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aquaMat

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The Mansion Fam.3: A Wondrous Place
28.10.2007 at 18:52:25

Dear friends,

I'd like to announce that my new mansion THE MANSION FAMILY: A Wondrous Place is to be released soon.
It is now finished and will be thoroughly tested in this week.

It does feature a few smaller innovations, but also a couple of nods of reference to innovatiuons of other forum-members that have impressed me, like the "Toybox-trick" (recently re-activated by brell) etc.

It's a bit harder than TMF 1 (Mind Mines) but I tried to avoid frustration by adding enough save points. There will be 6 save pedestals, and the size is about 75 rooms.

Hope I have wet your appetite..... Look forward to release ! Wink

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Chippy Treasure Hunter Offline Posts: 816 Switzerland Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #1 - 28.10.2007 at 19:57:43 The Mansion Family 3? I have thing as give ONLY Family Mansion. And what's the Family Mansion 2?
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aquaMat

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Reply #2 - 28.10.2007 at 22:25:26

In another post a couple of weeks ago I had mentioned what's the reason for this:
The Mansion Family 2: Northern Lights, which I had started already back in spring 2007 and which featured among snowy landscapes also a new "magic spell" trick, was not completed (as of now).

I was not entirely satisfied with the snow and ice parts (which are not easy to do) and besides Joe B has done a very good snow job in his Ghosthunter mansion, so I abandoned the TMF 2 project for the time being. I will definitely complete it one fine day, but I guess that has to wait until the Exp.Pack is out, so I can use those features.

It's shame thpugh, as I'd have loved to bring you that new magic spell...... I'm waiting for almost 8 months now to introduce that. Unfortunately I couldn't include it in TMF 3, as thematically it wouldn't have made sense there.

If all else fails, I might build a small new mansion around it sometime.

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Reply #3 - 29.10.2007 at 01:24:33

Hi aquaMat !

Sounds like a fantastic mansion, I can't wait for it to be released, since I really enjoyed all your other CM's.

TMF 2 also sounds very exciting, with snow and all, I think it's great that you are being patient to release it until you have the graphics you really want. (Hard to do, though I imagine!) I am going to play TMF;MM again (now for the third time) in preparation for your new one, even though the between mansion is still on hold.

I'm looking forward to seeing the innovations, and playing a hard mansion. Cheesy

thanks so much,

SandyBean Smiley

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aquaMat Expedition Leader Offline Posts: 1159 Berlin, Germany Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #4 - 29.10.2007 at 17:37:12 Thanks for the nice words, SandyBean ! I'm waiting for your mansion, too...! BTW, of course I will wait with my release until your mansion has been released first. It's always better if there are not several mansions being released at the same time.....
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Semi-Native YaBB Administrator Offline Posts: 1431 Orlando, FL USA Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #5 - 29.10.2007 at 19:00:51 I am very much looking forward to both of your mansions. Jack has been exploring lots of old places lately, and is looking for new real estate.
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SandyBean Adventurer Offline Posts: 322 Deroche,BC,Canada Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #6 - 29.10.2007 at 23:16:05 Thank You, aquaMat, that is very Gentlemanly of you ! We are just working on some loose ends now, and are still on schedule for Nov. 1st release, so you should not have to wait too long. Take care, SandyBean
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Amplifyed Adventurer Offline Formally known as "Sam S." Posts: 300 Down the hall on the 3rd right Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #7 - 30.10.2007 at 20:34:53 Cool! mansion family 2!? I loved the first, so the third should be just as good!
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aquaMat Expedition Leader Offline Posts: 1159 Berlin, Germany Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #8 - 30.10.2007 at 23:40:58 As a sneak preview, I show you a screenshot of a section of TMF3 - A Wondrous Place.
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josephine Adventurer Offline Posts: 332 California Gender:	Re: The Mansion Family 3: "A Wondrous Place" Reply #9 - 31.10.2007 at 07:51:55 Ooh nice! Can't wait. Also looking forward to SandyBean's new mansion.
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