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Author                  : Telliamed (Tom N Harris)
Contact Info            : telliamed@whoopdedo.cjb.net
Homepage                : http://whoopdedo.cjb.net/thief/
Date of Release         : Aug 19, 2002
Version                 : Revision 2

Description             : The Taffer's Tower
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                          Almost as tall as Angelwatch, but only half as evil!
                          Featuring... The highest single climbing challenge in 
                          all the Thief universe!
                          The fan-mission debut of the Frobozz Magic Crate Device!
                          Dancing Benny and the Golden Child!
                          An old friend from Thief: The Dark Project!
                          The lost temple of Abb-Telklas!
                          And much-much (well, maybe not that much) more!

Briefing                : No

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* Playing Information *

Game                    : Thief 2: The Metal Age
Mission Title           : The Taffer's Tower
File Name               : miss20.mis
Difficulty Settings     : Yes
Equipment Store         : No
Map/Automap             : No/No
New Graphics            : Yes
New Objects             : Yes
New Sounds              : Yes
Multi-Language Support  : Some

Briefing                : No
     Length             : n/a
     Size               : n/a

Difficulty Level Info   : Luthien, Azal, Lytha

* Construction *

Base                    : From scratch
Build Time              : Overdue

Credits                 : Thanks/Blame should go to Luthien who put the idea of 
                          a "portable crate dispenser" in my head.
                          Modelling assistance provided by Yametha and ShadowSpawn.
                          Thanks to Rob Hicks for Dromed Deluxe. And Raetsel for 
                          additional object help.
                          "Lost in Cyberspace" by Akolade
                          "The Mechanist Tower" by Holon http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/275/holon.html


Read "hintlist.html" for more information.

* IMPORTANT ** Bugs & Caveats *

The game _WILL_ crash if you are standing on a lift and touching a rope or vine
at the same time. To avoid this bug, DO NOT STICK ANY ROPE IN THE PATH OF A LIFT. 
Or do it anyway, but don't be surprised when Thief crashes.

Most of the items in this mission are an "infinite" supply. Which means you can 
easily collect a large number of objects into a single spot. First, the game will 
get very slow. Then objects will start disappearing. Finally, the game will crash.
You have been warned.

There are two bugs at the top of the lift. The first is a strange phenomenon where 
the game will freeze for a second before you step onto the lift. I don't know what 
causes this, but it seems to do no harm. The other is that when descending the lift,
there is a spot where the size of the room combined with the number of objects 
visible makes a few objects disappear (including the lift you're standing on!). 
Don't freak out, it's just a momentary thing until you move out of the hot-spot. If
this bothers you, look in some direction where you're not trying to see the entire
room at once; like a wall.

The "holy relic" is not counted as one of the items that needs to be collected in 
Azal-mode. It should be. I'm too lazy to fix it.

It _IS_ possible to swim through the water tunnel, but you will have to dive in, not
just drop in from ground-level. On Luthien and Azal modes, you will inevitable take 
some damage, but should be able to come out with 3-5 hit points remaining. That's 
okay, there's healing potions on the other side. There's also speed and breath potions
there, but very well hidden. Think sideways, do wierd things you wouldn't imagine 
being of any usefulness, and read the hints. But if you find getting through the 
tunnel impossible in the first place, there is a single speed potion available in 
the Tower.


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* Loading Information *

Darkloader ready.
Do no unzip -- Place in fan mission folder and install using Darkloader 4.1 or later.

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* Copyright Information *

Copyright (c) August 2002 Tom N Harris

Distribution of this level is allowed as long as it is free and the package
is kept intact. You may include this level in any map pack as long as this 
copyright statement is distributed intact. You may edit and re-distribute this 
mission as long as this copyright statement is included intact, and any 
modifications are clearly described. THIS FAN MISSION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" 
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.

This level was not made and is not supported by Looking Glass Studios or Eidos 
Interactive.

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