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Theif 3 Demo
2004-05-28, 11:27 AM #1
Well it has been release on www.fileplanet.com and I'm in line for it right now. I was never a fan of the first and second one but the graphics in this one look stunning... hope it works well. Post your experience with it here if you care to download it.

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?
2004-05-28, 11:29 AM #2
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/thief3

stop going to fileplanet

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2004-05-28, 11:32 AM #3
Yeah but fileplanet servers are faster... oh well I suppose some download is better than no download at all.

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?
2004-05-28, 11:37 AM #4
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MechWarrior:
Yeah but fileplanet servers are faster... oh well I suppose some download is better than no download at all.

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don't just factor in the download speed/time also factor in the wait before the download starts and other servers are usually going to be faster except at those magical times when there is no wait but those are very rare

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LONG LIVE DREAMCAST!!!
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2004-05-28, 12:37 PM #5
Oh sweet spiro wossname.. *runs out of words*
I've been eyeing this gem for.. well since i beat thief 2 and wanted a sequel way back when.

Any word on sysreqs?

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2004-05-28, 12:57 PM #6
Joy! Euro-release coming up next week-ish too!

Eee. Hope they haven't dumbed it down for the third outing.

There had better be guards calling me taffer or it's no Thief.
*adds torrent to list*
If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
2004-05-28, 1:09 PM #7
I am very sad about some things.

Namely the distressing lacks of:
1- Spiders
2- Burricks
3- Swimming [!!]
4- Rope Arrows

Other than that.. looks delicious.

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NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');
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2004-05-28, 1:20 PM #8
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DrkJedi82:

don't just factor in the download speed/time also factor in the wait before the download starts and other servers are usually going to be faster except at those magical times when there is no wait but those are very rare

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Well, if you try using fileplanet during the middle of the night, there are no wait lines. However, I'm not sure if many are willing to stay up at like 1:00 AM just to download a file, regardless of file size.

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2004-05-28, 1:23 PM #9
1:00 is still early..

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NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
2004-05-28, 1:29 PM #10
Yes, we need burricks and rope arrows.

Blame it on the XBox.

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2004-05-28, 1:42 PM #11
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dormouse:
1:00 is still early..

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?
2004-05-28, 1:47 PM #12
No rope arrows?!?

Lack of Burricks I care little less about. I always got kind of annoyed when you had to start sneaking past monsters and stuff. I've always enjoyed sneaking by humans more.

But no rope arrows?!?!

P.S. Warren Spector, I am going to kill you if you mess this up like DX 2

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2004-05-28, 2:59 PM #13
It looked pretty sweet in the last PC Gamer I got.

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2004-05-28, 3:19 PM #14
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dormouse:
1:00 is still early..

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I meant for the average person that isn't up all night on the computer or smoking drugs (I'm the former of that statement, NOT the latter mind you). For me, I go to bed on average around 2 AM or 3 AM.

-- SavageX

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2004-05-28, 5:41 PM #15
does anyone else have a mirror for this? i don't want to get in line, But Jim's mirror is giving me incredibly bad speeds (i'm getting an \average of 60KBs. i normally average 350)

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2004-05-28, 5:44 PM #16
Er, the game has rope arrows and probably burricks (though they said they wanted more people less monster action), just not in the demo. And I'm sure they have swimming. Lack of spiders I take as a welcome subtraction.

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2004-05-28, 6:34 PM #17
No, it doesn't have rope arrows. Instead they have climbing gloves or something.
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2004-05-28, 6:49 PM #18
It seems pretty fun. I was worried the PC version would be a crappy Xbox port, which is why I waited for a demo. Thankfully, that doesn't seem to be the case.

[This message has been edited by Jazzkokehead (edited May 28, 2004).]
I bet you think that's funny, don't you.
2004-05-28, 6:52 PM #19
any bit torrent links?

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2004-05-28, 6:59 PM #20
3dgamers has a bittorrent download.


I'm gonna miss the rope arrows [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]


It better be as good as the other two, or else!!

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2004-05-28, 7:03 PM #21
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Evil_Tofu:
No, it doesn't have rope arrows. Instead they have climbing gloves or something.</font>


Are you sure? Not even vine arrows?

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2004-05-28, 8:21 PM #22
Well from the FAQ linked on, i think it was one of those dl links, they were rather solid that there would be no Burricks Spiders Rope-Arrows or Swimming. no swimming[!!]??

But yeah.

*coughs and points at question about anyone knowing requirements for it*

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-John Wilkins, Mercury, or the Secret and Swift messenger, shewing how a man may with privacy and speed Communicate his thoughts to a Friend at any distance (London, 1641)
NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
2004-05-28, 8:37 PM #23
Everytime I try to run it, it gives me two errors. One saying the file is corrupted and the other saying it's an invalid format. I've tried downloading from two different servers and installed 3 times.

anyone else getting that error?

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2004-05-29, 1:09 AM #24
Aw man. I just finished playing the demo. This game is really, really good. I am definately picking this one up.

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2004-05-29, 1:26 AM #25
Does anyone know where the third special loot item is in the demo?
I've allready found:

SPOILERSPACE

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The helmet in the Lady's bedroom and the Lord's medallion(sp?).

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2004-05-29, 1:28 AM #26
The requirements are here, for those wondering.

I have a severely outdated Geforce 4 MX myself, so I'll have to wait like a week before I can finally check it out.

[This message has been edited by money•bie (edited May 29, 2004).]
2004-05-29, 5:09 AM #27
i was playing the thief 2 demo earlier and its very hard to get used to. can anyone tell me what the rope arrows are good for if you can only climb straight up?

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2004-05-29, 6:15 AM #28
Lock picking is really fun! Great game so far!

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2004-05-29, 7:55 AM #29
Rope arrows are useful for bloody *.*
Like leaping from one ledge to a rope arrow to another for instance. Or if you get it just right you can leap onto the rope and it'll violently hurl your body at speeds approaching plaid halfway across the room into a wall [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif] But that's technically a bug that shows up now and then. Or to climb up and drop things onto people's heads..

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"If all those usefull inventions that are lyable to abuse, should therefore be concealed, there is not any Art or Science, which might be lawfully profest."
-John Wilkins, Mercury, or the Secret and Swift messenger, shewing how a man may with privacy and speed Communicate his thoughts to a Friend at any distance (London, 1641)
NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');

[This message has been edited by Dormouse (edited May 29, 2004).]
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2004-05-29, 7:57 AM #30
*reads reqs*
*begins twitching and muttering and muttering and twitching*

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"If all those usefull inventions that are lyable to abuse, should therefore be concealed, there is not any Art or Science, which might be lawfully profest."
-John Wilkins, Mercury, or the Secret and Swift messenger, shewing how a man may with privacy and speed Communicate his thoughts to a Friend at any distance (London, 1641)
NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
2004-05-29, 9:34 AM #31
I just finished the demo this morning (couldn't find the switch to the vault...). Incredibly awesome game, I'm gonna get it once I have enough money.
I bet you think that's funny, don't you.
2004-05-29, 10:19 AM #32
haha! i just make the system reqs for my proc, a good old P4 1.5 GHz. I told you people it could run modern games [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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-DX:IW
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2004-05-29, 11:17 AM #33
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Emon:
...(though they said they wanted more people less monster action)...
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YES!! Finally! [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]


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2004-05-29, 11:21 PM #34
Bah. I hate Eidos. It's like they can't release a game without firing the company that made it (See: Anachronox, this Thief game), and they can't release outside America for several MONTHS. It isn't getting to Australia until June or July! DX:IW didn't come out until this March! I think if Blizzard can arrange world-wide releases then Eidos could too. That is, if they weren't a bunch of idiots.

(I liked the demo, and *would* be picking up the full game IF THEY HAD DAMN WELL DECIDED TO RELEASE IT!)

I knew I should have picked up Thief 2 when it was in all the bargain bins, too, but I kept telling myself it was pointless until I finished Thief Gold, and now I can't find it anywhere... bah... But I still haven't finished Thief Gold, so I guess it doesn't really matter...
2004-05-30, 9:27 AM #35
Although the lack of zombies and monsters is AWESOME, the game doesn't seem smooth and polished. It's out in North America BTW...
2004-05-30, 10:52 AM #36
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Matthew Pate:
and they can't release outside America for several MONTHS. It isn't getting to Australia until June or July!</font>


Well, there IS a way that you can get it before then, but it involves being underhanded and sneaky... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]




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2004-05-30, 1:27 PM #37
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Matthew Pate:

I knew I should have picked up Thief 2 when it was in all the bargain bins, too, but I kept telling myself it was pointless until I finished Thief Gold, and now I can't find it anywhere... bah... But I still haven't finished Thief Gold, so I guess it doesn't really matter...</font>


Oh yes it bloody well does too matter. Thief 2 > * (especially the bank vault level)

you need to go to Games warehouse Australia and order it post haste. They have online ordering via direct deposit. You order online, they get your stuff together and e-mail you to tell you to deposit the money. You can also pay by money order, credit card etc. Postage is a tad high (especially for one item), but the service is great and very quick.


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[This message has been edited by Run- (edited May 30, 2004).]
This one day I went to change my password, but being the clever chappy that I am, I accidently typed the new pw into the e-mail address bar and clicked submit, hence the slightly modified new user name. Go me and my awesome computer skills.
2004-05-30, 3:24 PM #38
Hmm, it's only 10 bucks, compared to the 20 I've seen it in stores for... Still, I see it every now and then in shops, it's just I haven't seen it in my main store (Chadstone Electronics Boutique, which sucks.) lately.

I need to find a better store...

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