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Thief: The Dark Project Gold (v1.37)

FAQ v13.6 by Taffer (taffer@sprint.ca)

April 27, 2000


"Ye shall not rob from the house I have built, or commit any theft or
unrighteousness, lest ye be struck down and driven into the earth forthwith, and
the land of the heathen consume you."
-- The Book of the Stone

"The paths of thief and god are worn as one in the earth."

"Thief wanted for the theft of the gems of Sarnoth."

"Woe be to him that defies the tree, for he shall be cast out into the world
through the veils of pain and fire."


Table of Contents
=================
Section 1: The Latest From Taffer
1.1: Personal Notes Regarding The Next Release
Section 2: Updates Since Last Release
Section 3: Opening Notes Regarding This FAQ
3.1: Thief: The Dark Project Gold
3.1.1: Patches Available
3.2: Reading This FAQ
3.3: The Walkthroughs
3.4: Headers
3.5: Best Times
3.6: Contacting the Author
3.6.1: Contact Through Email
3.6.2: Contact Through ICQ
3.6.2.1: Unauthorized Adding on ICQ
3.6.3: Identity Changed
3.6.4: Thief FAQ Mailing Lists
3.6.4.1: Bounced Emails
3.7: Experimentation
3.8: Mission Objectives
3.8.1: Changing Objectives
3.9: Recommended Purchases
3.10: Just What The Heck Is A Taffer Anyway?
3.10.1: The True Meaning Of "Taffer"
3.11: Victoria vs. Viktoria
3.12: Thief II: The Metal Age
3.13: Thief II: The Metal Age FAQ
Section 4: Game Notes
4.1: Patrols
4.2: Bloodstains and Bodies
4.3: Doors
4.4: Water
4.5: Hard Surfaces
4.6: Compass
4.7: Jumping and Mantling
4.8: Leaning
4.9: Enemies
4.9.1: Human Guards
4.9.2: Spiders
4.9.3: Fly Swarms
4.9.4: Zombies
4.9.5: Burricks
4.9.6: Flaming Spirits
4.9.7: Hammer Haunts
4.9.8: Craymen
4.9.9: Hammer Spirits
4.9.10: Mages
4.9.11: Fire Elementals
4.9.12: Monkeymen
4.9.13: Insect-Beasts
4.9.14: Frogs
4.9.15: Sleepers
4.9.16: Non-Combatants
4.10: Arsenal
4.10.1: Sword
4.10.2: Blackjack
4.10.3: Broadhead Arrows
4.10.4: Water Arrows
4.10.5: Fire Arrows
4.10.6: Moss Arrows
4.10.7: Gas Arrows
4.10.8: Rope Arrows
4.10.9: Noisemaker Arrows
4.10.10: Flash Bombs
4.10.11: Explosive Mines
4.10.12: Gas Mines
4.11: Cheats
Section 5: A Keeper's Training (Training Mission)
5.1: Introduction
5.2: Objectives
5.3: Before The Mission
5.4: Walkthrough
Section 6: Lord Bafford's Manor (Mission 1)
6.1: Introduction
6.2: Objectives: Normal
6.3: Objectives: Hard
6.4: Objectives: Expert
6.5: Simplified Objectives
6.6: Before The Mission
6.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
6.8: Walkthrough
Section 7: Break From Cragscleft Prison (Mission 2)
7.1: Introduction
7.2: Objectives: Normal
7.3: Objectives: Hard
7.4: Objectives: Expert
7.5: Simplified Objectives
7.6: Before The Mission
7.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
7.8: Walkthrough
Section 8: Down In The Bonehoard (Mission 3)
8.1: Introduction
8.2: Objectives: Normal
8.3: Objectives: Hard
8.4: Objectives: Expert
8.5: Simplified Objectives
8.6: Before The Mission
8.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
8.8: Walkthrough
Section 9: Assassins (Mission 4)
9.1: Introduction
9.2: Objectives: Normal and Hard
9.3: Objectives: Expert
9.4: Simplified Objectives
9.5: Before The Mission
9.6: Notes Regarding This Mission
9.7: Walkthrough
Section 10: Thieves' Guild (Mission 5)
10.1: Introduction
10.2: Objectives: Normal
10.3: Objectives: Hard
10.4: Objectives: Expert
10.5: Simplified Objectives
10.6: Before The Mission
10.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
10.8: Walkthrough
Section 11: The Sword (Mission 6)
11.1: Introduction
11.2: Objectives: Normal and Hard
11.3: Objectives: Expert
11.4: Simplified Objectives
11.5: Before The Mission
11.6: Notes Regarding This Mission
11.7: Walkthrough
Section 12: Cutscene - "The Job"
Section 13: The Haunted Cathedral (Mission 7)
13.1: Introduction
13.2: Objectives: Normal
13.3: Objectives: Hard
13.4: Objectives: Expert
13.5: Simplified Objectives
13.6: Before The Mission
13.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
13.8: Walkthrough
Section 14: The Mage Towers (Mission 8)
14.1: Introduction
14.2: Objectives: Normal
14.3: Objectives: Hard
14.4: Objectives: Expert
14.5: Simplified Objectives
14.6: Before The Mission
14.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
14.8: Walkthrough
Section 15: The Lost City (Mission 9)
15.1: Introduction
15.2: Objectives: Normal
15.3: Objectives: Hard and Expert
15.4: Simplified Objectives
15.5: Before The Mission
15.6: Notes Regarding This Mission
15.7: Walkthrough
Section 16: Song of the Caverns (Mission 10)
16.1: Introduction
16.2: Objectives: Normal and Hard
16.3: Objectives: Expert
16.4: Simplified Objectives
16.5: Before The Mission
16.6: Notes Regarding This Mission
16.7: Walkthrough
Section 17: Undercover (Mission 11)
17.1: Introduction
17.2: Objectives: Normal
17.3: Objectives: Hard
17.4: Objectives: Expert
17.5: Simplified Objectives
17.6: Before The Mission
17.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
17.8: Walkthrough
Section 18: Return to the Cathedral (Mission 12)
18.1: Introduction
18.2: Objectives
18.3: Before the Mission
18.4: Notes Regarding This Mission
18.5: Walkthrough
Section 19: Cutscene - "Payment"
Section 20: Escape! (Mission 13)
20.1: Introduction
20.2: Objectives: Normal
20.3: Objectives: Hard
20.4: Objectives: Expert
20.5: Simplified Objectives
20.6: Before The Mission
20.7: Notes Regarding This Mission
20.8: Walkthrough
Section 21: Strange Bedfellows (Mission 14)
21.1: Introduction
21.2: Objectives
21.3: Simplified Objectives
21.4: Before the Mission
21.5: Notes Regarding This Mission
21.6: Walkthrough
Section 22: Input From Other Thieves
Section 23: Thief Sites on the Internet
Section 24: Thief II
Section 25: Version History
Section 26: Disclaimer
Section 27: Endnotes and Copyright Notice


Section 1: The Latest From Taffer
=================================
Well, I've finished "Strange Bedfellows"...do you have any idea how difficult it
was to not just plough through the next mission, and actually write up the
walkthrough for "Strange Bedfellows"? It was very difficult, believe me. But,
loyal to my fans (I have fans? Wow!), I doggedly went through and did the right
thing.

I've decided, after several months of almost continuous, strenuous playing of
Thief Gold, that I am addicted. So I WILL be doing a FAQ for Thief II. That
being said...a word about format.

So far, the format that I have used for the Thief Gold FAQ has gotten very
little criticism, and any criticism it did get has been taken into account and
instituted accordingly. And since this format has worked so well so far, I shall
probably use an identical format for the Thief II FAQ. (Assuming of course that
no major changes in the game have occurred.) So if you have anything you'd like
to see added and/or changed, you'd better tell me soon...since there are only a
few more releases of this FAQ coming! :) (I am considering not doing any sort of
writeup for the cutscenes in Thief II, but I haven't decided. Comments, anyone?)

Also, a note regarding the headers. I've finally put in headers for The Haunted
Cathedral. I've done the best I could with what I had, which I'm afraid wasn't
much. I am not entirely happy with some of them, so if anyone can improve on
them (especially the "City" headers), I'd appreciate hearing your input.

Regarding the second cutscene (Section 19: Payment)...someone was kind enough to
write in and spell out exactly what the dialogue was supposed to read. I've been
told that he wrote in to Looking Glass Studios and asked them, and they replied
with the complete dialogue for the cutscene. Wasn't that nice of them? :)

1.1: Personal Notes Regarding The Next Release
==============================================
To those waiting for more of this FAQ, I am currently playing Mission 15, "Into
the Maw of Chaos". What more can I say? It's the final mission of the game, and
I'm looking forward to it! If for no other reason than the final cutscene. I
hear it is fantastic!


Section 2: Updates Since Last Release
=====================================
13.2 -- Added walkthrough for Mission 14 (Strange Bedfellows).
13.3 -- Fixed the second cutscene's dialogue (Section 19: Payment);
added headers for "The Haunted Cathedral" and "A Keeper's
Training".
13.6 -- Updated entry on Bloodstains and Bodies (4.2), most of the
enemies (4.9), the Blackjack (4.10.2), and Explosive Mines
(4.10.11); corrected the "keep the doors open" trick for
Mission 12 (Return to the Cathedral); fixed a major error in
Mission 10 (Song of the Caverns) (killing the first guard);
"Personal Notes Regarding the Next Release" moved from section
3.12 to section 1.1.

For a complete version history, see Section 25.


Section 3: Opening Notes Regarding This FAQ
===========================================
This is my first FAQ/Walkthrough. All input is appreciated, especially regarding
what you liked, and how I can improve it. Please send comments, suggestions,
etc., to taffer@sprint.ca

This FAQ does NOT cover the entire game at the moment. I do intend to continue
this FAQ so that it does. HOWEVER, I am a University student, and have
personally only finished the first thirteen missions completely. So you may have
a bit of a wait ahead of you. :(

This FAQ/Walkthrough is based on the PC version of the game. Does another
version exist? I don't know.

3.1: Thief: The Dark Project Gold
=================================
On November 3rd, 1999, my local computer store finally got their shipment of
Thief: The Dark Project Gold (from here on referred to only as Thief Gold).
Needless to say, I purchased the first one out on the shelf! I sold them my
original Thief game (at a substantial loss, but I didn't need the original
anymore, and I got some money to help pay for the new one!), and as a result, a
word regarding this FAQ needs to be said.

Those who have been following this FAQ will have received the original first six
missions (Lord Bafford's Manor, Break from Cragscleft Prison, Down in the
Bonehoard, Assassins, The Sword, and The Haunted Cathedral) while I was still
playing my original copy. Now that I no longer have the original, all missions
which come after "The Haunted Cathedral" will be done solely from the Thief Gold
game. I have replayed all the previous missions, and noted any differences I
spotted between the two games in the appropriate sections. However, once you hit
Mission Eight ("The Mage Towers"), there will be no further notes on
differences...everything will be pure Thief Gold.

From this point on, any references to "Thief Gold" refer specifically to that
game. References simply to "Thief" will most likely be a generic reference which
can apply to either the original or the Gold release. Any references that are
specific to the original will be so noted, probably with "Original Thief".

NOTE: Thief Gold does have higher recommended system requirements than the
original game. There has been a few points while playing on my old computer
where I have noticed some "slowdown".

3.1.1: Patches Available
========================
I discovered this quite by accident, while reviewing the news at a Thief website
I visit frequently.

There is a patch file (of sorts) available for DromED, the editor that comes
with Thief Gold for making your own missions. It's a very small zip file (about
7k in total), and contains some missing Schema files. Apparently, without these
two files "reload_schemas" crashes DromEd with an error about a non-existent
voice.

I found this file at http://www.thief-darkproject.com/ I don't know if it
exists anywhere else yet. Anyone?

3.2: Reading This FAQ
=====================
I have had a few people email me saying that they are having trouble reading
this FAQ through certain programs (such as Internet Explorer). They say they
can't read it through their standard viewing programs, as the lines run off the
screen. This has so far only come from people who are on my mailing list.

When I type up the FAQ, I use the WordPad program which came with Windows 95. I
have the View/Options set to "Wrap to ruler". Then I type merrily away, without
having to worry about hitting the "Enter" key. Unfortunately, when the document
is later viewed in certain other programs, it prints the entire line of text
until the end, sometimes continuing off the screen (as described above).

If you are having this problem viewing the FAQ, then I suggest you do one of two
things:

1) Use WordPad to view it, with the View/Options set to "Wrap to
ruler",
2) Go to www.gamefaqs.com and download the FAQ from there.

Apparently (and I don't know how), when the webmaster puts the FAQ up on his
site, this problem of lines not wrapping disappears.

I'm afraid that's all I can suggest at this time.

3.3: The Walkthroughs
=====================
This FAQ is geared towards having you complete each mission with the maximum
amount of treasure possible, on top of completing all of your quests. Each
mission is done at the EXPERT level, and all statistics are given for that
difficulty setting (ie: what you find, where, how much, etc.). I have not tried
playing these on the lower levels, but I have heard there ARE differences. (For
example, on Mission 2, "Break From Cragscleft Prison", you find a Holy Water
Font on the lower level of the mines on the Normal level, and it is gone on
Expert, as well as there being different treasures found in different areas.)

Each mission walkthrough is presented in the following manner:

1) it allows you to find all the treasure that is available;
2) it attempts to give you the most expedient path through the mission,
with a minimal amount of backtracking, thus giving you a better
finishing time;
3) it attempts to present the SAFEST method of doing things.

A few words regarding numbers two and three:

The most expedient path means the fastest way through the mission while still
keeping numbers one and three in mind. Most missions have several "sidetrek"
areas, where there is nothing for you to do or to acquire. However, a lot of
these areas are just plain interesting...the designers have put a lot of time,
effort, and planning into some of these, and it would be a shame for you to miss
it all. So I suggest that when you are using the walkthrough, if you come across
a "sidetrek" area, save your game, and go and investigate it. A lot of times, it
is well worth your time. (Note: The Complete Loot Walkthrough webpage noted in
Section 23: Thief Sites on the Internet, contains information on these various
sidetrek areas. If you are interested, I recommend visiting the webpage.)

[A good example of these sidetreks: In Mission 3, "Down in the Bonehoard", there
are several places where you can find members of a lost expedition and read
their journals. But since you need to go out of your way to get to them, they
are not mentioned in the FAQ.]

The SAFEST method of doing something is not always the fastest way. There are
some areas where there is a more risky way of doing something, but doing so is
faster. Sometimes it's not just a matter of risk, but of timing as well, since a
lot of the guards patrol. So if you've been wondering why you can't beat my best
times no matter HOW closely you follow the walkthroughs...well, that's your
answer. (See Section 3.5: Best Times, for more details.)

3.4: Headers
============
The beginning of each mission's walkthrough will have a list of "headers". These
are distrubuted throughout each walkthrough, in an effort to make it easier for
people to find a certain section that they are looking for.

Note that these headers are NOT always entirely accurate. A good example of this
is the headers for "Song of the Caverns" (Mission 10). When you read the section
marked "Ground Floor", you will note there is a small side-trip to the 2nd
level. And the section marked "2nd Level" has a side-trip to the third level!
While I considered breaking these parts up with new headers, I also wanted to
keep them to as low a number as possible, to avoid cluttering up the walkthrough
needlessly. Hence, sometimes you will find situations such as the one just
described.

Similarly, another "inaccuracy" which occurs is that a section may change before
the header does. The walkthrough may move you through a bit of a new section
before changing the header.

Other than that, I hope you all like the new headers! Enjoy! :)

3.5: Best Times
===============
For those missions that have been included, I have also included my best time
for completing that mission. This is for various reasons, but mostly to do with
ego. :) (Note that my best time for a mission does NOT necessarily reflect this
walkthrough. For example, my best time for Lord Bafford's Manor was done with
mostly running, no body hiding, no door closing, etc. Each one was finished,
however, with the maximum possible loot, unless otherwise noted.)

All best times recorded are for Thief Gold. In every case, I was able to beat my
best times from the original game whilst playing the new one.

For those who may be interested, I've collected all my best times here:

Training Mission: A Keeper's Training -- 2 minutes, 6 seconds

Mission 1: Lord Bafford's Manor -- 13 minutes, 25 seconds
Mission 2: Break from Cragscleft Prison -- 45 minutes, 44 seconds
Mission 3: Down in the Bonehoard -- 22 minutes, 44 seconds
Mission 4: Assassins -- 15 minutes, 20 seconds
Mission 5: Thieves' Guild -- 36 minutes, 35 seconds
Mission 6: The Sword -- 22 minutes, 29 seconds
Mission 7: The Haunted Cathedral -- 36 minutes, 10 seconds
Mission 8: The Mage Towers -- 47 minutes, 54 seconds
Mission 9: The Lost City -- 35 minutes, 50 seconds
Mission 10: Song of the Caverns -- 22 minutes, 15 seconds
Mission 11: Undercover -- 9 minutes, 27 seconds
Mission 12: Return to the Cathedral -- 37 minutes, 14 seconds
Mission 13: Escape! -- 17 minutes, 2 seconds
Mission 14: Strange Bedfellows -- 7 minutes, 57 seconds
Mission 15: Into the Maw of Chaos -- (haven't played it yet)

Total Campaign Time Thus Far: 6 hours, 28 minutes, 10 seconds.

Note: The Total Campaign Time does not reflect all of my best times. It is just
what my current campaign is at, and sometimes I do not get a best time on a
mission for that campaign.

3.6: Contacting the Author
==========================
You can contact me either through email, or through ICQ.

3.6.1 Contact Through Email
===========================
My email address is: taffer@sprint.ca

Please note the new email address. It was changed early afternoon on November
23rd, 1999. My apologies to anyone who has attempted to email me at the previous
address since then.

That being said...I am seriously considering getting a cable connection for the
Internet. When I do, the above email address will cease to exist. This is not
planned until at least July though, so nothing to panic about just yet.

I have received several emails since posting this FAQ...thank you for your kind
words and your input, everyone! I do read all your emails (except for those that
contain spoilers for me...see the note below), and I try to reply to every one
of them. Sometimes I am unable to reply, simply due to the great number I
receive, time constraints, and any number of other

Some of the emails are asking for help on missions beyond the ones I have
included here, or asking if I intend to do the FAQ to include later missions. If
you've managed to read this far, you know that the answers to these questions
are already provided in the FAQ. Any questions sent to me that are already
answered in this FAQ will be ignored.

NOTE: DO NOT SEND ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MISSIONS NOT COVERED IN THIS FAQ!!!
There is a very simply reason why I ignore these emails. I don't read them.
These missions are not included in the FAQ yet because I have not PLAYED them
yet. And a lot of the emails I used to get like this would say things like "How
do I do X on Mission Y? I've done A, B, C and D, and found that J and K are
hidden here, but X is still eluding me!" Congratulations, you've just ruined
some surprises for me on that mission. Because of this, I now delete a message
as soon as I see it is heading in that direction.

I hate having something ruined for me...I like playing the game and finding
things out for myself. So do not waste your time or mine by sending in questions