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* Information *

Author                   : MateAmargo - pampa082 in discord and pampa in ttlg forum
Game                     : Thief 2: The Metal Age
Mission Title            : The Night of the Restorers - TNotR
Release date             : 20.11.2025
Version                  : 1.0
Difficulty Settings      : Normal / Hard / Expert
Equipment store          : No
Map/Automap              : Yes/No
New textures             : Yes
New sounds               : Yes
New models               : Yes
EAX Support              : No
language support         : English / Español
Briefing                 : Yes
Briefing Subtitles       : yes
Build Time               : 10 months

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* Briefing *

A letter arrived today;
The Restorer Society demands the investigation of Eduardo Silva.
Silva is a foreing merchant living in Buenos Aires.
Mission is to find a way into Silva´s mansion while he´s out of town.
Find Proof of any treacherus activities against the Holy Confederation.

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* About Difficulty settings *

Difficulty only changes loot objectives and starting gear.

 - Normal : Water arrows - lockpick - Blackjack - Sword - Broadhead arrows.

 - Hard : Water arrows - lockpick - Blackjack. 

 - Expert :  -  

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* Ghosting *

This mission can be ghosted.

 -Players can complete all objectives on all difficulty settings whitout 
alerting guards, dousing torches or breaking locks.
 
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* New Features *

 - + 50 new textures
 
 - 3 new model
 
 - + 50 new sounds, voices and enviromental.

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* Historical context *

TNotR takes places the last weeks of october 1833 in Buenos Aires.

- Timeline

 - 1810 : Revolution

 - 1816 : Independence

 - 1820 : Anarchy

 - 1829 :
  - The House of Representatives of Buenos Aires elected 
    Juan Manuel de Rosas Governor of Buenos Aires honoring him
    with the title Restorer of Laws and Institutions.
    Granting the Governor control over legislative and ejecutive powers.

 - 1832 : 
   - The House of Representatives of Buenos Aires reelects 
      J.M. Rosas but he refuses the decision
      and organises an army to expand the southern frontier. 
      Juan Ramon Balcarce is elected as Governor.

  - 1833-April : 
   - Legislative elections splits J.M. Rosas political party
      in two factions "Apostolicos" and "Lomos Negros".
      Political tensions increases between the two Federales party factions.

  - 1833-october-11 : 
   - Civilian unrest.
      Apostolicos and Lomos Negros fight in the streets for 
      the control over the goverment.
      Apostolicos demands the resignation of Governor Balcarce
      but Lomos Negros supports him. 
      A few days later Buenos Aires is under siege by troops demanding
      Balcarce´s resignation.

  - 1833-october-last weeks : 
    - TNotR takes place around this days.
       J.M Rosas continues his military campaing in the southern territories
       of the province.
       Apostolicos fights Lomos Negros in every corner of Buenos Aires.
       A small fraction of the Restorer Society is tasked in
       carry out black operations on specific targets, this includes 
       assasination, kidnapping, sabbotage, intel gathering, dissinformation
       and more.
       The Restorer Society designates Eduardo Silva 
       as a target for intel gathering as he is suspected 
       a traitor to the Holy Confederacion.

  - 1833-october-28 : 
   - Besieger of the city, Colonel Martin Hidalgo is defeated in
     battle by Manuel Olazábal, supporter of balcarce, 
     at the margins of the Maldonado stream but 
     this military victory is dulled by J.M. Rosas who sends a letter
     supporting Apostolicos faction.

  - 1833-November : 
   - Governor Balcarce resigns, 
     Juan José Viamonte is elected Governor.
     Political victory for Federales Apostolicos.
     The Restorer Society grows under the overseeing of caudillos 
     and the leadership of the Restorer´s beloved wife 
     Encarnacion Ezcurra de Rosas.

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* Sounds and textures *

- My friend Sibilia made the guards voices, he´s 100% criollis rioplatensis.

- I created new sounds like dogs and the Zorzal bird,
  who sings at night or near dawn.

- I created new textures and changed OM textures.

- The mission has 8 bit color version artwork of 1800s 
  Painters who worked depicting the time period and place.
  Original version of this Artwork is at Buenos Aires Bellas Artes Museum.

  - Carlos Enrique Pelegrini : His work is impressive, depicts Buenos Aires Cathedral,
    the countryside, churches and more.
    Born in Savoy, moved to Buenos Aires in 1828.
    His son became President in 1890.
    Eduardo Silva would have bought Pelegrinis work to impress his guests.

  - Carlos Morel : I added some of his works depicting common people's life, 
    but could not find a place for his best works.

  - Adolfo D´hastel : I really liked it but could not get a place for more of his paintings.
    He did the uncovered shoulders, oriental gaze, redhooded, mate drinker woman.
    He seem of the adventurous type, a French artillery captain who survived many dangers 
    and travels around the world painting.
    He was at Buenos Aires in 1830s/1840s, drank a lot of mate I'am sure.
 
  - Francisco José de Goya : Spanish artist. His artwork seems dramatic, I like it. 
    Fits time period. Silva can't miss this artwork.

- The mission has 8 bit color version of ceramic religious Iberian artwork 
  depicting Jesus baptism, Saints and the Holy Mother.
  I did not add this to embellish the level nor just for aesthetic reasons.
  I added it to characterize the believes and culture of people at that time and place.
  Even today many homes have ceramic artwork depicting the Holy Mother next to the front door.

  -Virgin of Mercy, Our Lady of Mercy : Named General of the army by Manuel Belgrano

  -Virgin of Carmen, Our Lady of mount Carmel : Named patron of the Andes army by José de San Martin.

  -Virgin of Lujan, Our Lady of Lujan :patronage over the entire country.

  -Saint Clare of Assisi is depicted near St. John the Baptist church as the Order of poor Ladies,
   Clarises, were performing religious duty there at that time.

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* Answers to questions *

+Is this a finished level ?
 -Yes

+Has this been beta tested ?
 -Yes, there's no AI getting stuck or softlock reported. if you found a bug please contact me.

+Will anything be added ?
 -I could add some sounds or textures while making the next level.

+How long is this mission ?
 -About an hour and a half maybe in normal or hard difficulty on first play.
  Expert will make you examine more the enviroment and look for keys or clues on readables.

+Can I stream my gameplay, use textures or sounds for my own level or make use of this level in any way possible?
 -Yes you can.

+Can I do it in malicious intent?
 -I will kindly ask you to not do it.

+Can you tell me how can or should I play this level ?
 -You should play on normal difficulty if it's the fist time, headphones, at night.
  If you already played it on Expert you could Ghost, speedrun, loot all, or make you own objectives.
  You could bash the front door of the mansion run/jump around everyone and unleash total mayhem while 
  completing objectives.

+I'm the master thief but I can't enter the office at the werehouse whitout my lockpics.
 -This not not a question.
  Climb the werehouse wall from Potosí St. jump to the office window.

+I'm who lurks in the grim shadows of the night but I can't enter the front office of
 the mansion without my trusty lockpics.
 -This is not a question.
  A readable on the maidens room tells that one of the two servants carrys the key to the office,
  the female servant in the maidens room carrys the correct key.

+I'm the night but I just can't access the upstairs room, the one that has beatifull green walls,
 because of my lack of lockpicks.
 -This is not a question.
  A readable in the mansion office tells the key was left on a light.
  Check the lightwall on the upstairs beatifull green room.

+How to access the library with no lockpics?
 -this is a question.
  Look for a window again.

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* Last Words *

This is my loveletter to Thief, one of my favorite video games of all time.
I will like to thank everyone who made this possible.

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