04-29-2012, 01:14 PM
@ Rob Seagal:
Thanks a lot for your lengthy
Judging from your description it is more complicated than I thought - for example I didn't know that the game now uses .png-files of a difference size. This sounds like considerable work, depending of the amount of custom graphics a given mansion has.
But I might try my luck with one of my old mansions in the next couple of weeks.
As for graphic apps: I was a Photoshop user for many years.... and still have an old version of it running on my old G5. Unfortunately on this new MacBook running Lion, I only have Gimp....which can be a pain in the ass in terms of operating speed / control etc.
About your question about who is willing to pay what for a Level Editor update:
I can fully understand your point of view and Vern's situation etc., and I am sure it'll take quite some time to create that Level Editor update, and principally I guess I'd be willing to spend a few bucks on that.
On the other hand I feel our designing & programming of custom mansions in what (in my case at least) amounts to literally several hundreds of hours of work, does add considerably to the value of the game. For a potential customer of MM it surely makes a difference if he is spending his initial 10 or 20 bucks on 8 or on more than 100 mansions.
This is something that Vern & yourself really should consider when thinking about the
(Bottom Line: So somehow I guess I would feel a little awkward being asked to pay for my contribution....!)
PS: I don't think you should take the meagre participation in Gonzo's poll as a (representative) indication of how many people would be interested in a level editor update (or not). It is rather a reflection of the state of sleep this community is in....
Thanks a lot for your lengthy
how-to-guide. Of course I do know what Rezycle is (after all I had always used it for my custom graphics), I only didn't know the details of that Rezycle-Workaround that has been mentioned as a means to 'update' older custom mansions for Lion use.
Judging from your description it is more complicated than I thought - for example I didn't know that the game now uses .png-files of a difference size. This sounds like considerable work, depending of the amount of custom graphics a given mansion has.
But I might try my luck with one of my old mansions in the next couple of weeks.
As for graphic apps: I was a Photoshop user for many years.... and still have an old version of it running on my old G5. Unfortunately on this new MacBook running Lion, I only have Gimp....which can be a pain in the ass in terms of operating speed / control etc.
About your question about who is willing to pay what for a Level Editor update:
I can fully understand your point of view and Vern's situation etc., and I am sure it'll take quite some time to create that Level Editor update, and principally I guess I'd be willing to spend a few bucks on that.
On the other hand I feel our designing & programming of custom mansions in what (in my case at least) amounts to literally several hundreds of hours of work, does add considerably to the value of the game. For a potential customer of MM it surely makes a difference if he is spending his initial 10 or 20 bucks on 8 or on more than 100 mansions.
This is something that Vern & yourself really should consider when thinking about the
worthof a level editor update: in the end the game will gain a considerable boost (in marketability).... and I'm not even beginning to talk about the good, hopefully 'rejuvenating' effect it would have on this community.
(Bottom Line: So somehow I guess I would feel a little awkward being asked to pay for my contribution....!)
PS: I don't think you should take the meagre participation in Gonzo's poll as a (representative) indication of how many people would be interested in a level editor update (or not). It is rather a reflection of the state of sleep this community is in....