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January 2025's updates of custom mansions are:
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December 2024's updates of custom mansions are:
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- for MM1 Cheetah Castle Easy (version 1.2) and Cheetah Castle Normal (version 1.2) both by Catwoman.

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A brief history of the game
At first there was Midnight Mansion, now often called MM1. This game package was for Mac only and contained 8 mansions, each on easy, normal and hard level. Above that there was a builder included, so that customers could design mansions themselves.
Then there was Midnight Mansion HD, now abbreviated as MM1 HD for both Mac and Windows. It contained the 3x8 mansions from MM1 plus 3x a bonus mansion: Tomb of Princes. All in high definition!
Actionsoft's latest game, Midnight Mansion 2: The Haunted Hills, includes 28 mansions with a lot of new features. The 8 built-in mansions have 3 difficulties along with 4 extra custom mansions. Yes indeed, the MM2 package also has an included builder to create mansions!

Custom mansions

In the past decades several customers started experimenting with the builders. Creating rooms. Talking about it on the Midnight Mansion Forums. Sending their own designed mansions to other board members to test them. And finally sending them to the administrators of MMF.
Result? Nearly 200 extra mansions are downloadable from these boards and some of them have over 100 rooms.
If you like to download custom mansions, go to the General Custom Mansions Area (Mac and Windows) where you find the lists with all the download spots.

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02.10.2024 at 18:30:12
 
Hello!

First off, it's been a long time since I was active on here but I hope people are doing fine! (previously known as "Mikee" on here) Smiley

To my issue:
I would like to play Midnight Mansion again on my Windows computer AND also on my old MacBookAir (OS 10.6.3) where I can start building them as well.
The problem is, I can't download the game anymore from the website, neither the Windows version nor the Mac Version link does work anymore. Is there any way to download the game?

(NOTE: I do have MM1, MM HD and MM2 still on my MacBookAir already and working, but I want to experience it on my Windows PC too)

EDIT: Updating my old Code doesn't work anymore and using the "Free Code" to update doesn't work as well, sadly can't experience the whole game like this again  Sad

Thank you in advance for the help!
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Reply #1 - 03.10.2024 at 18:59:32
 
Hi Chippy/Mikee

Sorry I don't know the answer to your question, I just wanted to say hi.  Smiley
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Reply #2 - 18.10.2024 at 03:39:40
 
Hello Chippy / Mikee

How are you doing?

ActionSoft, the company behind our Midnight Mansion game, doesn’t support it anymore.

Lucky you, you still have a Mac to run all versions of MM including the builders. To say something. In 2019 I did start searching for an old mac with 10.5 (leopard I think) to be able to play and build again. It took me more than two years to find one.

I assume you have a special reason to use the windows versions as well.

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Reply #3 - 18.10.2024 at 04:43:59
 
Hello Semi-Native / Freddy,

It's sad to hear that actionsoft won't or can't support the game anymore. I'm doing fine, hope the same for you?

Like you said, I'm a bit lucky I do own my old MacBookAir and still runs nowadays even though the battery is dead, only runs with the powercord now. From there I'm able to build the mansions at least, playing might be a bit difficult cause of the power the machine still has.

Sooo, for my current situation, I made it work to unlock the game (MM HD on Windows) with the Free Code thankfully, with some works arounds with the date settings on the PC I made it work.
Now I even have a running VM with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) running under my newest Windows PC, and also a functional MM HD on it too. The only sad part about it now is, I can't build the mansions on there as I would need an updated registration code for the "Original Midnight Mansion" on Mac.

I can't find my old code from way back then and sadly I don't have access to my old E-Mail anymore as well, so the only option for now is my old MacBookAir to work / build there.. I thought that the Level Builder 1.2.2 that could be downloaded seperately for the HD would work if I made the HD version work on the computer, but sadly nope Sad

I also tried to "buy" the game again (Original Midnight Mansion for Mac) and it did work somehow for the payment over Paypal but I haven't recieved a E-Mail nor a code for the game yet, so I guess that one is also unsupported Undecided

What I was aiming for is to build a new mansion that I can convert to the HD format later and also looking through my old unfinished stuff (many MM1 and MM2 mansions I never finished haha).
I know it's a longshot, and it's a little sad to see that the game itself is rather dying over the years and hardly known or played at all, but what I would like to see is the game becoming at least somehow supported again or at least getting known "again" for many other people who may not have heard of it, after all, I still love the game very much, and hopefully when my new mansion is ready, it animates people to play it as well or give it a try! Smiley
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Reply #4 - 18.10.2024 at 14:44:06
 
Chippy wrote on 02.10.2024 at 18:30:12:
Hello! … (NOTE: I do have MM1, MM HD and MM2 still on my MacBookAir already and working, but I want to experience it on my Windows PC too)...

I don’t have any experience with Midnight Mansion on Windows. I even don’t know which versions (1, HD, 2, builder 1 & builder 2) there are for that platform.

On my old mac I have MM HD, MM2 and its builder. Indeed, no working code for MM1 & builder anymore. I’ll try to explain how my work-arounds work.
- The original MM1 games I play on MM HD.
- All approved custom mansions made with the MM1 builder are still downloadable on this boards. Each of those mansions that have my interest I convert to MM2.
- That is also possible for own unfinished stuff.

Converted mansions do open in MM2 and its builder, but the converted version doesn’t work perfect.

Q: Do you know how to convert? Or do you want information about the issues with a converted mansion? Thanks to brell I got all information. It is somewhere on the boards. If you want to I will try to direct you.
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Reply #5 - 18.10.2024 at 14:51:38
 
Chippy wrote on 18.10.2024 at 04:43:59:
… I also tried to "buy" the game again (Original Midnight Mansion for Mac) and it did work somehow for the payment over Paypal but I haven't recieved a E-Mail nor a code for the game yet, so I guess that one is also unsupported Undecided ...

I can’t promise you anything since buying the game is indeed also without support. But whenever I find a solution there will be the need of a current working mail address. Will you check/change that in your profile? As administrator I will be able to see the change. Only then I will be able to start ‘action’.
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Reply #6 - 20.10.2024 at 23:37:48
 
The only version for Windows is Midnight Mansion HD, as the others are only available for Mac, and sadly so is the Level Builder. There is no way to create mansions on Windows, but at least an option to play them in an HD format.

For the Converter, I've never done it or know how it works exactly, but when the time comes I will read myself into this and see if I can make the magic work or not.

The only problem I have at this moment is just a code for the original MM1 on Mac, so I could use the Level Builder on my VM Mac as well and also makes it a lot more easier to work / play that way.

@Freddy: I could send you my current E-Mail Adress per DM if you need that
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Reply #7 - 21.10.2024 at 00:23:18
 
Yes. Please send me a personal massage on this forum.
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Reply #8 - 25.11.2024 at 06:21:17
 
Yes it is such a shame that the link is broken. I love this game so much and it was a huge part of my childhood. I really hope this game doesn't become lost to time as more computers with the download file break down. I wish Action Soft would recognize the small cult following and turn the game over to open source, or at the very least maintain the website. I can only hope for the best.
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I speedrun MMHD. My personal best is 3:53:02 (for beating the whole game, from Hint House to Spider Palace).
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Reply #9 - 30.11.2024 at 23:56:54
 
Hello B6 !
I am always happy when members still seem to be around. Together with some other administrators and members we are trying to give ‘our’ game a new life. So stay tuned!
Concerning the not working links about buying the game I had contact with the boss of ActionSoft. He is working on it but it may take some time to get things rearranged.
Are you having hard- and software to play MM1, MM HD and MM2 (and the builders for MM1 and MM2)?

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I like to make profit of this post to make an appeal to all members who are once in a while visiting these boards without logging in. Will you please login even if you don’t want to make a post or a reply. It is important that we, administrators, know who is still interested in this cult game. To say something: while I am visiting custom mansions I take notes about some issues that I want to report to the designers. It is helpful if I know in advance if they are still interested in the game.
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