Crystal Grave (FM)

A fan mission for The Dark Mod.

Information

• Author: ERH+, Bikerdude
• Type: Single Mission
• Releases:
  • 2011-11-15 (15 November 2011) - earliest
  • 2013-02-09 (9 February 2013) - latest (ver. 2.0)
• Version: 2
• Size: 12 MB
• EFX Reverb: No

Synopsis

East of the Rahen Mountain, there is a swampy area, a backwater of river Rahna. Approximately twenty years ago the Inventors Guild began their effort to secure the rights to the land and presented the construction projects of water dams and locks in endeavour to create a water trails for flat-bottomed vessels. The prospect of increased economic exchange between the plains and the mountain settlements prevailed over the objections of displeased neighbours and just five years later the water level in ponds allowed for flow of barges. Good mood of the local lord diminished though, as more and more crops and farms disappeared under the water, wells began to stink, and dysentery started to collect a heavy toll. Guild excuses that thawing and hardship of communication with lock's staff was to blame didn't resolve the crisis. What did, was a compensation - a one-off shipment of nearly half a ton of rock crystals. This aroused comments among people not normally interested in the Inventors and their dealings. People like me. The trail leads to one of inaccessible facilities of the bulkhead oversight in the network of ponds, where, the crystals are mined, pre-processed and sorted out. Several months later... Crossing the flooded and deserted five furlongs in one-man boat was risky enough, but I took my chances and tried to take the boat through the lock, to be closer to the guardhouse. The bulkhead mechanism was too complicated for one person to operate though. Now I don't have the means to go back and water scattered my equipment all over the pond. And with no boat the only way back is a walk along the causeway towards the mountains, but for that I will need to get a good supply of food and water, so not to loose my strength carrying the loot.

Series

The FM is an entirely standalone storyline, not part of any series.

Theme / "Genre" / Setting

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Horror

Threats

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Undead

Links

Official Mission List link

You can download the mission directly while in game, by using the built-in TDM fan mission downloader.

Additional DL links:

• http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/fms/crystalgrave2_1.pk4
• http://www.fidcal.com/darkuser/missions/crystalgrave2_1.pk4
• http://www.southquarter.com/tdm/fms/crystalgrave2_1.pk4

Gallery

Preview trailer (screenshots)

Preview trailer (footage)

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Discussions

• TDM forums thread
• TTLG forums thread
• Brief review at the TTLG forums (by The Dark One)

Beware of potential spoilers !

Lootlists

TBA

Walkthroughs

Spoilers abound !

Boy Lag

• Video playthrough - Part 1
• Video playthrough - Part 2

MasterHelpo

• Video walkthrough

Trivia

TBA

External sites and reviews

• Thief Guild.com FM overview and review

See also

• Official FMs list
• Fan Missions for The Dark Mod - Main article on all of the published fan missions to date, in addition to the official list on the website.
• Fan Mission Series - An overview of all currently known series or campaigns of fan missions interconnected by their stories or characters. There are already plenty in TDM, and have been since its early days as an expandable game.
• Upcoming Fan Missions - An overview of Fan Missions in development or tentatively planned. (Do not edit the overview.)
• Mission recommendation discussions - An overview of past discussions on what FMs the community recommends to players looking for various challenges (difficulty, size, theme, setting, objectives, etc.).
• Fan Mission Contests - An overview of past and present contests in Fan Mission creation, by members of the TDM community.