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THE BLACK FROG - Mission 1 Songs and Laughter I wanted to try ‘The Black
Frog’, a freshly baked mission pack by the reputable author Gaëtane. I actually hadn’t played any of her previous
creations, but had been viewing the screenshots on her website for quite a
while. This was a highly anticipated release and I couldn’t wait to sink my
teeth into some good fan missions again. The first mission didn’t
require much of a report. Only a handful of people even reacted to Garrett’s
presence. The challenge was more to find all the loot, remember to close up
doors and replace used items. As always I was going for Supreme Ghost, but
even the added difficulty of that mode wasn’t enough to cause problems.
Despite a very easy Ghost, this was a fun mission to play. I wonder if any player
abstained from getting annoyed by the drunk mechanist. I see myself as a
patient and tolerant man, but that guy really got on my nerves. I guess that
was the point too, so well done Gaëtane. There was
a hidden apartment with a ring in that plaza, and getting onto the barrel to
mantle the shed with him around my feet was the most frustrating thing I’ve
done in a long time. A few tough pieces of loot
was a stack of coins in an apartment east of home (left image above), and a
purse on a ledge in the power station (right image above). Other than that
there were multiple coins in most of the fountains. The rest was more or less
counted as secrets; I’ll refer to my loot list for those. All of them could
be reset to their original configuration, though it wouldn’t have been
Supreme busts if they couldn’t. The only one worth mentioning was a small
switch behind the bed in the apartment south of the lookout tower (left image
below). For some reason I had a hard time finding the frobbable
tile in the chapel also. Had to follow Pingus to steal his hidden treasure (right image below).
There was no key assigned to the gate, besides the one inside the tomb. The overall happy
atmosphere in the streets was apparent. The entrance plaza to the inn had a
real catchy tune. Made sure to grab the messenger’s key before he got shot,
in order to get the pickpocket count. That wasn’t required for Ghost, but it
gave a sense of completion nonetheless. Locked Irvin’s sister’s door and
replaced the key for Supreme afterwards. I didn’t have to take the map for it
to exist in the next mission, so I left it be. Statistics: Time: 26:04 Loot: 1980 out of 1980 Pickpockets: 1 out of 1 Secrets: 8 out of 8 Locks Picked: 10 Damage Dealt: 0 Damage
Taken: 0 Consumables: None Ghost: Success! Perfect Thief: Success! Supreme Ghost: Success! Perfect Supreme Ghost: Success! |
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