DromEd

A screenshot of DromEd

DromEd is the mission editor for Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II: The Metal Age, with there being multiple versions of the program. It was distributed as a standalone download from Looking Glass Studios, and on disc with Thief Gold. DromEd for Thief 2 is an updated version of DromEd.

Name

The name of the level editor is a reference to the original project it was designed for — a game based on the Arthurian legend of Camelot — named "Dark Camelot". The Camel becoming Dromedary (a species of camels) and thence DromEd.

History

DromEd was first released to the Thief fans by LGS as a courtesy, but it has proven instrumental in prolonging the popularity of the games in the years following what would otherwise have been the end of their expected lifespan cycle. The reason being that DromEd has made the creation of Fan Missions possible.

In September 2012, an unofficial update has been released for DromEd along with an unofficial Dark Engine update. This update increase hard limits that can with the editor as well as fixing bugs.

DromEd Unit

The DromEd Unit (DU) is a universal measurement unit in DromEd. Certain sources claim that 1 DU approximately equals 10 inches. From this follows that 4 DU would be close to 1 meter.

Criticism

Rob: Once upon a time, not only would DromEd crash, but it would go out and kill your family afterwards.
Mahk: I thought we took out that code.

Thief 2 Quotelist

The editor has always been treated as an unsupported, non-commercial product, and it has attracted criticism from is user base for being clunky, buggy, and in general less user friendly than many other game editing suites.

Notes

• DromEd has been used by fans to create upward of 700 Fan Missions for Thief and Thief 2, and several missions for System Shock 2.
• The editor for the third game made with the Dark Engine, System Shock 2, is called ShockEd. Some of the assets for the different editors are interchangeable.

See Also

• Tutorials:
  • DromEd Editing
  • DromEd Tutorial
• Resources:
  • DromEd/Resources/Textures
• Custom Resources:
  • DromEd/Custom Resources/DEDX01
• Other:
  • DromEd/Basic Menu
  • DromEd/Commands
  • DromEd/Cow
  • DromEd/HUD
  • DromEd/Interface
  • DromEd/Properties
  • DromEd/Scripts

External Links

• DromEd Wiki