Fan Mission: Chronicles of Skulduggery 2: A Precarious Position (2019/05/04)

[Bienie]

 

Story:

 

A local Brooksdale alderman and childhood acquaintance of mine, Miles Harewell, 'happened' upon me last night down at my local tavern. Apparently, he has to defend his position on the borough council this year and suspects that his chief rival, Edric Shorditch has an ace up his sleeve.

 

He mentioned damning evidence of dealings with 'various entities of dubious legality' as he put it. Sounds like hightowne-speak for good old corruption. He needs any such evidence to disappear tonight, while he has an ironclad alibi, being invited to dinner together with Edric to a local lord's manor.

 

He also wants me to find some dirt on Edric to help turn the tables on him. Miles is a natural born politician, but he is good news for my 'profession' so I think I will have to forgive him that. Besides, with all that rampant corruption of his, I'm sure he can pay his way and then some.

 

This Edric Shorditch is the captain of the local city watch, and has made a name for himself by taking a hard stance on crime. Slipping into the city watch station and stealing indiscriminately won't be easy, but it might help undermine his approval, while also clearing Miles' name.

 

 

 

Thanks:

 

Thanks to Springheel for the creation of the handy and pretty module sets.
Thanks to my beta testers; Amadeus, Goldwell, Cambridge Spy, Boiler's_Hiss, SuaveSteve, Tafferboy and Jedi_Wannabe!

Additionally, thanks go out to the people who frequent the Newbie Dark Radiant Questions thread for always helping troubleshoot issues that arise during development. You know who you are.

 

 

Download:

 

Available in the in-game downloader, or at any of these below locations:

 

 

 

Dropbox

 

taaaki.za.net

fidcal.com

southquarter.com

 

 

 

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Hints, Tips, Walkthroughs, Spoilers(!):

 

- This mission will greatly reward those taffers who like to explore a mission thoroughly. It is possible to go directly for your objectives, but you will be missing a lot of content.
- Many windows are openable, leading to new areas or private residences.
- If an area seems hard to navigate due to patrols, chances are you can circumvent it.
- Those who like a challenge and some extra replay value owe it to themselves to visit the astronomer's office close to the starting area.

Main Objectives:

I can't find the key to Edric's office!

Gentle hint:

You will need to find the lobby safe unless playing on Rookie, which provides an alternate entry point.

Just tell me!:

The lobby safe is at the bottom of the narrow corridor by the front door of the City Watch station. Cpl Thomas, who is sleeping in the Barracks, has the key to it on his belt. Alternatively, you can enter the room through the vent system, either from the shipping company, the evidence lockup or Lt. Froste's office.

I got into Edric's office, but I can't find the cache of evidence! It's not in the evidence lockup either...

Gentle hint:

The cache is in a hidden compartment in Edric's office. The clues to it can be found in his desk.

Just tell me!:

Edric has a hidden safe behind a painting. You must frob one of the city watch statues on top of his fireplace to reveal it, and you must also use the key hidden behind the sofa next to the window in order to unlock it.

I can't find Barnaby Rawlyn's place! There are no visible entry points.

Gentle hint:

You can only enter his place by going through the second-story windows.

Just tell me!:

You will have to do a bit of climbing, or balancing along ledges. You can either mantle up on the electric lamp by the back door and enter through the window above it, or by one of the windows overlooking Periwinkle Ct. You can either climb up to the Tender Rose balcony and walk along the ledge to Rawlyn's window, or just jump up by the pile of sacks and barrels in the corner.

I don't understand where the incriminating evidence against Edric is hidden.

Gentle hint:

Rawlyn has a secret office in his house, he has written about it in his journal in the bathroom.

Just tell me!:

You will need to get the code on his bookshelf in the bedroom, then open the top-left cupboard on his desk. Enter the code and another small door will open. In here is a lever that will move the bookshelf away revealing the secret office.

I seem to be short on loot in my chosen difficulty... Any tips on where to look?

Gentle hint:

Sometimes even good thieves need to take on extra work! It's either that or carefully comb through any place you can barge into.

Just tell me!:

There is a poster board on Periwinkle Ct. that has two side missions that pay quite well for the adventurous thief who can complete them.
There are several residences and establishments that have a wide assortment of trinkets one could abscond with:
Gerald Smith claims to not have any valuables, but upon closer inspection of his desk there is quite a treasure hunt you could undertake.
The owner of the Tender Rose has some loot stored away in his secret safe. You'll find instructions on how to open it behind a small painting on his desk.
Likewise, the owner of the Brooksdale Shipping Company has a safe in his office.
There are also many secrets to discover! See the following section.

Secrets:

I found a few secrets but am struggling with the others, and I simply must catch them all!

Gentle hints:

1. The Astronomer has absent-mindedly misplaced one of his golden wine cups.
2. Another wine cup has been well hidden in the wine cellar behind the Tender Rose.
3. A patron has dropped his ring in one of the rooms in the Tender Rose.
4. Rawlyn's cook has hidden more than just a brooch in the kitchen.
5. Gerald seems to have forgotten about one hiding place in his apartment...
6. This Murdoch fellow has also taken precautions with some of his loot, check high...
7. ...and check low.
8. Someone may have dropped their purse on the ground somewhere on Heritage Square.
9. The Bakery has some fine wine hidden away.
10. It seems some poor sap met his end in the shipping company.
11. The religious fellow south of the City Watch may be hiding some goodies in an easily overlooked place.
12. Apparently Corporal Vernon gives his horses more than just carrots and apples.
13. Poor Quentin Quickfingers held out until the end, and took his secret to the grave... or did he?

Just tell me!:

1. In the astronomer's apartment above the Thieves' Highway there is a golden wine cup above the desk.
2. In the wine cellar there is a golden wine cup on top of a keg stand in the south corner, hidden behind two mugs.
3. In the south eastern room of the Tender Rose there is a ring underneath the endtable with the green vase.
4. On the wall on your right as you enter the kitchen is a rack with pots and pans. In a wicker basket is a gold cup.
5. On top of Gerald's wardrobe in the bottom floor bedroom is a gold builder symbol.
6. In Murdoch's attic (reachable from living room hatch or street window) is a gold statuette tucked into a coiled rope on a crate.
7. In Murdoch's kitchen, under the stairs is an openable crate with a gold chalice and candleholder.
8. Under the small wooden stairs leading to an unopenable door next to the flower stand on Heritage Square is a purse.
9. Hidden away in the corner of the floor under the counter at the Bakery is a gold wine bottle.
10. There is a barred crate in the shipping co. with a skeletal hand that has a ring, crouch under the stairs and weave around to the pile of crates, deep in there you will see it.
11. Follow the tunnel south of the City Watch front entrance, when you get to a barred gate take the window on your right, in the dresser by the stairs is a gold bracelet.
12. In the City Watch stables, by the far wall are two open barrels. The one with food has a partially hidden golden bottle (climb up on it to see it better).
13. In the City Watch jail, in Quentin's cell (#6), on the right hand wall is a loose brick that opens up and reveals a readable.

Discoverable Objectives:

I've got an objective to inform my fence that he is in danger, but I don't know what I need to do.

Gentle hint:

You will need to slip the note onto his desk. Look for a window that is slightly ajar around the Thieves' Highway.

Just tell me!:

You will need to take the note out of your inventory and turn it to slip it onto the desk through the slightly open window. The window is on the ground level of the small alleyway between the Smith residence and Murdoch residence, also known as "Taffer's Alley". It's north west of the starting area.

I got an objective to save "Andrew". What's that about?

Gentle hint:

Caroline's journal mentions a mysterious potion with healing powers, and that Andrew is resting in the kitchen (opposite the jail cells).

Just tell me!:

You need to unlock evidence locker IV in the evidence room and grab the green potion at the back. Now head down to the basement level and sneak in behind the cook. In the corner of the room is a table with a health potion on it. Take the health potion and drop the mysterious potion in it's place to complete the objective.

I can't figure out how to complete the side mission in Gerald Smith's place...

Gentle hint:

You will need to find his stolen paintings close to his house and drop them on the desk on the second floor.

Just tell me!:

The paintings are found under an upturned box right below his balcony, that says "Taffer's Alley". From here jump up on his balcony and go upstairs. At the end of the hallway is his desk on the left-hand side. Drop the paintings here to finish the objective.

I'm having trouble finding the workman's hammer or where to drop it to complete his objective.

Gentle hint:

The workman's hammer is found inside Brooksdale Shipping Company, which is on the south end of Scarlet Ct. The drop spot is in the little nook next to the stairs on Heritage Square.

Just tell me!:

As you enter the Brooksdale Shipping Company from Scarlet Ct. there is a workbench on your left hand-side. The hammer on this table is the item you want to pick up. Then head out on Scarlet Ct again and walk up Periwinkle St. After the tunnel on the right hand side is a set of stairs. Just drop the hammer in the little nook on your right. The money for the job spawns by the gate on Scarlet Ct. where a guard leans on the other side sometimes.

Who is Warin, and where do I have to drop his body?

Gentle hint:

Warin's apartment lies above the tunnel into Scarlet Ct. Nearby is a cart with sacks in it where he needs to be dropped.

Just tell me!:

In order to find Warin you will need to either go to Scarlet Ct. and mantle onto the cart with sacks and reach up to open the double window above it, or jump across to the gable above the bakery and enter the window on the right. Once you have knocked him out you need to drop him through his window on Scarlet Ct. and into the cart of sacks below it. The payment spawns on Periwinkle Ct. in the south end on a market stand with fireplace-related items. I recommend picking it up as soon as possible as it will remove the body, lowering the risk of the guard noticing it, which can sometimes happen.

I found a note from a dead thief in the jail, but I don't know where his stash is...

Gentle hint:

He put it on Periwinkle street near to the stairs down to Heritage Ct.

Just tell me!:

As you come up to the top of the stairs, on your right-hand side is a bunch of junk. In the back between the large crate and the pallet is a drab-looking bag, which is Quentin's stash.

 

 

 

 

Challenges:

I'm having trouble finding/killing all the rats for the "Ratter of Brooksdale" challenge!

Gentle hint:

There are 5 in total: two you have to hunt down, the others are contained in smaller areas. Think of where a rat would hide! If you find yourself low on broadhead arrows, you can stock up on more in areas where you would expect to find them.

Just tell me!:

Rats have a tendency to wander away from their spawn location when given the chance. There is one rat that spawns on Scarlet Ct. and one on Periwinkle Ct. These can end up anywhere on the main streets. The other three should be easier to find; one outside of the pub, one in the alleyway behind the Tender Rose, and one in the sewer pipes beneath the City Watch.

If you don't have enough broadhead arrows to kill the rats, you can find more in these specific locations:

 

One in the quiver at Terry's Taffin' Tools.

One in the quiver at Jeremy's Irons.

One in the quiver on the guard in the barracks.

Three in the box in the armory.

Two in the wine tote under the stairs in the City Watch cellar.

 

I've knocked out every awake person I found, but "The Sandman" challenge is not complete. What's wrong? Who am I missing?

Gentle hint:

It's easy to miss a few people who tend to sleep temporarily and wake up and patrol. There are also a few that are hard to knock out...

Just tell me!:

You will need to knock out the following people:

Orval Churche outside the pub, plus the two patrons inside.
Gerald Smith.
John Murdoch, plus the guard.
The brothel owner Randal Warde, and his guard.
Barnaby Rawlyn and his guard and cook (the guard and cook sleep intermittently and for quite a while on the lower difficulties)
All 4 City Watch guards on the streets.
All 4 City Watch guards inside the building (Lt. Froste will require a gas arrow).
Gilbert the cook in the City Watch dungeon.
Agatha Sackwell in cell 6 of the dungeon (gas her or open the door with the key in the footlocker in the barracks).
Audrey the baker.
The Brooksdale Shipping Co. owner George Blome, and his guard.
In total that is 24 people!

I'm having trouble finishing "The Completionist Challenge!"

Gentle hint:

Remember that there are many hidden objectives to complete, and finding all secrets is one of them, along with the notice boards' missions. There is one more hidden objective in the City Watch station.

Just tell me!:

You will need to complete all mandatory objectives, along with the discoverable optional ones:
-Return Gerald's stolen paintings.
-Find and deliver the workman's hammer.
-Knock out Warin and throw him in the cart beneath his apartment.
-Put the mysterious potion next to Andrew in the kitchen.
-Warn your fence of impending danger.
-Find all 13 secrets.
See the above sections of the FAQ for help on any individual objective.

Note: Due to the nature of the Expert objective to not get spotted, you are allowed to fail it without it failing this challenge.

 

 

 

 

I'm not able to find all of the loot for the "Gold Fever" challenge! Is there a loot list I can use to check what I am missing?

Certainly, you will find it on the Dark Mod wiki page for this mission.

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimers, Player Information.

This mission is free of spiders, undead or other outright horror elements.

There are some fairly direct implications of prostitution, but no nudity or coarse descriptive language. Sensitive players can safely avoid The Tender Rose area marked by red streetlights.

There is mention of drug use in some readables that are mission critical, along with the usual widespread alcoholism.

 

Thank you for playing! What did you think of the mission? I look forward to your honest feedback!

Edited May 5, 2019 by Bienie

[peispud]

So far I'm really enjoying this. Thank you :-)

[JackFarmer]

Hello Bienie,

 

Congrats on the release, very cool atmosphere!

 

You are releasing new missions at a breakneck pace.

 

Thus I came to the conclusion that you are a machine desgined for mapping!

 

Jack

[Bienie]

Hello Bienie,

 

Congrats on the release, very cool atmosphere!

 

You are releasing new missions at a breakneck pace.

 

Thus I came to the conclusion that you are a machine desgined for mapping!

 

Jack

Error 404, response not found. ^^

Edited May 4, 2019 by Bienie

[nbohr1more]

Mission is up on the mirrors and should be available for the in-game downloader.

[JackFarmer]

Hello Bienie,

 

Update:

 

 

 

 

Not only the atmosphere is cool, I really like the combination of both vertical and horizontal movement. This really feels like in a crowded, little city.

 

You have added a lots of details (especially the columns in the rooms look great) and your placement of core assets is very fitting. Well, “fitting” is the wrong word. Your placement of assets feels...”natural”, yeah, that’s it.

 

And you've got swinging laundry and lots of these (how you call that) "light rays through windows" (you know what I mean) with dust particles swirling around. I have to look into you map to see how you did that. Used it twice in HHI, but it looked not convincing.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion: I think it is time that I come for your computer to have it smashed. I can't allow another AAA mapper here with all the other great authors already working here.

 

Thank you again for this mission!

 

Jack

Edited May 4, 2019 by JackFarmer

[Petike the Taffer]

Congratulations to the release.

 

This year's spring seems really fertile for new releases.

[Bienie]

Hello Bienie,

 

Update:

 

 

 

 

Not only the atmosphere is cool, I really like the combination of both vertical and horizontal movement. This really feels like in a crowded, little city.

 

You have added a lots of details (especially the columns in the rooms look great) and your placement of core assets is very fitting. Well, “fitting” is the wrong word. Your placement of assets feels...”natural”, yeah, that’s it.

 

And you've got swinging laundry and lots of these (how you call that) "light rays through windows" (you know what I mean) with dust particles swirling around. I have to look into you map to see how you did that. Used it twice in HHI, but it looked not convincing.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion: I think it is time that I come for your computer to have it smashed. I can't allow another AAA mapper here with all the other great authors already working here.

 

Thank you again for this mission!

 

Jack

 

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it. You can accomplish quite a lot with stock assets, and just adding a few hand-built bits and bobs here and there (the god rays are a stock asset by the way!). Though I think for the final installment of CoS I'm going to be adding a lot more brushwork buildings and such, being set in a different town where the current module set we have doesn't fit in. I'm not going to rush it too much though, and have at least one non-CoS mission lined up before it.

[JackFarmer]

 

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it. You can accomplish quite a lot with stock assets, and just adding a few hand-built bits and bobs here and there (the god rays are a stock asset by the way!). Though I think for the final installment of CoS I'm going to be adding a lot more brushwork buildings and such, being set in a different town where the current module set we have doesn't fit in. I'm not going to rush it too much though, and have at least one non-CoS mission lined up before it.

 

Stock? Oh babe, oh babe, oh babe, I have to check this with respect to your map design.

Thanks for the hint!

 

Jack

[Gerberox]

It's a very complex location, I like it. Maybe there are a bit too much ingame hints on master level, otherwise it's an excellent mission. Thanks.

 

Edit: I mean too much hints about unimportant loot. For example that long list near the start.

Edited May 4, 2019 by Gerberox

[peispud]

I'm really really enjoying this mission. I think it's perfect :-)

[Bienie]

I'm really really enjoying this mission. I think it's perfect :-)

 

Perfect? wow, thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[Kerry000]

Bienie, this mission is fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to create it. I've been looking forward to CoS2 ever since I played Pearls and Swine.

 

This map is full of everything I love about Thief/Dark Mod; lots of little hideaways to explore, multiple points of entry to your objectives (I found 5 ways to enter the watch house), hidden loot all over the place, and it's all very atmospheric.

 

The detail you've put into everything is also great and your sense of scale is spot on.

 

I found 4351 loot and 9 secrets, as well as finishing the "ratter" challenge.

 

I encountered just a few issues:

 

 

 

 

1) After dumping Warin's unconscious body in the cart and then collecting the reward, the objective later unchecked in the objectives screen as though I had not completed it. So I went back to the cart to see if the body had fallen off or something, and it was gone. So I couldn't "complete" the objective even though I had already done so. But it's no big deal, just thought you should know.

 

2) There was an extra rat in my playthrough, for just a brief moment. I killed 5 rats (tavern courtyard, alley where the guy pees on the other guy, under the tree, near the stairs by the baker, and in the sewer) and then, when I entered the watch house, there was a sixth rat in the passage on the ground floor. He ran towards the stairway door and I chased after him, but when I went through the door he was gone. Again, it was no big deal.

 

3) I could not get into cell 5 because the prostitute was always in the way. Is knocking her out the only way to get in there? I didn't want to knock her out because I like ghosting these missions.

 

 

 

 

Hey, what happened to...

 

 

 

 

...the assassin/bird-man from Pearls and Swine who leaves a white feather on the doorsteps of his victims? I was expecting a continuation of the story in CoS2. I saw that Jackablade was mentioned, but not the feather guy.

 

 

 

 

Thanks again for this awesome FM. I had a great time exploring everywhere.

[Bienie]

Bienie, this mission is fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to create it. I've been looking forward to CoS2 ever since I played Pearls and Swine.

 

This map is full of everything I love about Thief/Dark Mod; lots of little hideaways to explore, multiple points of entry to your objectives (I found 5 ways to enter the watch house), hidden loot all over the place, and it's all very atmospheric.

 

The detail you've put into everything is also great and your sense of scale is spot on.

 

I found 4351 loot and 9 secrets, as well as finishing the "ratter" challenge.

 

I encountered just a few issues:

 

 

 

 

1) After dumping Warin's unconscious body in the cart and then collecting the reward, the objective later unchecked in the objectives screen as though I had not completed it. So I went back to the cart to see if the body had fallen off or something, and it was gone. So I couldn't "complete" the objective even though I had already done so. But it's no big deal, just thought you should know.

 

2) There was an extra rat in my playthrough, for just a brief moment. I killed 5 rats (tavern courtyard, alley where the guy pees on the other guy, under the tree, near the stairs by the baker, and in the sewer) and then, when I entered the watch house, there was a sixth rat in the passage on the ground floor. He ran towards the stairway door and I chased after him, but when I went through the door he was gone. Again, it was no big deal.

 

3) I could not get into cell 5 because the prostitute was always in the way. Is knocking her out the only way to get in there? I didn't want to knock her out because I like ghosting these missions.

 

 

 

 

Hey, what happened to...

 

 

 

 

...the assassin/bird-man from Pearls and Swine who leaves a white feather on the doorsteps of his victims? I was expecting a continuation of the story in CoS2. I saw that Jackablade was mentioned, but not the feather guy.

 

 

 

 

Thanks again for this awesome FM. I had a great time exploring everywhere.

 

Thank you for the shining review!

 

It sure sounds like you took your time and explored the mission fully. I had to pause for a second when you said you found 5 ways to enter the watch, count them in my head and remembered that, in fact, yes there are 5 ways to get in haha.

As for the issues you mentioned:

 

 

1) That is very strange that the objective unchecked itself. The only thing I can think is that his body somehow fell off the cart as you were going to pick up the reward. Did you notice if the guards were alerted when you returned? The body disappearing is intentional, it's teleported away when the player picks up the cash, to simulate that the guy's associates came and picked him up. I guess there is a way to break it then, since the money spawns when Warin is laid on the cart, but it becomes incompletable if he's moved off and then teleported away.

 

2) A sixth rat showing up in the watch and then disappearing into thin air? Wow that is an insane bug. There are only 5 rats in the mission, I assure you. Maybe one of them came back from the dead to taunt you!

 

3) Yes she is in the way. There's nothing behind her aside from a bed though. I wanted her to be standing close to the bars because I think it's funny how she interacts with the guard that comes in there. Originally I had meant to leave cell 5 impossible to open because of that, but then when I introduced the Mr. Sandman challenge I felt it was silly to force the player to use a gas arrow on her through the bars so I added the key. It's still kind of a pain though, cause it's hard to knock her out, the blackjack tends to hit the archway above her. Maybe I could have gotten away with putting her a few feet further into her cell, but I just thought it looked funny that she basically had her face pressed up to the bars when trying to tempt the guard.

 

As for The Raven, that's a good catch he is indeed not in the mission. Though the player does get informed that he is the next target towards the end of the mission, which is kind of the continuation of that story arc. In retrospect that would have been the perfect time to have him show up high on some roof somewhere eyeing the player. I will definitely try to work him in to the final mission (that I'm already starting to block out).

 

 

[Kerry000]

 

Thank you for the shining review!

 

It sure sounds like you took your time and explored the mission fully. I had to pause for a second when you said you found 5 ways to enter the watch, count them in my head and remembered that, in fact, yes there are 5 ways to get in haha.

As for the issues you mentioned:

 

 

1) That is very strange that the objective unchecked itself. The only thing I can think is that his body somehow fell off the cart as you were going to pick up the reward. Did you notice if the guards were alerted when you returned? The body disappearing is intentional, it's teleported away when the player picks up the cash, to simulate that the guy's associates came and picked him up. I guess there is a way to break it then, since the money spawns when Warin is laid on the cart, but it becomes incompletable if he's moved off and then teleported away.

 

2) A sixth rat showing up in the watch and then disappearing into thin air? Wow that is an insane bug. There are only 5 rats in the mission, I assure you. Maybe one of them came back from the dead to taunt you!

 

3) Yes she is in the way. There's nothing behind her aside from a bed though. I wanted her to be standing close to the bars because I think it's funny how she interacts with the guard that comes in there. Originally I had meant to leave cell 5 impossible to open because of that, but then when I introduced the Mr. Sandman challenge I felt it was silly to force the player to use a gas arrow on her through the bars so I added the key. It's still kind of a pain though, cause it's hard to knock her out, the blackjack tends to hit the archway above her. Maybe I could have gotten away with putting her a few feet further into her cell, but I just thought it looked funny that she basically had her face pressed up to the bars when trying to tempt the guard.

 

As for The Raven, that's a good catch he is indeed not in the mission. Though the player does get informed that he is the next target towards the end of the mission, which is kind of the continuation of that story arc. In retrospect that would have been the perfect time to have him show up high on some roof somewhere eyeing the player. I will definitely try to work him in to the final mission (that I'm already starting to block out).

 

 

 

Ah, now that you mention it...

 

 

 

 

...I did see the note regarding "The Raven", but I didn't associate it with the assassin. I had forgotten that's what he was called.

 

 

 

 

Regarding what you've said about the issues:

 

 

 

 

1) What happened was that I placed Warin on the cart and got the "Objective Complete" chime, then I went and collected the money from the fireplace merchant. Then, shortly after, when I checked my Objective's screen, I saw that the Warin mission was not marked as complete. The box was unchecked. I'm not sure how to duplicate it. The guards were not alerted and they were still walking around with their swords sheathed etc.

 

2) I'm wondering if the sewer rat did not accidentally clip through into the watch building before I killed it? I definitely saw a rat in there, but maybe it was the same rat. A weird bug, though. Ghost rat.

 

3) Isn't the loose brick in cell 5 where the prostitute is? I did not find that secret during my playthrough, only read about it in your spoilers (above) after I finished the mission. You said the secret is in cell 5, which is where the prostitute is, or was that a typo? That's why I was wondering how to get around her.

 

 

 

 

I'm real glad to hear that you've started on CoS3! I can't wait to play it.

 

Thanks again, and please keep up the great work. These kinds of highly detailed environments are the best

[Bienie]

 

Ah, now that you mention it...

 

 

 

 

...I did see the note regarding "The Raven", but I didn't associate it with the assassin. I had forgotten that's what he was called.

 

 

 

 

Regarding what you've said about the issues:

 

 

 

 

1) What happened was that I placed Warin on the cart and got the "Objective Complete" chime, then I went and collected the money from the fireplace merchant. Then, shortly after, when I checked my Objective's screen, I saw that the Warin mission was not marked as complete. The box was unchecked. I'm not sure how to duplicate it. The guards were not alerted and they were still walking around with their swords sheathed etc.

 

2) I'm wondering if the sewer rat did not accidentally clip through into the watch building before I killed it? I definitely saw a rat in there, but maybe it was the same rat. A weird bug, though. Ghost rat.

 

3) Isn't the loose brick in cell 5 where the prostitute is? I did not find that secret during my playthrough, only read about it in your spoilers (above) after I finished the mission. You said the secret is in cell 5, which is where the prostitute is, or was that a typo? That's why I was wondering how to get around her.

 

 

 

 

I'm real glad to hear that you've started on CoS3! I can't wait to play it.

 

Thanks again, and please keep up the great work. These kinds of highly detailed environments are the best

 

 

 

Yes it's the readable that you get an objective to hand it to your fence at the end, that is going to play a direct role in the events of CoS 3, foreshadowing if you will.

 

It does sound familiar now that you describe it, I think that same bug happened to me during play test, but I couldn't reproduce it.

You are correct about the hint FAQ above, I did make a typo. It's of course supposed to say cell #6, I've changed it now, thanks for telling me.

 

 

I will certainly keep up the work! I've got a kind of experimental project in mind next, but I will work on it alongside CoS3.

[Shadow]

Sweet mission! I'm still going thru it but came up with 2 issues that I can't get around...

 

 

So far I've found 2 metal chests that I could open, but could not frob any of the loot in either. One was behind a painting, the other was in the room above a warehouse guarded by a bald guy. Not sure if it has anything to do with ver 2,07/32 bit but thought I'd throw that in there.

 

 

Otherwise super fun mission so far!

[Bienie]

Sweet mission! I'm still going thru it but came up with 2 issues that I can't get around...

 

 

So far I've found 2 metal chests that I could open, but could not frob any of the loot in either. One was behind a painting, the other was in the room above a warehouse guarded by a bald guy. Not sure if it has anything to do with ver 2,07/32 bit but thought I'd throw that in there.

 

 

Otherwise super fun mission so far!

Glad you are enjoying the mission!

 

About your problems, it's pretty strange that the shipping company safe is having frob problems. Sometimes if you hit the book in the brothel twice in quick succession it can cause the loot to become unfrobbable. But a standard safe shouldn't have this problem. Have you tried to open the one in the the watch lobby yet? If you have trouble there as well I would lean towards it being a bug on your end, otherwise try to open and close them a few times as that can help with that.

 

[raymeld]

Daft question , but can someone more enlightened than me let me have some information.

During this mission I havent been able to pick up unconscious bodies to turn them over/ carry them away to hide.Ive been into settings but cant see which action to change.I dont play very often now , but before the latest incarnation I think this used to be done with the U key? Which setting if any so I have to change to do this action again? Is there a reset button to put all controls back to their original settings? Thank you for any help.

[Bienie]

Daft question , but can someone more enlightened than me let me have some information.

During this mission I havent been able to pick up unconscious bodies to turn them over/ carry them away to hide.Ive been into settings but cant see which action to change.I dont play very often now , but before the latest incarnation I think this used to be done with the U key? Which setting if any so I have to change to do this action again? Is there a reset button to put all controls back to their original settings? Thank you for any help.

 

Somewhat counter-intuitively it is the use inventory item button, which defaults to Tab I believe. So frob the body then hit tab (or your use inv. item key) to shoulder it.

[raymeld]

Thank you , will try it!

[Shadow]

This actually worked. Thank you! Man that

LAVA everywhere on the ground

really makes you think how to navigate around!

 

 

Glad you are enjoying the mission!

About your problems, it's pretty strange that the shipping company safe is having frob problems. Sometimes if you hit the book in the brothel twice in quick succession it can cause the loot to become unfrobbable. But a standard safe shouldn't have this problem. Have you tried to open the one in the the watch lobby yet? If you have trouble there as well I would lean towards it being a bug on your end, otherwise try to open and close them a few times as that can help with that.

 

[Bienie]

This actually worked. Thank you! Man that

LAVA everywhere on the ground

really makes you think how to navigate around!

 

 

 

Glad you got it sorted out, it's kind of an engine weakness with TDM, but if you can recognize the bug usually you can solve it with some extra frobs.

 

You found the lava challenge huh? ^^ Yes I came up with the idea when I realized you can do almost everything in this mission without setting foot on the street itself, and just ran with it from there!

 

[kano]

This mission gave me a good laugh...

 

 

I came out of a building onto a rooftop and I heard the voice of a Benny guard die. At first I thought this was a glitch, as I didn't kill anyone or do anything. But then I heard the Kano voice, (my nickname for the thug), say his trademark finishing line "Now I'm gonna piss on ya'". And then I heard him do it!. I wasn't expecting him to make good on his threat!

 

 

And yes, that's where I got this name from. And... I don't think anyone else in the game says that line.

Edited May 7, 2019 by kano

[AluminumHaste]

OMG I had to stop playing just to post.

 

The floor is lava omfg, best mission ever.

 

And I can appreciate the Dark City reference, great movie.