1.0.1 beta 2 available

[VernJensen]

Please test this version. I had to rewrite a number of internals for the graphics system, and they can easily break pretty much anything.

www.actionsoft.com/files/temp/MidnightMansion1.0.1b2.zip

I still can't duplicate the problem where signs are blank. I don't know what is causing this on other systems, nor why it works fine for me.

Version History:
1.0.1b2:
- Game now displays properly fullscreen if the display is

tall

instead of wide or normal aspect ratio. (this took a LOT of work!)
- Fixed bug where Hint House wouldn't be playable on some systems (case-sensitive formatted drives).
- Fixed bug where Midnight Mansion HD would not launch on Japanese systems.
- Hint House is now playable from Episode 2 even if Episode 1 has not been purchased.

[divadnala]

I've looked at Hint House, Castle Doom, Cathedral Towers and Veronika's Towers in 1.0.1b2. All signs are still blank.

[VernJensen]

Thanks mapman. I'll try to get you another version soon that at least outputs debugging info to the console when a sign is read, so I can get a better idea what's going on here.

[rose]

I check Foggy Forest that showed text in the signs in the Beta 6 version but in this latest they are blank. I will probably be the same for other mansions too is my guess.

[VernJensen]

mapman -- did the tips show up in Hint House? Or are those blank too? (Tips are the text that show up automatically when you walk by a floating red question mark.)

[VernJensen]

I've uploaded a new version that is a much smaller download, but requires you to move the Game Data from the former download into this one. As a result, this download is only 3 MB:

www.actionsoft.com/files/temp/MidnightMansion1.0.1b3.zip

To run this, control-click on the old version (1.0.1b2) and choose

Show Package Contents

. Open up Contents / Resources and move the Game Data folder onto your desktop. Then open up the new download (1.0.1b3) after unzipping it, choose Show Package Contents, and open up Contents / Resources and put Game Data in here. Then it will run.

Signs will still not work, but now you will get output to your console (hopefully) when you try to read a sign. Please try to read a sign and then send me the console output from that! (Note: there is no output for walking by a tip. You must read an actual sign.)

[rose]

I would like to try this for you but I don't understand which console?

[divadnala]

0F3C2B37133C372A3C37590 wrote: mapman -- did the tips show up in Hint House? Or are those blank too? (Tips are the text that show up automatically when you walk by a floating red question mark.)

The tips showed up fine. It was only the signs that were blank.

[VernJensen]

Console is a program inside your

Applications / Utilities

folder. After starting it up, click on

Console Messages

in the upper-left. Then run Midnight Mansion 1.0.1b3 and read a sign. Some output should appear in the Console window (maybe after a delay) that you can copy and paste and post here.

[divadnala]

Here is some Console text after trying to read a blank sign in Cathedral Towers Normal:

27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Attempting to open mansion at path: /Games/Midnight Mansion HD/Midnight Mansion 1.0.1b3.app/Contents/Resources/Game Data/Mansions/Cathedral Towers Normal/
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] ...with name: Cathedral Towers Normal
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] MANSION VERSION: 847
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Scanning path for custom Tile/Sprite PICT res IDs... /Games/Midnight Mansion HD/Midnight Mansion 1.0.1b3.app/Contents/Resources/Game Data/Mansions/Cathedral Towers Normal/'PICT'
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Custom PICT found for resID 14498
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Loading non-pixel-mask sprites...
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Loading pixel mask sprites...
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Total ticks spent doing custom sprite/tile replacement/search: 243
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Random number seed selected at start of movie: 1317149364
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Attempting to create movie file: /Users/alanyates/Library/Application Support/ActionSoft/Midnight Mansion/User Movies/Mapman/Cathedral Towers Normal 10
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Loaded text for sign 128: Choose your path...
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] <- West Tower
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495]      East Tower ->
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Drawing text box: Choose your path...
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] <- West Tower
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495]      East Tower ->
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Number lines of text: 4
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Drawing line of text: Choose your path...
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Drawing line of text: <- West Tower
27/09/2011 19:49:48 [0x0-0x1269268].com.actionsoft.midnightmansionepisode2[27495] Drawing line of text: East Tower ->