Introduction for myself...

[Deadlove]

Hails Taffers!

 

Deadlove here. I just wanted to take this post to introduce myself to the forum.

 

Many thanks to Broken Glass Studios and the whole TDM team for making this mod possible!

 

I am an avid T1/T2/T3 fan + player. Ever since 1998 when the demo was first released, I knew that THIEF was something very special. I've been a big enthusiast of FPS games since WOLFENSTEIN 3D, and this only compounded with the release of DOOM, which made me become addicted to playing and mastering those levels for countless hours on end.

 

I also have a deep passion for the Raven Software titles of HERETIC and HEXEN and its sequels. Most every game that has used the id Tech engines has really left a mark on me. I remember when the Dark Mod was first released with "Tears of St. Lucia" and my brother and I played through the level and were stunned at how the game was brought to life with a more modern engine. The id Tech 4 engine is still very viable, and to this day is proof with the impact that TDM has brought, and given life to the THIEF series, and stealth gameplay, taking it to an entirely new level of realism, design, and play-ability.

 

Also, I am a QUAKE purist too, as I've found that the original QUAKE from 1996 is my favourite from the series. I enjoy the the engine tweaks and the monstrous upheaval that the QII engine provided, but in the cyber Strogg warfare I miss a lot of the original twisted nightmare creatures (Shambler, Vore, Spawn) that were so unique to the first game. I don't know why id Software never followed through on making more of this world, but instead took to a space feel instead of an extra dimensional feeling. (Maybe to separate DOOM from QUAKE more?)

 

Anyway, I have my own little(big) ideas and wanted to make an introduction.

 

I'm currently replaying THIEF Gold on Expert to re-live the experience with more matured mind, as when I was first exposed I was too young to get any of the novelties, side stories that the game.

 

I'm not a programmer, map builder, scripter, but I have very good chops in the sound department. I have a degree in Audio Engineering and can make anything from the SFX / ambient / dialogue department.

 

I am learning to build with DarkRadiant, but I am below a novice with this type of thing. I can see it in my head and draw it on paper, but I've never used the Radiant Editor until now. Thanks for the YouTube tutorials + other tutorials.

 

Okay, so there's a post for the community! Thank you to all involved, and I intend to get involved myself deeper the more I learn to help be able to create and expand on this world that Looking Glass brought to life!

 

I believe that THIEF : The Dark Project is a pinnacle game in this market. I say this because it forced the player to not be able to run in blazing and killing. It required the player to NOT be found and interact with the world and learn from it without revealing yourself to the game. Much more like a book, than a movie. This is what has kept me so wrapped up in the THIEF franchise, as it plays itself out as a character in a novel and the grand architecture that the character moves throughout makes a place that is very powerful. IMMERSION into the game/storyline.

 

I'm also not one for multiplayer games. While they are fun, they are endless. I prefer a great game with driving campaign and story to further the anxiety, and get the player wound up in the world created. There were times in my younger years that after clearing out a section of a level in SS2 that I really did not want to go into the next room, in fear of the horrors that would await.

 

Okay, enough about that, but just my greeting....

 

Glad to be able to experience TDM and the way it keeps the original spirit of THIEF alive.

[Sotha]

Another Visitor… Stay A While… Staaay Forever!

 

Welcome aboard! DR isn't that hard to learn, just give the A-Z tutorial a go: http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=A_-_Z_Beginner_Full_Guide_Start_Here!

[jtr7]

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Edited February 19, 2014 by jtr7

[Lux]

Welcome! I'm pretty new here too (several months) and I'm digging in to DR as well.

 

Enjoy your stay and stay forever

[RPGista]

Indeed learning to model worlds in DR isnt that difficult, in fact the proccess can be quite fun, as you go after ideas and sketch architecture as you imagined it. Creating that dread you found in SS2 would be a good inspiration, something to strive for. Welcome and have fun.

Edited December 7, 2013 by RPGista

[Bikerdude]

Welcome.

[demagogue]

Cool. Nice to meet you.

As for new ambients, TDM is at a stage I think where there's a limit to new content for size reasons. But that doesn't count for mappers. A lot of mappers are always looking for new ambients for their own FMs. So I think there will be some demand one way or another if you make some cool ambients. My piece of advice would be, if you do make some, to put them up on Soundcloud or Youtube & then post a link here so it's easy for mappers to browse them & pick one if they like it.

[Goldwell]

Hello and welcome!

 

Very interesting post to read and a great introduction. I hope you enjoy your time here and look forward to playing a map of yours someday :-)

[Baal]

Welcome.

 

I like your taste in games, especially Hexen and Heretic. You have to rely on fan made content to get level design anywhere near as cool as this nowadays.

[TheUnbeholden]

Yes! Its nice to see that new peeps with talent willing to contribute. TDM deserves it!!