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"Michael Cecil" <macecil@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:30:10 GMT, "Nightwalker"
> <nightwalkerfmleavemealone@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>Wow! 3 or 4 YEARS! That's a lot of FMs. You'll be happily taffing away for
>>many months to come since there are still new ones coming out on a pretty
>>regular basis.
>>
>>Have you played T2X? Yes, it was finally released. It's pretty much a new
>>game. It's 13 full missions with a new main character and a definite must
>>play. It's doesn't need Darkloader to install as it comes with it's own
>>built-in installer.
>>
>>A definite "must play" is Ominous Bequest by Eshaktaar. It'll grab you 
>>right
>>from the beginning.
>>
>>Lord Alan's Fortress and Lord Alan's Factory (which is has the most 
>>amazing
>>machinery you'll EVER see in an FM) by Lord Alan shouldn't be missed 
>>either.
>>The first one in the series, Lord Alan's Basement, isn't quite as 
>>impressive
>>but is still fun to play.
>>
>>The Trickster's Gem Mine series by Belboz is another terrific set of
>>missions. You may have played the earlier ones, Dockland (T1) and Errand
>>Boy, as they are quite old but there were quite a few new ones released.
>>They include Making Tracks, Trickster's Gem Mine and Elsewhere, Chasm of 
>>the
>>Lost Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 plus he made a new training mission, Trickster's Gem 
>>Mine
>>Training mission.
>>
>>Gaetane has a good series as well. The first one, L'Arsene, came out quite
>>awhile ago so you may have played it. Later released for the series were:
>>Emilie Victor, The Goblins (Les Korrigans) and The Den. They are all
>>excellent missions.
>>
>>Madwolf's missions are really nice city ones, for the most part, that have
>>very nice architecture and are a lot of fun to explore. Moth to a Flame,
>>Skeletons in the Closet and Turn of the Tide.
>>
>>Heist Society by Asylum (which was eventually finished up by a group of
>>other builders after Asylum abandonned it) is a fantastic mansion mission.
>>So are Transitions in Chaos Pt. 1: Conspiracies in the Dark by Ramirez's 
>>Old
>>Fat Burrick, and Sisterhood of Azura Pt. 2: The House by And (Used to be 
>>Ben
>>Hur).
>>
>>Frobber finished up his "Keeper of the Prophecies" series and it was
>>outstanding. You can download the whole thing in one piece which includes
>>all 9 missions. All but the latest missions can still be found at
>>thiefmissions.com
>>
>>If you like free-form, roaming streets and rooftop-type missions, try the
>>ones by uncadonego. His last couple have been in that style and very
>>enjoyable. His earlier missions, like Two Fathers, Time that Has Passed 
>>and
>>Mixed Messages are also fun and have a very strong story element. Not
>>everyone enjoys a lot of readables but if you do, these would suit you.
>>
>>The Night Watch, by Fidcal, which is a series of 4 missions is very good,
>>though also very hard so again, doesn't suit everyone. The atmosphere and
>>storyline are good and there are several large threads at TTLG with hints 
>>to
>>help finish them if necessary. Considering it was a first release, it was
>>astounding. A Night in Rocksbourg Discovery and A Night in Rocksbourg A 
>>New
>>Beginning by Dr. K. are also full of fantastic atmosphere and have great
>>architecture but they are also a bit on the hard side, especially the 
>>first
>>one which is basically a key hunt. It has a lot more going for it though 
>>but
>>I'd suggest, if you decide to play it, you check out the thread on it at
>>TTLG where you'll find a list of key locations because they are not in
>>logical places and wandering around looking for them can kind of take the
>>fun out of the mission.
>>
>>The Greyfeather Gems Pt. 1 & Pt. 2, by Morrgan are real gems, especially 
>>Pt.
>>2. Forgotten Forest 2 by Timon is also terrific but it's all undead as is
>>Dark Messiah by Schattengilde. A Pirate's Downfall by nicked and The Folly
>>of Youth by the_Dude are also excellent. Ohhh and don't forget the Dracula
>>series by Szabó Csaba which is 6 missions in all. (Mostly undead, of
>>course.) You can download it all in one package. That ought to be enough 
>>to
>>get started on, right? :-)
>>
>>To keep in touch with new releases and for help on missions, join us at 
>>the
>>TTLG FM Forum.
>>http://www.ttlg.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=2ee53d2295f9b8940c462b126b1666b5&daysprune=30&forumid=100
>>Downloads are not all from one central site as they used to be because
>>thiefmissions.com is no longer being updated so you'll quite often find
>>download links in the release announcement threads. There are also quite a
>>few threads where people have been looking for suggestions for good FMs 
>>that
>>you might find interesting. The latest one is here:
>>http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114267
>>
>>Have fun!
>>
>>Nightwalker
>
> Nice post NW.  Even though I've played all those I think, I'm keeping this
> for future reference.  :)
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