Like my unofficial fix patch for Manhunter: New York, this mod is just a small patch that fixes various minor glitches and graphical issues with the sequel game, Manhunter: San Francisco.
Manhunter: San Francisco was the sequel to New York, and was also created by Evryware and published by Sierra. Like the first game, it is a huge departure from Sierra’s normal adventure games, offering a dystopian horror theme with a first person interface and mixing minigames (even more, this time) with puzzles.
Because I love the Manhunter games so much, I have always wanted to add content to them. heck, as a kid, I made an entire Manhunter game out of paper; “clicking” on things would flip or fold open the paper cutouts to reveal new elements, and it was playable from start to finish like this. Looking back, that seems pretty insane, but there was no tools to edit or create these games back then!
Now, thanks to the awesome AGI tools out there like WinAGI, I have been working on a more comprehensive MH:SF (and MH:NY) mod that adds new stuff to this game too, but first I wanted to release the precursor to that: my Unofficial Fix Patch, which only fixes glitches in the game and adds nothing “new”.
These install the same way as my Space Quest mods here. As with those, this is designed for the PC versions of the game (there were releases for Atari ST, Amiga and Apple II) and likely can only be installed on a modern OS… though hopefully there is nothing stopping the patched games from running in pure DOS, even on an old machine.
Note that the Manhunter games are – as said – much more obscure than something like Space Quest or Leisure Suit Larry, and were only published by Sierra, not made by them. As a result, unlike most other Sierra games they are not sold by GOG or Steam, nor were they ever released in any CD-ROM collections; only the original retail floppy versions. Because of this, if you want to play Manhunter: San Francisco (or Manhunter: New York) you will need to install it from your own disks or backups, or locate an abandonware copy online.
A changelog of the changes made (by resource) are below for those who are curious:
- LOGIC0: added patch information to “About” menu option.
- LOGIC101: all MAD/HDS profiles are now formatted to match those in MH1.
- PICTURE112: corrected miscolored hand pixels in closeup of you holding MAD.
- PICTURE121: better matched image of body on sign to image shown when using stick.
- PICTURE207: changed date on one of Noah’s files to correctly fit game’s timeline.
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