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[32assassin]

File Name: Spy Hunter (Bally 1984)

File Submitter: 32assassin

File Submitted: 04 Oct 2014

File Category: VP 9.x Cabinet Tables (FULL SCREEN)

Author(s): 32assassin, Gtxjoe, Francisco666, Destruk, All the 3D modelers
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1984
ROM: Link to ROM
Permission to MOD?: Unspecified

Updated version of Destruk Spy Hunter  VP8  ver 1.4.0.
I pretty much replaced all the plastics, and essential objects with primitives.
 
Big thank you to the following people
GtxJoe for updating the script
Francisco666 for the beautiful play field redraw.
All the 3D modelers, primitive builders. I cant thank you all individually since I don't know who mad what.
 
 
 
table needs to be played on VP9.9. ( the philip screw heads shrink  when the table is played on VP 9.2.1.
 
table is set to run on rom  spyhuntr.zip
 
 
 
 
 

Click here to download this file

[bolt]

Nice Table. Thank you 32assassin.

[htamas]

Thank you, excellent conversion. You managed to avoid the typical problem with converted VP8 tables which for some reason most of the time play strange, with slow, floating ball motion. Don't know why is this happening with many tables originating from the VP8 version, just an observation

 

This is a brutal table... you MUST nudge it otherwise you'll lose the ball quickly on the left side.

Edited by htamas, 05 October 2014 - 12:56 AM.

[Shadowsclassic]

Wow, super nice job 32assassin! Thank you very much glad to finally switch over from FP!

[sliderpoint]

Nice table!  Looks awesome!  There are a couple issues.  The Flipper3 is not enabled, so the ball will ghost through the diverter/gate when it's open.  Also the pop-bumper light comes on when you press the right flipper, not sure why that is.  The flipper is easy to fix and the table is great!

 

-Mike

[gtxjoe]

 I was testing the Pop bumper lights with the right flipper and forgot to take out the testcode.  Need to change line 127 and 133 from

 

If KeyCode=RightFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(12)=1:BB1.Image = "bbon": BC1.Image = "bcodon":bs1.image="bswhiteon"

If KeyCode=RightFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(12)=0::BB1.Image = "bb": BC1.Image = "bcod":bs1.image="bs"

to

If KeyCode=RightFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(12)=1

If KeyCode=RightFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(12)=0

 

For the diverter ghosting, yes check the Enabled box after selecting the Flipper3 object

 

One other item, the upper flippers, the invisible flippers are longer than the flipper primitive used.  You should either make the invisible flippers shorter or primitives longer...

[sliderpoint]

Cool, that fixed that.   Although I noticed that the spy hunter bonus yellow lights aren't working with the spinner.  And unless I have really terrible luck, they aren't advancing the green lights for bigger bonus's either.

 

-Mike

[BlackPredator72]

When I add a credit and press the Start button I get this script error :

 

[numiah]

An '84 table as an '84 table needs to look!

Spot on with this pure candy!

Thanks for all the efforts.

[gigalula]

Thanks the table looks amazing... but unfortunately I have the same issue as BlackPredator72 Same error ...

Edited by gigalula, 05 October 2014 - 09:01 AM.

[arngrim]

same issue and the dof adds from the dboy version are not there anymore, i'll fix it once you have fixed the line 355 error

[sjorge]

Thank you for this release, but I got the same problem as BlackPredator72.

If I comment out line 355 (and line 363) I can play the table, but then the targets don't drop.

[Vinthar]

Same: Line 355 problem

[gtxjoe]

Strange.  It works on my 2 PC setups.

 

For line255, can you change the word Execute to Msgbox and tell me what pops up?  This is what I get

 

 sh.png   29.7KB   7 downloads

 

 

[Sindbad]

For those who have the problem at line 355:

 

Putting the arithmetic statement in quotes solves the problem. It seems that only VBS environments with locale settings other than USA are affected.

 

Sub PrimDropTgtMove (swNum) 'Customize direction as needed
Dim tmp
If primDir(swNum) = 1 Then 'Up
Select Case primCnt(swNum)
Case 0: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & -DropTgtMovementMax & "* 0.75"
Case 1: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & -DropTgtMovementMax & "* 0.25"
Case 2,3,4: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & 10
Case 5: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & 0
Case else: Execute wallPrefix & swnum & ".TimerEnabled = 0"
End Select
Else 'Down
Select Case primCnt(swNum)
Case 0: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & -DropTgtMovementMax & "* 0.25"
Case 1: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & -DropTgtMovementMax & "* 0.5"
Case 2: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & -DropTgtMovementMax & "* 0.75"
Case 3: Execute PrimitivePrefix & swnum & "." & DropTgtMovementDir & "=" & -DropTgtMovementMax
Case else: Execute wallPrefix & swnum & ".TimerEnabled = 0"

End Select
End If
primCnt(swnum) = primCnt(swnum) + 1
End Sub

To verify that, I would try to do a SetLocale at start of the script. Does anybody know the locale code of USA?

Yes, confirmed ...

 

A SetLocale (1033) at the start of the script also solves the problem.

Edited by Sindbad, 05 October 2014 - 07:35 PM.

[arngrim]

can you be more specific?

[Sindbad]

First three lines of the script are now

 

 

Option Explicit
LoadVPM "01000100","BALLY.VBS",3.1
SetLocale (1033)

 

One comment:

32assasin is an experience table author and he knows what he does, but for those who are new with VBScript: An Execute statement generates MASSIVE and I mean MASSIVE overhead. An Execute statement goes every time it's processed through the interpreter and the pre-compiler, and has no associated tokens. The tokens are generated just prior to the run via the pre-compiler, or when you select the "Compile" menu entry in the editor. Each statement is then replaced by a token, each variable by a handle. But this is not being done for Execute statements. They are interpreted and pre-compiled during run. When an Execute statementis processed often, a garbage collection for unused handles will be processed earlier or later. This will slow down everything. 

[Romuluz]

Thank you, Sindbad!

[Sindbad]

Oh, I forgot to say: Thanks for this one, 32assassin! It looks and plays awesome!!!!

[arngrim]

thanks