadful 2 (All the Way Up) *** fun and fairly complex/large!
The Gatehouse *** probably the funnest short mission I have played
Crystal Grave 2.1 *** medium length, fairly solitary, lots to explore, take your time to adjust the lighting
Full Moon Fever *** excellent
The Ravine *** Nice. Very Alice in Wonderlandesque. Massive, but no readables and few locks to pick
Crucible of Omens: Behind Closed Doors *** City-style mission with some small mansions
Volta 2: Cauldron of the Gods ***+ good voice acting, creepy new creatures, underground caverns, great!