Fan Mission: Breaking out the Fence (17/03/2014) by Kyyrma

[kyyrma]

 

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Mission: Breaking out the Fence

Version: 1.00

Released: 17/03/2014

Theme: City

Author: kyyrma

Testing and additional content: RJFerret, Airship Ballet, Goldwell

 

Breaking out the Fence continues the story from my first FM In a Time of Need. The player once again takes the role of an anonymous Thief who is getting tangled with an organization called the League of Seafaring Merchants. This time you will be sneaking your way into an import shop down at the South Docks and getting your fence Terry out from a pinch you have indirectly got him into.

 

Prior knowledge of the story is not strictly necessary, and the level works just as well as a one shot stand-alone mission. Note that the story briefing is quite long - if you don't appreciate walls of text in your game, all the relevant information is on the last page. However if you want to set the mood and enjoy a good tale of skullduggery then give it a read.

• The difficulty level is moderate to high, and compared to my last mission it is much larger. The average play time should be around 1 - 2 hours depending on how much you decide to explore the level.
  

• You will start the level with only a blackjack, compass, spyglass and a map. You have to find the rest of your equipment while on the job. If you can't find a pair of lockpicks, remember to keep your eyes peeled for keys!
  

• The only differences between difficulty settings are the objectives, with higher difficulties requiring either a no-kill or a full ghost playthrough.
  

• Injection needles have been made a loot item, so remember to pick them up if you are going for loot completition
  

I've succumbed under peer pressure and decided to have a poll where you can rate the level, but I would really appreciate your comments as well! Please get back to me if you have any questions or critique regarding the mission.

 

Help! I'm stuck!

 

How do I find the key to the closed off area in the sewers?

 

 

There is an area with barrels, candles and a straw bed in the sewers. On the wall above there are two metal pipes and a glowing mushroom in a bottle. You can find the key beside the bottle.

 

 

Download links:

 

If the mission is not yet available from the in-game downloader, you can use the following link:

• Private mirror
  

Installation:

1. Drop breakingout.pk4 in you darkmod/fms/ folder
   
2. Run TDM and select New Mission. Breaking out the Fence should now appear on the list of downloaded missions.
   
3. Install and play.
   

Known issues:

• AI pathfinding can be slightly erratic at times
  
• Outdoors can cause performance issues on low-end hardware
  
• Sleeping AI can glitch through the bed if KO'd or killed
  
• There remain some audio issues such as pop-in and incorrect sound propagation
  

Thanks:

• My testers RJFerret and Airship Ballet for their invaluable input and help during the creation of the level
  
• Goldwell for providing his vocal talent for the characer Terry
  
• All the TDM devs for creating such a great game
  
• All the people who have answered my newbie questions at the Editor's Guild
  

Edited March 18, 2014 by kyyrma

[Kvorning]

Sweet, time to play TDM Grats on the release man!

[Kvorning]

Just finished playing it, very enjoyable FM with good atmosphere!

 

 

The web covered sewer tunnels looked great and got a few nerves to twitch when I heard spiders. Took me a few swings before I realized the smaller ones were static

 

[nbohr1more]

Congrats!

[grayman]

Congrats!

[RJFerret]

Kudos on the release...

 

I must say, having had the honor of seeing this mission develop over time, witness the depth Kyyrma invested in it, his welcoming contributions, and experience its fun myself, nevermind all its other great attributes, I'm delighted everyone else now gets to share in the enjoyment too!

 

Huzzah!

[nbohr1more]

Added a FM page and wiki entry.

 

Biker will need to add the regular TDM mirrors.

[AluminumHaste]

Another one?!?!?! WOOT!!! <3

[lost_soul]

Correct me if I'm wrong but...

 

This is the first mission for TDM where we have breakable glass! I know Doom 3 had breakable glass, but up until now all display cases and the like were shatter-proof in TDM.

 

[Goldwell]

Congrats on the release Kyyrma. Going to give this a play through tonight

[kyyrma]

Thanks guys!

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but...

This is the first mission for TDM where we have breakable glass! I know Doom 3 had breakable glass, but up until now all display cases and the like were shatter-proof in TDM.

 

 

At least I can't quickly think of many other FMs where it is used. I think the risk vs. reward element in deciding whether to cause a commotion or finding another way around is great, so hopefully this inspires more mappers to use it.

Edited March 17, 2014 by kyyrma

[Oldjim]

Another new one - this is really good news

However as I can't remember much about the previous one I will play that again first

Edited March 17, 2014 by Oldjim

[GUFF]

Pretty decent small/medium sized mission. I liked that a lot of the things are well hinted at such as the safe combination, all except for one: I couldn't finish the mission legitimately because...

[spoiler]I couldn't find the key to the locked gate in the sewers to find the body of the dead captain. The readable journal in the bar hints that the beggar took the key, but the only place where I'd think the beggar would hang out (in the weird straw bed type thing with the candles on the barrels) turned up nothing. I noclipped around and also found the area with the beggar that has the badge talked about in another readable and a "spider fetish," but also couldn't find a way into that area either.[/spoiler]


[quote name='lost_soul' timestamp='1395038477' post='340666']
Correct me if I'm wrong but...
[spoiler]This is the first mission for TDM where we have breakable glass! I know Doom 3 had breakable glass, but up until now all display cases and the like were shatter-proof in TDM.[/spoiler]
[/quote]

I remember being able to do this in another mission, I'm certain. The Alchemist, maybe?

[kyyrma]

Pretty decent small/medium sized mission. I liked that a lot of the things are well hinted at such as the safe combination, all except for one: I couldn't finish the mission legitimately because...

 

 

I couldn't find the key to the locked gate in the sewers to find the body of the dead captain. The readable journal in the bar hints that the beggar took the key, but the only place where I'd think the beggar would hang out (in the weird straw bed type thing with the candles on the barrels) turned up nothing. I noclipped around and also found the area with the beggar that has the badge talked about in another readable and a "spider fetish," but also couldn't find a way into that area either.

 

 

Unfortunate! You were right on the money with where it is hidden.

It's on top of the two pipes next to the straw bed. There is a glowing mushroom in a bottle right beside it.

 

 

I'm adding this in the OP post for future reference, because my testers also found this to be a bit too difficult.

[lowenz]

Great not-too-small-sized FM!

 

 

 

Spider-Beggar objective is Diablo 3-inspired?

 

 

[kyyrma]

Thanks!

 

 

Unfortunately my experience with Diablo ended with the second game. I assume there is a similar character in the third one? I tried looking on the Diablo wiki but I couldn't find him

 

[lowenz]

Unfortunately my experience with Diablo ended with the second game. I assume there is a similar character in the third one? I tried looking on the Diablo wiki but I couldn't find him

 

->

http://www.diablowiki.net/Crazed_Hermit

 

[kyyrma]

That's quite the coincidence, pretty cool! Maybe I should just delete my last message and say it's an intentional reference...

 

But I guess that type of character is a pretty common trope in fantasy fiction.

Edited March 17, 2014 by kyyrma

[Oldjim]

Finished on the hardest difficulty - all objectives completed including the optional one - still a lot of loot to find though

Very impressive mission overall

Regarding the sewer gate key

I have to admit that was one of the first things I found because the lighted mushroom looked interesting

 

 

Only one minor glitch and I have no idea how this happened

 

In the washroom I tried to mantle onto the dresser to have a look at the light area and I fell through it

 

 

 

Edited March 17, 2014 by Oldjim

[kyyrma]

Glad to hear the key didn't give you too much hassle! Nothing would be worse than having players drop the mission / miss out on content because of a badly placed key.

 

Regarding the glitch you found, it must be because the dresser in question is a re-sized object. It would be easy to fix, but I'll wait and see if more bugs crop up before thinking of issuing a patch.

[Deadlove]

Another one?!?!?! WOOT!!! <3

 

I know right! Four missions this month??? We're getting spoiled!

[Oldjim]

One other thing and this was annoying as I was caught out by it

 

In the shop the guards relight the light on the landing by operating the switch from the adjacent room

This is a sequence of screen shots

Waiting with the light out

 

 

Guard goes into the adjacent room and closes the door - then the light goes on

 

 

The same guard comes out into the lit room and attacks

 

 

[Bikerdude]

Game available via the in-game downloader.

[kyyrma]

One other thing and this was annoying as I was caught out by it

 

That is really weird. Possibly a wrong target on the light switch. I'll look into it, thanks.

[RJFerret]

Nope, correct target, I just checked. ;-)

 

That's curious, during testing...

...I spent a good amount of time in that room flicking that light off, but they turned it on from within. Now I just recreated that issue, and an AI even went out of the room through the door to turn it on from the wrong side of the wall! *blinks. I do see an extra visportal on that doorway, but in game r_showportals indicates it's working fine, and there's nothing preventing AI from accessing it on the correct side, very funky.

 

 

Edit: Sadly, that wasn't a solution, removing the extra had no impact.

Edited March 17, 2014 by RJFerret