================================================================================ Weak Links ================================================================================ INTRODUCTION: A traveler, Lord Victor, has arrived at his mansion in the City. He has spent the last few months on a journey to the Furthest Islands, and now came to the City to boast of his adventures and acquisitions. And of his daughters, too. The Lord wishes to marry his eldest, Hannah, to a wealthy nobleman. News have already spread about a precious artifact the Lord has brought from his overseas journey. Tomorrow, a ceremonial exhibition of showpieces brought by the Lord is going to be held at his mansion. Or rather, was going, as I intend to make the host change his plans. Tonight, the Lord is attending a ball, together with his daughters. That leaves the mansion with only servants and guards inside. After nightfall, I'm going to have a private tour of the exhibition. The mansion is well-guarded, but every security system is bound to have a weak link. Most often, it is the human element. An acquaintance of mine, Honest Timmy, works in the mansion as a servant. Honest only as far as the name goes, he has agreed to help me to prepare the break-in. We met recently, and it turned out that my sidekick is very useful. He's managed to steal the plan of the ground floor from the library. It will be of great help when I go "sightseeing". Timmy has also warned me of a new security system installed in the exhibition hall. Still, he has no idea how and where it can be disarmed. But, he promised to try to find out. Moreover, he's told me of a safe, supposedly hidden within the mansion, containing more valuables. I'm going to check it out. The boy has also opened me a way inside the mansion - by unscrewing a manhole into the City's sewers. This is how I'll breach the mansion's outer wall. Good job, Timmy. We were scheduled to meet again just before my break-in. Timmy was supposed to provide me with additional information on where the new guards are stationed, and collect his payment. Unfortunately, he didn't show up. It's suspicious and I fear that something might have gone wrong. Despite that, I'm not going to give up the job. I'll just keep more alert and cautious than usual. Once more, this night will be mine. ================================================================================ Author: Ghost in the Shell English translation by Feanor ================================================================================ Thief Anniversary Contest entry (5th place) ================================================================================ IMPORTANT INFO Difficulty levels: Burglar - Simpliest thiefy job. You are free to kill guards, but not servants. Not very difficult. Medium loot objective. Explorer - Very high loot objective forces you to explore almost each accessible place. To satisfy loot objective you have to find some of the secrets containing loot. You can't kill guards or servants. Noiseless - You can't be noticed by guards or servants, you can't kill or even knock them out. Low loot objective. There is an additional objective (optional) at this difficulty level which doesn't appear at two other difficulty levels. While playing at all difficulty levels, "Ghosting failed" notice may pop up. The ghosting objective exists only at Noiseless level, at other levels the notice is of no importance and can be ignored. Ghosting at Noiseless level: The Guards won't really mind valuable trinkets disappearing around them. But, if they realize important exhibition showpieces have gone missing, ghosting fails. ================================================================================ Play information: Game: Thief 2: The Metal Age Mission Title: Weak Links File name: miss20.mis, 10thACdark.gam Difficulty Settings: Yes Equipment store: No Map / automap: Yes/No New graphics: Yes New sounds: No EAX support: No Multi language support: No Briefing: No ================================================================================ Known Bugs: One of the servants in the basement likes to get on the table in the guard quarters and stay there. It happens once in a while. ================================================================================ Loading Information: Mission is DarkLoader ready. Do not unzip this mission, unless you enjoy deleting files from your Thief 2 folder manually or you know what you are doing. ================================================================================ Scripts Info & Credits: This zip file includes custom scripts by Nameless Voice and Telliamed. This zip file includes original scripts by Looking Glass Studios. ================================================================================ Custom Objects and Textures Credits: This mission includes objects created or improved by Alun Bestor (www.washboardabs.net/thief/) Nameless Voice R Soul Schwaa TDBonko von.Eins Some objects comes from NV's Thief Enhancement Pack. This mission includes distant art graphics by Wille. This mission includes map background by Alun Bestor (www.washboardabs.net/thief/). ================================================================================ ================================================================================ Special thanks to the ttlg.com members, whose answering my questions helped me bring the creation of this FM to the happy finale. ================================================================================ Copyright: This level is (c) by Ghost In The Shell - Krzysztof Żerko, November 2008. Permission is granted to distribute this level providing it remains whole and intact and the parties involved make no profit from this action. Should you distribute this FM by any means, please let me know by sending an email to ghost-in-the-shell@o2.pl This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos Interactive. ================================================================================ Updates Log v1.0.1: -Updated credits (readme file) ================================================================================ Weak Links v1.0.1