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New mansion soon: "The Void" - aquaMat - 02-01-2008
Dear fellow mansioneers:
I like to mention that I'm almost finished with a new (1.0.9.) mansion, called
The Void.
It will be a normal-to-hard mansion, without custom graphics and pretty straightforward.....but.... slightly bizarre.
It has a goof
exploring factor....Jack will have to climb and crawl and jump and slide a bit more than usual to find the Inner Sanctum of The Void. 8-) :-?
To wet your appetite, I'll be adding a screenshot later....
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - Mikee - 02-01-2008
yeah aqua i can't wait for it 8-) :
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - aquaMat - 02-05-2008
Now...here's a screenshot.
It shows an overview of the central area (without giving too much away).
8-)
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - Alanfalcon - 02-05-2008
aquaMat wrote: Now...here's a screenshot.
It shows an overview of the central area (without giving too much away).
Color me intrigued!
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - aquaMat - 02-06-2008
At the moment, THE VOID is in version 0.9.2 and is already being beta-tested by two members of our forum, while I'm putting in the final design touches (like perfecting backgrounds etc.).
It's safe to say: it's as good as finished and I hope to be able to send it to Freddy for release in 4-6 days.
Stay tuned.
8-)Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - aquaMat - 02-09-2008
Beta-testing of THE VOID is finished.
(Thanks again Carol and Rose !!)
The new mansion has been sent to the admins for official release earlier today !!
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - brell - 02-10-2008
The Void is out
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - aquaMat - 02-10-2008
Wow, that was super-fast !!
Thank you, brell !!
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - Toybox - 02-10-2008
Haven't finished yet; that's again a mansion for acrobats! (I just reached the Void if you are curious about it.)
Still I must report a few cheap deaths I encountered on my way (I won't say anything about the numerous expensive ones
)- #14500, if you exit through the top left bit and re-enter you run into a scorpion;
- # 14502, I lost a Jack in the lava cascade and then just thought that it was not possible to cross it. I don't know why it was so, it didn't look intentional.
- # 14698, do we have to sacrifice a Jack? I thought it was bad manners
Re: New mansion soon: "The Void" - aquaMat - 02-10-2008
Toybox,
I have tried to avoid
really cheapdeaths in this mansion, though I admit there are a few instances where the player must take good care.
I wouldn't call them cheap, though (especially when compared to what we have seen in some other recent mansions).
But first to room # 14698, where you believe a life has to be sacrificed.
This is not the case.
I knew this disussion would come up, though..... as I used a lttle
gimmick innovationin this room. (Originally I had planned to put up a BBB in this room explaining how to manage that bit without sacrificing a life, but there wasn't enough room for a BBB).
That's how it goes:
If you walk very slowly, one step at a time, Jack is able to
walk on lavauntil he reaches the lever. (I advise to try pulling the lever carefully after every step, so as not to miss the
earliest pointwhere this is possible.
Once Jack has pulled the lever he must quickly jump back on safe ground (i.e. the nearest brick or platform).
If you're really careful this is possible without losing a life !!
I found that cute and innovative enough to include it here, even if it means some players will lose a life or two until they have figured out how it's working !!
Now to the other rooms:
Room # 14500: That was an oversight..... but since it only happens when returning (what you're returning for anyway, buddy
;D), I wouldn't call it a cheap death (as it was unplanned).I will put the scorpion one step further down in the next update.
Room # 14502: It is perfectly possible to jump
in front ofthat lava stream. Normally you shouldn't die there. Maybe you jumped too early, or too low or something ?!?
LATER (edt.): I just took a look.... there was one remaining bit of lava in layer-4, but only below jumping height. Apparently you walked too close to the lava before jumping. I have now removed that bit, so that only layer-5 lava remains.
Thanks for playing THE VOID. I hope you have fun.