Thief Podcast IAL - Looking for TDM guests

[Supremcee 19]

Hello fellow Taffers,

I haven‘t really been active on the DarkMod Forums but I’m enjoying the mod since its early days when it just came out. (I even bought doom 3 to make it run )

Some of you might know me from the inofficial Thief Podcast “Inside at Last” (check it out here or search for it on you favorite podcast app or spotify) and that’s the reason I’m posting here. I’m not so familiar with the DarkMod scene but I’m sure you guys can help me. I want to do an episode about the DarkMod and for that I need guests that are experts on that topic. Of course it would be great to have one of the original creators of TDM but also it would be great to have one or two experienced authors so we can discuss the roots and of course every aspect that TDM gives us from gameplay, technology, Original Thief comparison/pros/cons…you get the idea. So please guys let me know who would like to join our podcast as a guest or maybe you can help to get in contact with people you think are esencial. I once had contact with one of the people that are in charge of TDM but my taffing email notifications stopped the conversation before there really was any. I’d be very grateful to hear your opinions on that and to everyone who would like to participate/help making it happen. Thank you taffers!

Here is an example of how an episode "looks" like:

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You can also add me on discord: Supremcee#7159

and sorry if I maybe posted it to the wrong topic, but it seemed like the best choice

 

Edited December 8, 2020 by Supremcee

[peter_spy 1603]

Kingsal, Goldwell, and Dragofer would probably be my go-to FM creators. As for the mod staff, you can message anyone from here: https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/staff/

 

[greebo 62]

I've been involved in creating and expanding TDM up until 2012, and I've been working on DarkRadiant for the past 14 years (but DR might not be that interesting for a Thief-themed podcast). Anyway, I'm not a native speaker, and I've been focusing on the technical aspects of the mod - when it comes to game design or overall questions about what drove the team, I think Eric @Springheel or Tim @New Horizonmight be better picks. I'm definitely around if anybody has questions about the first 6 years of TDM though.

[New Horizon 524]

I'm available and would be interested in taking part.

[Bienie 424]

I will be looking forward to this episode! I've listened to a few IAL episodes and they're always enjoyable. I second peter_spy and greebo's recommendations but would probably add Grayman to the list of authors as well. I think Duzenko and cabalistic probably have a good handle on the inner workings of the mod as well.

[Supremcee 19]

10 hours ago, greebo said:

I've been involved in creating and expanding TDM up until 2012, and I've been working on DarkRadiant for the past 14 years (but DR might not be that interesting for a Thief-themed podcast). Anyway, I'm not a native speaker, and I've been focusing on the technical aspects of the mod - when it comes to game design or overall questions about what drove the team, I think Eric @Springheel or Tim @New Horizonmight be better picks. I'm definitely around if anybody has questions about the first 6 years of TDM though.

thank you for your fast reply,so you as a guest would be perfect actually, it's always the best way to experience the first steps from someone who was involved at that time. You wouldn't be the first non native english guest, me and my podcast buddy Nex are neither. So I would really appreciate your appearance.

8 hours ago, New Horizon said:

I'm available and would be interested in taking part.

Thank you, that's so great, and since greebo already recommended you for specific aspects you would also be a perfect fit

2 hours ago, Bienie said:

I will be looking forward to this episode! I've listened to a few IAL episodes and they're always enjoyable. I second peter_spy and greebo's recommendations but would probably add Grayman to the list of authors as well. I think Duzenko and cabalistic probably have a good handle on the inner workings of the mod as well.

Ok those are quite a few guys..let's see if somebody would be happy to join. by the way, I just finished your Skulduggery missions all in a row yesterday, was alot of fun! great job.

So there are alot of names already... with @New Horizonand @greebo I might the right persons from the Mod view....now to ask the mentioned authors 3 (max 4) guests would be the maximum, otherwise a enjoyable discussion is almost impossible. Just for you guys to know, this is just the planning and the final episode will take a while, you need to get 3-4 people most times from different timezones on discord at the same date/time for 2-3h. But so far it always worked somehow, I'm sure it will this time! And if you guys are not familiar with this, please check it out we had amazing guests, like SupremGhoster Klatremus, authors as: Purah, Firemage, PukeyBrunster or Orginal Thief People as Garretts Voice himself Stephen Russell or Thief GFX director Daniel Thron so you will be in great company

I'm looking forward to be in cotact with you, please add me on discord (especially @New Horizonand @greebo so we can discuss my ideas and your expectations) and if any author wants to join...please also add me there

thank you so much!

by the way,  so far I mainly used TTLG....this forum here is soooo advanced from a usability perspective

[New Horizon 524]

Sounds good.  I'm just on my way to bed here but i will add you to my Discord tomorrow.  I'm on Atlantic Standard Time by the way.

[Shadow 68]

Controversial option, but I'm thinking Bikerdude would be great for participation. Tho he is not in this forum (he is on Discord) he seems to have more high end quality mods than anyone and is still active, aka The Painters Wife.

 

[peter_spy 1603]

Biker is not on TDM Discord, he's been banned from all TDM related-sites except for the bugtracker. But all in all, the people already mentioned are much safer bets. No severe mental health problems, no superstar syndrome (and groupies to follow), etc.

Edited December 10, 2020 by peter_spy

[nbohr1more 2167]

I have been around since 2010 and am versed in the history of the mod. My main wheelhouse is taking technical developments in the TDM versions

and interpreting them for layman (to varying degrees of success).

 

That said, I am not particularly keen on being a public figure with my voice on a Podcast.

If you have technical questions or questions about the mod history I can provide some background.

[Bienie 424]

On 12/9/2020 at 8:17 PM, Supremcee said:

Ok those are quite a few guys..let's see if somebody would be happy to join. by the way, I just finished your Skulduggery missions all in a row yesterday, was alot of fun! great job.
 

Great. Glad you enjoyed the missions!

[New Horizon 524]

Have to do some shopping tonight but will try to hop in discord when I get back.

[STiFU 753]

On 12/9/2020 at 9:38 AM, greebo said:

I've been involved in creating and expanding TDM up until 2012, and I've been working on DarkRadiant for the past 14 years (but DR might not be that interesting for a Thief-themed podcast). Anyway, I'm not a native speaker, and I've been focusing on the technical aspects of the mod - when it comes to game design or overall questions about what drove the team, I think Eric @Springheel or Tim @New Horizonmight be better picks. I'm definitely around if anybody has questions about the first 6 years of TDM though.

You don't have that "Heroic Coder"-Title for nothing...

I have to say, I am really looking forward to that podcast! In my perception, TDM is the most incredible community achievement ever: The jump from mod to standalone; Continously adding new graphical features; Still being developed further even after 15 years and many faithful mappers over all those years. It's an incredible story to tell!

[demagogue 1265]

I'm looking forward to this too!

I think you've got a good set of panelists from this thread.

[AluminumHaste 1067]

This sounds pretty cool, just checked out some of your videos, very well done.

 

[Kurshok 65]

If you're doing a Thief podcast, maybe you should review some well known missions in the Thief/TDM community. What was that one Thief 2 fan mission with custom Ghouls?

[JackFarmer 482]

On 12/10/2020 at 6:23 PM, peter_spy said:

Biker is not on TDM Discord, he's been banned from all TDM related-sites except for the bugtracker. But all in all, the people already mentioned are much safer bets. No severe mental health problems, no superstar syndrome (and groupies to follow), etc.

How sad that you have to make fun of somebody else's supposed disadvantage.

[peter_spy 1603]

You should probably research the story first before making any judgements on this. Biker did a lot of bad things before he was banned, the community lost quite a few precious people thanks to him. And yet he still acts like a superstar in other places, e.g. harassing people over unfavorable reviews. And he has a big group of supporters willing to overlook everything just to get another mission to play. The least you can do is to make fun of it.

Edited December 21, 2020 by peter_spy

[JackFarmer 482]

On 12/21/2020 at 5:39 AM, peter_spy said:

The least you can do is to make fun of it.

Correct.

[Supremcee 19]

On 12/15/2020 at 11:21 PM, Kurshok said:

If you're doing a Thief podcast, maybe you should review some well known missions in the Thief/TDM community. What was that one Thief 2 fan mission with custom Ghouls?

Thanks for your suggestion but the podcast already exists for 1,5 years We meet with the FM authors if possible and discuss the creation etc. Sometimes we even have original Thief Creators or guys like klatremus who does supreme ghost runs

[D.Brown 13]

i would love to hear some map builders talking.