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 May 1, 2001
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Author                  : Schwaa (J. Knez)
Contact Info            : schwaa@mind.net
Homepage                : http://schwaa.the3dstudio.com/Baddcog/Baddcog.html
Date of Release         : Version 1.0  -11/11/01-
Crom's Blade Custom Object/Skin pack Available
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Must Read               : Short version:
                            Your friend Roland, the one you served time with, that got you a map to escape jail in the 
                          past has given you an ancient map and scroll to help you find Crom's Blade. The map is very
                          crude and in terrible shape so use it only  as a reference, the scroll was being translated by
                          the Mechanists priest Father Lucas. Lucas didn't finish translating it before Roland stole it 
                          but it should come in handy. You hopped a Mechanist train for a free ride to the excavation
                          site and jumped out before it came to a complete stop. You found an ice cave that looks like 
                          it goes in the right direction, now you must get into the castle.  
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Prologue                :   Once upon a time...
                             There lived a king of great virtue, his name Crom, that wielded the power of undying fire.
                          His Castle was on Mount BenMorgh in the Cimmerian mountains. 
                          It is said that Crom had a sword of magical powers which he used to justly keep law and order
                          in his land. By his side were two very powerful magicians Navicon and Paladies who could see 
                          the future, Crom listened to their words and thus won many battles. That is until he was warned
                          of a great plague and an age of ice that was headed his way. He took all the neccessary steps 
                          to save his people from this disease and stocked up on supplies for a harsh winter. All this 
                          did little as his clergy could not define the plague, he was unprepared.
                             On a late fall day an icy wind rolled in from the North, and with it a caravan of gypsies.
                          The gypsies were following a very beautiful woman by the name of Lyla. Crom welcomed her and 
                          the caravan in and soon fell in love. She carried with her, nine diamonds, cold 
                          to the touch. Soon the icy winds brought snow, for days on end it snow relentlessly. Days turned
                          into weeks, and weeks into months, still the snow came. Crom started to forget about his people,
                          his clergy warned him that it was the gypsy caravan that brought this evil upon his kingdom, but 
                          his judgement had become clouded with the love he felt for Lyla. And then on one fateful day,
                          after most of the people in the kingdom had already died, the castle buried in snow, Crom's fire
                          also perished. It is rumored that Lyla also perished, but this is pure speculation as the castle
                          had become buried in the ice and never seen again, that is until the Hammerites started 
                          excavating it. 
                             You are in search of this magical blade of tremendous power. It is rumored that whoever 
                          holds this sword holds the future of mankind in his hands. Better not let the Mechanist
                          Elite forces get their hands on it, the Hammerites went in search of it and luckily
                          they failed miserably. Crom's Blade lies somewhere within Crom's Castle, in the Northern
                          Regions. The Mechanists have built a rail system for their newest invention (The Iron Horse)
                          which is going to be your transportation. Once there you will have to make your way through 
                          the ice caves and into the castle. After you have found the much sought after blade, get back
                          onto the train. An old friend of yours has given you an ancient map of the castle, its only 
                          a few small bits and pieces so you'll end up doing a bit of exploring, lots of nooks and
                          crannies in a place this large. 
                             If Lyla also perished then her nine diamonds should still be held within the castle walls, 
                          they could be worth quite a bit of cash, find them if you can. It is said that they are very 
                          hard to see in water, turn on a light if you need to. They can be pretty hard to see in the 
                          snow also, look carefully.
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Description             :These are lame descriptions I came up with to descibe game play of this mission.  
                        : "Tomb Raider Esce"- Some challenging terrain to deal with.
                           all this terrain can be navigated but you might get stuck if you try to force into very tight
                           spaces. Use it to your advantage, gaurds can't go everywhere you can.
                        : "Myst like"- There are some challenging puzzles to figure out. I tried to add some obvious clues
                           but there is a lot of terrain to explore, if you don't go EVERYWHERE you'll probably miss
                           something crucial.
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WalkThrough at http://schwaa.the3dstudio.com/Baddcog/Baddcog.html
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* Playing Information *

Game                    : Thief 2: The Metal Age
Mission Title           : CromBlade
File Name               : Miss20
Difficulty Settings     : Apprentice Thief, Master Thief, Treasure Hunter 
Equipment Store         : Yes
Map                     : Yes
Auto Map                : No
New Graphics            : Yes
New Sounds              : Yes
Multi-Language Support  : No
EAX Settings            : Yes- but I don't have EAX so I'm not sure they work 

Briefing                : More of an Intro than anything.
     Length             : 14 seconds
     Size               :  2.5 MB 

Difficulty Level Info   : A(pprentice) Thief- You must find Crom's Blade, Obtain a small amount of Loot ($1500)and Escape.
                              More starting cash. Many items to choose from.
                          M(aster) Thief- Find Crom's Blade, Large amount of loot ($3000), No kills (except beasts), 
                              Steal the Mask of Skellos, Escape. Limited items to choose from.
                          T(reasure) Hunter- Find Crom's Blade, Very Large amount of loot ($4000), No Kills (except beasts),
                              All Nine Diamonds, Escape. Limited items to choose from. More loot in mission.
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* Construction *

Base                    : New Dromed file
Build Time              : 6+ months (way to long!)

Thanks to: All the Taffers with suggestions, ideas, tutorials, ect...
Special Thanks to: Through the Looking Glass for a great game
                   Avalon for TOW- it simplified things alot.
                   ShadowSpawn for custom object help.
                   Bed (?) For Thief Edit.
                   (Avalon?) for Darkloader.
                   Genicide for the skin tut.
                   Sledge for the schema tut. 
                   Gonchong's custom menu.
                   Apache for the objective/QVAr help.
                   Dripping stalagtite tut by Alex "Jyre/Dashjianta" Thomson.               
                           sorry if I forgot anybody specific (a lot of people helped on the TTLG forum)
                   Belboz, RNm, !!!...          
                          Thanx for Darkloader .
                   And the Beta Testers for finding stuff that eluded me, over and over again;
                     Nightwalker, Frobber, MadBull#34
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Known Bugs: None.  
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* Loading Info *

Runs from Dark Loader.  Leave the file ZIPPED - DO NOT UNZIP this file, put the whole "CromsBlade.zip" file into whatever 
  folder/directory you want to on your hard drive, then in Darkloader setup,
 point to this folder/directory, and the mission should show up in the Darkloader main screen.
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* Copyright Info *

This level is © by J. Knez(aka Schwaa, aka Baddcog...) 2001

Distribution of this level is allowed if the entire file stays intact.  You may not edit this mission.  It was created to
 be played.

This level was made by Badd Cog Productions(C)2001 and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos 
Interactive.

 Enjoy, Thanx for playing