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Friday, June 18, 2004 |
Deadly Shadows Patch Available! - 3:53:54 PM - Dave |
Catsclaw dropped into our forums to say that the first patch for Thief Deadly Shadows is now available! This patch fixes the bug that reverts the AI to Normal difficulty on loading a savegame. |
Avault Review TDS - 4.5/5 - 1:23:48 AM - Dave |
Another day, another review. This time from Avault who liked the game a lot, giving it four and a half stars out of five! They had this to say as a conclusion Thief: Deadly Shadows lives up mightily to the legendary Thief franchise. While it doesn’t set any brave new standards, it maintains all the things that made Thief great in the first place. Even though some of Ion’s design decisions, like the removal of the rope arrow and the inclusion of the third-person camera, will disappoint purists, it would be difficult for anyone to deny what a splendid experience this release is. Deadly Shadows is truly stealth action at its current zenith. |
Monday, June 14, 2004 |
Four New TDS Reviews - 12:28:38 PM - Dave |
We have four new reviews for Thief: Deadly Shadows.
The first is a german review courtesy of Yiya.de. Might want to grab a translator for this one. FourFatChicks is up next with a fairly long review. They liked the game and gave it a gold star! Kris dropped us a line to say that Ars have their review up. Please be aware that this review does contain spoilers, or so I am told. You have been warned! Last, but not least, DaveAngel spotted a review of TDS by Penny Arcade's Tycho. He liked the game and had this to say: I used third person to bleed off the tension in a level about three quarters of the way through the game, I don't want to give anything away, so I won't name it. But let me tell you that I was desperate with terror on more than one occasion, and I could not bear to be in first person mode. Name the last game where that happened.Phew! |
Saturday, June 12, 2004 |
Two FMs: TTGM and Just Friends - 10:29:00 PM - Jenesis |
The storyline of The Trickster's Gem Mine continues with two new missions from belboz, and a new one starts with bassmanret's Just Friends, Part 1.
Many thanks for the hard work, you two :)
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TDS Review at TomsHardware - 10:24:08 AM - Dave |
TomsHardware.com have posted their review of Thief: Deadly Shadows, all in all they think its a really good game with a few minor faults. Here's a snippet
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Hidden Arrows in Thief III! - 9:59:12 AM - Dave |
Friday, June 11, 2004 |
FM Author Spotlight: Darkarrow - 11:29:12 PM - Dan |
After taking a break to sleep for a few days (that's right, I've slept non-stop for the past 72 hours) I'm back with the next FM author spotlight, Darkarrow.
My first fm try was Visiting Durant's mansion. With no planning, bad gridsnapping and no actual story the level never saw the light of day. And that is only a good thing. It did have some good points in it and I have it uploaded in my site if anyone wants to take a look. Currently I have all my projects on hold until I get to play Thief 3. After I get to play it through a couple of times, I'll return and continue working on my Ghost House project, unless they release the editor for Thief 3 (in which case I will redo the project in there).Thanks for your support, Darkarrow! Next in line is Eepcat! |
UK/USA T3 Packaging Differences - 12:53:22 PM - Dave |
Well, being the nut that I am I ordered a copy of Thief 3 from DVDBoxOffice.com back in February because I wanted it on time and another copy from Play.com, because it was cheap and I wanted the game on DVD in the first place. My UK copy arrived today and there are some differences, the US version has a nicer box, with a flap that has some cool artwork on it while the UK version has a much nicer manual, in full colour and in a Thief-ier style than the US manual. You can see some comparison photos and comment on the differences, if you feel so inclined, in this thread on our forums. |
Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
A Patch is Coming! - 5:02:29 PM - Dave |
Avault are reporting that Eidos has confirmed the existence of the Thief 3 A.I. bug mentioned in this report. A public relations representative for the company told the Adrenaline Vault a patch for the PC version will be made available "soon." No word on an Xbox update.Sounds good to me! |
Tuesday, June 08, 2004 |
A Patch Coming? - 11:52:46 AM - Dan |
There's a bit of a hint on the ION Storm boards that we may be getting a fix for the difficulty level bug. Hopefully once they've investigated it, it means that a patch or fix will be coming...
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Monday, June 07, 2004 |
FM Author Spotlight: Spitter - 2:51:55 PM - Dan |
Today's FM Author Spotlight is of Spitter! Author of Geller's Pride, Hightowne Museum, and Breaking & Entering:
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Thief: Not-So Deadly Shadows - 5:43:59 AM - Dan |
There seems to be a huge consensus amongst Thief: DS players that the difficulty bug in the game is real and probably won't be going away with any user-tweaks that can be thought of. Just to give a heads-up to those who haven't seen this thread, the bug is thus:
No matter what difficulty level you set it to, as soon as you load a saved game, or enter a mission partition you've already visited, the difficulty level of the AI gets reset to Normal... so if you've been playing the game on Expert all this time, though you've had the expert loot objectives, the AI settings have been set to normal. At the moment all we can do is hope and pray that there's someone still at ION Storm who can make a patch for this bug, and that eidos will allow them to do so. Otherwise, we may have to go through this site and change every mention of the game's title to something like... Thief: Easy Shadows... or Thief: Cozy Shadows.
At least now I can gloat over the fact that I've only played two missions of the game (plus spent a few hours in The City), due to lack of time and dedication to working on the website. I feel bad for those of you who've already played the game, while fretting over how easy it was. I've decided to stop playing altogether until either a patch has been released for it, or it becomes clear that there will never be a patch. I enjoyed the two missions I played a great deal, but I definitely think I would have enjoyed them more if I had actually been playing on expert like I thought I had been.
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Sunday, June 06, 2004 |
Three New FMs - 7:58:43 PM - Jenesis |
Quietly, perhaps stealthily, FM authors continue to work behind the excitement over Deadly Shadows. Three new FMs are thus ready for your perusal and enjoyment. Revenge and camels are the order of the day. Istvan Varga sees Garrett take revenge against a nobleman in Out For Revenge. Although it is a T2 mission, Istvan delved into the Thief 1 textures to get the right feel. McLeod's Revenge is a short mission by Oldweird, the elder brother of Randy Smith. Lastly, Louve has produced A Wonderful Reception, a joke FM made as a birthday present. Yes, it involves a camel.
Many thanks to all of you for you efforts!
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Saturday, June 05, 2004 |
Thief: DS Walkthrough in Production - 3:51:34 PM - Dan |
Absynthe sent word that his Thief: DS Walkthrough has begun to go online. Given that I have not finished the game yet, I won't touch any walkthroughs with a ten foot pole, so I can't comment on the quality of a link I have not clicked. :)
Thanks, Absynthe!
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FM Author Spotlight: Kung Fu Gecko - 10:45:20 AM - Dan |
Today's FM Author Spotlight is of the creator of several classic FMs, Kung Fu Gecko.
Give us a brief summary of all the FMs you've completed to date.Thanks for contributing, KFGecko! Remember, anyone who has released any FM can submit for a spotlight, and it's very easy to do so. Keep 'em coming! The next spotlighted author shall be Spitter! |
Friday, June 04, 2004 |
Filefront TDS Review - 3/5 - 2:19:28 PM - Dan |
A review of Deadly Shadows has been posted on FileFront. The score is a mediocre 3/5, but the reviewer does a good job of qualifying their bias against the game stating that they wished for the option to play the game with a strong emphasis on combat.
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Thief 3 Tweaker Release - 12:02:05 PM - Dan |
The first iteration of the Thief 3 Tweaker (called 1.0, though it's far from finished) has been posted online for feedback and testing purposes. Point your browser to this thread here for download links, information, and feedback. Feedback is very important at this stage, both for increased user-friendliness of the application, and to spot any problems with it.
And the same as before goes for this too: this file is not supported by ION Storm or TTLG, use at your own risk, etc. And let's not forget to give a hearty thank you for the folks on all three Thief fora (TTLG, Eidos, ION) for coming up with all of these tweaks, and for gazchap for coding up the application.
Edit: The file has been updated to 1.1, but this new version only contains more advanced error reporting, to help gazchap fix problems people are having. |
Highres Garrett Face Texture - 11:40:42 AM - Dan |
This is the first textural enhancement for Thief 3 I have seen so far, but if DX2 was any indication, it will be far from the last. It was created by zmikez (from the ION boards) and is extremely detailed; maybe TOO detailed!
Drop by this thread at the TTLG forums for the file, a screenshot, and installation instructions. This patch is in no way supported by ION Storm or TTLG. Use at your own risk.
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Thursday, June 03, 2004 |
FM Author Spotlight: Sharga - 10:55:33 PM - Dan |
Today's FM Author Spotlight is Sharga!
Give us a brief summary of all your currently released missions.Thanks for contributing, Sharga! Additionally, Gingerbread Man's spotlight has been updated with two screenshots of his work in the Unreal Engine. Next up for the spotlight will be Kung Fu Gecko. Keep an eye out for that tomorrow or Saturday. |
Game Depot Reviews T3 - 4.5 - 11:03:46 AM - Dan |
Gamers Depot has reviewed Thief Deadly Shadows with a score of 4.5
So yeah—graphically, we give this game a solid score—there were some glitches here and there, mainly shadow-related, but overall, it’s a beautiful looking title, and does a ton to immerse you visually |
Gamer's Hell T3 Review: 86% - 10:19:41 AM - Elenkis |
Gamer's Hell have posted their Thief: Deadly Shadows review and given the game a good 8.6 out of 10. Here's the conclusion:
I had my doubts. I really, really hoped my memory of Thief 2 wouldn’t be ruined by an “over-consoled” PC game, but right from the start I sat there smiling. The atmosphere is intact, the story is very nice, the graphics are well above par, the audio is very good, and the gameplay should be interesting both for new and old players. With a few more months of development this game would have been truly excellent. |
Wednesday, June 02, 2004 |
FM Author Spotlight: Gingerbread Man - 9:23:23 PM - Dan |
The first of our FM Author Spotlight features has been posted tonight. The first designer to snap up their chance at the spotlight was Gingerbread Man, who prompty sent in the answers you shall now be reading!
Why did you start designing missions, and when was that?Thanks for supporting the cause, GBM. Hopefully tomorrow or Friday (pending I have my wits about me) we'll be able to post the next spotlight author: Sharga! |
T3 Xbox vs. PC Guide - 6:54:15 PM - Dan |
Jahandar has sent me word that...
IGN Insider is currently featuring a head-to-head comparison of the XBox vs PC versions of Thief: Deadly Shadows. The article can be found at: (here). You must be a subscriber to IGN or Gamespy to read it, so in case you don't have a subscription, I'll pass along their conclusions, without the editorial details or commentaries.Thanks a ton, Jahandar! |
Thief: Deadly Tweak Guides - 6:34:59 PM - Dan |
When I first saw this I thought that they had just stolen all the hard work posted on this thread and tried to make it their own.
But then I saw that no, it was something totally different. While the above thread focuses on tweaks to the game's interface and gameplay feel, the TweakGuides.com article focuses on tweaking your computer itself (or the game's supported options) to run the game better. Antialiasing/Anisotropic/Multisampling: If you have mysteriously low frames per second despite being certain that your hardware is capable of more, then one place to check would be your graphics card's Antialiasing and Anisotropic Filtering settings. These are explained in detail in my Simple Antialiasing and Anisotropic Guide. Even 2x Antialiasing for example can turn T:DS into a slideshow in certain areas, depending on your hardware and in-game settings. For maximum framerates set both AA and AF to 0x or "Application Controlled" in your graphics card's control panel. Also make sure that the Multisampling setting in T:DS is set to 1x (the lowest possible) for maximum performance. Multisampling is basically a form of Antialiasing, and while it improves graphics quality it brings with a hefty performance hit at progressively higher levels (See In-Game settings for more details).
On the other hand, the Tweak Guide on our TTLG forums, which is a collaboration of information from across all three major Thief fora (TTLG, ION, Eidos) deals with the game's .ini files, and lets you do things like change the size of your light gem, remove arrow streaks, and reduce head bob. None of this is supported in any way by ION or Eidos, so use these tweak at your own risk. An application which will allow the every day user to fiddle around with these tweaks without having to worry about editing huge data files is currently in development by crafty taffers.
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Thief 3 Game of the Month - 6:25:23 PM - Dan |
IGN has awarded Thief: DS with a Game of the Month award, slathering it with enthusiastic praise. I'd do a blockquote of the blurb, but it's so short that it would remove the point of you clicking that link. :) So, good eye, IGN guy!
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Firing Squad Reviews ... the Demo - 6:20:53 PM - Dan |
Firing squad has posted up a review of the Thief: DS Demo which seems intended to sway the unsure towords downloading the massive demo.
For starters, it is absolutely uncanny how close the feel of Deadly Shadows is to its two predecessors, given that the game engines used are wildly different and the development team has changed a great deal since. The way Garrett walks, sneaks and creeps by - his jerky, deliberate movements - haven't changed a bit. He can crouch like he has always, and can also climb onto low-hanging ledges and over crates now. Finally, Ion Storm has included a feature where Garrett can press up against the wall in order to hide better or take a look around the corner with the new 3rd person point of view.While I can't totally agree with that statement, I can agree with the comment that it is worth it. Of course, if you're on dialup and pay by the minute, it may be cheapter to just buy the game itself, but I think that's quite worth it as well. |
Tuesday, June 01, 2004 |
The Thief 3 Quote List! - 2:33:59 PM - Elenkis |
Ion Storm's Faceless has posted the Thief: Deadly Shadows Quote List on his personal website. This is a collection of humorous quotes from during the development process and was originally intended to be hidden in the game, much like the ones in the previous titles.
It's a bit crude in places, so those who don't enjoy such humor may want to avoid - but otherwise, enjoy!
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Jolt T3 Review: 92% - 2:16:35 PM - Elenkis |
Jolt Online Gaming UK are the latest site to post their Thief 3 review. They clearly loved it and awarded it a 9.2 out of 10.
Put simply, Thief III, sorry, Thief: Deadly Shadows is a fantastic game in its own right and a worthy sequel that has arguably been worth the wait. It won’t be for everyone, but if you possess a little patience and are looking for some unbeatable atmosphere (at least one level deserves some kind of award for atmosphere so thick you couldn’t cut it with a knife), then it’s my pleasure to recommend it. |
Gaming Horizon T3 Review: 81% - 2:09:04 PM - Elenkis |
Gaming Horizon have given Thief 3 an 8.1 out of 10 in their two page review of the game. Basically the whole score was let down by the graphics which they only gave a 5.5 (?!), ouch. Otherwise they seemed to like it a lot.
Fans of the Thief series will be very happy with Deadly Shadows. While the graphical flaws and load times are there, the gameplay and narration are more than enough to make up for it. This ends up being a lengthy enough adventure that will keep you entertained and busy for a least a few weekends. If you never played a Thief game before, give this one a shot and see for yourself what real stealth gameplay is all about. |
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