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jimbo52 Wanderer Offline Midnight Mansion is the best! Posts: 43 Rhode Island USA Gender:	trying to start House of Baron Hard 07.10.2011 at 06:51:20 When trying to start House of Baron Garneau Hard, I get a fatal error Error code: 303 File :Newsprite.c function: loadpixelmaskpictsprites line:647 running on macbook air 1.6GHz Intel Core i5
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pleomax Lost One Offline We love the Midnight Mansion game and all members of the Midnight Mansion Forums Posts: 10	Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard Reply #1 - 09.10.2011 at 17:07:09 The same happens on a MacBook Pro 13'' (IC2Duo) with OS X 10.6.8:
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MTGA Wanderer Offline We love the Midnight Mansion game and all members of the Midnight Mansion Forums Posts: 30	Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard Reply #2 - 09.10.2011 at 22:30:36 had the same problem (reported in a post in Included Mansions topic a week or so ago). Vern replied that the problem has been corrected in the updated version of MM HD that will be available soon in the App store.
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Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard
Reply #3 - 09.10.2011 at 22:44:10

This is fixable. What happened here is a fairly common occurrence when "converting" old mansions to the new game. When the old mansion editor creates preview images for a room (normally only used in the editor, but saved in the mansion), these images are saved under a 'Pict' directory within the mansion. The new version of the game has problems with these images and displays the error message you posted. All you have to do is delete the 'Pict' directory and the mansion will play fine. I just tested it to be sure.

Here's what I did. I went to the following folder/directory:

/Applications/Midnight Mansion 1.0.1b1.app/Contents/Resources/Game Data/Mansions/House of Baron Garneau Hard

Then deleted the 'Pict' directory. If you're nervous about doing this, then move it someplace else temporarily so you can restore it later if you want.

Restart the game and try the mansion. You should now be able to play the mansion.

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Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard
Reply #4 - 10.10.2011 at 01:21:50

Rob Seegel wrote on 09.10.2011 at 22:44:10:

This is fixable.
Here's what I did. I went to the following folder/directory:

/Applications/Midnight Mansion 1.0.1b1.app/Contents/Resources/Game Data/Mansions/House of Baron Garneau Hard

Then deleted the 'Pict' directory. If you're nervous about doing this, then move it someplace else temporarily so you can restore it later if you want.

Restart the game and try the mansion. You should now be able to play the mansion.

Sorry to report the above folder is not "findable" on the MacBook Air. Well at least not by me:-) of course I have only had the machine for a few weeks

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Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard
Reply #5 - 10.10.2011 at 01:32:58

jimbo52 wrote on 10.10.2011 at 01:21:50:

Rob Seegel wrote on 09.10.2011 at 22:44:10:

the following folder/directory:

/Applications/Midnight Mansion 1.0.1b1.app/Contents/Resources/Game Data/Mansions/House of Baron Garneau Hard

Sorry to report the above folder is not "findable" on the MacBook Air. Well at least not by me:-) of course I have only had the machine for a few weeks

It's hidden, if you right-click (command-click) on the icon for the game icon wherever you have it, you can (should be able to) choose "show package contents", and then the folders should be accessible

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Reply #6 - 10.10.2011 at 04:30:19

Olle the Greatest wrote on 10.10.2011 at 01:32:58:

(command-click) on the icon for the game icon wherever you have it, you can (should be able to) choose "show package contents", and then the folders should be accessible

Exactly right. I forgot about that little detail - sorry. Incidentally, it won't matter whether you have a MacBook Air or not. That's what I was using when I first tested it. Also, Go to Folder... from Finder would have allowed you to jump there directly assuming it was installed in the same location as mine.

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jimbo52 Wanderer Offline Midnight Mansion is the best! Posts: 43 Rhode Island USA Gender:	Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard Reply #7 - 10.10.2011 at 04:52:04 Thanks Olle & Rob, I learned a new trick today:-) Best and Kindest Regards jim
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Alan Lost One Offline Posts: 11 Gender:	Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard Reply #8 - 12.10.2011 at 01:18:06 Great fix guys, thanks. If anyone still seems to have problems after applying it starting up from the Episode 2 icon instead of Episode 1 did the business for me.
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VernJensen YaBB Administrator Offline Posts: 1064 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: trying to start House of Baron Hard Reply #9 - 13.10.2011 at 01:46:54 This issue is fixed in the 1.0.1 update, which Apple has still not approved, even though submitted weeks ago. Sigh.
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