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LEGION

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Yes, Dark Metal.

 

I heard first of it when I installed 'GarrettLoader', the newer replacement for the Darkloader FM-installer. This thing even supports the DarkMod itself. And it tells me about Dark Metal to be a heavy Mod for Thief 2, but nothing more. As I googled it, there was only a thread on TTLG (dated in 2005) that leads me to the (great) Enhancement Pack by NamelessVoice.

In google I saw the description for it: a DromEd-mod that enables Thief 1 FMs to be played in Thief 2 or something. Can´t find it anymore, but there wasn´t something useful behind the google-link.

So I wondered if someone here does know more about it?

 

As I played a couple of weeks ago after a long time Thief 2 with all the great fan-made updates that are around I often thought that it would be so cool to play the whole Thief 1 in Thief 2! The looks and lighting would be so improved! And this new Skypatch for Thief 2. And what I 'heard' about 'Dark Metal' seems to be exactly what I dreamed about. But I can´t find it. But if the GarrettLoader supports it, so I assume it is out there and ready?

 

 

BTW: I´m still waiting for my Activation at TTLG-forums. It´s two months now or even three. Don´t know whats wrong. I tried two times before one year ago. Nothing happened too. But last year I saw Activation-mails, but they arrived half a year later as I don´t used my old Email-account and then I tried them they were outdated. Why does it take so long? Someone here who knows?

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Dark Metal was never released as the author moved and didn't have the time anymore to complete it. It was to be a collection of extra assets for level builders much like Dromed Deluxe by the same guy, so no, you couldn't use it to play T1 missions with T2 or anything -- but the collection would have the T1 assets available, along with a lot of new textures, models (burrick riders!) and similar stuff. Dromed Deluxe was a tremendous help for me (especially since I always wanted to build levels in the T1 style), so I am sure Dark Metal would have been even better.

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Dark Metal was a very ambitious project. The general look of it was a little to "clean" and bright for my taste. But even with that, there would have been tons of great assets that would have been fun to use. I also really appreciated Dromed Deluxe so had faith that this project would be every bit as cool.

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