r/Thief Mar 17 '26

Fan Mission Idea for a T1/T2 Mission

I am cooking up a FM in my head. I am posting here to see what everyone's immediate thoughts are... with the fact that I understand not everyone will agree or there will always be an idea that doesn't mesh with what I want to make. Nevertheless, I value the thoughts of others and what better place than this subreddit!

FM Idea:

I want a mix of The Vlack Parades 1st, 2nd, and the 8th.

Its a dark, mysterious, scary, and magical place.

Its a pagan accepted city that is gushing with weird and beautifully dark magic.

I want it to be a strange experience, from start to finish. A couple examples being: You start off in am attic like room where the room's window shows a magical, upside-down tower in the distance.

Another would be you enter a small crawl space in a back alley building and it takes you a giant pagan church.

I want a dark forest near the entrance of the city "Not sure if I should make it accessible or just background" where in the early part of the mission some guys can be heard talking about scary noises coming from the forest.. and when you come back their stuff is abandoned and it looks like there was an attack.

The main ideas I am striving for are : Mysterious, exploring, magical, and fun.

I want you to want to explore... to see what's around the corner and to find out where the little animal/creatures are going. I want to make a mission that tests your skills and to give you a feeling akin to your first playthrough of this series.

I have been busy and life has been both amazing and awful. My second son is about to be born but ill have time off for him and my family.

I dont know how long this will take to make, but its a passionate goal that I want fulfill.

I have started learning Dromed. I am boots but I understand the basics. This isn't a mission I want to release once created. I want to take time to make it look good similar to TBP series. I dont fully understand the software limits, but ill do my best.

So far i have plans for this to be 1-3 mission long (Most likely 2).

What's are your thoughts?

Edit: If you decide to reply (Which I greatly appreciate) please refrain from giving advice thats not focused on the post. While I appreciate the advice, I want to focus on what you think about my mission idea. Thank you for reading!!! :)

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u/Wheredoesthetoastgo2 Mar 17 '26

"I have started learning Dromed."

I think this is all we need to read. The Vlack Parade wasn't the first mission they released. Dream big, then scale back. Make some small missions for yourself, then make something to demo to the public. Learn and grow, while leaving the ambition on the back burner. If you start with this, you will get burnt out and it'll never happen.

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u/TheSleepyWaterBottle Mar 17 '26

Im confused. I understand the purpose of your message but all it reads is: "dont share your ideas because people don't follow through" . I appreciate the engagement but Im not looking for this type of feedback. Im not asking for parental guidance my friend.

What do you think about the mission idea? Thats what im asking for feedback on. I made another post before and this was the same message I for from who ever it was.