Romain Barrilliot
@skacky.bsky.social
Level Designer @ Arkane Lyon | Previously 3D Realms, Streumon Studio | Project Director on The Black Parade for Thief | Opinions are my own | Immersive Sims forever!
And as Mandalore points out, it’s not just the complexity of the levels, but also the fact your toolset, while versatile, is still limited to your player archetype. Basically every Thief mission, and especially in The Black Parade, stacks incredible odds against you.
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
And as Mandalore points out, it’s not just the complexity of the levels, but also the fact your toolset, while versatile, is still limited to your player archetype. Basically every Thief mission, and especially in The Black Parade, stacks incredible odds against you.
It is for this reason that I love this game, and that I especially enjoy missions such as Cragscleft, Bonehoard, Thieves’ Guild, The Sword or Song of the Caverns.
Here’s the complete interview, it’s an interesting read: t.co/1ouwOy9F82
Here’s the complete interview, it’s an interesting read: t.co/1ouwOy9F82
https://medium.com/@jacobjakebarnes/an-interview-with-mandalore-gaming-543b8f76725f
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November 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It is for this reason that I love this game, and that I especially enjoy missions such as Cragscleft, Bonehoard, Thieves’ Guild, The Sword or Song of the Caverns.
Here’s the complete interview, it’s an interesting read: t.co/1ouwOy9F82
Here’s the complete interview, it’s an interesting read: t.co/1ouwOy9F82
Thanks. It was mostly out of necessity since I did not want the entire place to look exactly the same. It was pretty effective in the end, because once you enter the East Wing guest rooms you get a different vibe almost immediately.
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thanks. It was mostly out of necessity since I did not want the entire place to look exactly the same. It was pretty effective in the end, because once you enter the East Wing guest rooms you get a different vibe almost immediately.
The castle was also inspired by Chenonceau Castle in France, which has some of the stupidest vanity architecture you'll ever find.
I had no document for this mission whatsoever. I just built it and it eventually coalesced into the final result.
I had no document for this mission whatsoever. I just built it and it eventually coalesced into the final result.
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The castle was also inspired by Chenonceau Castle in France, which has some of the stupidest vanity architecture you'll ever find.
I had no document for this mission whatsoever. I just built it and it eventually coalesced into the final result.
I had no document for this mission whatsoever. I just built it and it eventually coalesced into the final result.
Unlike most if not all of my previous missions, Reflections in Red was purely based on vibes. It wasn't even supposed to be a real mission at first, just a testbed for my own textures and a doodle based on this etching by artist Nicolas Delort.
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Unlike most if not all of my previous missions, Reflections in Red was purely based on vibes. It wasn't even supposed to be a real mission at first, just a testbed for my own textures and a doodle based on this etching by artist Nicolas Delort.
Yeah, I did finish it a couple of times but with bad scores. Now this way I’ll finally be able to attempt actually ghosting it.
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Yeah, I did finish it a couple of times but with bad scores. Now this way I’ll finally be able to attempt actually ghosting it.
Okay not sure why the link isn’t embedding properly, but this is from a little interview with developer Johan Hjärpe.
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Okay not sure why the link isn’t embedding properly, but this is from a little interview with developer Johan Hjärpe.
Reposted by Romain Barrilliot
"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself."
Well it’s possible that won’t solve the crash, I’ve never tested my missions under linux.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Well it’s possible that won’t solve the crash, I’ve never tested my missions under linux.
Oh Winds of Misfortune is for Thief Gold, not 2.
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh Winds of Misfortune is for Thief Gold, not 2.
And they will not hear otherwise. I’ve already explained the reasons why it’s not doable and it’s useless anyway. They still want me to endure my mission is compatible with this outdated mod that will not even produce any visible result lmao.
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And they will not hear otherwise. I’ve already explained the reasons why it’s not doable and it’s useless anyway. They still want me to endure my mission is compatible with this outdated mod that will not even produce any visible result lmao.
Not only that but using this mod with my mission would literally produce no result since it’s all custom assets and they’re already high-res.
You’d think this person would just take the L and either play the mission or don’t. But no, they want ME to provide compatibility with it because reasons.
You’d think this person would just take the L and either play the mission or don’t. But no, they want ME to provide compatibility with it because reasons.
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Not only that but using this mod with my mission would literally produce no result since it’s all custom assets and they’re already high-res.
You’d think this person would just take the L and either play the mission or don’t. But no, they want ME to provide compatibility with it because reasons.
You’d think this person would just take the L and either play the mission or don’t. But no, they want ME to provide compatibility with it because reasons.