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[toxie]

Find the official and final VPM 3.5 release here, as this thread is only about the new beta 3.6:

http://www.vpforums....&showfile=11571

 

So in the tradition of the VP(X) alpha/beta thread, here is a beta version of what is (hopefully) to become the next VPM 3.6 release:

 

It includes all kinds of ROM clones adds, bugfixes, etcetc that happened since the last official VPinMAME release by the VPM team.

(see https://github.com/v.../commits/master for a raw 'changelist' of what they did, or the accompanying .txt files for a not so cluttered one)

 

Please test this, and give feedback on the new things (if they work or not), cause then there can be an official release soon (i hope).

 

 

Copy the files into your VPM directory, and run setup.exe again. There, press the Install button (with each new build) and remember to Setup the Defaults again!

 

In case you have an external DMD connected that you want to use with VPM, please move the dlls from the respective subdirectory (Pin 2 DMD or PinDMD1 or PinDMD2 or PinDMD3) directly into your VPM directory!

Same goes for DMDext that is a unified DMD engine.

 

For the adventurous pro users that know what they are doing: Find the very latest builds (incl. potentially buggy/WIP improvements!): https://github.com/v...pinmame/actions

Attached Files

•  VPinMAME36beta.zip   10.39MB   1778 downloads

Edited by toxie, 01 February 2024 - 07:44 AM.

[fuzzel]

Hurray!

[BilboX]

I'll test and link directly from UP thread if you don't mind.

Thanks for your work!

[BilboX]

Yup: tested quickly with UP in cab mode: no problem yet, even with UP Alpha .

I should rebuld the small dll from tlb though for future release, just to be sure. thanks again !

[toxie]

"small dll from tlb"??!

 

as for linking: of course, the more testers the better..

 

btw: so far this exact version isn't in the VPM trunk yet, but scattered over the branches as the VPM team preferred that so far. but soon the branches will be backmerged by me.

[Sir Cheddar]

Hi Toxie,

 

I realize a beta thread is not the right place for any requests. But there was one solution I liked very much - google for Piggei "Coin Door Switch Like A Real Cabinet"

 

I just wanted to ask if this one would be possible to integrate. There are other solutions to this problem but to me it seems to be the best one I've seen so far - especially if vpmame would allow to set the coin door open input key to something like ctr-alt-o.

A key combination like this doesn't make any problems for any other application while the coin door stays open and it can be programmed as "macro" for any input on an iPac².

 

It would allow to add an functional coin door button without additional hardware

 

Regardless of your answer, thank you all those improvements. I did consider this stuff to be pretty awesome last year, it is even better awesome now

[DJRobX]

Definitely would like to see the coin door fix go in.  

 

I try to avoid mapping Alt/ctl/shift key combos like that wherever possible, though.   I've seen too many instances of the Ctl/Alt/Shift getting stuck "down" because the "up" signal was missed.   Just in general, not specific to the iPac.   

[randr]

Coin door works fine for me I mounted switch so door hits it as it opens no big deal and works just fine.


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[Sir Cheddar]

Definitely would like to see the coin door fix go in.  

 

I try to avoid mapping Alt/ctl/shift key combos like that wherever possible, though.   I've seen too many instances of the Ctl/Alt/Shift getting stuck "down" because the "up" signal was missed.   Just in general, not specific to the iPac.   

I tested this a bit. I put ctrl-alt-o on my extra ball button - it seems I can mash it or keep it pressed without any effect. I can keep that button pressed and use my regular keyboard in Notepad at the same time.

I'm using two other combos like this and didn't see a problem so far using the iPac. With RDP I'm having a lot of stuck ctrl/alt/windows/shift/whatever, but luckily not with the iPac

 

Coin door works fine for me I mounted switch so door hits it as it opens no big deal and works just fine.

Hmm, I have a switch that could do the job and I think I have a place to get that to work, so that is an option. But anyway, it would be awesome to have Piggei's mod as an option since it is easier to install and more realistic. If you start a table while the coin door is open vPinmame won't tell you that you opened the door when you actually close it.

With easier to install I mean many people already have a coin door switch that can be used with that method without any tinkering.

 

Sorry for derailing the thread

Edited by Sir Cheddar, 28 February 2014 - 07:06 PM.

[randr]

video of switch… really no big deal and works just fine… if the behavior of switch is changed im thinking a lot of people will need to redo the coin door no? I see what your saying… so slight bend of my switch so door holds it closed… i get it. lol im slow

Edited by randr, 28 February 2014 - 07:08 PM.

[gStAv]

+1 for the coin door fix. Don't knwo how it woudl work exactly, but I guess you coudl go with an authentic coin door switch which would

operate like the real thing, and the would be  a w e s o m e   (sorry for the OT)

[toxie]

could somebody organize a patch that i could simply apply to pinmame?

isn't piggei even here in the forum, too?

 

 

EDIT: ah, okay just saw his post (copied below), so what other key would be suggested to use instead of END for that?

wpc\alvg.h(35): COREPORT_BITTOG(  0x0400, "Ticket",              KEYCODE_END)
wpc\bowlgames.c(479): COREPORT_BITTOG(  0x0100, "Coin Door",      KEYCODE_END)
wpc\gts3.h(69): COREPORT_BITTOG(  0x0040, "Coin Door",        KEYCODE_END)
wpc\taito.h(16): COREPORT_BITTOG(  0x0020, "Coin Door",        KEYCODE_END)
wpc\vd.c(141): COREPORT_BITTOG(0x8000, DEF_STR(Unknown),KEYCODE_END)
wpc\wpc.h(20): COREPORT_BITTOG(  0x0100, "Coin Door",      KEYCODE_END)
wpc\zacproto.c(177): COREPORT_BITTOG(0x0002, "Coin Door",     KEYCODE_END)
wpc\zacproto.c(278): COREPORT_BITTOG(0x0002, "Coin Door",     KEYCODE_END)
wpc\zacproto.c(381): COREPORT_BITTOG(0x0002, "Coin Door",     KEYCODE_END)

replacing COREPORT_BITTOG with COREPORT_BIT

Edited by toxie, 28 February 2014 - 08:40 PM.

[Sir Cheddar]

EDIT: ah, okay just saw his post (copied below), so what other key would be suggested to use instead of END for that?

Me, I would suggest ctrl-alt-o, but that is controversial

But if you just apply this change the normal function of the end key for non-cabinet users wont work anymore. Do you think it could be added as an option?

[LoadedWeapon]

Hmm that one crashed when i tried to run it with r930... I saw a splash screen then crash..

Edited by LoadedWeapon, 28 February 2014 - 10:06 PM.

[toxie]

please check the game settings if there is anything weird configured there.

[boiydiego]

video of switch… really no big deal and works just fine… if the behavior of switch is changed im thinking a lot of people will need to redo the coin door no? I see what your saying… so slight bend of my switch so door holds it closed… i get it. lol im slow

i also have it that way works like a charm

[LoadedWeapon]

just re down loaded and tried again... these are the settings.. windows 7 have never had a problem before and i use the one from the other site with no problems..

 1.png   337.19KB   62 downloads

Edited by LoadedWeapon, 28 February 2014 - 10:26 PM.

[Sir Cheddar]

I just gave the beta a run and set it up to use cabinet mode and no pindmd.

The new version crashed for me on a few tables but I found the cause for this on my system, seems like some older version set "showpindmd=1" under HKCU\Software\Freeware\Visual Pinmame\[rom name]. The setting shows up for many but not all tables on my system.

I'm using a 3 screen setup don't have an pindmd installed.

 

I'm very positive that those values where there before I tested the new beta, probably it was ignored by previous versions.

 

This is an issue that is very easy to resolve on my side, I'm only posting it because others may have the same problem.

[LoadedWeapon]

Hmm yea I have 3 screen setup I will check it out..

[toxie]

yup, maybe the showpindmd is the issue here.

 

as for the settings: i actually meant the VPM game settings.