MHModern

MHModern is a Manhunt 1 modernization plugin for the original PC release. It focuses on startup stability and modern Windows compatibility. Nexus Mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/manhunt/mods/52

Build

Requirements:

• Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools with the x86 toolchain
• PowerShell

Commands:

cd D:\DESKTOP\MHModern
mingw32-make test
mingw32-make

Direct PowerShell entrypoints:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\build.ps1 -Target test
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\build.ps1 -Target dll

Outputs:

• build\test_time_math.exe
• build\MHModern.asi

Install

Copy these files into the game root:

• build\MHModern.asi
• MHModern.ini

The current setup assumes Ultimate ASI Loader is already active through dinput8.dll, which your Manhunt install already has.

Runtime verification

On launch, the plugin writes MHModern.log in the game directory. Confirm:

• the bootstrap completed
• the Miles audio patch installed, and any driver-open retries were logged if they were needed
• the raw SFX.RAW buffered-open shim installed if it was enabled
• the optional event patch is disabled for the release baseline unless explicitly enabled for testing
• the heap patch is disabled for the release baseline unless explicitly enabled for testing
• the input patch installed, and DirectInput auto-reacquire and raw mouse input are enabled if desired
• the version patch installed so legacy OS checks see the real Windows version
• the DirectX probe patch installed so the old dpnhpast.dll gate is bypassed cleanly
• the system-parameters patch installed so startup no longer toggles global screensaver, power, sticky-key, or foreground-lock settings
• the error-mode patch installed so shutdown restores the prior process error mode instead of forcing zero
• the process power-throttling opt-out applied cleanly or logged that the Windows API was unavailable
• DPI awareness enabled or fell back cleanly
• timeGetTime, GetTickCount, and pointer-probe imports were patched in manhunt.exe
• the internal rdtsc helper and wait routine patches were applied
• the crash handler installed successfully if crash dumps are enabled