Beta 4: Dr. Demented's Den

[RobSeegel]

51584E585050390 wrote:
I'm confused, see pic below, the Hard version is in the beta 4 testers mansions, yet you say that you are working on it.  So why is it in there?

OK - I'll try to clarify where I can. In the last round of Beta testing, a number of folks, myself among them, commented that the differences between the HARD and NORMAL versions of a few mansions appeared to be negligible.

Unexpectedly, Vern asked me if I wanted to take a stab at making one or more mansions harder.  I told him I'd be happy to try to modify one, and I told him I'd do it for free.  He (and other testers) may decide that the changes aren't worthwhile, which will be fine - the experience has still been good, though far more work than I anticipated.

I'm not sure why Vern included the Hard version and Rob version (which wasn't ready for anyone aside from him to look at). My guess is that he may have made a few changes to his original one to hedge his bet a bit, in case mine doesn't pan out.  As to why he included the

Rob

version, perhaps it was an oversight - I can't say for sure.

The main reason why I haven't posted much in this round of testing is that I've been working on my version of the Hard mansion like crazy. Vern told me to post the mansion to the forum as soon as I was ready for folks to look at it, which is what I intend. My hope is that I'll post something by next week at the latest. I didn't realize when I started it what the minor changes would turn into, or how much of my free time it would consume. My hat is off to all of you who have created mansions over the years...

I'm only working on the Hard version of Dr. Demented. My version features fairly significant changes though it should still be recognizable. Nearly every room has been modified somewhat, and it has about 60 additional rooms. I guarantee it's more difficult than the Normal version. Knowing what I know now, my changes would have been more modest if I had to do it all over again.

So, having said all that, I was recommending that other mansions be looked at first before looking at the HARD version. Of course, you're free to do whatever you wish. I hope that clears some of it up.