<![CDATA[Midnight Mansion Forums - Luris]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:47:05 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Luris for HD]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2059 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:24:35 -0500 RobSeegel]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2059
  When we were converting mansions, Luris was one that I felt could be fixed fairly easily without too much work, but it would require some changes. There were two basic issues I saw.

  The Levers

  Your mansion is certainly not the only mansion that buried levers in order to create a different visual presentation for some of your levers. Unfortunately, for reasons that really aren't that important at this point, the restrictions on levers have been tightened in the HD version.

  In the game, there are four levers: brown, green, red/pink, and blue. By burying some of the levers you create the illusion that there are eight levers: two sets of four - ones with bases, and ones without (because the levers are buried below the
surface
that Jack walks on.

  I worked with aquaMat and I created an alternate set of lever images. Which are lower, and do not have a base. I also replaced the special-purpose base that get's super-imposed on the regular base with a transparent graphic. There is also a slot at the bottom, so it will look as though this lever is sticking out of whatever surface it is
on
. It looks *very* close to the buried appearance.

  This is all well and good, but you still have a dilemma. In Luris, you have some levers that are buried and some that are not. If you want this to continue to be true, then you are going to have to decide which lever or levers should
appear
to be appeared, and which should not. From looking through your mansion, I believe brown would be a candidate for always being buried. That would be one graphic we would replace. You could opt to change out *all* the lever graphics, but you should take time to look over the various rooms. You have levers on vanishing and falling platforms - these normally sit on top  (probably because there was no way to
bury
them.

  I will be happy to go through this room-by-room with you if you'd like. We can exchange info through the forum or through email if you like.

vanishing/retracting platforms

The other thing that might be an issue is something that Brell calls ghost platforms (thick and thin) I used to call the thick ones (lighsaper or glowing platfoms  that fade in and out)
the thin platforms are retracting panels. I believe you have a room where Jack jumps from one platform to land in another screen where there is another one. We will have to look at this, because it is also probably broken by the new HD version.

  One of the platforms was left alone, and other one was change to reset itself each time Jack entered a room. I will provide more info inn follow-ups. As I said, I'm happy to help you fix things up, but there may have to be some minor redesigns. I doubt that the changes will take it too far from your original vision.

  Let me know how you would like to proceed.]]>
  When we were converting mansions, Luris was one that I felt could be fixed fairly easily without too much work, but it would require some changes. There were two basic issues I saw.

  The Levers

  Your mansion is certainly not the only mansion that buried levers in order to create a different visual presentation for some of your levers. Unfortunately, for reasons that really aren't that important at this point, the restrictions on levers have been tightened in the HD version.

  In the game, there are four levers: brown, green, red/pink, and blue. By burying some of the levers you create the illusion that there are eight levers: two sets of four - ones with bases, and ones without (because the levers are buried below the
surface
that Jack walks on.

  I worked with aquaMat and I created an alternate set of lever images. Which are lower, and do not have a base. I also replaced the special-purpose base that get's super-imposed on the regular base with a transparent graphic. There is also a slot at the bottom, so it will look as though this lever is sticking out of whatever surface it is
on
. It looks *very* close to the buried appearance.

  This is all well and good, but you still have a dilemma. In Luris, you have some levers that are buried and some that are not. If you want this to continue to be true, then you are going to have to decide which lever or levers should
appear
to be appeared, and which should not. From looking through your mansion, I believe brown would be a candidate for always being buried. That would be one graphic we would replace. You could opt to change out *all* the lever graphics, but you should take time to look over the various rooms. You have levers on vanishing and falling platforms - these normally sit on top  (probably because there was no way to
bury
them.

  I will be happy to go through this room-by-room with you if you'd like. We can exchange info through the forum or through email if you like.

vanishing/retracting platforms

The other thing that might be an issue is something that Brell calls ghost platforms (thick and thin) I used to call the thick ones (lighsaper or glowing platfoms  that fade in and out)
the thin platforms are retracting panels. I believe you have a room where Jack jumps from one platform to land in another screen where there is another one. We will have to look at this, because it is also probably broken by the new HD version.

  One of the platforms was left alone, and other one was change to reset itself each time Jack entered a room. I will provide more info inn follow-ups. As I said, I'm happy to help you fix things up, but there may have to be some minor redesigns. I doubt that the changes will take it too far from your original vision.

  Let me know how you would like to proceed.]]> <![CDATA[room 12297]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1263 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:26:55 -0500 rose]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1263 Could he get a hint please?]]> Could he get a hint please?]]> <![CDATA[Room 12500]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1161 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:23:12 -0400 Norris]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1161 I recently started playing these custom mansions (what a great addition to the game btw) and I stumbled upon this one and so far I like it a lot.

But, not surprisingly, I am stuck.

I have made it past the first saving point and the first room after that but then I get stuck - it is room 12500.

I can't find the green key. Undecided

I have tried almost everything and am starting to think I should have brought the key with me from the room before. Tongue

Any hints?

thanks,
Norris]]> I recently started playing these custom mansions (what a great addition to the game btw) and I stumbled upon this one and so far I like it a lot.

But, not surprisingly, I am stuck.

I have made it past the first saving point and the first room after that but then I get stuck - it is room 12500.

I can't find the green key. Undecided

I have tried almost everything and am starting to think I should have brought the key with me from the room before. Tongue

Any hints?

thanks,
Norris]]> <![CDATA[Luris updated]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1107 Mon, 04 May 2009 18:02:55 -0400 brell]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1107 <![CDATA[Luris too difficult?]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1102 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:59:16 -0400 otg]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1102

As I wrote among the first posts, this is a mansion perhaps best played for a very long time. That is, you try to get to the next save, and when you've done so, you forget about Luris for a while. Otherwise it can get very frustrating...

Anyway... I've been listening to all the comments and it seems to me that the mansion isn't impossible [since some have finished the mansion]
but that there is a risk of losing interest. I  have therefore made the Luris Edu [as in educational version Wink] which I soon will send to the admins. In this version, the rooms are the same, but there are lots of moneybags/backpacks and a save every I don't know really, two or three rooms or so...

This version can be played first, to get a feeling for the mansion, or parallel with the original version [to
practice
without risk of dying that easily]. Or not at all, of course, since it's actually
the same
mansion Smile

I hope this will get some players to reconsider their choice of leaving Luris unfinished.

Best wishes]]>

As I wrote among the first posts, this is a mansion perhaps best played for a very long time. That is, you try to get to the next save, and when you've done so, you forget about Luris for a while. Otherwise it can get very frustrating...

Anyway... I've been listening to all the comments and it seems to me that the mansion isn't impossible [since some have finished the mansion]
but that there is a risk of losing interest. I  have therefore made the Luris Edu [as in educational version Wink] which I soon will send to the admins. In this version, the rooms are the same, but there are lots of moneybags/backpacks and a save every I don't know really, two or three rooms or so...

This version can be played first, to get a feeling for the mansion, or parallel with the original version [to
practice
without risk of dying that easily]. Or not at all, of course, since it's actually
the same
mansion Smile

I hope this will get some players to reconsider their choice of leaving Luris unfinished.

Best wishes]]> <![CDATA[Room 11299]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1101 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:37:53 -0400 Semi-Native]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1101
Thanks.
Loving this mansion, by the way.
:-[
]]>
Thanks.
Loving this mansion, by the way.
:-[
]]> <![CDATA[About Luris]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1097 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:29:22 -0400 otg]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1097 solve this room to get to next room-mansion, some are easier than others [which are harder Smile] while some are tricky [
Luriga
in swedish, hence the name].

It contains 101800 in gold [including backpack score] and 48 secrets which are not always indicated. Thus look everywhere for anything... Smile

Since it's [perhaps] less fun when you've solved a room already, there are quite a lot of saving pedestals, so that you don't have to replay that much once you're done.

Have fun!

Greetings from otg & AK]]> solve this room to get to next room-mansion, some are easier than others [which are harder Smile] while some are tricky [
Luriga
in swedish, hence the name].

It contains 101800 in gold [including backpack score] and 48 secrets which are not always indicated. Thus look everywhere for anything... Smile

Since it's [perhaps] less fun when you've solved a room already, there are quite a lot of saving pedestals, so that you don't have to replay that much once you're done.

Have fun!

Greetings from otg & AK]]> <![CDATA[Shortcut to downoad]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1096 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:19:53 -0400 brell]]> https://actionsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1096