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Freddy wrote: [quote author=hawaii link=1216650141/15#16 date=1216734586]I go to the main menu page, I select Open Game , a pop up appears Choose File and I select the saved game. Some work, but lately, after downloading the full CM folder, I started to experience this problem. ...
If I understand you right, you first downloaded 'some' CMs, played them and created some saved game files. And later you downloaded 'all the CMs at once' ???
Now, as mentioned at that place, this downloadpage is absolutely not up to date. Several mansions got upgraded, expanded etc. That could mean that you suddenly were playing older versions of some mansions, with the serious risk of no more working saved game files.
YES FREDDY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID. Not to worry, I will, when I have time, start all over again.....and avoid the all CM mansions download.
But, FYI, the little search window at top right of forum page is not helpful with CM's.
The observatory CM, is a blast. I wish it had a save point at the top of the roof......lololol
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It is out of topic. (Of course.) But 'A Curious Observatory' is a brilliant, but oh so difficult mansion.
E.g. have a look at the neat work in all rooms. The disign is really superb. And (only) once one is experienced, one will notice the very clever puzzling effects. But ... very hard. I know.
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I was a little confused at first about the boards, with minor things like included mansion vs downloaded mansion (since I had downloaded the whole game.) Maybe something like official vs user-created would be clearer. And this may be somewhere on the board already, but perhaps a sticky listing the common abbreviations so newbies will know which mansion is being discussed. Also, maybe one that says something like Stuck? Here is how to ask for game hints (I remember not knowing about command+D  )
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sherryl199 wrote: Hi Freddy - this is from Sherryl199 and Eyeballking -
My grandson, Grayson, just had the BEST (and, in my totally prejudiced opinion) brilliant!! great idea - he said to create a beginner mansion for interested players called Info Mansion - with signs that tell you about MM, custom mansions, how to play them, and a link to the MM from the opening screen - Grayson says that the INFO mansion should be free before you buy the game so you can know about it and understand if you want to play it or not. Grayson also says that in the starting room of the Info Mansion there should be sign out of money or coins that says, Press return to read the signs ...
Hate to burst your bubble but...
All the information about that is included in the Read me and FAQ and text included with the game. That includes how to work the editor, open custom mansions (Opening custom mansions is pretty darn obvious -.-) and much more.
And some of the simple things like Press return to read the sign... is all included in Tutorial mansion. And to decide if you want to buy the game or not, it's called a Demo which is built-into the game.
But having the info not in the text but in a custom mansion, then that would be a neat idea. But- how will they open the mansion, if newbies don't know how? :-?
Anyways, do what you want, have fun.
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Hi Wingy,
Yes, your right. But the text is so long and looks complicated, so most of us newbies anxiously jump to the tutorial or the actual game and then back to the tutorial....which appeals to us a lot more than reading all the foreboding text that will just go over our heads anyway as we have no idea what they're taking about until we get into the tutorial or game.
As Josephine Wanderer said.....Read her post, it does get confusing.
Having said that, if newbies are allowed to immediately post questions on the forum, a lot of these issues would resolve themselves. yes? no?
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I believe you are right, that players FIRST want to try playing a game. And only AFTER they seem to like the game and have some experience, they try to find out what is in the instructions, tutorial, ...
That brings the question back of what an Info-mansion should contain. I can't recall, but I don't think that the Tutorial-mansion is in the demo pack. Or am I wrong?  And then the matter of control+D, an issue that is so important for good 'talking' on the boards. But meanwhile Vern, creator of this game is convinced that using control+D to see how many secrets you have so far, is a matter of cheating. So maybe, besides command+ D, there should be something like command+R that only gives the roomnumbers?
About the other issue. Based on a long experience I am afraid it is IMPOSSIBLE to allow Newbies to make posts at once. In history some idiots were posting P&PP: porn and pharma publicity. :  And of course we want MMF to stay family friendly forums.
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Freddy wrote: I can't recall, but I don't think that the Tutorial-mansion is in the demo pack. Or am I wrong?
Yes, those are the only one you can play before you've got your code. Or has it changed? 
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Freddy Wrote: About the other issue. Based on a long experience I am afraid it is IMPOSSIBLE to allow Newbies to make posts at once. In history some idiots were posting P&PP: porn and pharma publicity. : And of course we want MMF to stay family friendly forums.
Yes Freddy, sadly, idiots always spoil it for the sincere....Posting should only be permitted by those who actually buy the game. Personal info is collected at that time. A special forum code # could be issued to qualify the person at time of forum sign in. If that poster should end up being and idiot, well, a strict penalty (rule stated in the purchase agreement ) should apply. ie: banned from any and all posting privileges and/or forfeit all playing privileges.
OR, since most all Admins are not avail on calendar, maybe a separate hidden from public view, newbie posters section could be set up and only members of a higher status would have access to that section to help with monitoring and answers, until the newbie gains posting privileges ???? Just a suggestion.
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hawaii wrote:
For some reason, some CM's save does not work lately so I just gave up playing them. I do get to the save point and save the game, all is well if I continue playing, however, if I save and come back later......the save is in my save list, but after clicking on it I get a pop up stating there is no save.......that is why I now stopped playing the CM's [smiley=embarassed.gif]
Whaaat ?
I never heard about this problem ? Are you sure you have the Saved Games in the correct folder ?
Or maybe you changed a certain mansion's name AFTER having saved a game (save pedestal). This would explain why the computer can't connect the Saved Game to the mansion in question.
Does it happen with ALL custom mansions ?
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aquaMat wrote: Whaaat ? I never heard about this problem ? ...
Euh ... The cause has been detected yet. And mentioned somewhere above. You surely find those posts.
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