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Old Gods
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A Thief 2 Fan Mission
by Doug Brainard (Balboa)

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Title            : Old Gods
Author           : Doug Brainard (Balboa)
Game             : Thief 2
Contact info     : DouglasCBrainard@gmail.com
Date of release  : June 24, 2025
Version          : 1.1

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* Briefing:

A brisk Autumn night in the City, and all respectable people are in bed. As the Mechanists rise in
power and influence, Hammerite shrines are hidden away in attics and secret places. Out of sight,
out of mind.

In the Downtowne Nouveau Arts Museum, preparations continue for a grand reopening gala, featuring
priceless relics of Old Gods. In advance of the gala, the museum is installing a new Mechanist
security system, and has dismissed their now unnecessary guards.

Fortunately, for the cost of a few tankards of mead, one of those former guards is offering useful
information to our intrepid thief. And thus the stage is set, a final meeting before the heist,
at the Last Drop Publick House in Oak Hollow.

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* Playing Notes:

- The mid-mission cutscene is not too long, and can be skipped without issue on subsequent plays.
- Fog is aesthetically preferred after the cutscene (thus forced in the FM.CFG)
- Many puzzles, possibly annoying, but (almost) none are needed to complete objectives, just loot.
- Normal has an additional route through the City wall.
- Hard and Expert have a few more adversaries, and higher loot goals.
- It is highly recommended to disable all mods and texture packs, but no issues are known.
- Requires New Dark version 1.27 or higher.

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* Play Information:

Difficulty Settings     : Normal/Hard/Expert 
Equipment store         : No
Map/Automap             : Yes/No
New graphics            : Yes
New sounds              : Yes
Subtitles               : Yes
New models              : Yes
EAX Support             : Yes
Multi language support  : No
Briefing                : Video

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* Construction:

Base                    : Scratch
Build Time              : 4 years

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* Credits:

Voice Acting
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- S.L.R.

Beta Testers
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- Pete (aka RippedPhreak)
- Mat99
- Myles (aka lordhern)
- BrokenArts
- marsupial

Scripts
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- Nameless Voice and Telliamed

Textures
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- Arx, Balboa, David Gurrea, Thief Deadly Shadows, Jason Otto, Kingpin, Nameless Voice, 
  photorealistic, R Soul, Thief Enhancement Pack, Undying, Vigil, Wheel of Time, Yandros

Objects
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- Asgaroth, Balboa, Cardia, Christine, DarkShadow, DromEd Deluxe, Elvis, Eshaktaar,
  Hammerite Imperium, LarryG, marsupial, Nameless Voice, Nicked, Nielsen74, OttoJ55, 
  Paweuek, Raetsel, Sam_ogon, Sluggs, Studio of Schwaa, SXuno, Targa, Team Calendra, 
  Team CoSaS, Team Rose Cottage, Team t2x, The Watcher, Vigil, Yandros

AI mesh & skins
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- Balboa, Black Parade, Dedex, Greenhorn, LarryG, Ottoj55, Purgator, Team CoSaS

Sound
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Includes sound effects made by Dario D.
Includes sound effects made by Gigagooga.
Includes sound effects made by Sephy.
Includes sound effects made by Ryan Smith (aka Sibernethy, Blinn Audio).
Includes sound effects made by Looking Glass Studios (TG, T2, TDS, SS2).

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This level is ©2025 by the author.

Distribution of this level is allowed as long as the archive and this file are kept intact.
This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos Interactive.

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