Thief 2: The Metal Age Patch

Programming fixes:

• Assorted tweaks to AI code to improve AI responses in a variety of situations.
• Fixed rats squeaking after they have been killed.
• Made ropes easier to climb.
• Fixed a bug in doors that could send you skidding off or let you stick your head through a door.
• Tweaked mines so that they interact with the world more realistically.
• Fixed a turret bug that prevented a couple of turrets from working correctly.
• Increased maximum sound channel usage to 24 channels and reset default to 12 channels.
• Modified frog combat behavior so that they no longer just sit still for several seconds looking around before they become active.
• Improved the effectiveness of using your sword to block blows from your enemies.
• Set gamma levels to default when playing back movies so they look better.
• Fixed a crash that happens if you hold down a key which changes screens while mouse clicking a button to leave that screen (yes, some people will try to do this).
• Fixed a remote camera bug that effected Nvidia-based video cards.
• Added support for audio cards that only support EAX 1.0

Design fixes and improvements:

• Interference
  • Made several aesthetic improvements to the level.
  • Made a few AI tweaks.
• Shipping and Receiving
  • Tweaked AI patrol routes for better gameplay.
  • Add more Garrett voice overs.
  • Tweaked some of the puzzles on this level.
  • Added a few more powerups.
• Framed
  • Added a few more powerups.
  • Made several aesthetic improvements to the level.
  • Added more voiceovers.
  • Swapped out some spiders for some rats.
• Ambush
• Tweaked the map to make it look better.
• Changed some guard models for better diversity.
• Added more conversations.
• Adjusted some difficulty settings.
• Added a few more powerups.
• Eavesdropping
• Made it easier to find enough loot to achieve mission objectives.
• Tweaked difficulty settings.
• Added more powerups to mission.
• Made several aesthetic improvements to the level.
• Improved sound propagation throughout level.
• Bank
• Made several aesthetic improvements to the level.
• Improved sound propagation throughout level.
• Added more Garrett voice overs.
• Tweaked difficulty settings.
• Improved lighting.
• Fixed some map bugs (added a new map page).
• Minor bug fixing.
• Blackmail
• Tweaked powerups and loot available in mission.
• Tweaked AI patrol routes for better gameplay.
• Fixed a bug that if you kill some of the guards before they have an important conversation the mission was left in an unwinnable state but you didn't fail the mission.
• Added a few more loot puzzles.
• Courier
• Fixed some lighting bugs that made it look like you were standing in shadow when you weren't.
• Improved sound propagation throughout level.
• Tweaked AI patrol routes for better gameplay.
• Changed some guard models for better diversity.
• Added a few more powerups.
• Trail of Blood
• Improved sound propagation through the level.
• Made some loot easier to find.
• Made several aesthetic improvements to the level.
• Tuned difficulty levels.
• Tweaked some AI patrol paths for better game play.
• Tweaked lighting to add more hiding places.
• Put more powerups in the level.
• Life of the Party
• Made several aesthetic improvements to the level.
• Snuck in some more rooftop architecture.
• Tweaked some AI paths.
• Tweaked the fog settings.
• Tweaked sound propagation.
• Precious Cargo
• Tweaked lighting for better stealth experience.
• Tweaked the mantling puzzle.
• Fixed a bug where you could play through mission and not trigger an important objective change.
• Tweaked sound propagation.
• Kidnap
• Added some powerups to mission.
• Fixed a bug in one of the conversations that caused it to repeat each time you trigger it instead of playing just once.
• Made some scrolls easier to find.
• Made some lighting tweaks to make it easier to sneak by certain places.
• Tweaked some AI behaviors to make them better responses to possible player interactions.
• Fixed a couple of little map bugs.
• Tweaked difficulty levels.
• Casing and Masks
• Made several aesthetic improvements to the levels.
• Tweaked some AI patrol paths for better game play.
• Added some more powerups to the level.
• Made some lighting tweaks to make it easier to sneak by certain places.
• Fixed a couple of physics bugs that caused some objects to act strangely.
• Fixed a couple of map bugs. Hid some secret doors better.
• Fixed a model problem with some clocks that caused transparency problems.
• Made it so that a container for an important quest item appears in different places on different difficulty levels for increased re-playability.
• Fixed a bug where getting a mask did not always trigger the objective complete for it.
• Made some tweaks to improve gameplay.
• Sabotage in Soulforge
• Made the text on the map easier to read when it is highlighted.
• Added a map page.
• Made some tweaks to improve gameplay.
• Made aesthetic improvements to the level.