08-25-2011, 02:11 AM
All right... here's a list (that will be changing as more are evaluated or as some move to other categories), of mansions and my evaluation on their readiness to be converted and moved over. Many, if not most from the first two categories I've already converted. The criteria I've used to break them up is unbiased and as non-subjective as possible. It's certainly not based on any personal likes or dislikes.
PASS:
1. These converted without any additional work. They contained no custom graphics, and were unaffected by recent changes to MM HD.... well, unaffected in a way that prevented them from being finished anyway.
- Arevn's Mansion Done by brell!
- Art Minds Mansion Done by brell!
- The Bat House - Done!
- Bobcat Mansion Easy - Done!
- Bobcat Mansion Normal - Done!
- Cheetah Castle Easy - Done!
- Cheetah Castle Normal - Done!
- Creepy Cottage - Done!
- A Curious Observatory - Done!
- Daedalus - Done!
- The Dalton Brothers Done by brell!
- Dark Sorts- Done!
- Doctor Tronic's Zoo- Done!
- Doctor Tronic's Zoo Normal- Done!
- Doppleganger Challenge- Done!
- Doldrum Dungeon- Done!
- The Dragon's Trap Hard- Done!
- The Dragon's Trap Normal- Done!
- Dreamland
- Eavesdropping- Done!
- Echo Keep Done by brell!
- FACES exp Hard - Done!
- FACES exp Normal - Done!
* Foggy Forest Mansion - Done!
- Goblin's Lair - Done!
- Gomorroh - Done!
- Happy Christmas Jack Malone! - Done!
- Happy Hannukah! - Done!
- Helter Skullter - Done!
- Helter Skullter Easy - Done!
- Jack in Spider World - Done!
- Jack Visits His Neighbors - Done!
- Jack's BFF - Done!
- Jacque's Revenge - Part I - Done!
- Jacque's Revenge - Part II - Done!
- Journey to Sarkozyland - Done!
- Knu's Infinite - Done!
- Korvac's Keep- Done!
- La Luna Mansion- Done!
- Landlord's Pub Done by brell!
- The Lost Jungle- Done!
- The Lost Jungle 2- Done!
- The Mall - Done!
- Malone Manor - Done!
- Matt & Joe's Intro - Done!
- Matt & Joe's Place - Done!
- Midnight Castle - Done!
- Midnight Pyramid
- Mikee's Castle - Done!
- Mini Ore Mine - Done!
- Monty's Mansion - Done!
- Octopus Mansion - Done!
- Octopus Mansion Hard - Done!
- One Room - Done!
- Orpheus - Done!
- Palace of Gore - Done!
- Palais of Pompomrouge - Done!
- Palais of Pompomrouge Easy - Done!
- Scorpion Mansion
- The 7th Key Done by brell!
- Skeleton Mansion
- Sky Boxes - Done!
- Small Palace of Gore - Done!
- Starter Home - Done!
- The Swiss Mansion Easy - Done!
- The Swiss Mansion Hard - Done!
- The Swiss Mansion Normal - Done!
- Temple of Hallowe'en
- Temple of the Gorgons - Done! // Checked!
- Temple of the Moon - Done! // Checked!
- This Old Mansion - Done! // Checked!
- Tower of Power - Done! // Checked!
- Triad - Done! // Checked!
- Veronica's Ladders - Done! // Checked!
- Veronika's Towers - Done! // Checked!
- Volcanis
- Volcanis Low
- Wingy's Small Mansion
The mansions were designed by Brell or Freddy and Brell is going to or has already fixed any issues in these (making them category 1 - I'm not sure if any updates were made for MM1, so I thought it best to keep them away from the main bunch):
- Back to Square One Done by brell!
- Bedlam (ladder issues - 16292) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- Midnight Mazes and Monsters (thin ghost platforms: 16534/16535) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- The Wall (unusable lever) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- House of Wonders (ladder issues) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- A Resort for Retired Goldhunters Done by brell!
2. These mansions either had preview Pict resources, or had TEXT resources that needed to be corrected (the name attribute needed to be removed). Otherwise, no corrections needed to be made. They had no custom graphics, and were unaffected by recent changes to MM HD.
I made the appropriate corrections as needed as I was testing the mansions. No editor was required.
- Catacombs Done by brell!
- A Deserted Holiday Village Done by brell!
- The Mansion Family - Mind Mines - Done!
- Questing for the Rainbow Key - Done!
- Three-way Mansion Done by brell!
- Turtle Mansion - Done! // Checked!
- The Warrior - Done! // Checked!
FAIL:
3. These mansions contained no custom graphics, but were affected by recent changes to the game. These will need to be corrected by someone with a working builder - preferably the original designer. Fixes to these mansions need to be coordinated with the designer.
Some of these changes are extremely minor and easy to fix, others are much more involved. Rather than trying to draw any sort of line, I think it's best to simple talk with the original designers and suggest corrections rather than making any changes ourselves.
- Brother from Another Planet
- Cranes (thin ghost platforms: 16698/16699)
- Luris (most levers are unusable, thin ghost platforms: 12298/12299)
- otg Alpha Mansion (broken levers)
- The Underground Fortress (lots of broken levers)
- PACI-Freak Express (unusable levers)
4. The following mansions use some form of custom graphics. As in category 3, not all cases are the same, but rather than simply worry about individual cases, I think it's best to lump them together for the time being, and come back to them later. As I mentioned before, I include mansions with custom backgrounds in this group. Some of these mansions look fine without custom graphics, others do not. Designers should be the ones to decide whether or not custom graphics can be trimmed out. Also, I feel it's worth waiting on these to give Vern a chance to fine-tune the mechanism for custom backgrounds to be incorporated in the same zip file as the other resources.
- The Birdcage (5 custom images)
- Church (4 backgrounds, 2 mp3)
- The Complex (6 custom images)
- Discotheque of Doom (37 custom images)
- Dominator (lots of work here: 3 mp3, 5 backgrounds, Custom Sprites/Graphics/Sounds file)
- The Four Tubes (10 custom images)
- House of Coine (2 custom images)
- Immortal Ruins (4 custom backgrounds)
- Jack Malone and the Temple of Tombs (32 custom images)
- JUMP! (3 custom images)
- Les Catacombs Rouges (1 custom image)
- The Mansion Family A Wondrous Place (2 custom images)
- The Money Pit (2 custom images)
- The Mummy's Revenge (11 custom images)
- Oline's Coffeehouse
- Panther Mansion (barely uses custom graphics)
- Perpetuum Mobile
- Raedeka
- Starcraft 1
- Starcraft 2
- Starcraft 3
- Testing Mansion
- The Void (Custom graphics 2 sprites - minor change)
My personal feeling for the mansions with custom graphics is that we shouldn't move them over for HD until we can guarantee a presentation as close as possible to the original game.
One problem with these lists... if Vern makes any other changes at this point which break additional mansions, a lot of this work will need to be done again, unless I can come up with an automated way of checking for it, which is possible, but not trivial.
PASS:
1. These converted without any additional work. They contained no custom graphics, and were unaffected by recent changes to MM HD.... well, unaffected in a way that prevented them from being finished anyway.
- Arevn's Mansion Done by brell!
- Art Minds Mansion Done by brell!
- The Bat House - Done!
- Bobcat Mansion Easy - Done!
- Bobcat Mansion Normal - Done!
- Cheetah Castle Easy - Done!
- Cheetah Castle Normal - Done!
- Creepy Cottage - Done!
- A Curious Observatory - Done!
- Daedalus - Done!
- The Dalton Brothers Done by brell!
- Dark Sorts- Done!
- Doctor Tronic's Zoo- Done!
- Doctor Tronic's Zoo Normal- Done!
- Doppleganger Challenge- Done!
- Doldrum Dungeon- Done!
- The Dragon's Trap Hard- Done!
- The Dragon's Trap Normal- Done!
- Dreamland
- Eavesdropping- Done!
- Echo Keep Done by brell!
- FACES exp Hard - Done!
- FACES exp Normal - Done!
* Foggy Forest Mansion - Done!
- Goblin's Lair - Done!
- Gomorroh - Done!
- Happy Christmas Jack Malone! - Done!
- Happy Hannukah! - Done!
- Helter Skullter - Done!
- Helter Skullter Easy - Done!
- Jack in Spider World - Done!
- Jack Visits His Neighbors - Done!
- Jack's BFF - Done!
- Jacque's Revenge - Part I - Done!
- Jacque's Revenge - Part II - Done!
- Journey to Sarkozyland - Done!
- Knu's Infinite - Done!
- Korvac's Keep- Done!
- La Luna Mansion- Done!
- Landlord's Pub Done by brell!
- The Lost Jungle- Done!
- The Lost Jungle 2- Done!
- The Mall - Done!
- Malone Manor - Done!
- Matt & Joe's Intro - Done!
- Matt & Joe's Place - Done!
- Midnight Castle - Done!
- Midnight Pyramid
- Mikee's Castle - Done!
- Mini Ore Mine - Done!
- Monty's Mansion - Done!
- Octopus Mansion - Done!
- Octopus Mansion Hard - Done!
- One Room - Done!
- Orpheus - Done!
- Palace of Gore - Done!
- Palais of Pompomrouge - Done!
- Palais of Pompomrouge Easy - Done!
- Scorpion Mansion
- The 7th Key Done by brell!
- Skeleton Mansion
- Sky Boxes - Done!
- Small Palace of Gore - Done!
- Starter Home - Done!
- The Swiss Mansion Easy - Done!
- The Swiss Mansion Hard - Done!
- The Swiss Mansion Normal - Done!
- Temple of Hallowe'en
- Temple of the Gorgons - Done! // Checked!
- Temple of the Moon - Done! // Checked!
- This Old Mansion - Done! // Checked!
- Tower of Power - Done! // Checked!
- Triad - Done! // Checked!
- Veronica's Ladders - Done! // Checked!
- Veronika's Towers - Done! // Checked!
- Volcanis
- Volcanis Low
- Wingy's Small Mansion
The mansions were designed by Brell or Freddy and Brell is going to or has already fixed any issues in these (making them category 1 - I'm not sure if any updates were made for MM1, so I thought it best to keep them away from the main bunch):
- Back to Square One Done by brell!
- Bedlam (ladder issues - 16292) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- Midnight Mazes and Monsters (thin ghost platforms: 16534/16535) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- The Wall (unusable lever) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- House of Wonders (ladder issues) fixed by brell, waiting for Freddy's approval
- A Resort for Retired Goldhunters Done by brell!
2. These mansions either had preview Pict resources, or had TEXT resources that needed to be corrected (the name attribute needed to be removed). Otherwise, no corrections needed to be made. They had no custom graphics, and were unaffected by recent changes to MM HD.
I made the appropriate corrections as needed as I was testing the mansions. No editor was required.
- Catacombs Done by brell!
- A Deserted Holiday Village Done by brell!
- The Mansion Family - Mind Mines - Done!
- Questing for the Rainbow Key - Done!
- Three-way Mansion Done by brell!
- Turtle Mansion - Done! // Checked!
- The Warrior - Done! // Checked!
FAIL:
3. These mansions contained no custom graphics, but were affected by recent changes to the game. These will need to be corrected by someone with a working builder - preferably the original designer. Fixes to these mansions need to be coordinated with the designer.
Some of these changes are extremely minor and easy to fix, others are much more involved. Rather than trying to draw any sort of line, I think it's best to simple talk with the original designers and suggest corrections rather than making any changes ourselves.
- Brother from Another Planet
- Cranes (thin ghost platforms: 16698/16699)
- Luris (most levers are unusable, thin ghost platforms: 12298/12299)
- otg Alpha Mansion (broken levers)
- The Underground Fortress (lots of broken levers)
- PACI-Freak Express (unusable levers)
4. The following mansions use some form of custom graphics. As in category 3, not all cases are the same, but rather than simply worry about individual cases, I think it's best to lump them together for the time being, and come back to them later. As I mentioned before, I include mansions with custom backgrounds in this group. Some of these mansions look fine without custom graphics, others do not. Designers should be the ones to decide whether or not custom graphics can be trimmed out. Also, I feel it's worth waiting on these to give Vern a chance to fine-tune the mechanism for custom backgrounds to be incorporated in the same zip file as the other resources.
- The Birdcage (5 custom images)
- Church (4 backgrounds, 2 mp3)
- The Complex (6 custom images)
- Discotheque of Doom (37 custom images)
- Dominator (lots of work here: 3 mp3, 5 backgrounds, Custom Sprites/Graphics/Sounds file)
- The Four Tubes (10 custom images)
- House of Coine (2 custom images)
- Immortal Ruins (4 custom backgrounds)
- Jack Malone and the Temple of Tombs (32 custom images)
- JUMP! (3 custom images)
- Les Catacombs Rouges (1 custom image)
- The Mansion Family A Wondrous Place (2 custom images)
- The Money Pit (2 custom images)
- The Mummy's Revenge (11 custom images)
- Oline's Coffeehouse
- Panther Mansion (barely uses custom graphics)
- Perpetuum Mobile
- Raedeka
- Starcraft 1
- Starcraft 2
- Starcraft 3
- Testing Mansion
- The Void (Custom graphics 2 sprites - minor change)
My personal feeling for the mansions with custom graphics is that we shouldn't move them over for HD until we can guarantee a presentation as close as possible to the original game.
One problem with these lists... if Vern makes any other changes at this point which break additional mansions, a lot of this work will need to be done again, unless I can come up with an automated way of checking for it, which is possible, but not trivial.