Kirkman Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Some of you have probably seen posts from me over the years trying to work out how to play Thieves' Guild using its graphical front-end client ... over telnet, inside an emulator, etc. So many failed attempts! But at last I have done it. I finished the game! And I'd like to share with you the fruits of my seven-year labor. Please check out my blog post: https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/15/thieves-guild-memories/ It's a deep deep dive into the game, chock full of screenshots, videos, and more. ALSO -- I have saved the source code for the game! Paul Witte has given me permission to share it with the community. Edited September 15, 2020 by Kirkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myriadcs Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Interesting read. BTW. Link to your page is broken, it displays your blog address but links to this page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkman Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, myriadcs said: Interesting read. BTW. Link to your page is broken, it displays your blog address but links to this page Thanks so much! Hopefully I have fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Wow! Saving the source code is a feat in itself. Now I'm going to have to play it (and win it). Of course I have to fix the games on my BBS first. BTW... Did get your email. I'm trying to get my games back online (which requires me getting it back working on the Mega STE). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkman Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 37 minutes ago, Tillek said: Wow! Saving the source code is a feat in itself. Now I'm going to have to play it (and win it). Of course I have to fix the games on my BBS first. BTW... Did get your email. I'm trying to get my games back online (which requires me getting it back working on the Mega STE). Yes, I'm so excited about that! I even made a discovery in the source today that I hadn't noticed before -- Paul had a commented-out "insta-travel" feature that apparently was intended for use in a CompuServe demo, which corroborates what he told me about CS negotiating to license the game. I hope the games fall into place. Having finally set up a barebones private BBS on my own Mega STe so I could play TG, I can appreciate the difficulty involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Great blog post. Made me want to play it!!! I skipped the spoilers but I expect I’ll have to cheat at some point. Any thoughts on if you could play it with the graphical front end using a real ST and a wimodem? I already have the dark force account. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkman Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Yes, a real ST and a WiFi modem are the perfect way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkman Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Also, check out my interview with Paul Witte, who wrote Thieves' Guild, and his friend Herb Flower, who made all the art for the graphical front-end: https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/15/paul-witte-and-herb-flower-creators-of-thieves-guild/ They met at a Utah Atari users group, where Witte was blown away by Flower's submission in a NEOchrome art contest. "It was these swirling purple clouds and stuff," Witte said. They later incorporated that image into the ending of Thieves' Guild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuf Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Ok so who's going to host this so we can all play it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 10 hours ago, tuf said: Ok so who's going to host this so we can all play it? Maybe one of the ST BBS's that currently has it running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 So this also works using Hatari as well as a real ST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkman Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 3:52 PM, MrMaddog said: So this also works using Hatari as well as a real ST? Yes, the “Thieves Guild emulator” can be run inside Hatari, but you’ll need a telnet->serial connection, either by hardware (WiFi modem or Lantronix) or software (tcpser). FWIW, I recently updated my tutorial on using tcpser and socat on a Mac. https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/03/tutorial-telnet-to-a-bbs-using-a-terminal-program-in-the-hatari-emulator/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuf Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 12:03 PM, Tillek said: Maybe one of the ST BBS's that currently has it running? Which one might that be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I just want to congratulate Josh. I've conversed with him on several occasions concerning the Thieves Guild and it's always been entertaining and enlightening. I'm sincerely glad to see it all come together, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkman Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks, DarkLord! I submitted the story, interview, and source code repo to Slashdot -- and to my surprise, it made the front page. Pretty exciting! Hopefully it introduced many folks to the quirks and wonders of the Atari ST and BBSing worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Great work..... as always. Thank you for helping keep the hobby in the minds of the "mundanes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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